JP2975870B2 - Rack with automatic extraction 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 rack in which a large number of paper-clad holders for inserting and holding cards, documents and the like are arranged side by side and selected from a large number of stored holders. The present invention relates to an improvement in a rack with an automatic extraction device that can automatically extract a holder to be extracted.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The rack of the above-mentioned type is a rack 2 in which holders 1.
Are assembled in a multi-tiered form as shown in FIG. 1 to form a document shelf, and in each rack 2, on the bottom side, as shown in FIG. 2, the front side (the right side in FIG. 2) Opening 2
The movable support 3 for supporting the lower edge 10 of the holder 1 inserted from 0 is formed in a shape continuous to the left and right, and is disposed movably up and down. The holder 1 is moved up and down in the rack 2 by the raising and lowering operation of the movable support 3 by the drive mechanism 4.

[0003] Further, at a portion adjacent to the movable bearing table 3,
Magnet Mg adsorbed on iron piece 11 provided on lower edge of each holder 1
Is provided so as to be moved up and down in conjunction with the up and down movement of the movable bearing base 3 by the drive mechanism 4 described above.

[0004] Further, a stopper a which engages with a stopper engaging groove 12 formed on the upper edge side of the holders 1 is provided at the ceiling portion in the rack 2 so as to be vertically movable.

[0005] On the back ridge side of each holder 1, hook-shaped engaging claw pieces 13 are vertically arranged side by side, and these engaging claw pieces 13 are attached to the cord attached to the holder 1. Predetermined engaging claw pieces 13 are cut off in combination of the numbers.

[0006] In addition, at the part located inside the rack 2 on the back ridge side of the holders 1, the engaging claw pieces 13 provided vertically on the back ridge side of the holders 1 are arranged. Are formed in the form of hooks which can be disengageably engaged with the engaging claw pieces 13 and are vertically arranged side by side. The select bars 5 are mounted on the holder 1 so as to move forward and backward with respect to the claw pieces 13.
The operation of the operating mechanism 6 to be pushed out to the side is controlled by a controller b provided separately, and the code number is constituted by a signal corresponding to the code number attached to each holder 1 input to the controller b. Only the select levers 5... Selected to be aligned are selected to perform a push-out operation.
By inputting a signal corresponding to the code number of the holder 1 to be selected to the controller, a combination of select bars 5 constituting the code number is selected and pushed out.

The select bars 5 are continuous in the left-right direction so as to engage with the respective engaging claw pieces 13 on the back ridge of the holders 1 housed side by side in the rack 2. The select bars 5 formed in a shape and selected and pushed out engage with the corresponding engaging claw pieces 13 of all the holders 1 arranged in parallel in the rack 2.

Then, the engaging claw pieces 13 of each holder 1.
Of the engagement claws 13... Corresponding to the code numbers are cut off, so that only the holder 1 to which the signal is input is selected for the select bars 5. Will not be matched.

Further, the above-mentioned magnet Mg and movable support 3
When the above-described push-out operation of the select bars 5 is completed, the magnet Mg rises first and is attracted to the iron pieces 11 of the holders 1 by the operation of the drive mechanism 4, and from that state, the movable support 3 To lower the holder 1 ...
At the end of this operation, the pushing bar 7 provided in the rack 2 as shown in FIG. 3 is operated by the drive mechanism 4, and thereafter, only the movable support 3 is operated so as to rise. As a result, the operation of pushing out the combination of the select bars 5 constituting the code numbers and the selection of the engagement claw pieces 13 out of the engagement claw pieces 13 provided on the back ridge portion of the holders 1 are performed. .. Are partially cut away by combinations constituting code numbers, so that only the selected predetermined holder 1 is searched and pushed out.

[0010]

The above-mentioned conventional means is to input the code number of the holder 1 to be selected / searched to the controller as a signal corresponding to the code number, and to select the selection bar 5. When the predetermined holder 1 is extracted by the operation, there is a problem that the holders 1 adjacent to the predetermined holder 1 are extracted following.

