JP2993632B2 - Long member transport and storage facility - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a long member for transporting a plurality of long members such as pipes delivered to a factory to a predetermined storage shelf according to the kind thereof, sorting and storing them. It relates to a transport storage facility.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, long members such as various kinds of pipes delivered to factories or the like are unified by hand by hand.
It is carried to a rack device and stored in a predetermined storage shelf. In addition, an operation of extracting members of a predetermined standard from the rack device for processing and an operation of transporting them to a processing machine are also performed manually. A related technique is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 60-54229.

[0003]

When carrying-in, sorting and storing operations, and taking-out and unloading operations are performed manually,
Poor work efficiency and heavy labor. In addition, a large work space must be secured for loading and unloading.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to improve the efficiency of the work of loading and unloading long members into and out of the rack device and to save equipment space by eliminating manual work as much as possible. .

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
The carry-in conveyor 3 and the carry-out conveyor 4, which transport the tubular or rod-shaped long members one by one in the longitudinal direction and are arranged in parallel with each other, are arranged between the two conveyors 3, 4, and are aligned in parallel with the transport direction. A plurality of multi-stage rack devices 1, a delivery device 2 arranged side by side with the rack device 1 at the transport start end of the carry-in conveyor 3, and a long member on the carry-in conveyor 3 by lifting one by one. A loading device 6 for loading one end of a predetermined storage shelf determined by various conditions such as a diameter or a thickness of a member, and a rack storing materials according to conditions such as a diameter and a length required for processing. A take-out device 7 for taking out the long members one by one from the other end of the predetermined storage shelf of the device 1 and transferring them to the carry-out conveyor 4; the sending device 2; the carry-in conveyor 3; Device 7 and unloading conveyor 4 A control device for controlling according to various conditions such as the diameter or thickness of the length member is provided, and the sending device 2 includes a mounting table 13 on which the long member is mounted in parallel with the transport direction, and a long member on the mounting table. The rack device 1 is provided with a plurality of storage shelves for storing long members in parallel with the transport direction, and the rack device 1 side of the unload conveyor 4 is provided. On the opposite side, a processing machine for a long member is arranged along the unloading conveyor 4, and the single sending mechanism 12 includes an inclined plate 25 extending from the sending end to the loading conveyor 3, and a sending end. A push-up member 28 that pushes up a long member that is located and transfers it to the inclined plate 25, and a stopper that adjusts the working width of the push-up member 28 to the width of one long member according to the diameter of the long member that is sent out. 26 and a long member characterized by having A feed storage facility.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, as the loading device 6, a loading feeding claw 61 that can be raised and stopped along one side surface of the rack device 1 and a long member on the feeding claw stopped at a predetermined height are provided. 2. The transporting and storing equipment for a long member according to claim 1, further comprising a pusher 65 that pushes the long member into a rack shelf. 3.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, as the take-out device 7, a take-out transport claw that can be stopped and lowered along the other side surface of the rack device 1 and a long member located at the other end of the storage shelf are lifted. The transport storage facility for a long member according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a transfer claw (110) for transferring the transfer member onto the take-out transfer claw.

[0008]

[0009]

[0010]

[0011]

[0012]

The operation of loading and storing will be described. The long members unbundled on the delivery device are aligned side by side from the delivery end.

In the control device, the thickness, material, diameter,
By inputting data such as length and number, a predetermined storage shelf is determined, and a command is sent from the control device to a driving source such as an input device, a carry-in conveyor, and the like, so that the storage can be stored in the predetermined storage shelf. Is adjusted to

Along with the above command, a command is also issued to the sending mechanism based on the data of the diameter of the long member, and the sending action width is adjusted so that the long members can be sent one by one.

After the completion of each setup, the sending device sends out the long members one by one to the carry-in conveyor by the sending mechanism, and supplies the long members to the carry-in conveyor.

In the carry-in conveyor, the long members are conveyed one by one in the longitudinal direction to one side of the rack device.

In the loading device, the long members on the carry-in conveyor are taken out one by one and loaded into one side of a predetermined storage shelf.

