JP3425687B2 - Automatic file storage system for file holders - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic warehousing apparatus and its automatic warehousing method for automatically storing a file holder storing a file such as a medical record at a predetermined shelf position.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The applicant of the present invention has previously filed Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 8-19840.
In Japanese Patent Publication No. 7, an automatic loading / unloading device for loading and unloading a file holder with a delivery device interposed between a trolley and a storage rack was proposed. The file holder has a structure in which a storage body for storing files is formed in the lower portion and a locking body serving as a suspended portion is formed in the upper portion, and the locking body is suspended by a holder attached to a shelf board. It is stored in a storage shelf. Normally, the file holder is prepared in several types depending on the thickness of the storage body so that the file holder can be used properly according to the amount of files.

Now, looking at the storing process of the file holder in the automatic storing / discharging device, first, a plurality of holders similar to those attached to the storage rack are provided on the storing carriage at a constant pitch. It is attached, and the operator suspends the file holders one by one on this holder. When you finish setting the file holder, install the dolly at the entrance of the automatic loading / unloading device and instruct the loading on the operation panel.
The delivery device pulls out the file holder from the cart, determines the data unique to the file holder in the delivery device, and then moves to the shelf position most suitable for storing the file holder, and stores the file holder.

[0004]

However, in the step of storing the file holders, it takes time because the file holders must be inserted into the holders one by one when setting the file holders on the carriage. When the holders are inserted in different directions (front and back), and when there are file holders of each thickness type, it is necessary to set them while considering the insertion pitch, which is very troublesome for the operator. It was a warehousing work. As a matter of course, the mixture of the thickness types forms a useless space between the adjacent file holders, which also causes a significant reduction in the accommodation efficiency of the file holders in the carriage.

Further, since the transfer device has a structure capable of holding only one file holder, it is necessary to reciprocate between the carriage and the storage shelf for each file holder, which results in a long storage time. However, there has been a problem that power consumption increases. Furthermore, since the unique data of the file holder, such as ID identification and thickness measurement, is determined in the delivery device, when a file holder in error occurs, a step of ejecting the file holder from the delivery device is required. It was an inefficient file holder storage process as a whole.

The present invention was created in order to solve such a problem, and reduces the labor load on the operator in the warehousing process and also has an automatic warehousing device and an automatic warehousing for a file holder with good warehousing efficiency. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and at the same time provide an automatic storage device for a file holder that consumes less power.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention stores a file holder composed of a storage body for storing a file and a locking body located above the storage body in a storage shelf. An automatic warehousing device for file holders, in which a trolley having a holder mounting portion that allows a plurality of file holders to be placed in close contact with each other and a file holder mounted on the holder mounting portion are carried out from the trolley. A holder carrying-out mechanism, a chucking means having a holding part for holding the locking body of the file holder, a transfer means for transferring the chucking means to transfer the file holder, and a plurality of file holders can be stored. And a transfer device having storage means for storing the unique data of the file holder that is interposed between the carriage and the transfer device and is carried out from the carriage. Equipped with a holder judging means for judging whether the file holder is correct or incorrect by another or measuring and a holder selecting means for selecting the correct file holder based on the result of the holder judging means, and transferring only the legitimate file holder to the transfer device. The automatic storage device of the file holder including the storage transfer device. Further, the holder unloading mechanism is provided on the dolly side, and the drive source of the holder unloading mechanism is configured to be supplied when the dolly is installed at a predetermined position.

The file holder has a specified thickness.
It has multiple types depending on the difference
The files are placed so that the types are mixed.
The holders are trolleyed one by one via the holder unloading mechanism.
It is configured to be carried out from .

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of an automatic storage apparatus for a file holder and an automatic storage method according to the present invention will first be described by showing the entire file holder management apparatus (automatic storage / receipt apparatus). 1 is an external perspective view of the file holder management device, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the layout of each built-in device of the file holder management device, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the layout of the built-in devices around the entrance, and FIG. It is a sectional view showing a layout of a built-in device around the mouth.

"Outline of File Holder Management Device 1"
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a file holder management device, and a storage opening 3 for setting a trolley 2 on which a file holder (described in detail later) is loaded is formed on both left and right sides of a lower front surface of a panel 1a serving as a housing. At the center of the lower part of the front surface, a delivery port 4 for setting the cart 2 to receive the file holder to be delivered is formed. Trolley 2
In order to ensure convenience, it has a common specification regardless of whether it is for loading or unloading. Inside the file holder management device 1, on the left and right sides on the back side when facing the front, storage shelves 6 each composed of a plurality of shelves for storing file holders are arranged facing each other. A transfer unit 7 that transfers a transfer device 8 that transfers the file holder is disposed therebetween. The transport unit 7 is supported by a ceiling rail arranged at an upper part and a floor rail arranged at a lower part, and the carrier section 6
A support column 152 that is movable in the depth direction along the front surface of the device, and a support 153 that is attached to the support column 152 so as to be vertically movable up and down and that mounts the delivery device 8 thereon. Further, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.
The warehousing transfer device 5 is arranged between the trolley 2 and the storage shelf 6 set in the above, and as shown in FIG. 4, the warehousing transfer device 9 is located above the unloading port 4. There is.
The receiving process of the file holder is the trolley 2 set in the receiving port 3 → the receiving transfer device 5 → the transfer device 8 → the storage shelf 6, and the output process is the storage shelf 6 → the transfer device 8 → the transfer device 9 → It becomes the trolley 2 set in the exit port 4.

At the upper part of the one entrance 3 of the panel 1a,
An error exit 1b for issuing an error-processed file holder and an emergency exit 1c for suddenly exiting a specific file holder are provided, and the exit 4 is provided above the other entrance 3. Separately, a temporary individual delivery port 1d is provided that allows the file holders to be delivered together. An operation panel 1e including a display, a switch and the like is provided above the exit port 4. Here, the file holder that comes out from the error delivery port 1b is one that is conveyed via the delivery device 8 (for example,
This is different from the file holder that has been error-processed by the holder determination means 65 of the receiving / transferring device 5 described later in detail, for example, when a non-regulated file holder is already stored in the storage shelf 6.

"File Holder 10 and Storage Shelf 6" Next, the file holder and storage shelf will be described with reference to FIGS. 5A and 5B are explanatory views of the file holder. FIG. 5A is a front view, FIG. 5B is a side view, and FIG.
6A and 6B are explanatory views of the storage shelf, FIG. 6A is a partial front view, FIG. 6B is a partial cross-sectional view, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the insertion / removal relationship between the storage shelf and the file holder. File holder 10
Has a structure that can be opened and closed by opening and closing knobs 12f and 12f, and in a folded (closed) state, a storage body 11 for storing a file such as a chart and a long locking body 1
Form 2. The housing 11 is molded of a synthetic resin material such as polypropylene or a paper material, and the middle portion is the bottom portion 1.
1a has a structure formed by folding back, and various thicknesses such as 8 mm, 15 mm, 20 mm, 30 mm are prepared, and used depending on the type and amount of files to be stored. The locking body 12 is integrally attached to the upper portion of the storage body 11 via the lower edge portion 12b,
The lower surface end portions 12a, 12a are exposed at the front and rear ends thereof. A pair of left and right locked surfaces 12c, 12c are formed on the upper portion of the locking body 12 across the front and rear ends. Further, in this embodiment, the insertion guide portion 1 is provided at the front and rear side end portions of the storage body 11.
1c (see also FIG. 7) is provided so that the thickness of the housing 11 is gradually reduced toward the outside.
At the time of transfer with each device or the storage shelf 6, the collision of the file holders is prevented by the wedge effect, and the transferability of the file holder is made smooth.