This is because the iron pieces 11 are magnetized when the magnets Mg are attracted to the iron pieces 11 attached to the lower edge of the holders 1 arranged in parallel in the rack 2. By being connected to each other and holding the holders 1... In the rack 2 in a vertical position in parallel, when the magnets Mg are raised to attract the magnets Mg to the iron pieces 11. When the magnet Mg pushes up the side close to the back ridge of the holder 1, the holder 1 is tilted and turned toward the opening 20 on the front surface of the rack 2. The engagement claw pieces 13 provided on the ridge side are worn or damaged during use, so that the engagement with the select bars 5 is gradually increased.

Further, the space for accommodating the holders 1... In the rack 2 in parallel is provided by a partition plate fixedly mounted in a partition wall shape in the rack 2 to prevent the holders 1. Approximately 30% is lost, and the work of rearranging and moving the holders 1 by the partition plates c is troublesome.

Further, when the holder 1 to be selected is lowered by the attraction of the magnet Mg, the holder 1.
Since the whole is lowered, there is a problem that wear and damage of the engagement claw pieces 13 are unexpectedly large due to great impact on the engagement claw pieces 13.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problem occurring in the conventional means. The present invention is intended to search and select a predetermined holder 1 from holders 1... When extracting, effectively suppressing the following movement of the adjacent holders 1...
Holder 1 generated at the time of searching and extracting the holders 1 ...
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a new means for preventing wear and damage of the engaging claw pieces 13 provided on the..., And for preventing the holders 1. And

[0015]

According to the present invention, as a means for achieving the above object, a fixed support is provided at the lower edge of the opening 20 on the front side of the rack 2 so as to cross the opening 20. The base 8 is fixedly mounted, and a substantially horizontal guide surface 80 is formed at the front end on the upper surface side of the fixed support base 8, and an inclined surface 81 inclined rearward and downward at the rear end side is continuously formed. A shelf surface 82 projecting rearward is formed continuously at the inclined lower end of the movable bearing 3 and the movable bearing 3 at the bottom of the rack 2 behind the fixed bearing 8. An iron piece 11 provided at a rear end portion on the back ridge side serving as a lower edge 10 of the holder 1 inserted through the opening and a corresponding magnet Mg are installed so as to be moved up and down by the drive mechanism 4, The rear part is formed in parallel with the rear edge of the holder 1 inserted through the opening. Rukakarigotsumehen 13 ... is to raise automatic extraction device with a rack, characterized in that the corresponding means select bar 5 ... was So設 by parallel vertically and.

[0016]

Next, an embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used for components having the same effects as those of the conventional means.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a main part of a rack A with an automatic extracting device for carrying out the present invention.
Is a rack formed in a single-stage unit so as to be stacked in multiple stages and assembled into a multi-stage rack; Reference numeral 8 denotes a fixed pedestal fixedly mounted on the bottom of the opening 2 side inside the rack 2 so as to support the front end side of the lower edge 10 of the holder 1. Reference numeral 3 denotes a lower edge of the holder 1 inserted into the rack 2. Movable bearing table mounted on the bottom of the rack 2 to support the middle part before and after 10 and move up and down, Mg
Is a magnet arranged below the rear end of the lower edge 10 of the holder 1 loaded in the rack 2 and mounted on the bottom of the rack 2 so as to move up and down. 7 is a lower end of the rear edge of the holder 1. An extruding bar installed at the bottom of the rack 2 so as to move forward and backward
Is a drive mechanism for driving the movable support 3 and the magnet Mg and the extrusion bar 7, and 13 are holders 1 to be accommodated in parallel.
Are arranged in the rack 2 so as to advance and retreat with respect to the engaging claws 13 of the holder 1 so as to advance and retreat. A select bar 9 indicates a movable partition plate provided in the rack 2.