The unloading operation will be described. By inputting data such as wall thickness, material, diameter, length and number of long members required for processing to the control device, a predetermined storage shelf is determined, and the take-out device, the unloading conveyor, etc. are driven accordingly. A command is sent from the control device to the source, and the source is adjusted so that it can be carried out one by one from a predetermined storage shelf.

After the completion of the above-mentioned setup, in the take-out device,
The long members are taken out one by one from the other side end of the predetermined storage shelf and conveyed to a carry-out conveyor. In the carry-out conveyor, the long members are taken one by one in a length direction to a member supply space of the processing machine. Transport.

[0020]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a whole of a long member transport and storage facility to which the inventions according to claims 1 to 3 of the present invention are applied.
The description will be made assuming that the arrangement side of the pipe cutter (processing machine) 10 is the front side. The transport and storage facility includes a plurality of multi-stage rack devices 1 arranged side by side, and a carry-out conveyor 4 and a carry-in conveyor 3 arranged parallel to each other on both front and rear sides of the rack devices 1.
A loading device 6 arranged on the rear side of each rack device 1;
It comprises a take-out device 7 arranged on the front side, a sending device 2 arranged on the front side of the left-hand side conveyance start end of the carry-in conveyor 3, and the like. For example, three pipe cutters 10 are arranged along the unloading conveyor 4.

Each of the carry-in conveyor 3 and the carry-out conveyor 4 has a plurality of drum-shaped rotary rollers 15 and 16 and stoppers 17 and 18 which can be moved up and down, and the carry-in conveyor 3 is configured so that the feed direction is always the right direction F1. However, the unloading conveyor 4 is sectioned, for example, for each length in the left-right direction corresponding to each rack device 1, and is configured to be able to switch the feed direction to left or right for each section.

The detailed structure of the sending device 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 3 showing a side view,
Is provided with a mounting table 13 that is gently inclined so that the rear side (the side of the carry-in conveyor 3) is lowered, and a single-sending mechanism 12 disposed at the rear end of the mounting table 13. A horizontal separation portion 13a is formed at the front end.

In FIG. 2, which shows a plan view, four single feed mechanisms 12 are arranged at intervals on the left and right, and a stopper 26 for adjusting the feed width and a push-up member (delivery member) 2 are provided.
8 and a common delivery rotary shaft 32 and a delivery pneumatic cylinder device 21, respectively, and a common stopper adjustment rotary shaft 41 and a stopper drive servomotor 20.
It is linked and linked.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view of the single feed mechanism 12, and has a first inclined surface continuous with the rear end of the mounting table 13.
Of the first inclined plate 23 and a second inclined plate 25 having a downwardly inclined shape connected to the rear end portion of the first inclined plate 23 via a step surface 24 rising vertically upward from the rear end thereof. It comprises the stopper 26 and the push-up member 28 which can be moved up and down by a rod 29. Second inclined plate 25
Extends to a position near the upper end of the rotating roller 15 of the carry-in conveyor 3, and is a long member W rolling on the second inclined plate 25.
Are automatically placed on the rotating roller 15.

The stopper 26 is slidably supported by a pair of left and right guide rails 38 via a bracket 34 and left and right slide stands 37 as shown in FIG. 6, and extends back and forth as shown in FIG. It has a ball nut portion 36 screwed to the feed screw 35, and the feed screw 35 is interlockingly connected to the common rotation shaft 41 via bevel gears 40, 40 at the front end, and the rotation of the rotation shaft 41. Thereby, the stopper 26 can be moved back and forth and adjusted.

The front end stopper surface 2 of the stopper 26
6a is movable within the range of the stroke S1 from the maximum diameter restriction position P1 slightly ahead of the step surface 24 to the front minimum diameter restriction position P2 slightly as shown by a solid line in FIG. On the other hand, the push-up member 28 has a downwardly inclined surface 28a like the inclined plates 23 and 25, and extends to a position P3 further forward than the minimum diameter regulating position P2 of the stopper surface 26a. Is adjusted to the diameter of one of the long members of various diameters to adjust the feeding action width D from the stopper surface 26a to the front end position P3.
Can be adjusted.

