JP2800907B2 - 3D warehouse equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a three-dimensional warehouse apparatus capable of storing a large number of loads.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional prior art of a three-dimensional warehouse apparatus for loading and unloading goods to and from a cargo receiving shelf by a stacker apparatus is roughly classified into two types. One of them is that, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 62-164209, fixed shelves in which a plurality of receiving spaces are arranged in a matrix in the vertical and frontal directions are provided facing each other, A stacker device having a slide fork runs between shelves.

As another one, as disclosed in JP-A-56-28198 and JP-B-55-5525, the load receiving spaces in fixed shelves are arranged in a matrix in the vertical and frontal directions. The shelf has a deep cargo receiving space in which two packages can be placed in the depth direction of each shelf, and the slide fork in the stacker device is configured as a multistage telescopic type.

[0004] According to the former, since the depth of the receiving space in the opposing two rows of fixed shelves is shallow, the distance of the slide fork in the stacker device with respect to the receiving space is short, and the structure can be simplified. . However, since one traveling passage required for traveling of the stacker device is required for two rows of fixed shelves opposed to each other, the ratio of the area of the fixed shelves to the area of the traveling passage becomes small. In other words, the number of effective receiving spaces for a given warehouse site area is reduced, and the area efficiency is low.

On the other hand, according to the latter, although the structure of the slide fork in the stacker device is complicated, the load can be placed in two rows in front and rear on each fixed shelf, so that the area efficiency is increased. However, according to the latter,
In order to remove the luggage placed on the back side of the fixed shelf by the slide fork in the stacker device, it is necessary to remove the luggage on the front side in advance, which increases the time required for loading and unloading the luggage, and reduces work efficiency. There was a problem.

In order to solve these problems, Japanese Patent Laid- Open Publication No.
In Japanese Patent No. 8814, traveling traffic through which a stacker device can pass is described.
It is located across the road, and is in the up, down,
Multiple receiving spaces in a matrix along the passage)
An array of a plurality of movable shelves arranged in parallel with the traveling passage
It can be moved along a simple rail, this left and right movable shelf
Behind each of the rows, along the vertical direction and along the running path
Rows of fixed rear shelves with multiple receiving spaces
Deploy.

[0007] As a configuration of the stacker device,
Above the rear edges of the left and right rear shelves,
A row of main suspension rails is arranged, and both main suspension rails and the plane
A girder with sub suspension rails that are orthogonal to each other
While it is configured to be movable along the rail,
The movable body that can move along the sub suspension rail
A movable carriage (elevating platform) and
Configuration with a delivery means that allows
I am planning.

[0008]

However, this structure
According to the present invention, the traveling of the plurality or one movable shelf is performed.
There is a mark on the stacker that has been moved along the passage.
The unloading means contacts the fixed rear shelf.
A girder is created, although a close-up delivery space is formed.
A pair of main suspension rails on both left and right sides for suspension, and a girder
And the lifting platform is approached to the rear shelf.
Perpendicular to the main suspension rail for moving
Since the auxiliary suspension rail is an essential component, the structure
And the cost of equipment for the three-dimensional warehouse increases.
Was.

The present invention solves these problems of the prior art, increases the number of effective receiving spaces for a given warehouse site area, and does not reduce the efficiency of loading and unloading cargo. It is intended to provide.

[0010]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a three-dimensional warehouse apparatus according to the present invention, comprising: a stacker device movable only along a traveling path;
It can move along the parallel with the vertical direction and the traveling
A plurality of rows of movable shelves having a plurality of goods receptacle space along the path, disposed behind these movable shelves body, a plurality of rear shelf having a plurality of goods receptacle space and along the vertical direction and the travel path consists of a column body, the lifting table in the stacker, while Ru with a load passing means for loading and unloading the luggage against the consignee space in each shelf member, said plurality or
One rear shelf is orthogonal to the travel path in plan view.
Moving in the direction of
The movable shelf was moved in parallel with the traveling passage.
At the trace, the rear shelf is unloaded in the stacker device.
So that a delivery space accessible to the means is formed
Configuration was is also of the.

A three-dimensional warehouse apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention.
Location includes a stacker capable of moving only along a travel path, a plurality of movable shelves having a plurality of goods receptacle space and along the vertical direction and the travel path can be moved along said traveling path parallel form And a row of a plurality of rear shelves arranged behind these movable shelves and having a plurality of receiving spaces along the up-down direction and along the traveling path. one of Ru with a load passing means for loading and unloading the luggage against the consignee space in each shelf member
On the other hand, in each of the movable shelves, a delivery passage space in which the delivery means of the stacker device can approach toward the rear shelf is formed.