The holder 1 for holding and holding a medical record, a document, and the like is formed in a transparent or translucent paper sandwich shape by a synthetic resin material, which is the same as the conventional holder 1, but is inserted into the rack 2. Sometimes, as shown in FIG.
The lower ridge, which is turned 90 degrees from the normal vertical position of the rear peak, is used as the lower edge 10.

From this, for the automatic search, the engaging claw pieces 13 provided on the holder 1 corresponding to the select bars 5 in the rack 2 move the holder 1 to the rack 2.
The holder 1 is not provided on the back ridge side serving as the lower edge 10 when the rack 1 is loaded into the rack 2 and is provided on the side serving as the trailing edge when the holder 1 is loaded into the rack 2 as shown in FIG. It is not formed in a hook shape like the engaging claw pieces 13 of the conventional means but is formed in a horizontal comb tooth shape.

The iron pieces 11 provided on the lower edge side of the holder 1 to be attracted to the magnet Mg are provided on the rear edge of the rear ridge side which becomes the lower edge 10 when the holder 1 is loaded into the rack 2 in the above-described posture. It is attached to the end part.

Further, as shown in FIG.
On the upper edge side when it is set to 0, the stopper engaging groove 12 in the holder 1 of the conventional means is omitted.

Therefore, the stopper engaging groove 12
The stopper 5 suspended from the ceiling in the rack 2 is omitted in correspondence with the above.

When the holder 1 is loaded into the rack 2, the back ridge side is vertically oriented like the conventional means, and the back ridge side is placed first.
There is a case where the above-mentioned engaging claw pieces 13 are formed on the back ridge side thereof.

At this time, the iron piece 11 is mounted on the rear end side of the lower edge 10 when the holder 1 is loaded into the rack 2.

As shown in FIG. 6, a fixed support 8 fixed to the bottom of the rack 2 at the front end side thereof is provided with an opening on the front side of the rack 2 serving as a loading port for the holder 1 as shown in FIG. The lower lip 20 is formed so as to form a crosspiece across the lower edge of the opening 20 so as to form the lower lip.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the fixed support 8 has a guide surface 80 whose upper end is substantially horizontal at the front end along the lower edge of the opening 20 as shown in FIGS.
At the rear end side, a slope 81 descending obliquely downward and rearward continues, and behind it, descends from the falling end of the slope 81 to a shallow inclination angle of several degrees with respect to the horizontal plane. A shelf surface 82 which extends rearward while being inclined is formed in a continuous shape, so that the holder 1 is placed in the rack 2.
Is inserted, the front end 1a of the lower edge 10 of the holder 1 (the rear end in the mounting direction of the holder 1) is inclined beyond the guide surface 80 on the front end side of the fixed support 8. 81, it slides down along the inclined surface 81, stops by abutting against the front end of the shelf surface 82 at the lower end of the inclined surface 81, and stops between the lower end of the inclined surface 81 and the shelf surface 82. It will be supported at the intersection.

The inclination angle of the inclined surface 81 of the fixed support 8 can be adjusted by inserting the holder 1 into the rack 2 through the opening 20 with the holder 1 in the above-described posture, and thereby the front end 1a of the lower end of the holder 1 is provided. Is the guide surface 8 at the front end of the upper surface of the fixed support 8.
In the state where the holder 1 slides down to the lower end of the inclined surface 81 by being shifted to the lower end of the inclined surface 81, and is supported at the intersection of the inclined surface 81 and the shelf surface 82, the holder 1 moves from the rear to the front. When pressed, the holder 1 is held at an angle to hold the front end 1a of the holder 1 so as not to rise along the inclined surface 81, and by the lowering operation of the magnet Mg and the movable support 3, 4, the lower edge 10 of the holder 1 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 4 around the front end 1a to take a posture along the shelf surface 82, and the lower edge 10 of the holder 1 and the inclined surface 81 Is reduced by the angle of inclination of the shelf surface 82 with respect to the horizontal plane,
When the holder 1 is pushed forward by the pushing bar 7, the angle is set so that the front end 1 a is allowed to slide upward on the inclined surface 81. In the illustrated embodiment, the angle of inclination of the shelf surface 82 with respect to the horizontal plane is set to approximately 1 degree, and the angle of inclination of the inclined surface 81 is set to approximately 45 degrees.
The control of the operation of the front end portion 1a is obtained.