The rod 29 of the push-up member 28 is supported by a rod holder 30 so as to be able to move up and down, and is connected to the common rotation shaft 32 via a link 31. The rotation shaft 32 is connected via an arm 33. The drive cylinder device 21
Pivotally connected to the rod 21a. That is, when the rod 21a of the drive cylinder device 21 is contracted forward, the push-up member 28 is shown by a solid line in FIG. 5 via the arm 33, the rotation shaft 32, the link 31 of each delivery mechanism 12, and the rod 29. It rises from the standby position to a discharge position slightly higher than the second inclined table 25 as shown by a virtual line.

The carry-in conveyor 3 will be described in detail.
Each drum-shaped rotary roller 15 is rotatably supported by the front and rear support plates 43 and has an input friction roller unit 44 integrally therewith. As shown in FIG.
4, a driving belt 47 of a belt driving mechanism is in contact with the lower side, whereby each rotating roller 15 rotates in the same direction at the same speed. The drive belt 47 is wound around the drive pulley 51, the non-drive pulley 52, and the intermediate pulley 53. By arranging a plurality of carry-in conveyor units composed of one set of belt drive mechanisms in a vertical direction, the carry-in conveyor 3 Make up the whole.

The stopper 17 is supported by a bracket 50 formed on an elevating table 49 via a pin and a long hole so as to be movable by a predetermined distance in the workpiece conveying direction, and is connected to a shock damper 45. 49 is supported by a pneumatic cylinder 46 so as to be able to move up and down. Thus, the stopper 17 can be freely changed between a non-operating position in a lowered state shown by a solid line and an operating position in a raised state shown by a virtual line.

The stoppers 17 are respectively provided at positions corresponding to the right ends of the rack devices 1 as shown in FIG. 1, for example.

The detailed structure of the charging device 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 9, the main body frame 54 of the charging device 6 is erected on the rear side of the carry-in conveyor 3. At the upper and lower ends of the main body frame 54, sprocket wheels 55, 56 for transporting pawls and sprocket wheels 57, 58 for lifting and lowering the pusher are independently rotatably supported coaxially. A number of transport claws 61 are attached to the transport chain 60 wound around 55 and 56 at the same interval as the upper and lower shelf intervals H1 of the rack device 1. Chain 63 wound around sprocket wheels 57, 58 for lifting and lowering the pusher
Is connected to an elevating frame 64.
Is provided with a cylinder-type pusher 65 and support plates 67 at both left and right ends.
Reference numeral 7 is supported by a guide column 70 provided vertically to the main body frame 54 via a roller or the like so as to be movable in the vertical direction.

The chain drive mechanism composed of the transport chain 60 is disposed at, for example, three places at an interval on the left and right, and the drive sprocket wheel 55 at the upper end is clawed via a common drive shaft 71 and a worm gear mechanism 78. The driving motor 80 is linked to the driving motor 80. The motor 80
The transport chain 60 is intermittently moved in the direction of the arrow R1 with the interval H1 between the upper and lower shelves being one pitch.

The pushers 65 are provided so as to be capable of extending and contracting upward and forward, and three pushers 65 are arranged at intervals on the left and right as shown in FIG. Pusher lifting chain 6
Numeral 3 is connected to the left and right ends of the lifting frame 64, and is interlockingly connected to a common driving shaft 74 via a cylinder shaft 75 fitted to the driving shaft 71 and a chain transmission mechanism 76, and is also interlockingly connected to a motor 72. . The motor 72 raises the pusher 65 to a predetermined shelf height, and stops the pusher 65 so that the pusher 65 stops.
3 is driven.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of the transport claw 61. The front end extends to a position overlapping the rear end of the storage shelf 87 of the rack device 1 in the front-rear direction.
Two. In FIG. 12, the transport claw 61 is integrally formed with a support plate 84 at the rear end and formed in a T-shape when viewed from above. The front surface of the support plate 84 and the rear end surface of the transport chain 60 are formed by a main body frame. Slidably contact the guide portions 85 on the side.

The distal end of the rod of the pusher 65 normally retracts backward beyond the maximum width of the elongated member W so as not to hinder the transport of the elongated member. Expands and contracts toward the member.

