JP3290641B2 - Transport conveyor and mechanical parking device provided with the same - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transport conveyor capable of transporting a transported object in an arbitrary direction, a transport conveyor capable of transporting the transported object by arbitrarily changing the direction of the transported object, and a mechanical parking device provided with these.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional belt conveyor conveys a conveyed material in one direction along a predetermined conveying path set, for example, in a straight line or a curved line. For this reason, when it is necessary to convey a conveyed object while changing its direction, for example, in a direction orthogonal to 90 ° without changing its direction (transport), a roller conveyor is employed.

[0003] In the transfer device having the roller conveyor, the roller conveyors are arranged so as to be orthogonal to each other at 90 ° on a horizontal plane, and between a plurality of rollers of one of the roller conveyors at an orthogonal portion, the rollers are orthogonal to the roller conveyor. A plurality of rollers of the other roller conveyor are provided, and when the conveyed object is conveyed by one roller conveyor and the conveyed object reaches the orthogonal portion, the roller of the other roller conveyor is raised and conveyed by the other roller conveyor. The goods are conveyed and 9
It is possible to convey while changing the direction in a direction orthogonal to 0 °.

[0004]

However, in the above-described roller conveyor, since there is a relatively large gap between the rollers, various problems such as falling of various objects into the gap and the like, and the downward movement through the gap. Problems such as dropping occurred.

[0005] In particular, when the roller conveyor is installed on the floor in a place where people frequently enter, there is a danger that, for example, the heel of a woman may fall into the gap and cause loss of balance. Therefore, there is a problem that, for example, belongings enter below and take time to take out.

[0006] Examples of places where people frequently enter include a parking berth, a parking berth, and a parking berth of a mechanical parking device. The entry berth is an area where the driver or the passenger occupies the vehicle by driving the driver to automatically carry the vehicle into the parking device, and the driver or the passenger gets off the vehicle. This is an area where the passenger gets on the vehicle and gets out of the parking device by the driver's driving, and the entrance / exit berth is an area which also serves as the above-mentioned entrance berth and exit berth. However, if the roller conveyor is installed for vehicle transportation, the above-described problem occurs.

Further, in a conveyor used in various devices including the mechanical parking device, it is necessary to convey a conveyed object in an arbitrary direction or to change the direction of the conveyed object arbitrarily. Coveted.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and eliminates problems such as various objects falling into gaps and problems such as falling down through gaps. It is an object of the present invention to provide a transport conveyor capable of transporting a conveyed product in an arbitrary direction or arbitrarily changing the direction of the conveyed product, and a mechanical parking device including the same.

[0009]

A transport conveyor according to the present invention is capable of sliding a plurality of endless wires arranged side by side so as to be orthogonal to each other in the horizontal direction and each wire in the axial direction. Each tubular member to accommodate, the tubular member to accommodate the wire, each having a wavy shape portion waving in the vertical direction and alternately with the tubular member in the direction orthogonal to this along its axis, It has a stitch-like portion that crosses the bottom and forms a stitch as a whole, and the wavy-shaped portion has an opening at the top of its crest to allow the wire to be exposed and the wire to come into contact with the conveyed object. The wire is guided and supported by the tubular member, and the wire group on one side and the wire group on the other side in a direction perpendicular to the one are circulated independently.

According to the transport conveyor configured as described above, since the transport surface side of the transported material of the tubular member that slidably accommodates the wire is formed in a stitch shape, the gap on the transport surface side is narrow. . In addition, the wire rod exposed from the opening at the top of the ridge of the tubular member and in contact with the conveyed material becomes the conveyance surface, and the wire rod group on one side and the wire group on the other side in a direction orthogonal to this are independently circulated and driven. Therefore, the conveyed object is conveyed at a synthetic speed in the synthetic direction of the conveying force of both wire rod groups.

