JP3075780U - Auto track equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide an auto truck apparatus capable of automatically accommodating and removing a fire hose and greatly reducing labor required for handling the fire hose. SOLUTION: A container 100 storing a fire hose.
Rack section 30 including a plurality of shelves 31 to 34, 38, a carry-in lifter section 50 for sending containers to each shelf section by a lift 52 that places containers on the shelf section and moves up and down, and a container section to each shelf section. A lift 82 for taking out containers from each shelf by a lift 82 that lifts and lowers the container, and a container carrier 120 for transporting containers to the carry-in lifter and transporting containers from the carry-out lifter. And a transport roller 35 for transporting the container by its own weight, a delivery roller 56 for delivering the loaded container to the shelf unit is provided on the lift of the loading lifter unit, and a delivery roller 56 for delivering the loaded container to the shelf unit. A take-in roller 86 for taking in the container is provided. It provided transport rollers for transporting to the over side.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to an auto truck apparatus that automatically accommodates and removes a container containing a fire hose.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, when storing fire hoses at the fire department, they have been able to use the fire hoses at any time by placing them on a simple shelf equipped with the wound fire hoses.

[0003] When the fire hose is placed on the shelf, the fire hose that has been wound up is transported to the shelf by a transport trolley or the like, and the worker manually lifts the fire hose and stores it on the shelf. Is going. In addition, when removing the fire hoses from the shelves, workers manually take out the fire hoses from the shelves and place them on transport vehicles to carry them.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 As described above, in the past, firefighting hoses were manually stored in shelves, etc. equipped with firefighters, and firefighting hoses were manually removed from shelves. Manually storing and removing the hose requires a great deal of labor, and there is a problem that it is not possible to quickly remove the emergency fire hose. In addition, due to such manual work, the height of the shelf for storing fire hoses could not be made too large, and there was a drawback that the storage rate was not good. In addition, in view of the above-mentioned situation, it is desired to realize an auto truck apparatus that can automatically house and take out a fire hose.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic rack apparatus that can significantly reduce the labor required for handling a fire hose by automatically accommodating and removing the fire hose.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the auto track apparatus of the present invention includes a storage rack section having a plurality of shelves for storing containers storing fire hoses, and a rack provided on one side of the storage rack section. A carry-in lifter unit that sends the container to each of the shelves by a lift that places the container and moves up and down, and puts the container up and down to each shelf unit of the storage rack unit provided on the other side of the storage rack unit A carry-out lifter for taking out the container from each of the shelves by a lift, and a container carrier cart for carrying the container to the carry-in lifter and carrying the container from the carry-out lifter. The shelf is provided with an inclination by making the carry-in lifter side higher than the carry-out lifter side, and A transport roller for transporting the container by its own weight is provided, a delivery roller for delivering the loaded container to the shelf is provided on the lift of the loading lifter section, and the container is transported from the shelf to the lift of the delivery lifter section. A take-in roller is provided, and among the plurality of shelves, the lowermost shelf is provided so as to be inclined by making the carry-out lifter side higher than the carry-in lifter side. A transport roller for transporting to the carry-in lifter side by its own weight is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an auto-track device, wherein an output roller for feeding the container to the output lifter is provided on the output side of the shelf on the side of the output lifter, and is rotated at a constant speed to reduce its weight. A roller conveyor for maintaining the conveyed container at a constant speed is provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the auto track apparatus, the delivery roller of the carry-in lifter automatically rotates when the carry-in lifter is located on the designated shelf, and The take-in roller automatically rotates when the carry-out lifter is positioned on the designated shelf.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the auto truck apparatus, a roller for carrying the container is provided on the container carrier, and a carry-in roller for carrying the container from the container carrier is provided in the carry-in lifter. And a carry-out stand provided with a carry-out roller for carrying out the container to the container transporter in the carry-out lifter section.

[0010]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall view of an auto-track device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the auto-track device.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the rack main body 10 of the present auto-track apparatus is configured to include a storage rack section 30, a carry-in lifter section 50, and a carry-out lifter section 80. In addition, the auto truck device includes a hose container 100 for storing a fire hose, and a container carrier for transporting the hose container 100 to the carry-in lifter unit 50 of the rack body 10 or carrying the hose container 100 from the carry-out lifter unit 80. 120 is provided.