The rack device 1 will be described. FIG. 13 shows a vertical sectional side view, in which a large number of storage shelves 8 are vertically spaced.
7 are integrally formed, each storage shelf 87 is gently inclined so that the front side is lower, and a stopper 88 is provided at the front end edge.

As shown in FIG. 14, each of the storage shelves 87 is composed of a plurality of square pipes arranged at an interval on the left and right.

The unloading device 7 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 15, the take-out device 7 includes a sprocket wheel 9 of a transport claw at upper and lower ends of a main body frame 90.
1, 92 and a sprocket wheel 95 for a transfer claw,
Reference numerals 96 are independently rotatably supported on the coaxial center, and the transport chain 93 wound around the transport claw sprocket wheels 91, 92 is provided at the same interval as the upper and lower shelf intervals H1 of the rack device 1. Many transport claws 94 are provided. The transport claw 94 is guided by a guide mechanism similar to the transport claw 61 shown in FIG. An elevating frame 98 is connected to an elevating chain 97 wound around the transfer claw sprocket wheels 95 and 96 in FIG. 15, and the elevating frame 98 can be displaced up and down and up and down via a guide base 99 and the like. Transfer claw 110 is provided.

The guide base 99 is supported by a slide base 101 movably in the front-rear direction via a guide 100 extending in the front-rear direction. The slide base 101 is moved in the front-rear direction by a pinion 102 and a rack 103.

In FIG. 16, the transport chains 93 are arranged at, for example, three places at right and left intervals, and each drive-side sprocket wheel 92 at the lower end has a common drive shaft 1.
05, it is linked to the servomotor 106 with a speed reducer.

The lower end sprocket wheel 96 for raising and lowering the transfer claw is operatively connected to a servomotor 109 with a speed reducer via a cylinder shaft 113, a chain transmission mechanism 114 and a drive shaft 108.

Each pinion 102 for displacing the transfer claw is connected to a servomotor 111 with a speed reducer via a common drive shaft 115.
It is linked and linked.

In FIG. 17, each of the transport claws 94 and the transfer claws 110 has V-shaped grooves 118 and 119.
The transfer claw 110 moves in a quadrilateral shape. For example, a standby position E1 shown by a solid line in FIG.
A second position E2 protruding below a predetermined storage shelf 87n.
A third position E3 from the second position E2 to the upper side through the storage shelf 87 and a retreat from the third position E3 to a position above the transport claws 94 as shown in FIG. 17B. The robot moves in a quadrilateral between a fourth position E4 and a fifth position E5 extending downward from the fourth position E4 through the transport claws 94.

The second and third positions E2 and E3 in FIG.
Is controlled to be displaced according to the diameter of the long member W to be supplied.
0 is controlled so that the trailing edge of the long member W located at the forefront is aligned with the trailing edge of the long member W, whereby only one long member W is moved upward during the upward stroke from the position E2. It can be taken out.

Under the take-out device 7 shown in FIG.
Chute 1 from the position below 4 to the unloading conveyor 4
20 are arranged.

The carry-out conveyor 4 has basically the same structure as the carry-in conveyor 3, but in FIG. 1, one unit corresponding to FIG. The transport direction can be changed to left or right for each corresponding width of each rack device 1 in accordance with.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram of a control device for carrying-in work.
1. A servo motor 20 for adjusting the feeding action width, a driving motor 121 for the carry-in conveyor 3, a stopper cylinder 50,
The transport claw driving motor 80 and the pusher elevating motor 72 of the loading device 6 are connected to the loading controller 122, and the input section 123 of the controller 122 has a thickness, a material, a diameter, a length and the number of the long members W. By inputting the above data, a predetermined storage shelf is determined, and a command is issued to the drive mechanism of each device so that the data can be conveyed one by one to the predetermined storage shelf.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram of a control device for the unloading operation. The servo motor 106 for the transport chain of the unloading device 7, the servomotor 109 for lifting and lowering the transfer claw, and the servomotor 111 for displacing the transfer claw. The drive motor 131 of the unloading conveyor 4 and the stopper cylinder 50 are connected to the unloading controller 132, and the input unit 133 of the controller 132 has the thickness, material, and diameter of the long member W necessary for processing.
By inputting data such as the length and the number, a predetermined storage shelf is determined, and a command is issued to the drive mechanism of each apparatus so that the storage mechanism can be carried out one by one from the predetermined storage shelf.