Further, in the transport conveyor according to the present invention, four of the above-mentioned transport conveyors are installed adjacent to each other in a horizontal direction, and the two transport conveyors of the four transport conveyors are in the direction of being adjacent to each other. When one direction which is the disposing direction of the wire group on one side is the X direction, and the direction orthogonal thereto is the Y direction, it is the wire group between the conveyers at one diagonal position and the X direction or the Y direction. Only one of the wire groups is circulated in the opposite direction to each other, and only the other wire group in the X direction or Y direction between the conveyors at the other diagonal position is circulated in the opposite direction. ,
In addition, a predetermined driving is performed in which the wire rods at the wavy portions of the conveyors at the two diagonal positions are driven in either one of a direction away from each other and a direction facing each other.

According to the transport conveyor configured as described above, the above-described predetermined drive is executed in a state where the axes of all four transport conveyors are aligned with the axis of the transported object in the horizontal direction. Then, the conveyed object is rotated around the axis.

Here, a specific configuration of the wire is, for example, a wire-like member.

Further, if the tubular member is made of stainless steel, it has excellent corrosion resistance, so that grease or the like, which is necessary when it is made of, for example, iron, is unnecessary.

Further, when the transport conveyor is applied to a mechanical parking device having a plurality of parking rooms capable of accommodating vehicles and capable of automatically loading / unloading vehicles into / from the parking rooms, For example, it is necessary to convey the vehicle while changing the conveyance direction of the vehicle by 90 °, or to change the conveyance direction of the vehicle by 90 ° or 180 °, for example, so that the function is sufficiently exhibited.

Further, it is preferable that the transport conveyor is installed on the floor of a berth where the vehicle enters, leaves, or enters or exits. These areas are places where people frequently enter, but in the above-mentioned conveyor, the gap on the conveyance surface side is narrow, so that, for example, a woman's heel falls into the gap or, for example, through the gap. There is no danger of the belongings getting down.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main part of a transport conveyor according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the transport conveyor of FIG. 1 together with a drive system.

As shown in FIG. 1, the conveyor 1 of the present embodiment includes a large number of tubular members 2 which are arranged side by side so as to be orthogonal to each other in the horizontal direction. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the tubular member 2 has a wavy portion 3 which undulates vertically in an upper portion thereof, and is continuous with both ends of the wavy portion 3 as shown in FIG. 2. A substantially linear lower portion 4 is provided immediately below the wavy portion 3.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, these tubular members 2 extend along the axis of the corrugated portion 3 as shown in FIGS.
A stitch-like portion 6 which alternately intersects with the other tubular member 2 in the orthogonal direction with the top and bottom reversed and forms a stitch-like shape in the entire wavy portion 3 is formed. In the stitch-like portion 6, the front, rear, left and right stitches are adjacent to each other, and the gap therebetween is small. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the stitch-like portion 6 is configured to form a substantially rectangular body in plan view. Then, as shown in FIG.
With the lower surface of the frame 7 mounted on the frame 7,
Is fixedly supported.

As shown in FIG. 2, each tubular member 2 accommodates an endless wire 5 slidably in the axial direction. The wire 5 is a wire-like member, and is made of a high-strength material such as Kevlar fiber (manufactured by DuPont). The tubular member 2 is made of, for example, stainless steel having excellent corrosion resistance.

In the tubular member 2 accommodating the wire 5, the wire 5 is exposed above each peak of the wavy portion 3, and the wire 5 comes into contact with the lower surface of the conveyed object 8 indicated by a virtual line. An enabling opening 2a is formed.

Also, a part of the lower part 4 of each tubular member 2 includes:
An opening 2b is formed, and the wire 5 is led out of the opening 2b. Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the extending direction of the one side wire group extending so as to face one direction is X.
Direction, the direction of extension of the wire group on the other side extending in a direction orthogonal to the direction is the Y direction, the wire group extending in the X direction is the X wire group, and the wire group extending in the Y direction is the Y wire group. To explain the drive system for driving the wire 5, as shown in FIG. 2, each wire 5 derived from the opening 2 b in the X-ray material group is connected to a pulley 9 installed corresponding to each wire 5. Each of the pulleys 9 is fixed to a drive shaft 10 of an X-direction drive motor (not shown) installed corresponding to the X-ray material group, and all the wires 5 in the X-ray material group are The drive motor circulates in the X direction.

