JP3428887B2 - Article storage facility - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plurality of running passages for loading and unloading work with respect to a storage shelf, which are formed side by side in the lateral width direction of the storage rack, and which is used for loading and unloading articles into and from the storage portion of the storage rack. A traveling body provided with an elevating unit so as to be capable of elevating and lowering is provided so that each of the traveling paths can be driven and traveled,
In a state of being adjacent to the end of the traveling passage, the plurality of traveling vehicles are provided such that a transport carriage on which the traveling body can freely get in and out by traveling is selectively located in one of the plurality of traveling passages. A control device, which is provided so as to be able to drive along a traveling path along the direction in which the passages are arranged, and controls the traveling drive of the traveling body, the elevating drive of the elevating unit, and the traveling drive of the transfer carriage is mounted on the traveling body. Related to the equipment for storing goods.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as the above-mentioned article storage equipment, there is one disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-156720. That is, a stacker crane as a traveling body, a transfer device as an elevating unit, a traverser as a transfer carriage, a control device for the stacker crane, and an optical transmitter / receiver device provided for each of the stacker crane and traverser. There has been a configuration in which a communication device is configured to communicate between the two, and the control device performs traveling control of a stacker crane and elevating control of an elevating unit, and also performs traveling control of a traverser via an optical communication device. . In other words, since the transfer carriage transports the traveling body and is not used when the traveling body is located in the traveling passage, the traveling vehicle is controlled by the control device mounted on the traveling body. It came to control.

[0003]

Since the conventional article storage equipment is for controlling the traveling of the transport carriage by sending a control signal from the traveling body to the transport carriage by wireless communication, the transport carriage serves as a traveling electric device. It is necessary to mount a device for supplying driving electric power to the traveling electric motor provided on the transfer carriage to enable the drive control of the traveling electric motor mounted on the transfer carriage, and between the traveling body and the transfer carriage. It was necessary to provide a communication device dedicated to the control signal for transmitting the control signal. Furthermore, the control structure has become relatively complicated, such that it is essential to mount a power supply device for supplying drive power to the traveling electric device provided in both the traveling body and the transfer carriage. . An object of the present invention is to provide an article storage facility capable of controlling a transfer carriage with a control device having a relatively simple structure.

[0004]

In order to achieve the object, the invention according to claim 1 is, in the article storage facility described at the beginning, in a state where the traveling body is on the transfer carriage,
To connect the traveling body-side coupling portion and the transportation trolley-side to the electric vehicle drive device mounted on the transfer carriage, the driving power is supplied from the traveling body side and the control device controls and operates. It is provided so that it can be connected and separated.
That is, a device that supplies driving electric power to the traveling electric device of the transfer carriage from the traveling body side, uses supply and stop of the electric power as control communication, and supplies driving electric power to the traveling electric device of the transfer carriage. The traveling trolley does not need to be mounted on the transportation trolley to control the traveling of the transportation trolley. With this, the device mounted on the traveling body so as to supply the driving electric power to the traveling electric device of the traveling body is switched and connected to the traveling electric device on the traveling body side and the traveling electric device on the transfer carriage side. It is possible to configure the power supply device to be used as a device that drives both traveling electric devices on the traveling body side and the trolley side. This structure can be combined and the structure without the communication device dedicated to the control signal is simple. It is possible to take in and out articles while controlling the traveling of the transfer carriage by various control devices and making it advantageous in terms of structure and economy. Even if the electric power supply device dedicated to the truck side is mounted on the traveling body and the driving electric power is supplied from the electric power supply device to the traveling electric device of the transfer cart, the electric power supply device may not be used in combination. The transport carriage can be controlled by a control device having a relatively simple structure that does not require a communication device dedicated to control signals, which is advantageous in terms of structure and economy.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the connecting portion on the side of the traveling body and the connecting portion on the side of the transfer carriage are connected by the approach of the traveling body toward the side of the transfer carriage,
Further, the traveling body is configured to be separated by separation due to traveling to the side separated from the transfer carriage, and when the traveling body rides on the transfer carriage, the connecting portions on both sides are naturally connected by the approach of both, When the traveling body descends from the transfer carriage, the coupling portions on both sides are naturally separated by separating them from each other. With this, when the traveling body is placed on the transfer carriage and transferred, the control device and the traveling electric device of the transfer carriage can be connected to each other without placing special connection labor by simply placing the traveling body on the transfer carriage, When lowering the traveling body from the transfer carriage and moving it to a predetermined storage rack, the traveling equipment can be separated from the control device and the electric drive device for traveling of the transfer carriage without any special separation work simply by moving the traveling body from the transfer carriage. Can be
The transfer cart and the traveling body can be controlled quickly and easily without any special connection or separation work, and the article loading / unloading work can be performed efficiently and easily. Moreover, the sensor has a simple structure compared to automation by providing a sensor for detecting the entry / exit of the traveling body with respect to the transfer carriage, and a control device or an actuator for connecting or disconnecting the joint portions on both sides based on the detection result of this sensor. It is economically advantageous.

