JP2969416B2 - Shelf transfer machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is installed between the left and right cargo shelf adjacent the loading of a plurality of load from one Nitana, or by at least one than Ryonitana, can out simultaneously The present invention relates to a loading shelf transfer machine.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION automated warehouse, the carousels of annular connecting the plurality of trays containing the load, provided above and below the multi-stage rotary Nitana you like can efficiently accommodating a load, that is, the rotary rack is there.

A conventional transfer machine for automatically loading or unloading a container containing a load into or from a rotary rack is a conventional transfer machine which includes a lift rack provided to face a loading / unloading entrance of each stage of the rotary rack. Is provided with a single motor-driven roller conveyor.

[0004]

[0006] However, in the transfer machine, such as described above, it can only be out one container from the rotary rack of 1 groups, which required a long time to and out of the large number of containers. That is, normally, since one component in one container is accommodated a large number, when taking out the two kinds of components than the rotary rack, a transfer device 2
Pedestal, or one transfer apparatus must be using 2
The required time.

[0005] Conventional transfer machine, since that is dedicated to each of the 1 group rotary rack, the plurality of rotary racks requires the same number of transfer machine, with that amount required floor space, installation Costly .

[0006] The present invention, in order to solve the problems described above,
A plurality of load from Nitana of 1 groups, or from Nitana two adjacent groups, to provide a load of each of at least one, in a short time so as to be in and out the cargo Shelf transfer machine The purpose is.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a load shelf transfer machine comprising a pair of left and right load shelves having a multi-stage load storage section and a loading / unloading port. There were arranged so as to be positioned facing each other in a plane, these 1
Between pairs of Nitana, a vertically movable and the transfer unit provided, the transfer
On the transfer machine, the front-rear face and a direction perpendicular to the opposite faces 2
A conveyor is provided, and a pusher that can reciprocate in the front-rear direction is provided above the front and rear conveyors.

[0008]

After raising and lowering the platform to the same level as the loading / unloading port of one of the shelves, loading and unloading the cargo between the loading / unloading port of one of the shelves and any conveyor on the lifting platform. if necessary, the load, the pusher by and transferred onto another conveyor and then the lifting platform, loading entrance of another stage of one of the luggage rack, or any cargo entrance of other cargo shelf and contour as, out the load entrance and on the lifting platform the conveyor, or other with the conveyor, by performing out of the load, in a short time, a plurality of load to the desired stage of article shelves 2 group can do.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As schematically shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a transfer machine (B) of the present invention is installed between two rotary racks (packages) (A) and (A) arranged side by side. is, and the bottom of each other adjacent the side of both the rotary rack (a), each conveyance conveyor
(C) is installed. (1) is a rotating shelf (load storage unit) in the rotary rack (A), and (2) is a container which stores a load, is placed on each rotating shelf (1), and is rotated as necessary. It is.

[0010] Figures 1-3, transfer machine (B) shows the left and right
Horizontal rectangular elevator platform located between the rotary rack (A) (A) (3), via the wire rope (4) for Tsu支its four corners, by a motor (not shown), struts (5 ) Rail (6)
It can be raised and lowered along . (7) is a roller.

A pair of motor-driven roller conveyors (8) (8) are installed on the elevator (3), facing in the left-right direction, adjacent to each other, and arranged in front and rear, each roller conveyor (8). Roller
(8a) can be synchronously rotated in both the left and right directions via a chain (10) and a sprocket (11) by motors (9) fixed on the front and rear surfaces of the lifting platform (3), respectively. I have.

Corners erected at the center of the front and rear ends of the lift (3)
On the upper surface of the frame-shaped support frame (12) (12), longitudinal direction longer support plate
A pusher (14) having a downward T-shaped front face is provided on the lower surface thereof so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction.
I have. That pusher (14) by a motor (15) provided upright on the upper surface front end of the support plate (13), Ru is allowed move back and forth through the chain (16) and the sprocket (17).

(18) is an unloading port of each rotary rack (A).
This guide plate is provided at (19) and is used to lift one end of the container (2) slightly and move it smoothly when the container (2) containing the load is taken in and out. As clearly shown in FIG. 1, the unloading inlets (19) of the left and right rotary racks (A) are shifted back and forth by one pitch of the container (2).