Further, the three-dimensional warehouse according to the third aspect of the present invention.
The device is a stacker device that can move only along the travel path
And movable vertically along the travel path and up and down
Has a plurality of receiving spaces along the direction and the traveling path
Rows of movable shelves and placed behind these movable shelves
And receiving a plurality of cargoes in the vertical direction and along the traveling path.
A plurality of rows of rear shelves having space,
The lifting platform in the apparatus has a receiving space in each of the shelves.
Equipped with delivery means that can take in and out luggage
On the outside surface of the adjacent movable shelf, the traveling passage
A guide rail extending in a direction orthogonal to
Provided at each stage of the vertical receiving space, and
At the mark where the movable shelf has been moved by a predetermined distance, the stacker
The delivery means in the storage
It is configured so that a clear delivery space can be formed.
You.

[0013]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a three-dimensional warehouse, in which a plurality of (eight in each row in the embodiment of FIG. 1) movable shelves having a frontage dimension (L1) across a traveling passage 2 for moving a stacker device 1 are shown. 3 and 3 are arranged in parallel (in a row) with the traveling passage 2 and movably arranged in parallel with the traveling passage 2.
Behind these movable shelves 3, the plurality of movable shelves 3
Rear shelves 4, 4 having the same frontage dimensions (L1) as the frontage dimensions
Are arranged at least one (nine in the embodiment) more than the number of movable shelves 3 in each row.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, there are nine load receiving spaces 9 in each movable shelf 3 and the rear shelf 4 in the vertical direction, and six in the frontage direction (the direction along the traveling passage 2). . Also, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each movable shelf 3
Can move along upper and lower guide rails 10 and 11 arranged in parallel with the floor surface and an upper beam such as a ceiling,
Reference numeral 12 denotes a roller for the lower guide rail 11,
13 shows a guide roller for the upper guide rail 10,
The roller 12 is driven via a drive motor 14 and a speed change mechanism 15 provided at the lower part of each movable shelf 3 so as to be able to rotate forward and backward, and each movable shelf 3 is independently moved forward and backward along the frontage direction. It is configured to be possible. When an adjacent movable shelf 3 approaches the movable shelf 3 in a stopped state, a sensor provided on each movable shelf 3 senses the two so that they do not suddenly collide with each other. (Both not shown)
Operates.

In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the length of the upper and lower guide rails 10 and 11 for running the eight movable shelves 3 having the frontage dimension (L1) is equal to the frontage length (9) of the row of the rear shelves 4.
× L1). Therefore,
At an arbitrary position in the row of the movable shelves 3, a delivery space 35 described later having a length corresponding to the width of one movable shelf can be formed.

As can be understood from FIG. 1, one of the three rows of the movable shelves 3 opposed to each other has an unloading section 5 for unloading the load W to another working section or the like. The carry-in section 6 is provided at one end of the other series, and the carry-out conveyor 7 and the carry-in conveyor 8 are connected to the carry-out section 5 and the carry-in section 6, respectively. In the rear shelf 4 and the movable shelf 3, a plurality of receiving spaces 9 are arranged in a matrix in the vertical direction and the frontage direction of the shelf frame, respectively, and a pair of left and right receiving beams 9a in each receiving space 9 (FIG. 2). Then only one is shown)
To support the left and right sides of the lower surface. Each of the receiving spaces 9 is configured so that a load W such as an article or the like put in a container or the like can be put in and taken out from the front of the frontage by the delivery means 21 of the stacker device 1.

The stacker device 1 includes a traveling platform 18 movable along upper and lower guide rails 16 and 17 provided on the floor surface and the upper beam of the traveling passage 2, and a vertically long corner standing on the traveling platform 18. A cylindrical column 19; an elevating table 20 capable of moving up and down by pressing rolling wheels against upper and lower rails (not shown) provided at corners of the outer peripheral surface of the column 19; the rear shelf 4 and the movable shelf Body 3
And a dolly that can move back and forth as a delivery means 21 mounted on a lifting platform 20 so as to advance and retreat toward each of the load receiving spaces 9. It is a running body, from the elevator 20
It is intended to pre Susumudo or retraction, put luggage W on the dolly to move toward the load receiving space 9 in the rear shelf member 4 or the movable shelf member 3 described above, placed in a predetermined one of the load receiving space 9 One luggage W or one tray and one container can be placed on the location, and on the contrary, the luggage W and the like can be taken out from the placement location.