According to the third aspect of the invention, a position detecting sensor for detecting the position of the transfer carriage on the traveling route and transmitting the detection information to the control device,
The control device is provided on the traveling body, and is configured to control the traveling of the transportation vehicle by using the detection information of the position detection sensor when the traveling body is on the transportation vehicle. There is. That is, when a traveling body is placed on a transfer carriage and is transferred, automatic control such as automatically stopping when the transfer carriage reaches the position where the traveling body should be lowered or automatically decelerating and then stopping is made possible. Is. Moreover, if a sensor for detecting the position of the transfer carriage on the traveling route is provided on the transfer carriage, the sensor and the control device are connected when the traveling body gets on the transfer carriage, and the traveling body is dismounted from the transfer carriage. At this time, a connection mechanism is required to separate the sensor from the control device, but the automatic control can be performed without using this connection mechanism. As a result, when the traveling vehicle is placed on the transportation vehicle and is transported, the transportation vehicle can be automatically stopped at a predetermined traveling vehicle loading / unloading position, or can be decelerated and stopped to prevent a stop impact. It is possible to easily drive the vehicle and to stop it accurately at a predetermined stop position simply by starting the vehicle. Moreover, in comparison, a simple control device in which the sensor is still connected to the control device is sufficient, which is advantageous in terms of economy.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the control device is configured to drive and control a traveling body side electric device provided in the traveling body by an inverter device, and the traveling body is mounted on the transfer carriage. In this state, the control device connects the inverter device to the traveling-body-side electric device and connects the traveling-body-side coupling portion so as to drive and control the traveling electric device by using the inverter device. A switching unit for switching between and is provided. That is, when the traveling body is descending from the transfer carriage, the inverter device is connected to the traveling body side electric device to perform drive control on the traveling body side, and when the traveling body gets on the transfer carriage, the inverter device is driven. It is connected to a traveling electric device of the transfer carriage to control the travel of the transfer carriage. As a result, when the traveling body is located in the traveling passage, the traveling body side is controlled while changing the speed of the traveling body such as decelerating and stopping the elevating part, and when the traveling body is transported by the transportation carriage, the transportation carriage is Traveling is controlled while shifting control such as decelerating and stopping, so that both the traveling body side and the transfer carriage can be stopped so that impact is unlikely to occur, or accurately stopped at the target stop position to enable efficient article loading and unloading work. . In addition, both the traveling body side and the transfer carriage side can be controlled by a control device having a simple structure using the same inverter device, which is advantageous in economic aspects.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the inverter device is for driving and controlling the elevating electric device of the elevating part as the traveling body side electric device. That is, when the traveling body is descending from the transfer carriage, the inverter device is connected to the electric motor for raising and lowering the traveling body to drive and control the elevating unit. When the traveling body gets on the transfer carriage, the inverter device is switched and connected to the traveling electric device of the transfer carriage to control the travel of the transfer carriage while preventing the elevating part from being driven. Generally, since the traveling body is placed on the transfer cart after the elevating section is lowered, it is possible to restrain the elevating section from being lifted when the traveling body is transferred by the transfer cart, and the center of gravity is lowered to transfer the traveling body. You can safely do the work as you would. Moreover, a simple structure can be obtained by utilizing the switching connection of the inverter device for restraint.