[0014] aforementioned transfer machine (B), both rotary rack
In order to transfer one container (2) at a time from (A), the load is first stored in the unloading port (19) of both rotary racks (A) and the container (2) is put on standby.

Next, the transfer machine (B) is moved up and down to make the roller conveyor (8) at the same height as one of the unloading ports (19), and by a pusher (not shown) provided in the rotary rack (A). Then, one of the containers (2) is pushed onto one of the front and rear roller conveyors (8).

[0016] Then, by lifting transfer machine (B), and load doorway the roller conveyor (8) the other of the container (2) is sake waiting (19) with an equal height, in the same manner as described above, the container (2)
Is pushed onto the other roller conveyor (8) of the transfer machine (B), and both containers (2) are transferred to the transfer machine (B).

The above is a description of the unloading port of both rotary racks (A).
(19) is the case where it is shifted back and forth,
If the 9) are opposed, the container (2) on the transfer the one roller conveyor (8) at the beginning, if the ERROR by the pusher (14) to the other roller conveyor (8) remains The container (2) can be transferred to one roller conveyor (8).

In order to transfer two containers (2) from one rotary rack (A), if both desired containers (2) are on the same rotating shelf (1), one container (2) To the unloading port (19), and as described above , one roller conveyor
Extruded on (8), the pusher (14), the container
(2) is transferred onto the other roller conveyor (8).

[0019] Then, by rotating the carousels (1), the other container (2) by run times to load doorway (19), as in the above-described case, be extruded in one roller conveyor (8), both The container (2) is transferred to the transfer machine (B).

[0020] 2 pieces of container to try to carry-out (2),
In some cases the upper and lower rotary shelves of the same rotary rack (A) (1), one roller conveyor to one container (2)
After the transfer to (8), the transfer is made to the other roller conveyor (8) and the transfer machine (B) is moved up and down to transfer the other container (2) to one roller conveyor (8). I do.

[0021] As described above, the two containers (2) to put the transfer machine (B) is lowered to the bottom, caused to ERROR on either or both of the conveyance conveyor (C) if both the container (2) is conveyed to a desired location.

All of the above-mentioned operations are performed automatically by a command from a computer. The transfer machine (B) described above
Is the container on both roller conveyor (8) to transfer machine (B)
(2) Provide a pusher for pushing both rotary racks (A), or install a transfer machine on both rotary racks (A).
By providing a device which draws the two containers (2) on (B), the two containers (2), automatically it is also possible to transfer to both or either one of the rotary rack (A).

Instead of the roller conveyor (8), a belt conveyor or other conveyor may be used.

[0024]

According to the transfer machine of the present invention , a plurality of containers can be automatically unloaded at the same time by one transfer machine , so that the time required for unloading is significantly reduced, and work efficiency is improved. improves.

Further, in such a number of factories and the rotary rack installed for the 2 groups rotary racks, since it is only by providing a transfer apparatus of 1 group, the number of transfer machine used half of the conventional In addition to reducing the equipment cost, the floor area required for installation can be reduced, and the space in the warehouse can be effectively used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view taken along line XX of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a view taken in the direction of arrows YY in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a plan view schematically showing an arrangement relationship between the transfer machine of the present invention and two right and left rotary racks.

FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view taken along line ZZ of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

(A) Rotary rack (load shelf) (B) Transfer machine (C) Conveyor (1) Rotary shelf (load storage section) (2) Container (3) Lifting table (4) Wire rope (5) Strut ( 6) Rail (7) Roller (8) Roller conveyor (8a) Roller (9) Motor (10) Chain (11) Sprocket (12) Support frame (13) Support plate (14) Pusher (15) Motor (16) Chain (17) Sprocket (18) Guide plate (19) Unloading port

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A having a multi-stage of the load containing portion and load doorway
The pair of left and right Nitana, and arranged as the load doorway is positioned in opposing plane, between which pair of Nitana, provided vertically movable between the transfer unit, the transfer on the machine, the two conveyors before and after facing a direction perpendicular to the opposing surfaces
And above and below these front and rear conveyors,
Transfer machine for loading ledge, characterized in that a pusher that can be reciprocated in the direction.