The rack body 10 is assembled into a rack by a pair of vertical frame members 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, and a pair of horizontal frame members 16 and 17. Further, shelves 31, 32, 33, 34 for mounting the hose container 100 are formed by the horizontal frame members 21, 22, 23, and 24 in the storage rack 30 in the center of the rack body 10. At the bottom, a shelf 38 is formed for placing the container 100 on the shelves 31 to 34 without taking it out.

The storage rack section 30 is formed between the vertical frames 12 and 14 at the center of the rack body 10 as shown in the figure. The storage rack section 30 is provided with the four-stage shelves 31 to 34 and the special shelves 38 for circulating the container 100 between the shelves as described above.

Each of the shelves 31 to 34 is configured by providing a plurality of transport rollers 35 in the length direction between the horizontal frame members 21, 22, 23, and 24, and as shown in the drawing, the carry-in lifter 50 side Is slightly higher than the carry-out lifter section 80 side to provide a predetermined inclination. Due to the inclination of each of the shelves 31 to 34, the hose container 100 extruded from the carry-in lifter 50 is conveyed to the carry-out lifter 80 side of each of the shelves 31 to 34 by its own weight and a movable conveyance roller conveyor 35a. You.

The shelf 38 is configured by providing a plurality of transport rollers 35 in the longitudinal direction between the horizontal frame members 25, and as shown in the drawing, the carry-out lifter 80 side is connected to the carry-in lifter 50. A predetermined inclination is provided by making it slightly higher than the side. Due to the inclination of each shelf 38, the hose container 100 pushed out from the carry-out lifter 80 is conveyed to the carry-in lifter 50 side of each shelf 38 by its own weight and the movable conveyor roller conveyor 35b.

Guide pipes 36 for preventing the hose container 100 from dropping are provided on both sides of each of the shelves 31 to 34 and the shelves 38.

At a position near each of the shelves 31 to 34 on the side of the carry-out lifter unit 80, a plate-shaped container stopper 37 protruding above the transport surface of the shelves 31 to 34 is provided. A similar container stopper 37 is provided at a position near the carry-in lifter 50 of the shelf 38. The container stopper 37 protrudes from the transport surface or moves below the transport surface by being vertically moved by a driving means such as a motor. The first hose container 100 accommodated in the shelves 31 to 34 and the shelves 38 is stopped by colliding with the container stopper 37 projecting from the transport surface.

Each of the shelves 31 to 34 is provided with a plurality of transport rollers 35 for transporting the container 100 by its own weight and a movable transport roller conveyor 35a. The transport roller conveyor 35a is installed in the vicinity of the unloading lifter section 80, and serves as a brake for keeping the transport speed of the hose container 100 constant. The transfer roller conveyor 35a is rotated at a constant speed by a motor, and the first transfer speed of the hose container 100 that transfers the roller surfaces of the shelves 31 to 34 by its own weight is kept constant. It serves to reduce the impact on the container stopper 37 due to the collision of the second and second conveyed hose containers 100.

A transport roller 35 similar to the above is provided also on the shelf 38, and a transport roller conveyor having the same function as the transport roller conveyor 35 a is provided near the carry-in lifter unit 50. 35b is provided.

The transport roller conveyor 35a starts rotating when the lift of the carry-in lifter unit 50 stops at the designated position on the shelves 31 to 34, and stops rotating when the lift leaves the designated position. The transport roller conveyor 35b starts rotating when the lift of the unloading lifter unit 80 stops at the designated position on the shelf 38, and stops rotating when the lift leaves the designated position.

The carry-in lifter unit 50 includes a carry-in table 51 for a hose container 100 provided at a lower portion, and a lift 52 that carries the hose container 100 and moves up and down. On the upper surface of the loading table 51, a wheel conveyor 51a for transporting the hose container 100 extruded from the container carrier 120 is provided.