On the other hand, the drive system of the Y-wire group is configured similarly to the X-ray group, and all the wires 5 of the Y-wire group are circulated in the Y-direction by a Y-direction drive motor (not shown). Have been. These X-direction and Y-direction drive motors are configured to be rotatable forward and backward. According to the drive of these drive motors, the wire 5 circulates while being guided and supported by the tubular member 2, and the wire 5 exposed from the opening 2a is conveyed. The transported object 8 is configured to move while frictionally contacting the object 8 so that the transported object 8 is frictionally transported.

According to the transport conveyor 1 configured as described above, when the X-ray material group is driven to circulate in the X direction and the Y-wire material group is driven to circulate in the Y direction, the conveyed article 8 becomes Are conveyed at the synthetic speed in the synthetic direction of the conveying force.

That is, for example, the X-ray material group is circulated so that the wire 5 at the corrugated portion 3 of the X-ray material group moves in one direction in the X direction (for example, the direction in which the front part of the conveyed object 8 faces). While being driven, the wire 5 at the wavy portion 3 of the Y wire group
However, when the Y wire group is circulated and driven so as to move in one direction of the Y direction at the same speed as the X wire group, the conveyed object 8 moves at a combined speed in the direction of 45 ° without changing its direction. Transported,
Further, for example, when the driving of the Y-ray material group is stopped and the X-ray material group is driven to circulate in the X-direction, the transported object 8 is transported at a predetermined speed in the X-direction. Is stopped and the Y wire group is driven to circulate in the Y direction,
Is transported at a predetermined speed in the Y direction.

As described above, in the present embodiment, since the transport surface side of the tubular member 2 that slidably accommodates the wire 5 is formed in a stitch shape, the gap on the transport surface side is reduced, and With the wire 5 exposed from the opening 2a at the upper part of the ridge of the tubular member 2 and in contact with the transported object 8 as a transport surface, a wire group on one side (for example, an X-ray group) and a wire group on the other side in a direction orthogonal to this ( (For example, the Y-wire group) is independently circulated, so that the transported object 8 is transported at a composite speed in the composite direction of the transporting force of the two wire groups. Therefore, the conveyed object 8 can be conveyed in an arbitrary direction while eliminating such a problem that various objects drop into the gap and a problem such as falling down through the gap.

In particular, if the conveyor 1 is used on the floor of a place where people enter frequently, for example, the heel of a woman may fall into the gap on the side of the conveyor of the conveyor 1 or the gap may be inserted through the gap. For example, since there is no danger of belongings going down, safety is ensured and consideration for the user is improved.

In this embodiment, the tubular member 2
However, because it is composed of stainless steel having excellent corrosion resistance, for example, grease or the like necessary when the tubular member is composed of, for example, iron is not required, especially when it is installed in a place where people frequently enter. In addition, the appearance is improved and a feeling of cleanliness can be given.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the overall structure of a mechanical multi-story parking device having a transport conveyor according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 shows a part of the transport conveyor in FIG. 3 together with wheels. It is sectional drawing.

First, the overall configuration of a mechanical multi-story parking device (mechanical parking device) 11 will be described with reference to FIG. This mechanical multi-story parking device 11 has a predetermined floor F
A berth 12 is provided. This entry / exit berth 1
Reference numeral 2 denotes an area where the vehicle V is driven by the driver to automatically carry the vehicle V into the parking device 11 and the driver or the passenger gets off the vehicle V, and the vehicle V that is automatically carried out.
Is a region where a driver or a fellow passenger gets on the vehicle V and gets out of the parking device 11 by driving the vehicle V.

An entrance / exit booth 14 is provided in the area beside the entrance / exit berth 12. This entry / exit booth 14
In the part facing the entrance / exit berth 12, there is a vehicle entrance 1
4a, a lift door (not shown) for opening and closing the vehicle entrance 14a is provided.