A shelf surface 82 provided at the lower end portion of the inclined surface 81 of the fixed support 8 so as to project rearward is formed to have a shape which is inclined upward upward and rearward and projects shortly. In some cases, it is formed so as to project substantially horizontally and shortly from the lower end of the inclined surface 81.

In this manner, when the holder 1 that is not engaged with the select bars 5 due to the partial cutting of the engaging claw pieces 13 is lowered at the rear end side by the magnet Mg, the lower edge is The front end 1 abuts on the inclined surface 81 by pivoting around a portion closer to the rear than the front end 1a of the front end 1a.
Since a rises to greatly change the angle of the lower edge 10 with respect to the inclined surface 81, the advantage that the pushing operation by the pushing bar 7 is further facilitated is obtained.

The movable support 3 has its support 30 supported by upper and lower arms 33 and 34 in the form of parallel links that rotate vertically about fulcrum shafts 31 and 32. An operation arm 35 integrally connected to the lower arm 34 moves up and down by being moved up and down in connection with a drive cam 41 that rotates around a fulcrum shaft 40 that constitutes the drive mechanism 4. The lower edge 10 of the holder 1 to be supported is set so as to be pushed up to a horizontal plane aligned with the lower end of the inclined surface 81.

The magnet Mg is supported by an abutment 42 for supporting the magnet Mg.
Are supported by upper and lower arms 45 and 46 in the form of parallel links that rotate vertically about the fulcrum shafts 43 and 44, and the operating arm 47 that rotates integrally with the lower arm 46 constitutes the drive mechanism 4 described above. The ascending and descending operation is performed by rotating up and down in connection with the driving cam 41 which is being driven.

The operation of the magnet Mg and the movable support 3 is as follows.
The operation is performed by operating the drive mechanism 4 by inputting a signal to the separately provided controller b, but the movement is the same as that of the conventional means.

The select bars 5 are provided on the rear edge side of the holder 1 with the engaging claw pieces 13 arranged vertically one above the other.
Are arranged in parallel up and down to correspond to each of
It is installed on the rear end side inside.

Each of the select bars 5 is connected to a solenoid 60 and a return spring, which are controlled and operated by the controller b, and are selected by a signal input to the controller b. The bars 5 are pushed out toward the trailing edge of the holder 1 in connection with the operation of the movable support 3 and the magnet Mg, whereby the selected predetermined holders 1 are extracted,
When the movable support 3 and the magnet Mg return to the old positions, the solenoid 60 is turned off and returns to the state where the solenoid is retracted by the return spring.

The movable partition plate 9 is composed of a lower partition plate 9a provided on the floor side in the rack 2 and an upper partition plate 9b provided on the ceiling river of the rack 2.

As shown in FIG. 6, the lower partition plates 9a are provided with locking projections 90 projecting downward to the lower edges thereof.
The locking projection 90 is removably fitted and inserted into a slit-shaped locking hole 91 formed in a shelf portion forming the shelf surface 82 of the fixed support 8 described above. By that
It is detachably mounted on the floor side of the rack 2 using the shelf portion of the fixed support 8.

As shown in FIG. 6, a slit-shaped locking hole 91 into which a locking projection 90 protruding from the lower edge of the lower partition plate 9a is formed to form a shelf surface 82 of the fixed support 8 as shown in FIG. A large number of these are formed side by side at appropriate intervals in the left and right direction on the shelf plate part to be inserted, and the locking projections 90 are inserted into the locking holes 91 selected as desired from among them, so that Can be disposed at the position shown in FIG. 2 and the locking projection 90 can be pulled out and replaced with another locking hole 91 so as to be moved to a desired position. .