The lifting mechanism of the lift 52 includes chain wheels 53 a and 53 b located above and below the vertical frame member 15, a lifting chain 54, and a lifting motor 55 for driving the chain wheel 53 b.

The lift 52 is raised to the designated shelves 31 to 34 and the shelves 38 by a button operation of the storage operation button 61 and stopped. The lift 52 of the carry-in lifter 50 functions as a carry-out side with respect to the shelf 38.

The lift 52 is provided with a plurality of delivery rollers 56 oriented at right angles to the wheel conveyor 51 a of the loading table 51. The delivery roller 56 rotates when the lift 52 stops at the positions of the respective shelves 31 to 34 and the shelves 38 to send out the hose container 100 to the shelves 31 to 34 (for the shelves 38, the shelves 31 to 34). 38), and the end of sending out (the end of loading for the shelf 38) is stopped when detected by the inventory detecting sensors provided on the shelves 31 to 34 and the loading lifter 50 side of the shelf 38. . A limit switch 57 for stopping the lift 52 is provided at a position corresponding to each of the shelves 31 to 34 and the shelf 38 of the vertical frame member 15.

The carry-out lifter section 80 includes a carry-out table 81 for a hose container 100 provided at a lower portion, and a lift 82 on which the hose container 100 is placed to move up and down. On the upper surface of the carry-out stand 81, a wheel conveyor 81a for pushing the hose container 100 against the container carrier 120 is provided.

The lifting mechanism of the lift 82 includes chain wheels 83 a and 83 b located above and below the vertical frame member 11, a lifting chain 84, and a lifting motor 85 for driving the chain wheel 83 b.

The lift 82 is raised to the designated positions of the shelves 31 to 34 by the button operation of the retrieval operation button 62 and stopped. The lift 82 of the carry-out lifter 80 functions as a carry-in side with respect to the shelf 38.

The lift 82 is provided with a plurality of take-in rollers 86 that are perpendicular to the wheel conveyor 81 a of the carry-out stand 81. The take-in roller 86 rotates when the lift 82 stops at the position of each of the shelves 31 to 34 and the shelves 38, and takes in the hose container 100 from the shelves 31 to 34 (for the shelves 38, 38), and stops when the loading detection sensor detects the end of loading (the end of sending out the shelf 38). A plurality of limit switches 87 for stopping the lift 82 are provided at positions corresponding to the respective shelves 31 to 34 of the vertical frame member 11.

The hose container 100 that stores the fire hose in a wound state is formed in a normal box shape as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, a large number of holes are formed in the side surface of the hose container 100 in order to promote drying of the fire hose. Note that the hose container 100 may be provided with a drying means (a heater or the like) for forcibly drying the fire hose.

The container transport trolley 120 is a trolley for transporting the hose container 100 storing the fire hose to the rack body 10 or transporting the hose container 100 carried out of the rack body 10. As shown in (1), a roller conveyor 121 is provided on the mounting surface of the hose container 100 for facilitating sending and receiving of the hose container 100. Further, container stoppers 122 and 123 for fixing the hose container 100 placed on the roller conveyor 121 at a predetermined position are provided, and the container stoppers 122 and 123 are fixed to the roller conveyor 121 by stopper handles 124 and 125. The hose container 100 is fixed by standing up and protruding.

An operation button 61 a for moving the lift 52 up and down to any of the shelves 31 to 34 and the shelves 38 is provided on the storage operation button 61 attached to the carry-in lifter 50. I have.

The unloading operation button section 62 attached to the unloading lifter section 80 is provided with operation buttons 62 a for raising and lowering the lift 82 to any one of the shelves 31 to 34 and the shelf 38. I have.

Next, a description will be given of the operation contents when the fire hose is accommodated in or taken out of the auto-track device configured as described above.

When the hose container 100 containing the fire hose is stored in the rack body 10, the hose container 100 is placed on the roller conveyor 121 of the container carrier 120 and transported to the carry-in lifter unit 50.

In the carry-in lifter unit 50, the hose container 100 is manually sent out from the container carrier 120, so that the hose container 100 is placed on the wheel conveyor 51 a of the carry-in table 51.