A single or a plurality of parking floors P are set below the floor F, and a plurality of parking rooms 16 for accommodating the vehicles V are arranged in a plurality of rows on the parking floor P. A running path 13 is provided between the rows of the parking rooms 16.
Is set, and a traveling vehicle 17 that runs on the traveling path 13 by itself is disposed on the traveling path 13.

The area on the parking floor P adjacent to the traveling path 13 and the entry / exit booth 14 are connected by a hoistway E, and a lift 18 for moving up and down the hoistway E is provided in the hoistway E.

The lifts 18, the carriages 17, and the parking rooms 16 are provided with traversing conveyors 20f and 20r, respectively. The traversing conveyors 20f and 20r are, for example, conveyors such as belt conveyors, and are installed corresponding to the front wheels and the rear wheels of the vehicle V, respectively.
By driving r, the wheels of the vehicle V are transferred in the width direction of the vehicle V. Therefore, the lift 18 and the traveling vehicle 17
Between the traveling carriage 17 and each parking room 16,
Can be transferred. These traversing conveyors 20
In the present embodiment, f and 20r are configured to have the same width.

In particular, in the present embodiment, a conveyor 21 is provided on the floor of the entrance / exit berth 12.
In the transport conveyor 21, the X-ray group is arranged parallel to the direction of entry of the vehicle V (perpendicular to the lateral feed direction of the vehicle V by the traversing conveyors 20f, 20r), and the Y-line group is disposed perpendicular to this. It is configured to form a substantially rectangular body in plan view.

The difference between this conveyor 21 and the conveyor 1 described in the first embodiment is that, as shown in FIG. 4, the tubular members 2 crossing each other are connected to each other so as to withstand a high load. The point is that they are arranged so as to be in close contact with each other to support each other. Other configurations are the same as those of the transport conveyor 1 described in the first embodiment, and therefore, are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

In the mechanical multi-story parking device 11 having the above-described structure, the vehicle V is driven by the driver by opening and closing the entrance gate G1 installed at the entrance of the entrance / exit berth 12. To enter. Here, the driver stops the vehicle V such that both the front wheels and the rear wheels are placed on the transport conveyor 21, and the driver and the fellow passenger get off here. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the wheels 22 of the vehicle V are placed on the respective wires 5 of the conveyor 21.

At this time, the driver and passengers walk down on the conveyor 21 and walk. However, as described above, the gap on the conveyor surface side of the conveyor 21 is narrow, There is no danger that, for example, the heel of a woman may fall into the gap or that personal belongings may enter downward through the gap, ensuring safety and improving consideration for the user. I have.

Further, as described above, since the tubular member 2 is made of stainless steel so that grease or the like is unnecessary, the appearance is improved and a clean feeling is given.

Then, when the driver or the passenger exits to the exit section (not shown), the X-ray material group of the transport conveyor 21 becomes X-ray.
The vehicle V is circulated and is conveyed in the X direction. At this time, the vehicle V is moved to the traversing conveyors 20f, 20f of the lift 18.
The vehicle V is conveyed so as to move to a predetermined position where the front wheel and the rear wheel of the vehicle V are located on the extension of r. The conveyance to the predetermined position is performed by providing a plurality of photoelectric sensors or image pickup devices capable of detecting the positions of the wheels on the conveyor 21 to detect the positions of the front wheels and the rear wheels. This can be realized by circulating the.

When the front wheels and the rear wheels of the vehicle V are conveyed to the predetermined positions in this way, the lift door of the vehicle entrance 14a is opened, and this time, the wire rod at the wavy portion 3 of the Y wire group of the transport conveyor 21 is opened. 5 is moved in the direction toward the lift 18 in the Y direction. At the same time, the traverse conveyors 20f and 20r of the lift 18 are circulated and driven in the same direction as the Y wire group. Is transferred to the lift 18 by cooperation of the transport conveyor 21 and the traversing conveyors 20f, 20r of the lift 18.