An engaging hole 12d is formed in the vicinity of the front and rear ends of the locking body 12 so that claw members 92a and 92b of the transfer device 8 described later can be engaged, and a central portion of the engaging hole 12d depends on the thickness of the file holder. A type determination hole 12e for determining the type (8 mm type, 15 mm type, etc.) is formed. Light transmission type sensors 67a, 67 described later are provided in the type determination holes 12e.
The detection light of b is transmitted, and the type determination hole 1
The type of the file holder is determined by the combination of the presence or absence of 2e and the location of the hole. Further, a pocket portion 11b is formed on the inner surface of the storage body 11 for storing the paper piece 15 to which the bar code 13 serving as an ID code for identifying each file holder is attached. Reference numeral 11d indicates a through hole that exposes the barcode 13 to the outside so that the barcode reader can read it. In this embodiment, the pocket portion 11b and the through hole 11d are formed on both sides of the storage body 11 in a rotationally symmetrical manner. Therefore, the paper piece 15 with the same bar code 13 is attached to both pockets 11b.
By inserting it into the, it becomes possible to read from the barcode reader regardless of the orientation of the front and back of the file holder.

Next, referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, the storage shelf 6 has a structure in which a plurality of holders 14 for suspending file holders are attached to a plurality of shelves 6a partitioned by blocks. There is. In the holder 14, the shelf hanging portion 14a has a shelf plate 6a.
It is fixedly attached to the shelf plate 6a by sandwiching the front and rear edges 6b. A holder suspension portion 14b for suspending the file holder is formed below the shelf suspension portion 14a, and the engaged surface 12 of the engagement body 12 is formed by the slit portion 14c.
Lock c and suspend the file holder. Reference numeral 6c is
Reference numeral 6d is a leaf spring material that presses the upper surface of the locking body 12 of the file holder that has entered to prevent the file holder from falling off the holder 14, and the reference numeral 6d abuts against the end portion of the locking body 12 to indicate the file holder. It is a stopper for positioning. On the front surface of the shelf 6a, a mark 6e (a hole or the like) for positioning the delivery device 8 is formed in the slit portion 14 of each holder 14.
It is formed concentrically with the slit core of c. In the holder 14 having the above structure, the attachment interval between the adjacent holders 14 can be arbitrarily set according to the thickness of the file holder to be stored. For example, as shown in FIG. A group to be attached to the shelf 6a on the right side of the plate 6f with a mounting interval for storing a thick file holder, and a group to be attached closely to the shelf 6a on the left side to store a thin file holder. It can be divided.

Now, the automatic warehousing apparatus according to the present embodiment mainly comprises a trolley 2, a warehousing transfer apparatus 5 and a delivery apparatus 8. Hereinafter, they will be described in order. "Bogie 2" Fig. 8 is an external perspective view showing the bogie (partially cut away),
9A and 9B are explanatory views showing the gate mechanism, FIG. 9A is a perspective view, and FIG. 9B is a cross-sectional view of a main part. The trolley | bogie 2 makes the casing 21 in which the upper surface and the front surface inserted in the warehousing opening 3 were formed as an enclosure, attaches the holder mounting plate 22 so that this casing 21 may be divided into an upper space,
A holder placement section 23 for placing a file holder to be stored is provided, and a lower space is provided as an error holder storage section 24 for storing a file holder that has been subjected to error processing by a storage transfer apparatus 5 described later. With this structure, when the operator sets the file holder on the trolley 2, the operator simply puts the locking body 12 (see FIG. 5) from the upper opening of the casing 21 on the holder mounting plate 22. When there are a plurality of file holders, they are packed and placed so that the housings 11 are in close contact with each other. Since the bar codes 13 are attached to both sides of the storage body 11 in a rotationally symmetrical manner,
It can be placed regardless of the orientation of the front and back sides, and even if the file holders are of various types such as 8 mm type and 15 mm type, they can be placed randomly.
It should be noted that the upper portion of the inner surface of the casing 21 is formed with inclined surfaces 21a, 21a so that the file holder can be easily inserted therein. Reference numerals 25 and 26 denote casters and handles, respectively.

Next, the holder unloading mechanism 2 for unloading the file holder mounted on the holder mounting portion 23 from the carriage 2.
7 will be described. As a means for unloading the file holder from the dolly 2, various mechanisms are conceivable, for example, a handling arm is provided in the storage entrance 3, and the file holder is nipped and carried out by the handling arm. However, in the present embodiment, This carry-out mechanism has a simple structure and is provided on the side of the carriage 2. Holder mounting plate 22
A rectangular elongated hole 22a is formed in the center of the carriage 2 along the longitudinal (front-rear) direction, and the block piece 29 is slidable in the front-rear direction of the carriage 2 below the rectangular elongated hole 22a. It is fitted on the pair of shafts 28. On the upper surface of the block piece 29, the support member 30 that abuts on the rearmost file holder of the file holders mounted on the holder mounting plate 22 to support its vertical posture and the block piece 29 is manually slid. A handle 31 for an operator, which is used when making it, is attached. The block piece 29 has, on its lower surface, upper and lower pulleys 33 located on the front side of the carriage 2.
a, 33b and tension roller 34 for tension adjustment
It is also fixed to the timing belt 32 which is wound around the pulley 33c located on the rear side of the carriage 2. Therefore, if any one of the pulleys 33a to 33c is used as a drive pulley and the block piece 29 is intermittently slid forward, the file holder pushed by the support member 30 is moved forward from the front opening surface of the holder mounting portion 23 (hereinafter referred to as the carrying portion). It will be carried out one by one from the outlet 23a).

In the present embodiment, in consideration of the mobility of the carriage 2, the drive source of the holder carry-out mechanism 27 is not provided on the carriage 2 side, and when the carriage 2 is installed at a predetermined position of the storage entrance 3. It is configured to be supplied. First, as a drive pulley,
The transmission gear 35 is coaxially attached to the pulley 33b. On the other hand, referring to FIG. 11, the drive motor 44 having the drive gear 44a and the block plate 44b fixed to the rotary shaft is installed at a predetermined portion in the file holder management device 1. A driven gear 45 is rotatably attached to the tip end side of the block plate 44b and meshes with the drive gear 44a. The driven gear 45 is located below the drive gear 44a when the trolley 2 is not inserted in the storage port 3, and when the trolley 2 is installed at a predetermined position in the storage port 3, the rotation axis of the drive motor 44 is as shown in FIG. The driven gear 45 that rotates clockwise in 11 and meshes with the drive gear 44a is supported by the block plate 44b and rotates clockwise, and meshes with the left side of the transmission gear 35.
When the drive motor 44 is driven to rotate intermittently, the driven gear 45 rotates and transmits a rotational force to the transmission gear 35 to drive the holder unloading mechanism 27. As described above, the drive source supply means in the present embodiment has a structure that also has a function of absorbing the positional deviation of the carriage 2 by interposing the driven gear 45. Note that the file holders placed on the trolley 2 may have various specified thicknesses such as 8 mm type and 15 mm type. Therefore, in order to carry out one file at a time, the drive motor 44 rotates intermittently. It is necessary to make the angles different. This will be described later.