A locking hole 91 into which the locking projections 90 are inserted.
Are formed on the lower surface side of the shelf portion with a sheath-like portion 93 integrally or integrally continuous with the shelf portion, and the fitted locking projections 90 are brought into a predetermined posture. It is kept.

As shown in FIG. 6, the upper partition plates 9b are provided with locking plates 94 extending in the left-right direction on the upper edge side. 2 is provided on the lower surface of a mounting plate 95 which is provided on the ceiling of the lumen so as to extend to the left and right. Is established.

The above-described sheath tube 96 having a dovetail cross section is also arranged on the lower surface of the mounting plate 95 so as to correspond to the above-mentioned locking holes 91 up and down, and is arranged in parallel in the left-right direction. By inserting the locking plate 94 on the upper edge side of the upper partition plate 9b into the sheath tube 96 selected from the sheath tubes 96,.
The upper partition plates 9b are provided at desired positions on the ceiling in the rack 2 and can be displaced to desired positions by re-fitting.

[0041]

As described above, the rack 2 with the automatic extraction device according to the present invention has the front end 1a of the lower edge 10 when the holders 1 are inserted and stored in the rack 2. Is supported at the end of the inclined surface 81 of the fixed support 8 on the inclined lower side, and the intermediate portion before and after the lower edge 10 is supported on the upper surface of the movable support 3 at the upper limit position of the ascending operation. Becomes

For this reason, the front end 1a of each lower edge 10 of the holders 1 abuts on the lower end of the inclined surface 81 when a force for drawing forward is applied, so that the holder 1 is prevented from escaping forward. Is done.

When a predetermined holder 1 is selected and searched for and extracted by inputting a signal to the controller b, the stored holders 1 are supported with the front end 1a supported by the lower end of the inclined surface 81. , The rear end of which is supported by a select bar 5 protruding at the time of a selection operation, and only the selected holder 1 is made to correspond to the code number of the selected holder 1 so as to correspond to the engagement claw 13. .. Are partially cut away, the magnet Mg descending with the movable support 3 pulls the rear end of the lower edge 10 of the holder 1 downward, and the lower edge 10 is directed rearward. The state in which the front edge 1a of the lower edge 10 abuts against the inclined surface 81 is changed so as to be shallow, so that the pushing operation of the pushing bar 7 is performed in this state. From that The front end 1a of the lower edge 10 of the holder 1
Can be easily lifted to extract the inclined surface 81 and the operation can be properly performed, and the other holders 1 with no change in the posture can be effectively prevented from following and being extracted.

The magnet Mg that operates to change the selected holder 1 to a posture in which the rear end of the holder 1 is lowered is cut off from the iron piece 11 provided at the rear end of the lower edge 10 of the other holders 1. Sometimes those holders 1 ... lower edge 10
Is carried out with the front end portion 1a supported by the fixed support base 8 and the rear end side supported by the select bars 5..., The load on the engaging claw pieces 13 suspended on the select bars 5 is reduced by half. Therefore, wear and damage that occur on the engaging claw pieces 13 can be effectively prevented.

Further, since the partition plate provided in the rack 2 can be displaced to a desired place by refitting and can be freely extracted, the space in the rack 2 can be effectively used. The accommodated holder 1 can be moved quickly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the entire rack with an automatic extraction device.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the single rack of the above.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway side view of a main part of the rack.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a rack with an automatic extraction device for carrying out the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a holder used for the rack.

FIG. 6 is a partially broken perspective view of a main part of the rack.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway side view of the movable support of the rack and the drive mechanism thereof.