According to a sixth aspect of the invention, a riding section for an operator who operates the traveling body and the transfer carriage and puts an article in and out of the storage section is provided in the elevating section, and the riding section is provided. In addition, a driving start switch that can be switched between a driving permission state that enables driving operation and a driving prohibition state that disables driving operation and that is urged to return to the driving prohibition side and the traveling of the traveling body. , A traveling operation of the movable carriage, and a command operation unit for instructing an operation command for each of the raising and lowering of the elevating unit, the control device, in a state in which the operation start switch is operated to switch to the operation permission state, The operation is configured to be executed only when instructed by the command operation unit. That is, the worker rides on the riding section, gives a driving command from the command operating section,
The lifting and lowering parts and the transfer cart are operated to carry out the loading and unloading of articles. Moreover, by operating the operation start switch and giving the operation command while keeping the control device in the operation permission state, the traveling body, the elevating unit,
It can drive a transfer cart. As a result, it is possible to operate all of the traveling body, the lifting unit, and the transfer cart only when the worker is boarding and working, but only when he / she has the consciousness of operating the operation start switch. Can work on.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, four storage shelves 1 are arranged side by side, and four storage shelves 1 are provided side by side vertically and horizontally. Storage 1a
An article storage facility is configured by a stacker crane 10 for loading and unloading articles to and from the stacker crane 10 and a transfer carriage 30 for transporting the stacker crane 10 outside the shelves. In this article storage facility, an operator rides on a boarding section 21 provided in the elevating section 20 of the stacker crane 10 and operates the stacker crane 10 and the transfer cart 30 to perform a predetermined storage section 1a of a predetermined storage rack 1. The article is put in and taken out by hand, and the details are configured as follows.