The traveling platform 18 of the stacker device 1 has traveling wheels 23 mounted on the lower guide rails 17,
The upper end of the column 19 has guide wheels 24, 24 which are inserted into the upper U-shaped guide rail 16 and rolled. Although not shown, the stacker device 1 is equipped with a drive motor for self-propelling and a drive motor for raising and lowering the elevator 20. However, these drive motors are not mounted on the stacker device, and are fixed at fixed positions. , And may be moved up and down via a pulling wire or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each rear shelf 4 can be moved in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of each movable shelf 3 (the direction along the traveling passage 2) in plan view . In addition, upper and lower guide rails 25 and 26 are arranged at right angles to the direction in which the upper guide rails 10 and the lower guide rails 11 extend on the ceiling and the floor in a plan view for each of the rear shelves 4. An upper guide wheel 27 attached to the upper end of the body 4 is mounted on the upper guide rail 25, and a running wheel 28 provided on the lower surface of each rear shelf 4 is placed on the lower guide rail 26, and the running wheel 28 is mounted on the lower guide rail 26. The drive motor 29 and the speed change mechanism 30 are configured to be rotatable forward and backward.

Therefore, in order to make the frontage of an arbitrary receiving space 9 in the rear shelf 4 face the stacker device 1, first, as shown in FIGS. When an arbitrary number of the movable shelves 3 are moved in the direction of arrow A and the other movable shelves 3 are moved in the direction of arrow B, the movable shelves 3 and 3 whose movement directions are opposite (the adjacent movable shelves 3 are moved ). 3
In the trace that moved) , the delivery space 35 of the frontage length (L1)
Is formed. However, when the delivery space 35 is formed at the end of the row of the movable shelves 3, all the movable shelves 3 are moved in the same direction.

Next, when the rear shelf 4 is moved forward along the guide rails 25 and 26 toward the delivery space 35, the rear shelf 4 is positioned in the delivery space 35. In this state, by moving the stacker device 1 in front of the rear rack member 4, after elevating the elevation frame 20 to a predetermined height, in the rear shelf member 4 without so large advance the load passing means 21 What is necessary is just to take out the package W from the predetermined receiving space 9 or store the package W placed on the delivery means 21 in the empty receiving space 9.

In order to transfer an arbitrary receiving space 9 in the movable shelf 3 between the stacker device 1 and the stacker device 1, the stacker device 1 is moved along the upper and lower guide rails 10 and 11, and a predetermined receiving space is set. The delivery means 21 may be located in front of 9. In the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 3, the set of the movable shelf 3 and the rear shelf 4 is arranged on both sides of one traveling path 2, but the one side of one traveling path 2 May be arranged in one set. As a modification of the embodiment of FIG.
The length of the upper and lower guide rails 10 and 11 capable of moving the upper and lower guide rails in parallel with the traveling path 2 is longer than the width of the rear shelf 4 (at least half of the width of at least one movable shelf is a rear shelf). It may be set to extend from both ends of the body 4). Further, the delivery means 21 in the stacker device 1 of this embodiment may be another type such as a slide fork instead of the traveling dolly.

In the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a plurality of movable shelves 3 are configured to be movable along a traveling path 2 on which a stacker device 1 travels.
Among the rear shelves 4 located behind the row of
a is the upper and lower guide rails 25 as in the third embodiment.
It is configured so as to be able to advance toward the delivery space 35 equal to the frontage size of the shelf 4a formed as described above along 26, and the other rear shelf 4 is fixed. Guide rails 36, 36 extending in the frontage direction of the rear shelf 4 are formed on the outer side surface of each movable shelf 3 for each step corresponding to the load receiving space 9 in the vertical direction. As shown in (2), two adjacent movable shelves 3, 3 are moved in a desired direction (arrow A and arrow B directions),
Delivery means 2 in the stacker device 1 between the side surfaces
A delivery space 37 having a width dimension H1 through which 1 can pass is formed.