Here, by selecting the operation button 61 a of the storage operation button 61, the shelves 31 to 34 accommodating the hose container 100 are designated.

When the operation button 61 a corresponding to the designated shelf 31 to 34 is operated, the lift 52 rises to the designated shelf 31 to 34 and stops. Then, at the same time when the lift 52 stops, the delivery roller 56 rotates, and the hose container 100 is delivered to the shelves 31 to 34.

The hose container 100 sent to the shelves 31 to 34 is transported on the transport roller 35 by its own weight. If the hose container 100 is the first container, it is transported to a position where it hits the container stopper 37. With the above operation, the hose containers 100 are successively stored in the shelves 31 to 34.

When taking out the hose container 100 stored in the storage rack section 30 of the rack body 10, the container transport trolley 120 is positioned on the unloading lifter section 80.

Then, by selecting the operation button 62 a of the retrieval operation button section 62, the shelves 31 to 34 from which the hose container 100 is taken out are designated.

When the operation button 62a corresponding to the designated shelf 31-34 is operated, the lift 82 rises to the designated shelf 31-34 and stops. At the same time as the lift 52 stops, the container stopper 37 is released, and the carry-out roller 35b of the shelves 31 to 34 and the take-in roller 86 of the lift 82 rotate.

Thus, the hose container 100 is sent onto the lift 82.

Here, when the lift 82 is lowered to the position of the discharge table 81 by operating the retrieval operation button section 62 again, the hose container 100 is placed on the wheel conveyor 81 a of the discharge table 81.

In this state, the hose container 100 on the wheel conveyor 81 a is manually pulled out, so that the hose container 100 is placed on the roller conveyor 121 of the container carrier 120 located at the unloading lifter section 80.

As described above, the housing and removal of the hose container 100 can be performed extremely easily, and the labor required for managing the fire hose can be significantly reduced.

In a case where a specific hose container 100 is taken out of the hose containers 100 stored in the shelves 31 to 34 and another hose container 100 exists in front of the specific hose container 100, It is necessary to temporarily remove the other hose container 100 by operating the unloading lifter unit 80 described above, which makes the operation extremely troublesome, and requires an installation space for the other hose container 100 taken out.

For this reason, in the present embodiment, the shelf 38 for returning the hose container 100 from the carry-out lifter section 80 side to the carry-in lifter section 50 side as described above is provided at the lowermost stage. This eliminates the hassle of work and the space required for installation.

That is, when a specific hose container 100 is taken out of the hose containers 100 stored in the shelves 31 to 34, another hose container 100 is conveyed onto the shelf 38 by the lift 82 of the unloading lifter 80. Then, only the necessary specific hose container 100 is taken out from the carry-out lifter unit 80 by the container carrier 120. Then, the other hose container 100 conveyed onto the shelf 38 is placed on the shelves 31 to 34 by operating the carry-in lifter 50 again.

With the above operation, the work of once removing the other hose container 100 from the auto truck device is not required, and the space for installing the removed hose container 100 is not required.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the above embodiment.

For example, it is conceivable to combine the above-mentioned auto track apparatus with an apparatus for cleaning a fire hose. In this case, the fire hose cleaned by the cleaning device is wound up and stored in the hose container 100, and the hose container 100 is stored in the auto truck device as described above. At this time, by providing a heater for drying in the hose container 100, it is possible to dry the fire hose in a state of being housed in the rack device.

FIG. 7 shows a configuration of an auto track apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the lowermost shelf 38 is provided substantially horizontally, and the hose container 100 pushed out from the carry-in lifter unit 50 is provided on the carry-out side thereof in the same manner as the other shelves 31-34. A movable transport roller conveyor 35a for transporting to the unit 80 side is provided, and a container stopper 37 is provided. Other structures are the same as those in the above-described embodiment.

With the above configuration, the lowermost shelf 38 functions in the same manner as the shelves 31 to 34 for storing the hose container 100, and is accommodated in the shelves 31 to 34 as described above. When a specific hose container 100 is taken out of the hose container 100, the other hose containers 100 on the shelves 31 to 34 can be bypassed. At this time, if the hose container 100 is already stored in the shelf 38, the hose container 100 is sent from the carry-in lifter 50 side to any of the other shelves 31 to 34, and the empty portion is replaced with the shelf 31. The hose container 100 accommodated in the container 34 is transported from the unloading lifter 80 side.