Next, it is normally in a closed state, and when the trolley 2 is installed in a predetermined position, it is in an open state to open the carry-out port 23a of the holder mounting portion 23 and to open the file holder to the outside. The gate mechanism 36 that can be carried out will be described. A pair of left and right rectangular gate plates 37, 37 are openably and closably attached to both side edges of the casing 21 where the carry-out port 23a is located, and are normally in a state parallel to the surface of the carry-out port 23a (see FIG. 8). State), the file holder is prevented from falling. The side plate of the casing 21 is shown in FIG.
As shown in the cross section, the outer plate 21b and the inner plate 21c form a double structure, and a substantially rectangular parallelepiped slide block 38 is provided inside the elongated holes 38a, 38a. It is supported by support pins 39, 39 fixed to the middle plate 21c, and is attached so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. Protrusions 38b, 38b that come into contact with the gate plate 37 are formed above and below the slide block 38, and an inclined surface 38c is formed on the front side of the lower end. Further, a bracket (not shown) attached to the casing 21 is provided. ), The slide block 38 is always urged downward by a tension spring 40.

The gate plate 37 is urged to rotate so as to close the carry-out port 23a by a torsion spring 41 attached to one side of the inner plate 21c, and the edge portion located on the outer plate 21b side. Rotation is restricted by the contact of 37a with the bent portion 21d formed on the outer plate 21b. Notches 37b and 37b are formed above and below the edge portion 37a of the gate plate 37, and the notch positions are located immediately above the protrusions 38b and 38b of the slide block 38, as shown in FIG. 9A. Has become. On the other hand, a lock releasing member 42 and a pushing member 43 are provided at a predetermined portion in the file holder management device 1.
Is fixedly attached. The tip of the unlocking member 42 is located closer to the carriage 2 than the tip of the pushing member 43. The gate mechanism 36 has the above-mentioned configuration. When the trolley 2 is inserted into the loading slot 3, first, the slide block 3
8 is pressed against the inclined surface 42a of the lock releasing member 42 at the portion of the inclined surface 38c, and slides upward against the tensile force of the tension spring 40. That is, the protrusion 38
b and 38b are located at the same height as the notches 37b and 37b of the gate plate 37, and the lock is released. Further, when the carriage 2 is pushed into the storage port 3, the pushing member 43 pushes the edge portion 37a of the gate plate 37 (the bent portion 21d of the outer plate 21b through which the pushing member 43 penetrates).
Is cut out), and the gate plate 37 rotates against the biasing force of the torsion spring 41, as shown by an imaginary line in FIG. 9B, to open the carry-out port 23a.

Next, the lock mechanism 46 for positioning the carriage 2 inserted into the storage opening 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10A is an explanatory plan view showing the lock mechanism when the dolly is not inserted, and FIG. 10B is a side view illustration showing the lock mechanism when the dolly is inserted. The lock mechanism 46 is fixedly installed at the lower part of the storage port 3 via a bracket, and the hook member 4 rotatably pivotally attaches a locking roller 47a to one end side.
7 is supported by a support shaft 47b so as to be vertically swingable. A bracket 47c is provided on the other end side upper surface of the hook member 47.
Is attached, and a tension spring 48 is stretched between the bracket 47d and the bracket 47d located below. On the other hand, a protrusion 21e having an inclined surface 21f is formed on the lower front surface of the carriage 2. Therefore, the trolley 2 pushes the locking roller 47a downward by the inclined surface 21f against the tensile force of the tension spring 48 (while rotating the hook member 47 counterclockwise in FIG. 10B). Move forward, and eventually the locking roller 4
The carriage 2 is locked in the storage opening 3 by locking 7a to the protrusion 21e. Reference numeral 50 is a positioning pin for absorbing the impact when it comes into contact with the carriage 2 by the elastic force of the spring 50a and pressing the protrusion 21e against the locking roller 47a to ensure the positioning of the carriage 2. Is. Further, reference numeral 16 is a sensor that detects the dog 47e attached to the hook member 47 to detect the state in which the locking roller 47a is positioned below, that is, the unlocked state of the carriage 2, and the reference numeral 17 is the positioning pin 50, Dog 50c attached to a connecting plate 50b that is fixed by being hung on 50
Is a sensor that detects the locked state of the trolley 2 by detecting. The lock mechanism 46 is released by the motor 4
9, the eccentric cam 49a axially attached to the rotating shaft pushes the lower surface of the hook member 47 on the other end side upward to release the locking of the locking roller 47a on the protrusion 21e. Reference numeral 18 is a sensor that detects the dog 49b attached to the eccentric cam 49a and confirms the origin position of the motor 49.

[Warehouse transfer device 5] Next, the warehouse transfer device 5
Will be described. FIG. 11 is a side view showing the positional relationship between the warehousing transfer device 5 and the carriage 2, and FIG. 12 is the warehousing transfer device 5.
3 is an external perspective view showing a schematic configuration of (a holder / hold mechanism section is omitted). The warehousing transfer device 5 is arranged so as to be positioned in front of the trolley 2 when the trolley 2 is installed at a predetermined position of the warehousing entrance 3, as shown in FIG.
3 is a device having a transfer function of determining whether or not the file holder carried out from 3 is a proper one, selecting it, and passing only the proper file holder to a delivery device 8 described later.

With reference to FIGS. 11 and 12, the storage / transfer device 5 includes an upper chute plate 51a, which is obliquely disposed so as to face the upper chute plate 51a.
The lower chute plate 51b and a pair of side plates (not shown) are provided with a shooter 51 in which a shooter port 51c facing the carry-out port 23a of the truck 2 is formed. The file holder carried out from the carry-out port 23a is stored in the shooter 51a. It is supposed to fall. Reference numeral 52 is a stopper for preventing the file holder from tilting forward when dropped, and reference numeral 6
Reference numeral 2 is a sensor for detecting the presence / absence of a file holder in the holder mounting portion 23 of the carriage 2.

Here, the warehousing / transfer device 5 ensures that the file holders carried out from the dolly 2 are shot one by one.
A holder feeding mechanism 54 for feeding the feeding cams 55, 55 to the holder mounting plate 22 of the carriage 2 is made to face the pair of left and right feeding cams 55, 55, and the driving motor 57 drives the feeding cams 55, 55. By rotating clockwise in FIG. 11, the bottom portion 11a (see FIG. 5) of the file holder 10 is pushed out to the shooter 51 side. Reference numeral 56 is a file holder 1 located on the feed cam 54.
It is a sensor that detects 0, and serves to regulate the intermittent rotation angle of the drive motor 44 that is the drive source of the holder unloading mechanism 27. For example, when the file holder carried out from the carriage 2 is of a specified thickness of 20 mm, the sensor 56 is carried out onto the feed cam 55 when the drive motor 44 rotates by a stroke of 20 mm. The holder is detected, and a signal for stopping the rotation of the drive motor 44 is sent. Then, the feed cam 55 moves the file holder to the shooter 51.
After being sent out to, the sensor 56 confirms that there is no file holder on the feed cam 55, and then the drive motor 44 is driven to carry out the next file holder again. Of course, the holder feeding mechanism 54 and the sensor 56 may be provided on the trolley 2 side.