Two of the four storage shelves 1 are provided inside the shelves.
A first traveling passage 3a in which a single traveling rail 2 for carrying in and out of the individual storage shelves 1 is installed;
A second traveling passage 3 in which a single traveling rail 2 for carrying in and out work for the other two storage shelves 1 is installed
b are formed side by side in the width direction of the passage. A traveling route 6 including a pair of traveling rails 4 and 5 along the direction in which the traveling passages 3a and 3b are arranged is formed outside the shelf.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, each traveling passage 3
One wheel 11a of the pair of traveling wheels 11a and 11b traveling on the traveling rails 2a and 3b is provided at one end side so as to be freely driven by the electric traveling motor 12, and the other wheel 11b is provided at the other end side. 13a provided for free rotation
The elevating post 14 is erected between the front and rear wheels of the vehicle, and the projecting arm 15 is extended from the front end side and the rear end side of the bogie portion 13a toward the lateral outside of the bogie portion 13a.
A chain operating sprocket 17 is rotatably mounted on the side of the carriage portion 13a by an electric lifting motor 16 while the lifting post 20 is supported by the lifting post 14 so as to be slidable and liftable. The stacker crane 10 is configured by driving (not shown) to raise / lower the raising / lowering unit 20.
That is, by driving the traveling motor 12, the traveling body 13 is driven by the traveling motor 12 to travel wheels 11 a.
And the free-running traveling wheel 11b, the traveling passage 3
a and 3b are guided by the traveling rails 2 to travel to move the elevating unit 20, and the riding unit 21 is moved to the left and right of the shelves 1 on the front sides of the storage shelves 1 located on both sides of the traveling passages 3a and 3b. Let At this time, the guide mechanism 18 provided at the upper end of the elevating post 14 is driven by a pair of freely rotatable guide rollers 18a, 18a that are rotated around the vertical axis of the traveling body. While moving while engaging with the support rail 7 fixed above the working passages 3a and 3b, the traveling body 13 is prevented from coming off the traveling rail 2,
In addition, the support rails 7 are supported so that they do not fall sideways. Then, by driving the lifting motor 16, the lifting unit 20 is lifted and lowered by the lifting chain driven by the lifting motor 16, and the riding unit 21 is moved along the traveling passages 3a, 3a.
The front side of the storage rack 1 located on both sides of b is moved up and down.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, a bogie frame formed by combining a plurality of frames 31 to 33 travels on a traveling rail 4 of the traveling rails 4 and 5 located on the shelf side. One wheel 34a of the pair of front and rear traveling wheels 34a, 34b can freely rotate and the other wheel 34b can rotate freely.
Is movably mounted by an electric traveling motor 35, and a pair of front and rear traveling wheels 36a, 36 for traveling on the other traveling rail 5 of the traveling rails 4, 5
b is attached so as to be freely rotatable, and a single traveling rail 37 is provided laterally on the bogie frame, which is arranged at one of the front and rear ends of the bogie frame to guide the traveling of the traveling body 13, and the frame 31.
The mounting surface 32a which is a part of the second frame 32, and the pair of first locking portions 38 which are located side by side in the horizontal direction of the bogie frame on the side opposite to the rail 37 for traveling in the longitudinal direction of the bogie frame. , 38, the pair of left and right first locking portions 3
Formed on the upper surface side of the trolley frame is a traveling body mounting portion including one of the first locking portions 38 of 8 and 38 and one second locking portion 39 arranged in the front-rear direction of the trolley frame. Thus, the transfer carriage 30 is configured. That is, by driving the traveling motor 35, the transport carriage 30 drives the traveling path 6 to the traveling passages 3a and 3b by the wheels 34b driven by the traveling motor 35 and the other freewheeling wheels 34a, 36a, 36b. Drive in the direction that is lined up. At this time, a pair of left and right freely rotatable guide rollers attached to each of the member 40 supporting the traveling wheels 34a and the member 40 supporting the traveling wheels 34b so as to be rotatable around the vertical axis of the carriage. 41, 41 are rails 4 for running
And guides the transfer carriage 30 so as not to come off the traveling rail 4. Then, it is adjacent to the traveling body entry / exit position set on one end side of the traveling route 6, that is, the end portion of the first traveling passage 3a, and the transfer carriage 30 and the first portion are provided.
The transfer carriage 30 is stopped at a position where the traveling rails 37, 2 of the traveling passage 3a are aligned in a straight line, and the traveling body 13 is moved from the traveling rail 2 of the first traveling passage 3a to the traveling rail 37 of the transfer carriage 30. The traveling body 13 moves the traveling body 13 from the traveling rail 37 of the transfer carriage 30 to the traveling rail 2 of the first traveling passage 3a, so that the traveling body 13 moves.
To the traveling body mounting portion of the transfer carriage 30 and the entire stacker crane 10 is mounted on the conveying carriage 30 from the first traveling passage 3a, or the traveling body 13 makes the first traveling from the traveling body mounting portion of the transportation carriage 30. First passage 3a from the transfer truck 30 to the entire stacker crane 10
You can take it down. In addition, the traveling body entry / exit position set on the other end side of the traveling route 6, that is, the second traveling passage 3
The transfer carriage 30 is stopped at a position adjacent to the end of b and the transfer carriage 30 and the traveling rails 37, 2 of the second travel passage 3b are aligned in a straight line, and the traveling body 13 is moved to the second travel passage 3b. The traveling rail 2 is made to travel to the traveling rail 37 of the transfer carriage 30, or the traveling rail 3 of the transfer carriage 30.
By traveling from 7 to the traveling rail 2 of the second traveling passage 3b, the traveling body 13 transfers from the second traveling passage 3b to the traveling body mounting portion of the transfer carriage 30, and the entire stacker crane 10 is moved to the second traveling position. Transfer carriage 30 from traveling passage 3b
Or the traveling body 13 descends from the traveling body mounting portion of the transfer carriage 30 to the second traveling passage 3b and the stacker crane 1
The entire 0 can be unloaded from the transfer carriage 30 to the second traveling passage 3b. As a result, the transfer carriage 30 transfers the stacker crane 10 from the traveling body getting on / off position adjacent to the first traveling passage 3a to the traveling body getting on / off position adjacent to the second traveling passage 3b, and then to the second traveling passage 3b. By moving it down, it is moved from the first traveling passage 3a to the second traveling passage 3b, or transferred from the traveling body getting on / off position adjacent to the second traveling passage 3b to the traveling body getting on / off position adjacent to the first traveling passage 3a. Then, it is moved to the first traveling passage 3a from the second traveling passage 3b by lowering it to the first traveling passage 3a.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the elevating part 2
0 is supported by the elevating post 14 in such a position as to be displaced laterally to one side of the elevating post 14 with respect to the elevating post 14. Any one of the pair of overhanging arms 15, 15 extends from the carriage portion 13a in the same direction as the direction in which the elevating part 20 is displaced with respect to the elevating post 14, and at the base end. It is configured as a cantilever arm that is supported by being connected to the carriage portion 13a only on the side. A roller 19 is attached to the extension end side of each of the pair of projecting arms 15 and 15 so as to be rotatable around a lateral axis of the traveling body.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the traveling body 13
When the vehicle is transferred to the transfer carriage 30 from the traveling passages 3a and 3b, the rollers 19 are mounted on the mounting surface 32a and roll on the mounting surface 32a. A stopper body 42a provided in a stopper device 42 arranged on the trailing end side of the traveling rail 37 and attached to the truck frame.
When the end of the carriage portion 13a comes into contact with the carriage 13, the traveling body 13 comes to the boarding position set as the boarding position for transfer. Then, the guide mechanism 18 is disengaged from the support rail 7, and the stacker crane 1 using the transfer carriage 30 is removed.
0 can be transported.