In this embodiment, the shelf 38 is provided horizontally, and has a function of returning the hose container from the carry-out lifter to the carry-in lifter, and a function of storing the hose container like the other shelves. This allows efficient use of the shelves.

[0055]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, according to the auto-track device of the present invention, by automatically accommodating and removing the fire hose, it is possible to greatly reduce the labor required for handling the fire hose. Can be

Further, since little effort is required for housing and removing the heavy fire hose, quick removal in an emergency is also possible.

Further, since the height of the storage rack can be increased to increase the number of shelves, the storage rate can be increased.

Further, by providing a shelf at the bottom for returning the hose container from the carry-out lifter section to the carry-in lifter section, a specific hose container among the hose containers housed in the normal shelf section can be used. Even when another hose container is present before the specific hose container 100, it is not necessary to remove the other hose container by operating the carry-out lifter unit. Eliminates the need for installation space for other hose containers.

The lowermost shelf is provided horizontally to provide a function of returning the hose container from the carry-out lifter to the carry-in lifter, and a function of storing the hose container like other shelves. Parts can be used efficiently.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a configuration of an auto track apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a configuration of the auto track apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a hose container used in the auto track apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the container truck used in the auto truck device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the container carrier.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the container carrier.

FIG. 7 is a side view illustrating a configuration of an auto track apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Rack main body 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Vertical frame material 21, 22, 23, 24 Horizontal frame material 30 Storage rack part 31, 32, 33, 34, 38 Shelf part 35 Transport roller 35a Transport roller conveyor 35b Transport roller Conveyor 36 Guide pipe 37 Container stopper 50 Carry-in lifter part 51 Carry-in table 51a Wheel conveyor 52 Lift 56 Send-out roller 80 Carry-out lifter part 81 Carry-out stand 81a Wheel conveyor 82 Lift 86 Take-in roller 100 Hose container 120 Container carrier 121 Wheel conveyor

Claims (6)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A storage rack section having a plurality of shelves for storing containers storing fire hoses, and a lift provided on one side of the storage rack section, the container being placed on each of the shelves and moving up and down. The carry-in lifter unit that sends out the container to each shelf unit, and the container that is provided on the other side of the storage rack unit and lifts the container up to each shelf unit of the storage rack unit and removes the container from each shelf unit A carry-out lifter unit, and a container carrier truck that transports the container to the carry-in lifter unit and carries out the container from the carry-out lifter unit. Provided inclined by raising it higher than the lifter side, and provided a transport roller for transporting the container by its own weight A lift roller of the carry-in lifter unit is provided with a delivery roller that sends the loaded container to the shelf unit, and a lift roller of the carry-out lifter unit is provided with a take-in roller that takes in the container from the shelf unit. An auto track apparatus, wherein a transport roller for transporting the sheet to the carry-in lifter side is provided on the lowermost shelf. 2. The auto track apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lowermost shelf is provided horizontally. 3. An unloading roller for feeding the container to the unloading lifter unit on the unloading lifter unit side of the shelf, and rotating the container at a constant speed to transport the container by its own weight to a constant speed. 2. The auto track apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a roller conveyor for maintaining the apparatus. 4. The delivery roller of the carry-in lifter unit automatically rotates when the carry-in lifter unit is positioned on the designated shelf, and the take-in roller of the carry-out lifter unit is configured to carry the carry-out lifter unit. 2. The auto track apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the unit automatically rotates when the unit is positioned on the designated shelf. 5. The container transport vehicle is provided with a roller for transporting the container, and the carry-in lifter unit is provided with a carry-in table having carry-in rollers for carrying the container from the container carry vehicle, and 2. The auto track apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an output table provided with an output roller for unloading the container to the container transport vehicle is provided in the lifter unit. 3. 6. The auto track apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lowermost shelf is inclined by making the carry-out lifter side higher than the carry-in lifter side.