According to this configuration, in the work of transferring the package W to an arbitrary receiving space 9 in the movable shelf, the loading means 21 is provided in front of the receiving space 9 in the predetermined movable shelf 3 as in the above embodiment. In order to transfer the cargo W to an arbitrary receiving space 9 in the fixed rear shelf 4, the stacker device 1 may be moved in front of the predetermined receiving space 9 as described above. The movable adjacent shelves 3 are moved in a predetermined direction (the direction of the arrow A or the direction of the arrow B) so that a long delivery space 37 is formed. the dolly on guide rails 36 and 36 is a load passing means 21 located outside the side surface of the movable shelf member 3, 3 by traveling in the direction C or D direction in FIG. 4, it is brought close to the front surface of the fixing of the rear shelf member 4 I just need to. As a modification of this embodiment, a plurality of rows of movable shelves 3 may be arranged in front of the rows of rear shelves 4.

In the third embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the rear shelf 4 is fixed, and the movable shelf 3 having a frontage dimension L1 disposed in front of the rear shelf 4 is similar to the above-described embodiments. While it is configured to be movable in the direction of arrow A or B along the vertical guide rail (not shown in FIG. 6), the dolly as the delivery means 21 is provided inside the movable shelf 3 in the front-rear direction (C). (D direction or D direction), and forms a delivery passage space 38 having a width dimension (H1) that can pass through. The delivery passage space 38 is provided in the same number as the number of stages of the upper and lower load receiving spaces 9 of each movable shelf 3, and a pair of left and right guide rails 39, 39 are provided so as to correspond to each number of stages. Dori's running wheels ride on 39,39.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, the rear shelf 4
The luggage W in the predetermined receiving space 9 in the stacker device 1
In order to transfer the cargo, the movable shelf 3 in front of the receiving space 9 is moved in the direction of arrow A or B, and after the passing space 38 faces the predetermined receiving space 9, If the delivery means 21 of the stacker device 1 is located in front of the delivery passing space 38, the dolly is placed in the delivery passing space 3
8, the cargo receiving space 9 can be approached. In this case, in order to form the delivery passage space 38, the distance H1
Since only the movable shelf 3 needs to be moved, the moving distance for unloading can be reduced, and a remarkable effect that a quick unloading operation can be performed is achieved. The row of the movable shelves 3 in the third embodiment can be arbitrarily set to one or more.

The traveling control of the stacker device 1, the elevation control of the elevator 20, and the load W
The operation control of the delivery means 21 for taking in and out, and the movement control of the movable shelf 3 and the rear shelf 4 are performed by an operation panel 40 (see FIG. 1) in the three-dimensional warehouse apparatus or a computer mounted on another central command device. Central processing unit (CP
U), and these central processing units have read-only memories (RO) storing programs for the respective controls.
M) and a read / write memory (RAM) for storing various data at any time, and an input / output interface (not shown)
By inputting the data of the coordinate position of the receiving space 9 to be loaded and unloaded to the operation panel 40 or the central command device, the elevator 20 is positioned at the designated position of the receiving space 9 arranged in a matrix. The stacker device 1
And a command signal for moving the movable shelf 3 in the direction of the arrow A or B and a command signal for moving the elevator 20 up and down are mounted on the stacker device 1, the movable shelf 3, and the rear shelf 4 (not shown). ) To send a command signal by optical communication or cable communication.

[0028]

In summary, according to the first to third aspects of the present invention, only along the traveling path.
A movable stacker device, and
Along the traveling path and up and down direction
A plurality of rows of movable shelves having a plurality of receiving spaces, and
Is arranged behind the movable shelf, and the traveling direction
Of a plurality of rear shelves having a plurality of receiving spaces along the aisle
And a lifting platform in the stacker device,
Luggage can be put in and out of the receiving space on each shelf
While having the delivery means, by moving one or more movable shelves by an appropriate distance, between the receiving space in the rear shelf and the delivery means in the stacker device ,
A delivery space or a delivery passage space can be formed, and as in the case of loading and unloading of cargo using a stacker device with respect to a rear shelf in which two loading spaces are arranged in the front and rear as in the related art, the cargo in the rear receiving space is It is not necessary to operate only the stacker device, such as inconvenience that only the baggage can be taken in and out, and to take out the baggage sequentially from the cargo receiving space close to the stacker device.

In addition, for one traveling passage, at least the area of the receiving space by the set of the movable shelf and the rear shelf can be taken, and the ratio of the area of the receiving space to the area of the traveling passage can be taken. Can be increased.
In other words, there is an effect that the number of effective receiving spaces for a predetermined warehouse site area increases, and the area efficiency can be improved.