[0049]

First, the loading and storing operation will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, when a large number of long members W of the same standard in a bound state are delivered to a factory, they are placed on the unloading part 13 a of the mounting table 13 of the sending device 2 and separated, so as to be indicated by solid lines. Then, the long members W are arranged in a line in a row from the rear end edge of the mounting table 13.

The input section 123 of the controller 122 of the carry-in operation control device shown in FIG.
Data such as the diameter, length, and number of pieces are input using, for example, a barcode.

Based on the above data, it is determined which rack unit 1 of FIG. 1 is to be stored in which storage shelf 87 (FIG. 13), and the input device 6 and the pusher of the input device 6 are used accordingly. The set height of 65, various specifications such as the use stopper 17 of the carry-in conveyor 3 and the like are determined, and the control device sends the drive cylinder device 21 for delivery, the servo motor 20 for adjusting the width of the delivery action, the drive motor 121, the stopper cylinder 50, A command is issued to the transport claw driving motor 80 and the pusher elevating motor 72 of the input device 6.

For example, if it is determined that the rack unit 87n (FIG. 13) at the n-th stage from the bottom of the second rack unit 1 from the right in FIG. The stopper 17 is moved to the operation position, and the carry-in conveyor 3 is driven so that at least the rotation roller 15 on the left side of the stopper 17 rotates in the right-feed F1 direction. At the same time, the pusher 65 of the input device 6 corresponding to the second rack device 1 as shown in FIG.
To the height corresponding to the storage shelf 87n at the n-th break.

Also, in FIG. 5, the distance (operating width D) from the stopper surface 26a to the rear end of the push-up member 28 in FIG. 5 is carried in by a command issued to the servo motor 20 for adjusting the sending operation width in FIG. The position in the front-rear direction of the stopper 26 is adjusted to match the outer diameter of the long member W.

After the completion of each of the above-mentioned setups, the work of sending out one piece, transporting, lifting and loading is automatically performed.

That is, in FIG. 5, when the lifting member 28 rises, only one long member W at the rear end of the first inclined plate 23 is pushed up and transferred to the second inclined plate 25. , From the second inclined plate 25 as shown in FIG.
On the rotating roller 15.

1 is conveyed rightward by the carry-in conveyor 3 and
Is locked by the stopper 17 in the second operating state from the right.

In FIG. 8, the intermittent movement of the transfer chain 60 of the loading device 6 causes the long member W on the carry-in conveyor 3 to move.
Is lifted by the transport claws 61 and rises to a predetermined storage shelf 87n position.

Next, when the pusher 65 is extended,
The long member W on the transport claw 61 is moved to the rear end of the predetermined storage shelf 87n.

In the storage shelves 87n, the storage shelves 87n are sequentially arranged in a row from the front end side in a row due to the inclination of the storage shelves 87n.

Next, the unloading operation will be described. In FIG. 19, the input unit 133 of the controller 132 for unloading work
Then, by inputting data such as the diameter, material, and length of the material required for processing, it is possible to determine how many long members stored in the storage shelf 87 of which rack device 1 and at which stage. It is determined. The take-out device 7 to be used, the set height of the transfer claw 110 of the take-out device 7, the feed direction of the carry-out conveyor 4, the use stopper 18, and the like are determined in accordance therewith. A command is sent.

For example, if it is determined that a predetermined number is to be taken out from the n-th storage shelf 87n from the bottom of the second rack device 1 from the right in FIG. A stopper (which may be a fixed stopper) 18 is activated, and the unloading conveyor 4 is driven so that the rotating roller 16 rotates leftward. Further, FIG.
Removal device 7 corresponding to the second rack device 1 as shown in FIG.
Is raised to a height corresponding to the storage shelf 87n at the n-th break.