The lift 18 descends and the parking floor P
, And the vehicle V is driven by the traveling vehicle 17 by the cooperation of the traversing conveyors 20f and 20r of the lift 18 and the traveling vehicle 17.
Will be transferred to The traveling vehicle 17 travels by itself and stops beside the corresponding parking room 16, and the vehicle V moves to the corresponding parking room 16 by the cooperation of the traveling vehicle 17 and the transverse conveyors 20 f and 20 r of the corresponding parking room 16. It is transferred and loading is completed.

On the other hand, when the vehicle V is carried out from the parking room 16, the operation is substantially the reverse of the case of carrying in the vehicle V.
Is carried out from the parking room 16 to the traveling vehicle 17 and from the traveling vehicle 17 to the lift 18 in that order.

When the lift 18 reaches the floor F, the Y wire group is moved so that the wire 5 in the wave-shaped portion 3 of the Y wire group of the conveyor 21 moves in the Y direction away from the lift 18. At the same time as the circulation drive, lift 1
8 are circulated and driven in the same direction as the Y-wire group, and the vehicle V is transferred to the transport conveyor 21 by the cooperation of the transport conveyor 21 and the horizontal conveyors 20f, 20r of the lift 18.

In this way, the vehicle V is
After being transferred to the conveyor, the driver and passengers
You will walk on the vehicle and get on the vehicle V.
As in the case of the alighting described above, for example, the heel of a woman falls in the gap on the transport surface side of the transport conveyor 21,
There is no danger of, for example, belongings entering the space through the gap, so that safety is ensured and consideration for the user is improved.

The vehicle V on the conveyor 21
Is driven out of the parking device 11 from the entrance / exit berth 12 by the driver's operation.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the transport conveyer 21 is used to enter the mechanical multi-story parking device 11 which needs to be transported by changing the transport direction of the vehicle V by 90 °, especially when people frequently enter. Since it is applied to the unloading berth 12, its function is sufficiently exhibited.

In this embodiment, the vehicle V is transported in the X direction and then in the Y direction by the transport conveyor 21 so that the traverse conveyors 20f and 20r of the lift 18 are moved.
That is, the vehicle V is stored in the transport conveyor 21 so that the X direction of the transport conveyor 21 and the front-rear direction of the vehicle V coincide with each other by driving of the driver. 21, as described in the first embodiment, since the conveyed object can be conveyed in an arbitrary direction, what is the stop position and the stop posture of the vehicle V on the conveyer 21 of the entrance / exit berth 12? Even if the vehicle V stops on the transport conveyor 21 at any stop position and attitude, the transport conveyor 21 can transfer the vehicle V to the traversing conveyors 20f and 20r of the lift 18. In this way, by stopping the vehicle V on the transport conveyor 21 at an arbitrary stop position and posture as described above, it is possible to facilitate the entry work of the vehicle V by the driver.

Incidentally, in the present embodiment, the traversing conveyors 2 installed corresponding to the front wheels and the rear wheels of the vehicle V, respectively.
Since the widths of 0f and 20r are the same, the load on the traversing conveyor is smaller than in the conventional case where the width of the rear wheel conveyor is wide in order to absorb the variation in the position of the rear wheel with respect to the front wheel. The cost is reduced to reduce the cost, and further, the cost is further reduced by sharing the parts of the two traversing conveyors 20f and 20r. Outgoing parking and parking are also possible, and it is possible to diversify designs and applications.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the transport conveyor and its vicinity in a mechanical multi-story parking device having the transport conveyor according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

In the third embodiment, four conveyors 21 described in the second embodiment are installed adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction, and have a substantially rectangular shape as a whole in plan view. 31 are configured. The X-ray material group of the four conveyors 21 becomes parallel to the traveling paths 23 and 33 at predetermined positions between the traveling paths 23 and 33 installed in parallel in the parking device 11. A group of Y wires is disposed so as to be orthogonal to the group.

In the third embodiment, the direction of the vehicle V between the traveling vehicle 27 traveling on the traveling path 23 and the traveling vehicle 37 traveling on the traveling path 33 is controlled through the conveyor group 31. Is changed by 180 ° to deliver the vehicle V.