FIG. 8 is a side view of a magnet of the rack and a drive mechanism thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

A: rack with automatic extraction device, a: stopper, b ...
Controller, c: Partition plate, Mg: Magnet, 1 ... Holder, 1a ... Front end, 10 ... Lower edge, 11 ... Iron piece, 12 ... Stopper engagement groove, 13 ... Engagement claw piece, 2 ... Rack, 20 ...
Opening opening, 3 ... movable support, 30 ... support, 31/32 ... fulcrum shaft, 33/34 ... arm, 35 ... operating arm, 4 ... drive mechanism, 40 ... fulcrum shaft, 41 ... drive cam, 42 ... support Table,
43, 44: fulcrum shaft, 45, 46: arm, 47: operating arm, 5: select bar, 6: operating mechanism, 60: solenoid, 7: extrusion bar, 8: fixed support, 80: guide surface, 81: Inclined surface, 82: shelf surface, 9: movable partition plate, 9a
... lower partition plate, 9b ... upper partition plate, 90 ... locking projection, 9
Reference numeral 1 denotes a locking hole, 93 denotes a sheath portion, 94 denotes a locking plate, 95 denotes a mounting plate, and 96 denotes a sheath tube.

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A fixed support 8 is fixedly mounted on a lower edge of an opening 20 on the front side of the rack 2 so as to cross the opening 20. A front end of the fixed support 8 is provided on an upper surface of the fixed support 8. A substantially horizontal guide surface 80 is formed at the rear end of the guide surface 80, and an inclined surface 81 inclined rearward and downward is continuously formed at a rear end side thereof. 82 are formed continuously, and the rack 2 behind the fixed support 8 is formed.
At the bottom of the inside, the driving mechanism 4 raises and lowers the movable support 3 and the iron piece 11 provided at the rear end portion on the back ridge side serving as the lower edge 10 of the holder 1 inserted from the opening through the drive mechanism 4. At the rear of the rack 2, there is provided a selection bar 5, which corresponds to an engagement claw piece 13, which is vertically formed in parallel with the rear edge of the holder 1 inserted through the opening. A rack equipped with an automatic extraction device, which is vertically arranged in parallel. 2. A fixed support 8 is fixedly mounted on the lower edge of the opening 20 on the front side of the rack 2 so as to cross the opening 20. The upper end of the fixed support 8 has a front end. A substantially horizontal guide surface 80 is formed at the rear end of the guide surface 80, and an inclined surface 81 inclined rearward and downward is continuously formed at a rear end side thereof. 82 are formed continuously, and the rack 2 behind the fixed support 8 is formed.
At the bottom of the inside, the driving mechanism 4 raises and lowers the movable support 3 and the iron piece 11 provided at the rear end portion on the back ridge side serving as the lower edge 10 of the holder 1 inserted from the opening through the drive mechanism 4. At the rear of the rack 2, there is provided a selection bar 5, which corresponds to an engagement claw piece 13, which is vertically formed in parallel with the rear edge of the holder 1 inserted through the opening. In a rack with an automatic extraction device installed in parallel up and down,
In a state where the holder 1 inserted from the opening of the holder 1 is inserted into the rack 2 so that the back edge of the holder 1 becomes the lower edge 10, the holder 1 is attached to the rear end portion of the rear edge of the lower edge 10. A holder in a rack with an automatic extraction device formed so as to be provided with an iron piece 11 to be attracted to a magnet Mg and to have on its rear edge side engaging claw pieces 13... 3. A shelf surface 82 provided continuously at the lower end of the inclined surface 81 of the fixed support 8 so as to protrude rearward, and is formed to have a shape protruding short upward and rearward.
Rack with automatic extraction device as described. 4. A shelf surface 82 provided continuously at the lower end of the inclined surface 81 of the fixed support 8 so as to protrude rearward,
2. The rack with an automatic extraction device according to claim 1, wherein the rack is formed so as to be inclined downward toward the rear at a shallow angle with respect to a horizontal plane and project like a shelf. 5. A partition plate provided in the rack 2 is divided into a lower partition plate 9a and an upper partition plate 9b, and the lower partition plate 9a and the upper partition plate 9b are separated from each other by a floor in the rack 2. The engaging projections 90 that can be freely inserted and removed and the engaging holes 91 and the engaging plate 94 and the sheath tube 96 are inserted into the portion and the ceiling.
2. The rack with an automatic extraction device according to claim 1, wherein the rack is mounted so as to be detachable and displaceable by re-fitting.