The second position E2 shown in FIG. 17, that is, the rearward projecting stroke of the transfer claw 110 is determined by a command issued to the servomotor 111 for moving the transfer claw 110 in the front-rear direction in FIG. The rear edge of the transfer claw 110 at E2 is adjusted so as to match the rear edge of the longest member W at the front end.

After the completion of each of the above-mentioned setups, one pick-up, lowering and carrying-out work is automatically performed.

That is, as shown in FIG. 17A, the transfer claw 110 moves from the first standby position E1 to the third position E3 via the second position E2 to the third position E3, thereby causing the storage shelf 87n to move. 17, only one long member W is taken out, and then, as shown in FIG.
Is moved to the fourth position E4 above, and further lowered to the fifth position E5 to transfer the long member W to the transport claw 94. Thereafter, the transfer claw 110 moves forward to the first position E1. And retreat.

Next, in FIG. 8, the transport claw 94 descends and orbits around the sprocket wheel 92 at the lower end, so that the long member falls on the chute 120.

The unloading conveyor 4 is supplied from the chute 120 to the unloading conveyor 4, is transported leftward in FIG. 1, is locked by the stopper 18, and is supplied to the supply space 10a by the sending mechanism.

[0067]

[Another embodiment]

(1) The carry-in and carry-out conveyors 3 and 4 are not limited to the rotating roller system, but may use a system in which the conveyors are conveyed by a chain.

(2) In FIG. 5, a stopper 26 and a push-up member 28 are used as a mechanism for feeding out the long members one by one. For example, the long members are provided with a stopper and a scooping claw, and are locked by the stopper. The structure which scoops up from above and supplies it to a carrying-in conveyor side can also be used.

(3) As the long member, not only a pipe having a circular cross section, but also a rectangular pipe having a rectangular or hexagonal cross section, or a rod-shaped member having the same cross section as these can be applied. When handling rectangular pipes,
By attaching rollers and the like to the mounting table 13 of the sending device, the first and second inclined plates 23 and 25 of the sending mechanism 12, and the push-up member 28, the long member is automatically moved to the lower position. Alternatively, a pushing device is provided as appropriate. Rollers and the like are also provided for the inclination of the storage shelf 87 of the rack device 1 in the same manner as described above.

[0070]

(1) As described above, claim 1 of the present application
According to the invention according to the invention, when a certain number of long members are delivered to the storage facility, they are temporarily stored, sent out one by one, put into predetermined storage shelves by type, and stored and managed. When processing a series of transport and transfer work at the delivery stage and processing the desired material, take out the type and number of long members necessary for processing one by one from the predetermined storage shelf and carry them out to the processing machine. It relates to the entire storage facility that performs a series of transport and transfer work at the processing stage of processing, devising the overall layout of all the equipment required at the delivery stage and the processing stage, and In the process, by processing the long members one by one,
This makes it easy to count and control the number of materials in each process together with making the entire storage facility compact, and also to make it easy for workers to check the count. In other words, the layout of the entire storage facility is such that both the long and short conveyors 3 and 4 for carrying in and out, which transport long members one by one in the longitudinal direction of the members, are arranged in parallel.
Since the plurality of multi-stage rack devices 1 and the sending device 2 are arranged and housed between them, and the processing machines are arranged along the unloading conveyor 4, the whole equipment can be made compact. In addition, each of the input device 6, the unloading device 7 and the sending device 2 has a mechanism for transferring one long member at a time, and the loading and unloading conveyors 3 and 4 also have one long member at a time. The single feed mechanism 12 of the feeder 2 is adapted to transport the material in the lengthwise direction, and the single feed mechanism 12 of the feeder 2 is reliably adjusted one by one to the carry-in conveyor 3 corresponding to various long members having an outer diameter. Since it can be sent out, the control unit can easily control the count of the number of pieces to be carried in, the number of pieces to be stored and the number of stocks, and the classification work. Further, even one piece of work can be taken out from the storage shelf. Since the materials are taken out one by one and carried out one by one, selection of the type of material and counting of the number of materials at the time of taking out can be easily controlled.

(2) According to the second aspect of the present invention, the long member is mechanically stored in the storage shelf having a predetermined height by the pusher 65, so that a manual operation at a high place in the loading operation is unnecessary.