That is, in the third embodiment,
When the traveling vehicle 37 on which the vehicle V is mounted travels and stops at the side of the conveyor group 31, the wires 5 in the corrugated portions 3 of the Y wire group of the four conveyors 21 move in the Y direction along the traveling path 23.
4 conveyors 2 to move in the direction of
At the same time that one Y wire group is driven in circulation,
Are circulated and driven in the same direction as the Y wire group, and the vehicle V is transferred to the transport conveyor group 31 by cooperation of the transverse conveyors 20f, 20r of the traveling carriage 37 and the four transport conveyors 21. You. This conveyance is performed until the axis of the conveyor group 31 matches the axis of the vehicle V in the horizontal direction.

Here, for the sake of explanation, the four conveyors 21 are divided clockwise around the axis of the conveyor group 31 from the upper left in the figure to the conveyors 21A, 21B and 21.
When described below as C and 21D, the conveyors 21A and 21C at diagonal positions or the conveyors 21B and 21
The wire group between any one of the 1D conveyors is
Only one wire group of the X-ray material group or the Y wire material group is circulated in the opposite direction to each other, and only the other wire material group of the conveyors at the other diagonal position is circulated in the opposite direction to each other, In addition, since the wire rods of the corrugated portions 3 at the two diagonal positions are driven in either one of a direction away from each other or a direction facing each other, the vehicle 2 can move the watch around the axis of the transport conveyor group 31 as a center. Rotated clockwise or counterclockwise.

More specifically, for example, the wire members 5 at the corrugated portions 3 of the X-ray material group of one of the conveyors 21A and 21C at one diagonal position are circulated and driven so as to be separated from each other, and the other. Conveyors 21B, 21 at diagonal positions
When the wires 5 in the corrugated portions 3 of the Y wire groups D are driven to circulate away from each other, the vehicle 2 is rotated counterclockwise about the axis of the conveyor group 31.

Further, for example, the wires 5 in the corrugated portions 3 of the X-ray material group of the conveyors 21A and 21C at one diagonal position are circulated and driven in the direction facing each other, and the conveyors at the other diagonal position. When the wires 5 in the corrugated portions 3 of the Y wire group of 21B and 21D are circulated and driven to face each other, the vehicle 2 is rotated clockwise.

Further, for example, the wires 5 in the corrugated portions 3 of the Y wire group of the conveyors 21A and 21C at one diagonal position are circulated so as to be separated from each other, and the conveyors at the other diagonal position. When the wires 5 in the corrugated portions 3 of the X-ray material group of the X-ray materials 21B and 21D are driven to circulate away from each other, the vehicle 2 is rotated clockwise.

Further, for example, the wire 5 at the corrugated portion 3 of the Y wire group of the conveying conveyors 21A and 21C at one diagonal position is circulated and driven in the direction facing each other, and the conveying conveyor at the other diagonal position. When the wires 5 in the corrugated portions 3 of the X-ray material group of the X-ray materials 21B and 21D are circulated and driven to face each other, the vehicle 2 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction.

When the vehicle V is rotated in this way and the direction of the vehicle V is changed by 180 °, the wires 5 on the corrugated portions 3 of the Y wire group of the four conveyors 21 travel in the Y direction. At the same time as the Y-wire groups of the four conveyors 21 are circulated so as to move in the direction toward the road 23,
The traversing conveyors 20f and 20r of the traveling carriage 27 stopped beside the transport conveyor group 31 are circulated and driven in the same direction as the Y-wire group, and the vehicle V is connected to the four conveyors 21 and the traveling conveyors 20f and 20r of the traveling carriage 27. It is transferred to the traveling vehicle 27 by cooperation.

As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to change the direction of the vehicle V by 180 ° by the conveyor group 31 and convey the vehicle V, and employ the conveyor 21 of the second embodiment. In this way, the conveyor group 3
The gap on the side of the transfer surface 1 is narrowed, and problems such as various objects falling into the gap and problems such as falling down through the gap are eliminated.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the transport conveyor and its vicinity in a mechanical multi-story parking device having the transport conveyor according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In the fourth embodiment, the conveyor group 31 described in the third embodiment is installed so that one end of the conveyor 31 is orthogonal to the corner of the building in the parking device 11. The X-ray material group of the four conveyors 21 is located between the end portions on one side between the traveling paths 43 and 53.
, And a group of Y wires is disposed so as to be orthogonal to this.