The shooter 51 is provided with a pair of left and right belt conveyors 58, 58 on the lower chute plate 51b in order to ensure the movement of the file holder, and the upper surface thereof is a notch hole formed in the lower chute plate 51b. 51d, 51
It is arranged so as to slightly project from d (FIG. 12) into the shooter 51. Reference numeral 58a is a driven wheel of the belt conveyor 58, reference numeral 58b is a driving wheel, and reference numeral 58c is a pulley.
The drive source of the belt conveyor 58 is configured to be shared with the drive source of the error holder discharging mechanism 76 described later. The pulley 58c, the drive pulley 59a axially attached to the rotation shaft of the drive motor 59, and the pulley 7 of the error holder discharging mechanism 76.
The timing belt 59b is wound around 7c.

The file holder dropped into the shooter 51 is positioned on the belt conveyor 58 by the bottom 11a (see FIG. 5) of the file holder contacting the positioning plate 60. Reference numeral 63 is a sensor for detecting whether or not the file holder has been positioned at a proper position and issuing a drive stop signal for the drive motor 59, and reference numeral 51f (FIG. 12) is a hole for passing the detection light. The lower end surface 60a of the positioning plate 60 is constantly pressed against the peripheral surface of the eccentric cam 61 by a tension spring (not shown), and a groove hole formed in the lower chute plate 51b is rotated by the rotation of the eccentric cam 61. It is configured so as to penetrate therethrough and project into the shooter 51. The drive source of the eccentric cam 61 is the holder feeding mechanism 5
The drive motor 57, which is the drive source of the No. 4, is used, and the timing belt 57b is wound around the pulley 61a and the drive pulley 57a axially attached to the rotation shaft of the drive motor 57.

When the sensor 63 detects that the file holder is properly positioned, the holder determining means 65 identifies or measures the unique data of the file holder, and determines whether the file holder is correct. In the present embodiment, the holder determination means 65 is used to determine an ID for identifying and identifying each file holder, a type determination for identifying the type of the file holder due to a difference in specified thickness (8 mm type, 20 mm type, etc.), and an actual file holder. The thickness measurement is performed to measure the thickness. First, the ID
The determination is made by installing a bar code reader 66 below the shooter 51, and passing the hole 51g formed in the lower chute plate 51b to read the bar code 13 attached to the side surface of the file holder to identify the file holder. To do.
Further, for the type determination, the light transmission type sensors 67a and 67b are provided above and below the shooter 51, and the presence or absence of the type determination hole 12e in the locking body 12 of the file holder 10 or the combination of the drilled positions thereof is detected, and 8 holders
It is determined whether it is a mm type or a 20 mm type.

Next, the thickness measuring mechanism 68 for measuring the thickness of the file holder will be described. The measuring rod 69 is rotatable around the support shaft 69a fixed above the shooter 51 along the carrying direction of the file holder. The lower part of the measuring rod 69 projects into the shooter 51 through a hole 51h (FIG. 12) formed in the upper chute plate 51a. The measuring rod 69 is normally positioned substantially vertically with respect to the belt conveyor 58 by a tension spring and a stopper (both not shown), as shown by the solid line in FIG. On the side surface of the measuring rod 69, a half-moon-shaped first gear 70a that rotates around the support shaft 69a is fixed.
2a attached to the rotary shaft of the rotary encoder 71.
The gear 70b is configured to mesh with each other. Therefore,
When the file holder falls into the shooter 51, the measuring rod 68 rotates counterclockwise by the thickness of the file holder as shown by the phantom line in FIG.
The rotational angle value is detected by the rotary encoder 71 via the a and the second gear 70b, and the actual thickness of the file holder is converted.

After the identification and measurement of the unique data regarding the file holder described above, it is determined whether the file holder is a regular file holder or an error file holder. An example of the error determination is when the type is determined to be an 8 mm type file holder, and the measured value exceeds the allowable thickness value of the 8 mm type by the thickness measurement. This allowable thickness value is preset for each type.

When the holder determining means 65 is completed, the drive motor 57 is driven to rotate the eccentric cam 61 to retract the positioning plate 60 from the shooter 51 and drive the drive motor 59 to operate the belt conveyor 58. ,
The file holder is ejected from the shooter 51. The ejected file holders are sorted by the holder sorting means 72 into correct and incorrect file holders based on the determination result of the holder determining means 65. First, an error holder ejecting mechanism for ejecting the file holder to the outside of the receiving / transferring device 5 when it is determined as an error (erroneous) will be described. In this embodiment, the error file holder is returned to the carriage 2. A pair of belt conveyors 77 is disposed below the shooter 51, and the error holder accommodating portion 24 of the carriage 2 inserted into the storage port 3 is located at the end portion where the driven wheels 77a are located. ing. Reference numeral 73 indicates a tilting plate supported so as to be rotatable (raised) around the support shaft 73b via the brackets 73a, 73a. A sprocket 73c is attached to one end of the support shaft 73b, and a chain 74b is wound around the drive sprocket 74a attached to the rotation shaft of the drive motor 74. The raising plate 73 is usually
As shown by the solid line in FIG. 11, the upper edge of the shooter 51 is in a slanted state so as to face the lower edge of the lower chute plate 51b (falling position P). When it is discharged from the shooter 51, it stands up halfway and is in a standby state (middle standing position Q), and the file holder is dropped onto the belt conveyor 77 as it is and is discharged to the error holder accommodating portion 24 of the carriage 2. There is.

Next, when it is determined that the file holder is a proper file holder, the tilting plate 73 remains at the tilting position P as it is, and the file holder moves from the shooter 51 to the tilting plate 7.
3, the hook member 73f provided at the upper and left ends of the upper edge of the tilting plate 73 is transferred (falls) to the lower end 12 of the locking body 12.
a is locked and positioned. Next, the raising / lowering plate 73 stands up vertically with the file holder placed (vertical standing position R). In addition, as shown in FIG.
A dog 73d is attached to the tip of 3b, and the sensor 7d
The dog 73d is detected by 5a, 75b, and 75c to confirm the vertical standing position R, the middle standing position Q, and the lying position P of the tilting plate 73.