If a set of a movable shelf and a rear shelf is arranged on both sides of one traveling path,
As a result, the number of stackers to be installed can be reduced relative to the number of shelves, so that in addition to the above-described functions and effects, the effect of reducing the cost of the three-dimensional warehouse device is also achieved. Moreover,
The three-dimensional warehouse device of the invention according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of or
One rear shelf is orthogonal to the travel path in plan view.
Moving in the direction of
The movable shelf was moved in parallel with the traveling passage.
At the trace, the rear shelf is unloaded in the stacker device.
So that a delivery space accessible to the means is formed
Because it is composed, it hangs like a traditional girder
To move the stacker device
Compared with this, the structure is extremely simple, so the equipment cost is greatly reduced.
It also has the effect that it can be reduced.

A three-dimensional warehouse apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention.
In each of the movable shelves, the stacker device is provided.
That can be approached toward the rear shelf by
The movable shelves are left
Without moving the rear shelf
An unloading passage space is formed in front of the unloading space, so that the unloading work efficiency is significantly improved.

Further, the three-dimensional warehouse according to the third aspect of the present invention.
In the device, the traveling surface is provided on the outer surface of the adjacent movable shelf.
Guide rail extending in a direction perpendicular to the passage in plan view
Are provided for each step of the vertical receiving space, and
When the movable shelf is moved a predetermined distance,
The delivery means in the power device contacts the rear shelf.
It is configured so that a delivery space that can be approached can be formed
There is no need to reduce the receiving space of the movable shelf itself.
And can form a delivery space, and the movable shelf is too large
Pre-determined cargo receiving on the rear shelf without moving
This also has the effect of being able to be delivered forward in between.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a three-dimensional warehouse.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a main part of a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a main part of the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a main part of a third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part of a third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Stacker apparatus 2 Travel path 3 Movable shelf 4 Rear shelf 9 Receiving space W Luggage 10 Upper guide rail 11 Lower guide rail 16 Upper guide rail 17 Lower guide rail 18 Traveling stand 19 Column 20 Elevating stand 21 Delivery means 25, 26 Vertical guide rail 35 Delivery space 36, 39 Guide rail 37, 38 Delivery passage space 40 Operation panel 35 space

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-5-8814 (JP, A) JP-A-51-35968 (JP, A) JP-A-2-117507 (JP, A) JP-A-6-117 156615 (JP, A) Jikken 43-8520 (JP, Y1) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B65G 1/00-1/20

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A stacker device that can move only along a travel path , and a plurality of movable shelves that can move along a parallel direction to the travel path and have a plurality of load receiving spaces in a vertical direction and along the travel path. And a plurality of rows of rear shelves arranged behind these movable shelves and having a plurality of receiving spaces along the up-down direction and along the traveling path. , comprising a load passing means for loading and unloading the luggage against the consignee space in each shelf member
On the other hand, the plurality or one rear shelf is
The movable shelf is configured to move in a direction perpendicular to the plane view, and the plurality or one of the movable shelves is parallel to the traveling passage.
The trailing shelf moves along the stacker
Delivery space accessible to the delivery means in the device
Warehouse and wherein the this but configured to be formed. 2. A stacker device that can move only along a travel path , and a plurality of movable shelves that can move along a parallel direction to the travel path and have a plurality of load receiving spaces in a vertical direction and along the travel path. And a plurality of rows of rear shelves arranged behind these movable shelves and having a plurality of receiving spaces along the up-down direction and along the traveling path. , comprising a load passing means for loading and unloading the luggage against the consignee space in each shelf member
On the other hand, in each of the movable shelves, there is formed a delivery passage space in which the delivery means of the stacker device can approach toward the rear shelf. 3. A stacker that can move only along a travel path.
And a movable device parallel to the travel path and
A plurality of receiving spaces along the vertical direction and along the traveling path
A plurality of rows of movable shelves having, behind these movable shelves
And along the traveling path in a vertical direction and a plurality of
Rows of rear shelves with
The lifting platform in the tacker device has a load on each of the shelves.
Equipped with delivery means that can take in and out luggage from the receiving space
While On the outer surface of the adjacent movable shelf, there is a
Guide rail extending in the direction orthogonal to the plan view,
The adjacent movable shelves are provided for each stage of the vertical receiving space.
At the mark after moving the body by a predetermined distance, the stacker device
Delivery means can approach towards the rear shelf
It is characterized in that it is configured so that a delivery space can be formed.
Three-dimensional warehouse equipment.