In the fourth embodiment, the direction of the vehicle V between the traveling vehicle 47 traveling on the traveling path 43 and the traveling vehicle 57 traveling on the traveling path 53 via the conveyor group 31. Is changed by 90 °, and the vehicle V can be delivered.

That is, in the fourth embodiment,
When the vehicle V is conveyed until the axis of the conveyor group 31 and the axis in the horizontal direction of the vehicle V coincide with each other in the same manner as in the third embodiment, the same drive as in the third embodiment is executed to execute the vehicle. V is rotated.

At this time, when the vehicle V is rotated clockwise by 90 °, the vehicle V is transferred to the traveling bogie 57 such that the front portion of the vehicle V faces rightward in the figure, while the vehicle V is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise. When rotated, the vehicle V is mounted on the traveling vehicle 57 such that the rear portion of the vehicle V faces rightward in the figure.

As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to change the direction of the vehicle V by 90 ° by the conveyor group 31 and to convey the vehicle V at this time. Is also possible, and in addition,
By employing the transport conveyor 21 of the embodiment, the gap on the transport surface side of the transport conveyor group 31 is narrowed, and various problems such as falling into the gap, falling down through the gap, etc. Of course, has been eliminated.

By using the conveyor group 31, it is of course possible to change the direction of the vehicle 2 arbitrarily to a direction other than 90 ° and 180 ° and convey the vehicle.

As described above, the present invention has been specifically described based on the embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the second embodiment, the floor of a place where people frequently enter is described. It is assumed that the function can be sufficiently exerted if it is adopted on the surface, and the transport conveyor 21 is adopted for the entrance / exit berth 12 of the mechanical parking device, but it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to this location.

In a mechanical parking device in which the entrance berth and the exit berth are separately installed, only the entrance berth is provided.
It is also possible to employ the transport conveyor 21 only for the exit berth.

In the second embodiment, the berth 1
A lift entrance / exit booth 14 is provided on two sides, but an entrance / exit booth for a traveling vehicle may be disposed on the entrance / exit berth 12 side, for example.

Further, the conveyor 21 of the second embodiment,
The transport conveyor group 31 of the third and fourth embodiments is particularly preferably formed in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, but is not limited to this shape.

Further, the conveyor groups 31 of the third and fourth embodiments can be applied to the berth described in the second embodiment.

In the above-described embodiment, the width of the traversing conveyors 20f and 20r is set to be the same, but the width of the traversing conveyor is narrower for the front wheel and the width of the conveyor for the rear wheel is smaller. It may be wide.

Further, assuming that the function can be sufficiently exhibited, particularly in the third and fourth embodiments, the transport conveyor group 31 is used.
Is applied to the mechanical parking device, but is of course applicable to other devices than the mechanical parking device.

[0075]

The transport conveyor of the present invention has a tubular member which slidably accommodates a wire material, the transport surface side of the transported material is formed in a stitch shape, the gap on the transport surface side is narrowed, and the tubular member has With the wire exposed from the opening at the top of the mountain and in contact with the conveyed material as the conveying surface, the wire group on one side and the wire group on the other side in a direction orthogonal to this are each independently driven to circulate, and the conveyed material is Since it is configured to transport at a composite speed in the composite direction of the transport force of the wire rod group, it eliminates problems such as various objects falling into gaps and problems such as falling down through gaps. In addition, it is possible to convey the article in an arbitrary direction. In particular, when the transport conveyor is used on the floor surface where people frequently enter, there is a risk that, for example, the heel of a woman may fall into the gap or that belongings may enter downward through the gap. Since there is no such information, it is possible to ensure safety and improve consideration for users.