Next, FIGS. 13 and 14 show the holder holding mechanism 78 for maintaining the vertical posture so that the file holder can be transferred to the delivery device 8 which will be described later.
It will be explained based on. FIG. 13A is a side view of the holder holding mechanism in a state where the file holder is not attached,
13B is a side view of the same when the file holder is held, FIG. 13C is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 13B, and FIG. 13D is a sectional view taken along the line BB. 1
4 is a schematic perspective view of the holder holding mechanism. Reference numeral 79
Is the locked surface 12c on one side of the locking body 12 (see FIG. 5).
2) shows a sandwiching block formed with a protrusion-like sandwiching portion 79a for locking the locking body 12a, and slides in a lateral direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the locking body 12 on a pedestal 64 that is fixedly installed over the left and right inner surfaces of the fixed cover 64a. It is possible to install. Reference numeral 79b is a pair of support pins fixedly provided on the holding block 79, and reference numeral 64b is a long hole for sliding through which the support pins 79b are inserted. A pair of left and right protrusions 79c are formed on the other end side of the holding block 79, and a pair of support pieces 80 pivotally supported about a fixed shaft 80a and connected via a connecting plate 80b are in contact with each other. Touching. On the other hand, the locking body 12
The holding plate 81 which holds the locked surface 12c on the other side has a holding portion 81a at the lower edge thereof and is pivotally supported about a fixed shaft 81b provided above the holding block 79. ing. The sandwiching plate 81 and the support piece 80 are connected by a pair of link plates 82 at the positions of the movable shafts 81c and 80c, which are provided to each other, and are interlocked to rotate.
A tension spring 83 is stretched between 1b and the movable shaft 80c. A stopper piece 81d is attached to the upper end of the holding plate 81, and a solenoid 84 is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the fixed cover 64a so as to be detachable from the stopper piece 81d.

The holder / hold mechanism 78 has the above-described structure, and when the tilting plate 73 is at the fall position P or the neutral position Q, the rod of the solenoid 84 is retracted to release the engagement with the stopper piece 81d. And
As shown in FIG. 13A, the support piece 80 has a tension spring 83.
By the pulling force of the
The holding block 79 is pressed via c and the holding plate 81 is pushed up via the link plate 82. Then, when the upright plate 73 on which the file holder is placed stands upright, as shown in FIG. 13B, the locking body 12 presses the sandwiching block 79 to the right in the figure by its side surface ( (Sliding), the support piece 80 is vertically erected against the tensile force of the tension spring 83. Link plate 82
The holding plate 81 connected by means of the rotary shaft rotates counterclockwise around the fixed shaft 81b, and the locking body 12 holds the holding portion 79a of the holding block 79 and the holding portion 81a of the holding plate 81.
Is held (held) at the portion of the locked surface 12c. At this time, the solenoid 84 is actuated, and the rod is locked to the stopper piece 81d to hold the locked state of the locking body 12. The raising and lowering plate 73 has a holding portion 81 a of the holding plate 81.
A notch 73e for inserting the is formed. Thereafter, the tilting plate 73 returns to the lying position P again, and whether or not the file holder is held by the holding portions 79a and 81a and is suspended by the light transmission type sensors 85a and 85b. Detected.

"Transfer device 8" Next, FIGS.
The delivery device 8 will be described with reference to FIG. Figure 15
Is an explanatory plan view showing a positional relationship between the delivery device and the transfer device, FIG. 16 is an external perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the delivery device, FIG. 17 is a side view diagram of the delivery device, and FIG. 18 is a front explanatory view thereof. . 19 and 20 are explanatory views showing the chucking means, FIG. 19 (a) is a plan view showing the chucking means, FIG. 19 (b) is a side view of the same, and FIG.
(C) is an explanatory view of main parts, FIG. 20 is an exploded perspective view of a mechanical part constituting the chucking means, and FIG. 21 is an explanatory view of main parts of the storage means. In the description of the present device, front / rear and left / right without any particular instruction refer to front / rear and left / right shown in FIG.

The delivery device 8 is a chucking means 86 for holding the locking body 12 of the file holder 10, the chucking means 86 is transferred to the storage shelf 6 and the warehousing transfer device 5.
Transferring means 8 for transferring the file holder to and from
7. Storage means 8 capable of storing a plurality of file holders
8. ID identification means 89 (bar code reader 110) for reading the bar code 13 serving as an ID code and specifying each file holder, and batch sending means for sending the file holders to the transfer apparatus 9 at once (not described in detail) ) Has been configured. As described in the section “Outline of File Holder Management Device 1”, the delivery device 8 is mounted on the support base 153 (see FIG. 1) of the transfer unit 7 and is movable in the vertical and forward / backward directions. In this case, as shown in FIG. 15, after a plurality of file holders held by the holder / holding mechanism 78 of the receiving / transferring device 5 are sandwiched by the chucking means 86 and taken in, a predetermined shelf position of the storage shelf 6 is reached. Move sequentially and store. The delivery device 8 is oriented such that the side on which the chucking means 86 and the delivery means 87 are formed faces the inner side of the file holder management device 1.

The chucking means 86 is slidably mounted on a pair of shafts 91 extending in the left-right direction provided on one side (rear side) of the frame 90, and is connected to the storage transfer device 5 or the storage rack 6. As shown in FIG. 15, the left and right tips of the claw members 92a and 92b can be slid to a position where they project beyond the frame 90 so that the file holder can be transferred. Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 19 and 20, a support bracket 93a is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the block 93 fitted to the shaft 91.
A pair of sliding shafts 94 having a longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction are loosely fitted in the shafts via bushes 94a. On one end side of the sliding shaft 94, a claw member 92 is provided via a bush 94a.
A is loosely fitted, and a claw member 92b is fixed to the tip end by a fixing bolt 94b. As for the slide regulation of the sliding shaft 94, the tip of the other end is the support bracket 93a.
By contacting the stopper plate 93b attached to
Then, the connecting plate 94c, which is bridged and fixed between the sliding shafts 94, 94, is brought into contact with the bush 94a fitted to the support bracket 93a.

The claw members 92a and 92b are hook-shaped at the left and right ends, respectively, so that the claw members 92a and 92b can be used even when the storage transfer device 5 and the storage rack 6 are arranged on the left and right sides as in the present embodiment. The claw portion 92c of the claw portion 92c is formed.
c is an engaging hole 12d formed in the locking body 12 (see FIG. 5)
Engage with. The opening / closing mechanism of the claw portion 92c includes a claw member 92a,
Each of the sliding members 94b has a structure that moves in parallel along the axial direction of the sliding shaft 94. As shown in FIG.
bracket plate 92 attached to the lower surface of each of a and 92b
Due to the tension spring 95 stretched between d and 92e, normally, as shown by the solid line in FIG.
2c is in a closed state. Meanwhile, the bracket plate 9
A rotary solenoid 96 attached to the block 93 via a bracket 93c is located below the 2d and 92e, and the rotary shaft of the rotary solenoid 96 has a cylindrical contact member 9 attached thereto.
A substrate 96b having a pair of 6a is fixed. When the rotary solenoid 96 is energized, its rotary shaft rotates clockwise by a predetermined angle as shown in FIG. 19C, and the abutting members 96a, 96a become the tensile force of the tension spring 95 as shown by the phantom line. Against each bracket plate 92
By pressing d, 92e, the claw members 92a, 92e
19b is moved to the position shown by the phantom line in FIG. 19A, and the claw portion 92c is opened.

The file holders sandwiched by the chucking means 86 are transferred to and from the storage transfer device 5 or the storage rack 6 by the transfer means 87, and are arranged at the left and right ends of the transfer device 8 as shown in FIG. The chucking means 86 is provided with the timing belt 97c fixedly supporting the block 93 between the pair of driven pulleys 97a, 97a and the drive pulley 97b pivotally mounted on the drive motor 97. The file holder can be transferred from the left and right by sliding it above. Reference numeral 97d is a roller for adjusting the tension of the timing belt 97c. 16 and 17
Reference numeral 98 indicates a sensor for detecting the dog 93d attached to the support bracket 93a and confirming the left and right end positions of the chucking means 86.