(3) According to the third aspect of the present invention, the take-out device 7 includes a take-out transport claw 94 that can be stopped and lowered along the other side of the rack device 1 and an end of the storage shelf 87 on the take-out side. Since the transfer claw 110 is provided to lift the located long member and transfer it to the transfer claw for unloading, manual work at a high place in the unloading work is not required.

[0073]

[0074]

[0075]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an entire transporting and storage facility for a long member to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the sending device.

FIG. 3 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow III in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of a single-feed mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow V in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a view taken in the direction of arrow VI in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged schematic rear view of a carry-in conveyor.

FIG. 8 is a schematic sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a side view of the charging device.

10 is a view as viewed in the direction of the arrow X in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a charging claw portion of the charging device.

FIG. 12 is a view on arrow XII of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a vertical sectional side view of the rack device.

FIG. 14 is a plan view of the rack device.

FIG. 15 is a side view of the removal device.

16 is a view as viewed in the direction of the arrow XVI in FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is an enlarged side view showing the movement of the transfer claw.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram of a carry-in operation control device.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram of an unloading work control device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 rack device 2 sending device 3 carry-in conveyor 4 carry-out conveyor 6 loading device 7 take-out device 12 single feed mechanism 17 stopper for conveyor 18 stopper for conveyor 26 stopper for delivery 28 push-up member (delivery member) 61 transport for loading Claw 65 Pusher 87 Storage shelf 110 Transfer claw 122 Controller for carry-in work 132 Controller for carry-out work

Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Yuji Shibata 1-1, Kawasaki-cho, Akashi-shi, Hyogo Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. Akashi Factory (56) References JP-A-5-24643 (JP, A) JP-A-56-113603 ( JP, A) JP-A-51-2173 (JP, A) JP-A-4-56109 (JP, U) JP-A-1-38085 (JP, Y2)

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] An in-conveyor (3) and an out-feed conveyor (4) arranged in parallel with each other while transporting a tubular or rod-shaped long member one by one in a longitudinal direction, and between the two conveyors (3, 4). And a plurality of multi-stage rack devices (1) arranged in parallel with the transport direction, and a delivery device (2) arranged alongside the rack device (1) at the transport start end of the carry-in conveyor (3). And a loading device (6) which lifts the long members on the carry-in conveyor (3) one by one and inserts them into one side end of a predetermined storage shelf determined by various conditions such as the diameter or thickness of the long members. ), And take out the long members one by one from the other end of the predetermined storage shelf of the rack device (1) in which the materials according to the conditions such as the diameter and the length necessary for the processing are stored, and carry out the conveyor ( 4) an unloading device (7) to be transferred onto the ), A control device for controlling the carry-in conveyor (3), the loading device (6), the take-out device (7), and the carry-out conveyor (4) in accordance with various conditions such as the diameter or thickness of the long member is provided and transmitted. The apparatus (2) includes a mounting table (13) on which the long members are mounted in parallel with the transport direction, and a single-sending mechanism (12) for sending the long members on the mounting tables one by one to the carry-in conveyor (3). ), The rack device (1) is provided with a plurality of storage shelves for storing the long members in parallel with the transport direction, and the unloading conveyor (4) is provided on the side opposite to the rack device arrangement side with:
A long member processing machine is arranged along the unloading conveyor (4), and the single feeding mechanism (12) includes an inclined plate (25) extending from the sending end to the loading conveyor (3), and a sending end. The push-up member (28) that pushes up the long member located at the position (1) and transfers it to the inclined plate (25), and the working width of the push-up member (28) according to the diameter of the long member to be sent out is one long member. And a stopper (26) for adjusting the width of the minute member. 2. A feeding claw (61) that can be raised and stopped along one side of a rack device (1) as an input device (6), and a long member on the feeding claw stopped at a predetermined height. And a pusher (65) for pushing the member into the rack shelf. 3. A take-out transporting claw that can be stopped and lowered along the other side of the rack device (1) as a take-out device (7), and a long member positioned at the other end of the storage shelf for taking out the product. 3. The transport storage facility for a long member according to claim 1, further comprising a transfer claw (110) for transferring the transfer member onto the transfer claw.