Further, in the transport conveyor of the present invention, four of the above-mentioned transport conveyors are installed adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction, and the axis of the entire four transport conveyors and the axis of the transported object in the horizontal direction are aligned. And the direction in which the two wire conveyors of the four conveyors are adjacent to each other and the direction in which one of the wire groups is disposed is the X direction, which is orthogonal to the X direction. When the direction is the Y direction, only one of the wire groups of the conveyors at one diagonal position in either the X direction or the Y direction is circulated in the opposite direction to each other, and the other pair of wires is driven. Only the other wire group in the X direction or the Y direction between the conveyors at the angular positions,
The predetermined driving is performed such that the wire rods are circulated in opposite directions to each other, and the wire rods in the wavy portions of the conveyors at both diagonal positions are driven in one of a direction away from each other and a direction facing each other. Therefore, since the conveyed object is configured to rotate about the axis, troubles such as various objects falling into the gap and troubles such as falling downward through the gap are eliminated. In addition, it is possible to convey the article while arbitrarily changing the direction of the article.

If the transport conveyor is provided with a plurality of parking rooms capable of accommodating vehicles and a mechanical parking device capable of automatically loading / unloading vehicles into / from the parking rooms, the mechanical parking In the device, for example, the conveyance direction of the vehicle is changed by 90 °, and the conveyance is performed, for example, the direction of the vehicle is changed by 90 °, 180 °.
Since it is necessary to change the transport, the above function can be sufficiently exhibited.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main part of a transport conveyor according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the transport conveyor of FIG. 1 together with a drive system.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating an overall configuration of a mechanical multi-story parking device including a transport conveyor according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a part of the conveyor shown in FIG. 3 together with wheels.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the transport conveyor and its vicinity in a mechanical multi-story parking device including the transport conveyor according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the transport conveyor and its vicinity in a mechanical multi-story parking device including the transport conveyor according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 21: conveyor, 2: tubular member, 2a: opening of corrugated portion, 3: corrugated portion, 5: wire (wire-shaped member), 6: stitched portion, 8: conveyed object, 11: mechanical type Multi-story parking device (mechanical parking device), 12 ... berth entrance / exit berth, 1
6: parking room, 31: transport conveyor group (four transport conveyors), V: vehicle.

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Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] A plurality of endless wires arranged adjacent to each other so as to be orthogonal to each other in a horizontal direction, and each tubular member accommodating each wire slidably in its axial direction. The tubular member for accommodating the wire is provided with a wave-shaped portion each waving in the vertical direction, and alternately with the tubular member in a direction perpendicular to the axis along the axis thereof, crossing upside down and crossing the whole. A stitch-like portion forming a stitch shape, the wavy-shaped portion has an opening at an upper part of a crest thereof so that the wire is exposed and the wire can be brought into contact with a conveyed object; A transport conveyor, wherein the one side wire group and the other side wire group in a direction orthogonal to the one side are circulated independently while being guided and supported by the tubular member. 2. The four conveyors according to claim 1, which are installed horizontally adjacent to each other, wherein the two conveyors of the four conveyors are adjacent to each other. When one direction, which is the disposition direction of the side wire group, is defined as an X direction and a direction orthogonal to the X direction is defined as a Y direction, it is a wire group between the conveyors at one diagonal position.
Only one wire group in the X direction or the Y direction is circulated in the opposite direction, and only the other wire group in the X direction or the Y direction between the conveyors at the other diagonal position is in the opposite direction. Wherein the wire rods at the wavy portions of the conveyors at both diagonal positions are driven in one of a direction away from each other and a direction facing each other. 3. The conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the wire is a wire-shaped member. 4. The conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the tubular member is made of stainless steel. 5. A mechanical parking device having a plurality of parking rooms capable of accommodating a vehicle and capable of automatically loading / unloading the vehicle into / from the parking room, wherein the mechanical parking device comprises: A mechanical parking device comprising the transport conveyor according to claim 1. 6. The mechanical parking device according to claim 5, wherein the transport conveyor is installed on a floor surface of a berth where the vehicle enters, leaves, or enters or leaves the vehicle.