As described above, as the chucking means 86, a pair of left and right holding portions (claws 92c) of the file holder are formed, and the file holder is delivered from the left and right delivery ports by sliding in the left and right direction. In this case, the mechanism is simpler than the conventional structure in which the entire delivery device is rotated by 180 degrees for delivery, and the assembly work of the device is facilitated, and the rotation time is also eliminated. The warehousing time will be shortened.

Here, the file holder is structured to be stored in the delivery device 8 by being suspended by a suspension member 100 which will be described later. At the time of delivery, the suspension member 100 and the warehousing transfer device 5 are provided. Alternatively, since a gap is formed between the file and the storage shelf 6, the vertical posture of the file holder cannot be maintained only by sandwiching it by the claw members 92a and 92b, and there is a possibility that smooth delivery cannot be performed. Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG.
Suspension member 100 above the slide paths a and 92b
Guide members 99, 99 having grooves through which the locking body 12 of the file holder passes are provided on both the left and right sides of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, the frame 90 is attached via the bracket 99a.
It is fixedly attached to. This guide member 99, 99
Even if the locking body 12 has a warp, it has an effect of correcting the warp by abutting the side surface of the locking body 12 with the groove, and is effective for surely delivering the file holder. It becomes a means.

Next, the storage means 88 will be described. Reference numeral 100 is a suspension member for suspending the file holder,
It has substantially the same length as the locking body 12 of the file holder, and as shown in FIG. 21 (a), its cross-sectional shape is T on one end side.
A pair of suspension parts 100a are formed in a letter shape, and the other end side is bent and formed to form a substrate part 100b. Then, as shown in FIG. 16, a plurality of the suspension members 100 are attached to the upper portion of the frame 90, with the suspension portions 100a facing outward, to the chains 103 that are arranged in a track shape. That is, the left and right portions of the base plate portion 100b are fixed to a pair of chains 103 with attachments, respectively, and the chains 103 are arranged in a pair of left and right drive sprockets 101 on the upper rear side in the transfer device 8.
And a pair of left and right driven sprockets 102 arranged on the front side of the upper part of the same. As a result, as shown in FIG. 21A, the suspension members 1 arranged in the lower stage.
00 forms a slit that allows the locking body 12 to pass through at the suspension portions 100a, 100a adjacent to each other, and locks the locked surfaces 12c, 12c (see FIG. 5) of the locking body 12. Then, the plurality of file holders are suspended and stored in parallel in the lateral direction orthogonal to the transfer direction of the chucking means 86. Suspension member 10 for chain 103
The mounting pitches of 0 are all the same, and as shown in FIG. 21 (b), the pitch dimensions are such that the file holders (8 mm type) having the minimum thickness can be closely adjoined and suspended. Reference numeral 105 denotes a drive motor that serves as a drive source of the storage means 88, and a timing belt 105 is provided between a drive pulley 105a axially attached to a rotary shaft and a pulley 101b axially attached to one end side of the rotary shaft 101a of the drive sprocket 101.
b is multiplied. Note that the suspension member 100 does not need to be attached over the entire circumference of the chain 103, and the number may be enough to suspend a predetermined number of file holders.

Of course, the slit cores of the suspension parts 100a, 100a in the transfer part of the file holder are shown in FIG.
Must always be concentric with the chucking core 104 of the claw members 92a and 92b and the groove core of the guide member 99, and the position confirmation sensor 106 is attached to the other end of the rotary shaft 101a. The feed pitch of the suspension member 100 is detected. Here, the drive motor 105 is controlled so as to be driven to rotate based on the type determination of the holder determination means 65 in the warehousing transfer device 5. That is, the file holder has a specified thickness of 20 mm type, 30 m
When various types such as m type are mixed, the feed pitch of the suspension member 100 is changed by changing the rotation angle each time.
For example, as shown in FIG. 21 (c), when a 20 mm type file holder (reference numeral 10b) is suspended after an 8 mm type file holder (reference numeral 10a), it is driven so that it is suspended by one pitch. The motor 105 is rotationally driven by 2 pitches. Similarly, when the 30 mm type file holder (reference numeral 10c) is suspended after the file holder 10b, the drive motor 105 is rotationally driven by 3 pitches so that it is suspended by 2 pitches.

Reference numeral 107 is a suspension support member for supporting the file holder suspended on the suspension member 100 at the lower end 12a of the locking body 12 as shown in FIG.
A pair of left and right parts are fixed to the frame 90 via brackets 107a. Therefore, the chain 103 is shown in FIG.
When it is rotated counterclockwise, the claw members 92a, 92a
The file holders sequentially loaded by b are weight-supported by the suspension supporting member 107 at the portion of the locking body 12 while being suspended by the suspension member 100, and move to the right side in FIG. It is stored. On the other hand, when the stored file holder is stored in the storage shelf 6, the drive motor 105 rotates in the reverse direction (the chain 103 rotates clockwise in FIG. 17), and the claw members are sequentially loaded from the file holder that was last loaded. It will be sandwiched between 92a and 92b and stored.

Reference numeral 108 shown in FIG. 18 is a sensor for detecting the taking-in of the file holder when the detection light is blocked by the locking body 12 of the file holder, and reference numeral 109 is the hanging member 100 for the taken-in file holder. A sensor for detecting whether or not the file holder is suspended and is suspended, reference numeral 111 shown in FIG. 16 is for detecting in advance whether or not the file holder is actually suspended on the holder 14 of the intended storage shelf 6. It is a sensor. Also, reference numeral 11
Reference numeral 0 is a bar code reader that reads the data of the bar code 13 attached to the storage body 11 of the file holder. When reading the file holder from the warehousing transfer device 5, the data is read and the data from the warehousing transfer device 5 is read. It is confirmed whether or not

Next, the operation (file holder storing procedure) of the automatic storing apparatus having the above configuration will be described.
First, the operator mounts the plurality of file holders 10 on the holder mounting plate 22 from the upper opening (see FIG. 8) of the carriage 2 with the locking body 12 on the upper side, and the gate plate 37 in the closed state. , 37 and the support member 30 are clamped and supported, the block piece 29 is slid toward the carry-out port 23a side by the handle 31. Since the file holder 10 has the bar codes 13 attached to both sides of the storage body 11 in a rotationally symmetrical manner, the operator does not care about the orientation of the front and back sides of the file holder 10 and simply places the locking body 12 on the upper side. It suffices to mount it on the holder mounting plate 22. Further, even when the file holders 10 are mixed with the 8 mm type and the 20 mm type, the placing order is not limited and they can be placed at random.

After the predetermined number of file holders 10 have been placed, the carriage 2 is inserted into the storage opening 3. The carriage 2 is positioned by the lock mechanism 46 shown in FIG. At this time, the gate plate 37 is opened by the gate mechanism 36 shown in FIG. 9, the carry-out port 23a is opened, and the file holder 10 on the holder mounting plate 22 is ready to be carried out.
Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the drive motor 44 is located below the transmission gear 35 of the holder unloading mechanism 27, and the tip of the belt conveyor 77 is located in the error holder accommodating portion 24 of the carriage 2.