When the traveling body 13 rides on the transfer carriage 30, when it comes to a position immediately before the transfer boarding position, the protruding arm 15 of the two protruding arms 15, 15 which is the one which gets on the transfer carriage 30 first. The roller 19 as a locked portion provided in the first locking arm 39 begins to enter the lower side of the second locking portion 39, and both of the rollers 19 and 39 start to be engaged with each other, and the both overhanging arms 1
Of the pair of first locking portions 38, 38, the locked portion 19a formed by a member for supporting the roller 19 and provided on the tip end side of one of the protruding arms 15 of Both of the first locking portions 38 begin to enter under the first locking portion 38 and both
a and 38 start to engage with each other, and the locked portion 19a formed by a member for supporting the roller 19 on the tip side of the other protruding arm 15 is provided below the other first locking portion 38. Both of them 19a and 38 begin to engage with each other. Running body 13
11 is at the transfer boarding position, as shown in FIG. 11, the entire one roller 19 enters into the lower side of the second locking portion 39 so that the two rollers 19 and 39 are engaged for transferring the traveling body. The second locking portion 39 is locked to the roller 19 so that the roller 19 moves from the mounting surface 32a to the second locking portion 39.
It prevents from floating beyond the range due to the accommodation between the roller 19 and the roller 19 and shifting toward the traveling wheels 36a.
The entirety of each locked portion 19a enters into the lower side of the first locking portion 38, and both 19a and 38 are brought into an engaged state for transporting the traveling body, and each first locking portion 38 is locked. 19a, and the locked portion 19a moves from the mounting surface 32a to the first locking portion 38a.
It prevents the body from floating above the range due to the accommodation between the locked portion 19a and the locked portion 19a and shifting toward the traveling rail 37. At this time, each of the rollers 19 as a contact portion with respect to the mounting surface 32a comes into contact with and is supported by the mounting surface 32a. Since each roller 19 is supported on the extending end side of the projecting arm 15 extending from the carriage portion 13a in the direction, the elevating portion 20 is attached to the elevating post 14 with respect to the traveling wheels 11a and 11b. Since it exists in the place separated in the same direction as the direction in which it is deviated, the traveling body 13 is supported on the side where the elevating part 20 is located so as not to fall sideways. As a result, the traveling body 13 on the transfer carriage 30 is received and supported by the traveling wheels 11a and 11b and the roller 19 so as not to fall sideways on the transportation carriage 30, and the traveling body of the transportation carriage 30 is supported. Engagement by a set of the first locking portion 38 and the locked portion 19a located on the boarding / alighting side, and engagement with the first locking portion 38, the second locking portion 39 located on the side opposite to this group Due to the engagement of the stopper portion 19a and the roller 19 as a pair, a state in which lifting is prevented and displacement in the front and rear direction is prevented is performed, and the transportation is carried on stably so as to prevent shaking and positional displacement.

When the traveling body 13 descends from the transfer carriage 30,
Due to the traveling movement of the traveling body 13 with respect to the transfer carriage 30, the roller 19 is naturally disengaged from the second locking portion 39 in the traveling direction of the traveling body 13, and the engagement between the two 19, 39 is released, so that the respective locked portions. 19a naturally disengages from the first locking portion 38 in the traveling direction of the traveling body 13, and the engagement between the both 19a, 38 is released.