The carriage 2 is positioned and the sensor 17
When it is confirmed that the trolley 2 is locked at the predetermined position of the loading slot 3 (see FIG. 10), the drive motor 44 is driven to rotate clockwise in FIG. 11, and the driven gear 45 meshes with the transmission gear 35. Block piece 29 fixed to the timing belt 32 by transmitting the rotational force.
Slides toward the carry-out port 23a side. That is, the support member 30 transfers the rearmost file holder 10 to the carry-out port 23a.
Push towards the side. If the frontmost file holder 10 facing the carry-out port 23a is of a type having a specified thickness of 20 mm, the sensor 56 carries out onto the feed cam 55 when the drive motor 44 rotates by an angle corresponding to a stroke of 20 mm. The file holder 10 thus detected is detected and a drive stop signal for the drive motor 44 is output. The drive cam 57 drives the feed cam 55 to rotate in the clockwise direction in FIG. 11, and the file holder 10 that has been carried out is dropped onto the shooter 51 of the storage / transfer device 5.
A dog (not shown) is attached to the rotary shaft of the drive motor 57, and a sensor (not shown) detects this dog and outputs a signal to stop the drive of the drive motor 57. Of course, when the drive motor 57 is stopped, the positioning plate 61 on the eccentric cam 61 is in a state of protruding into the shooter 51. By driving the drive motor 59, the belt conveyor 58 rotates clockwise in FIG. 11, and the file holder 10 falling into the shooter 51 is surely brought into contact with the positioning plate 60. When the sensor 63 detects the file holder 10, the drive stop signal of the drive motor 59 is output.

Next, the holder determination means 65 identifies and measures the unique data of the file holder 10. First, the bar code reader 66 reads the bar code 13 attached to the housing 11 of the file holder 10 to identify the file holder 10. Further, the light transmission type sensors 67a and 67b detect the combination of the drilled locations of the type determination holes 12e in the locking body 12, and determine the type (8 mm type, 20 mm type, etc.) of the file holder 10. Further, the thickness measuring mechanism 68 converts the actual thickness of the file holder 10. That is, when the file holder 10 falls into the shooter 51, the measuring rod 69 has already rotated, and the actual thickness of the file holder 10 is converted from the detected value of the rotation angle by the rotary encoder 71. As described above, after the unique data regarding the file holder 10 is identified or measured, it is determined whether the file holder 10 is a regular file holder or an error file holder. An example of the error determination is when the type is determined to be an 8 mm type file holder, and the measured value exceeds the allowable thickness value of the 8 mm type by the thickness measurement.

When the holder determining means 65 is completed, the drive motor 57 is driven to move the positioning plate 60 to the shooter 51.
As the drive motor 59 is driven and the belt conveyor 58 is actuated, the file holder 10 is discharged from the shooter 51 (at this time, the next file holder located at the forefront facing the carry-out port 23a in the carriage 2 is , The file holder 10 that has been carried out by the drive motor 44 onto the feed cam 55 and discharged from the shooter 51.
Instead, it falls on the shooter 51). Shooter 5
When the file holder ejected from No. 1 is in error, the raising and lowering plate 73 rotates upright to drop the file holder onto the belt conveyor 77 and is accommodated in the error holder accommodating portion 24 of the carriage 2. . The error-processed file holder information is printed out by a printer provided on the management computer (not shown) side.

Next, in the case of a regular file holder, it is dropped onto the erection plate 73 as it is, and the lower surface end portion 12a of the locking body 12 is locked by the hook material 73f and positioned. When it is detected by a sensor (not shown) that it has been placed, the tilting plate 73 rotates to the vertical standing position R,
The file holder 10 is vertically suspended by the holder holding mechanism 78. Then, the tilting plate 73 returns to the lying position P, and the light transmissive sensors 85a, 85b.
When the hanging state of the file holder 10 is confirmed by
The claw members 92a and 92b of the delivery device 8 waiting at the position shown in FIG. 15 slide in the closed state. Claw 9
2c abuts on the locking body 12 and is once opened, and when it is positioned at the engagement hole 12d, it is closed and engaged again (chucking), and the file holder 10 is drawn into the delivery device 8. The file holder 10 is the suspension member 100.
Immediately below, the claw members 92a and 92b open (chucking OFF) and slide further to the back side to stand by. The file holder 10 is suspended by the suspension member 100, and the sensor 108 detects the retraction thereof, and the sensor 109 detects whether the file holder 10 is suspended without protruding from the suspension member 100. Next, the suspension member 100 is moved by the drive of the drive motor 105, and the file holder 10 is weight-supported by the suspension support member 107 and stored in the delivery device 8. Claw member 92
a and 92b are slid again and sequentially file holder 10
Is drawn from the warehousing and transfer device 5 into the delivery device 8.

As described above, the file holder 10 is
Even when various types such as the specified thickness 20 mm type and 30 mm type are mixed, the feed pitch of the drive motor 105 is variable based on the type determination result of the goods transfer device 5, so that the file holders do not come into contact with each other. It can be pulled in smoothly. Eventually, when the last file holder is taken in (the position confirmation sensor 106 detects that the file holder mounting limit has been reached), the transport unit 7 is driven and the delivery device 8 takes in from the warehousing transfer device 5. In order to store the file holders in the reverse order, the transfer device 8 is moved to each predetermined shelf position.

The storing operation of the file holders from the transfer device 8 to the storage shelf 6 will be described. First, the mark sensor (not shown) provided in the transfer device 8 operates as a shelf plate 6a.
The delivery device 8 is positioned by detecting the mark 6e provided on the front face of the holder 14, and the core of the slit portion 14c of the holder 14 and the chucking core 104 of the claw members 92a and 92b are positioned concentrically. . Then, the claw member 92a,
92b chucks the locking body 12 of the file holder that is finally taken in from the warehousing transfer device 5, and slides toward the holder 14 side. When the file holder is inserted to the predetermined position of the holder 14, the chucking is turned off, and the claw members 92a and 92b return to the delivery device 8 again, and the storage of the file holder is completed. Claw member 92
The a and 92b can be stored in either of the left and right storage shelves 6 because the claw portions 92c are formed in a pair on the left and right sides and are arranged so as to be slidable in the left and right directions.

If a file holder still remains in the trolley 2 or the warehousing / transfer device 5, the transfer device 8
After the storage of all the file holders inside is completed, the file holders are taken in again by being positioned next to the goods transfer device 5.

The automatic storage apparatus and the automatic storage method for the file holder according to the present invention have been described above based on the preferred embodiments. The layout of the storage shelves, the shape of the holder, the shape of the file holder, and the automatic storage are described. It goes without saying that the layout and shape of each mechanism in the device are not limited to those shown in the drawings.

[0054]

According to the automatic storing apparatus and the automatic storing method of the file holder according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (1) A dolly having a holder mounting plate on which a plurality of file holders can be placed in close contact with each other, chucking means for holding the file holders, holder transfer means for transferring the file holders, and a plurality of file holders A delivery device having a holder storage means for storing
A holder determination unit that identifies or measures the unique data of the file holder carried out from the trolley to determine whether the file holder is correct or incorrect, and a holder selection unit that selects correct or incorrect file holders based on the determination result of the holder determination unit, If you configure the automatic storage device of the file holder equipped with the storage transfer device that transfers only the regular file holder to the transfer device, when setting the file holder on the carriage, regardless of the type of specified thickness, It is only necessary to place the file holder on the holder mounting plate, and the labor of the operator is increased as compared with the conventional structure in which the file holder is suspended while checking the insertion pitch one by one in the holder each time. The burden can be significantly reduced and the occurrence of error file holders can be reduced. In addition, by configuring the delivery device to be able to store a plurality of file holders, it is possible to reduce the number of reciprocating movements of the delivery device, realize a speedy automatic warehousing device with a short warehousing time, and reduce power consumption. An energy-saving automatic warehousing device is realized. Further, by adopting a configuration in which only the proper file holder is transferred to the transfer device via the storage transfer device, an efficient storage process becomes possible. In other words, the storage transfer device side is provided with each identification means and measurement means for the unique data of the file holder, and the delivery device side is provided with only the function of transporting the regular file holder, so that the error file The processing time when a holder is generated is shortened, and since there is no exchange of information such as data transmission and collation with the management computer regarding the unique data of the file holder in the delivery device, quick storage processing is possible. (2) If the holder carry-out mechanism is provided on the dolly side,
A simple structure is realized, and the mobility of the dolly can be improved by providing the drive source of the holder unloading mechanism on the entrance side rather than on the dolly. (3) The file holders are carried out from the holder placement part that allows a plurality of file holders to be placed in close contact with each other, and the unique data of the file holders is identified or measured to determine the correctness of the file holders. However, if you configure an automatic loading method that transfers only a number of legitimate file holders to the delivery device and stores them in the storage shelf, when setting the file holders in the holder placement part, it is possible to Instead, it is only necessary to place the file holder on the holder placement part. Compared with the conventional structure, the set holder is suspended one by one in the holder while checking the insertion pitch each time, and compared to the set mode. It is possible to remarkably reduce the labor load and to reduce the occurrence of the error file holder. Further, by configuring so that only the legitimate file holder is transferred to the delivery device configured to store a plurality of file holders, an efficient storage process can be performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a file holder management device.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a layout of each built-in device of the file holder management device.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a layout of a built-in device around a storage entrance.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a layout of a built-in device around a delivery port.

5A and 5B are explanatory views of a file holder, FIG. 5A is a front view, and FIG. 5B is a side view.

6A and 6B are explanatory views of a storage shelf, FIG. 6A is a partial front view, and FIG. 6B is a partial sectional view.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an insertion / removal relationship between a storage shelf and a file holder.

FIG. 8 is an external perspective view showing a dolly.

9A and 9B are explanatory views showing a gate mechanism, FIG. 9A is a perspective view thereof, and FIG. 9B is a sectional view of a main part.

10 is an explanatory view showing a lock mechanism, and FIG.
(A) is a plane explanatory view showing a lock mechanism when a dolly is not inserted,
FIG. 10B is a side view showing the lock mechanism when the carriage is inserted.

FIG. 11 is a side view showing the positional relationship between the warehousing / transfer device and the carriage.

FIG. 12 is an external perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a warehousing transfer device.

13 is an explanatory view of a holder holding mechanism, and FIG.
13A is a side explanatory view of the holder holding mechanism when the file holder is not attached, and FIG. 13B is a side explanatory view of the same when the file holder is held, FIG.
13C is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
(D) is the same BB sectional drawing.

FIG. 14 is a schematic perspective view of a holder holding mechanism.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory plan view showing the positional relationship between the transfer device and the warehousing / transfer device.

FIG. 16 is an external perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a delivery device.

FIG. 17 is a side view of the delivery device.

FIG. 18 is a front explanatory view of the delivery device.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory view showing a chucking means, and FIG.
9 (a) is its plan view, FIG. 19 (b) is a side view, and FIG. 19 (c) is a main part explanatory view.

FIG. 20 is an exploded perspective view of a mechanism portion that constitutes chucking means.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory view of a main part of a storage means.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 File holder management device Two dolly 3 entrance 4 exit 5 Stock transfer device 6 storage shelves 7 Transport section 8 Delivery device 9 Outgoing transfer device 10 file holder 11 storage 12 locking body 13 barcode 14 Holder 21 casing 22 Holder mounting plate 23 Holder mounting part 24 Error holder housing 27 Holder carry-out mechanism 36 gate mechanism 37 gate plate 44 Drive motor 44a drive gear 44b block board 45 Driven gear 46 Lock mechanism 51 Shoota 54 Holder feeding mechanism 55 feed cam 57 Drive motor 58 Belt conveyor 59 drive motor 60 Positioning plate 61 Eccentric cam 65 Holder determination means 66 barcode reader 68 Thickness measurement mechanism 69 Measuring rod 71 rotary encoder 72 Holder selection means 73 Folding board 74 Drive motor 76 Error holder ejection mechanism 77 Belt conveyor 78 Holder hold mechanism 79 clamping block 81 clamping plate 82 Link board 83 Extension spring 84 solenoid 86 chucking means 87 Delivery means 88 Storage means 92a, 92b claw members 95 tension spring 96 rotary solenoid 97 drive motor 99 Guide member 100 Suspension member 101 drive sprocket 102 Driven sprocket 103 chains 105 drive motor 106 Position confirmation sensor 107 Suspension support member 110 barcode reader

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yuji Yamashita 1-27-102 Enamihonmachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture (72) Inventor Masaya Hiramoto 10-8 Setomicho, Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture (56) References JP-A-7-237718 (JP, A) JP-A-9-208017 (JP, A) Actual development 2-108928 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B65G 1/00-1/20 B42F 17/34

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. An automatic storage apparatus for a file holder for storing a file holder, which comprises a storage body for storing files and a locking body located above the storage body, in a storage shelf, wherein a plurality of file holders are provided. A trolley in which holder mounting portions are formed so that they can be placed in close contact with each other, a holder unloading mechanism for unloading the file holder mounted on the holder mounting portion from the trolley, and a locking body of the file holder is sandwiched. A transfer device having a chucking unit having a holding unit, a transfer unit for transferring the chucking unit to transfer a file holder, and a storage unit capable of storing a plurality of file holders; Intervenes between the transfer devices to identify or measure the unique data of the file holder carried out from the trolley to determine the correctness of the file holder. A holder determining unit and a holder selecting unit that selects correct or incorrect file holders based on the result of the holder determining unit, and an warehousing transfer device that transfers only a proper file holder to the transfer device. Automatic storage device for file holders. 2. The holder unloading mechanism is provided on the dolly side, and a drive source of the holder unloading mechanism is supplied when the dolly is installed at a predetermined position. Automatic storage device for the described file holder. 3. The file holder has a specified thickness.
There are multiple types due to differences , and the types are mixed so that the types are mixed in the holder placement part.
The file holder placed on the
Contracts characterized by being carried out from the cart one by one
Automatic storage of the file holder according to claim 1 or claim 2.
apparatus.