As shown in FIG. 4, a mounting frame 22 is connected to the elevating part 20 so as to be vertically movable to the elevating post 14.
A floor 23 for connecting an operator to the lower end side of the
The boarding section 21 having the entrance / exit 24 located on the front and rear sides of the floor 23 and the operation panel 25 located on the side of the mounting frame 22 is provided, and the boarding section 21 is provided.
An article placing table 26 is provided on the front and rear sides of the article loading / unloading article so that the articles can be placed and conveyed, and a roof member 27 that covers an upper part of the riding section 21 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 13, a driving lever 50, a traveling body driving switch 51, and a truck driving switch 52, 53.
And a fixed lever 56 having a driving start switch 55 at its tip.
And a sensor 57 for detecting the position of the traveling body driving switch 51, the truck driving switches 52 and 53, the driving starting switch 55, and the position of the transfer truck 30 on the traveling route 6.
77, 78, a boarding / alighting sensor 58 for detecting whether the traveling body 13 is at the transfer boarding position of the transfer carriage 30, and an elevating sensor 7 for detecting an elevating position of the elevating part 20.
As shown in FIG. 4, each of the nine carriages 1 of the traveling body 13
3a is linked to the traveling motor 12 and the lifting motor 16 of the traveling body 13 via a control device 59 mounted on the end portion on the side where the traveling motor 12 is located. The switches 51-5
3, 55 and a controller 60 composed of a microcomputer linked to the sensors 57 to 59, a traveling inverter device 61 connected to the traveling motor 12 included in the traveling body 13, and an inverter device connected to the lifting motor 16 included in the traveling body 13. 62, a switching unit 63 for switching between a state in which this inverter device 62 is connected to the lifting motor 16 and a state in which it is connected to the traveling motor 35 and the electromagnetic parking brake 43 included in the transfer carriage 30, the control unit 60, and the traveling inverter device 61. Each of the power supply units 64 for supplying power to the inverter device 62 is provided in the control device 59.

A current collector 65 connected to the power supply unit 64 is attached to one end of the carriage 13a of the traveling body 13 as shown in FIG. The current collector 65 is used for the traveling body 13
When the vehicle is located in the traveling passages 3a and 3b, it contacts the power feeding trolley 66 fixed to the traveling passages 3a and 3b, receives power from the power feeding trolley 66, and receives the power supply unit 64.
When the traveling body 13 rides on the transfer carriage 30, the power supply trolley 67 provided in the transfer carriage 30 as shown in FIG.
The power supply trolley 67 receives power from the power supply trolley 67 and supplies it to the power supply unit 64. Transfer cart 3
The power feeding trolley 67 of 0 is connected to a power collecting device 69 attached to the trolley frame so as to come into contact with the power feeding trolley 68 fixed to the traveling route 6 to receive electric power. Power is supplied from the trolley 68. As a result, in the power supply unit 64, the traveling body 13 is provided with the traveling passage 3
When located at a and 3b, it receives electric power from the power supply trolley 66 of the traveling passages 3a and 3b via the current collector 65,
When the traveling body 13 gets on the transfer carriage 30, the current collector 6
The power is received from the power feeding trolley 68 on the travel route 6 via the power feeding trolley 67, the power feeding trolley 67, and the current collector 69, and in any case, the control unit 60 is supplied with control power to drive the inverter devices 61 and 62. Motors 12, 35, lifting motor 16
And electric power for driving and controlling the parking brake 43.

The switching unit 63 is configured to be connected to the traveling motor 35 and the parking brake 43 of the transfer carriage 30 via a coupling device 70. This coupling device 70
Is connected to the traveling body-side coupling portion 70a fixed to the end of the carriage 13a of the traveling body 13 on the side where the control device 59 is located, the traveling motor 35, and the parking brake 43 while being connected to the switching unit 63. In this state, the transfer rail 37 is arranged near the terminal end of the traveling rail 37 and is fixed to the carriage frame by the connecting portion 70b on the transfer carriage side. Figure 1
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 15, the trolley-side coupling portion 70b includes three terminal members 71 having a connection portion 71a to the traveling motor 35 at one end side and a connection portion 72a to the electromagnetic operation portion of the parking brake 43. A female connector comprising two terminal members 72 provided at one end side and a connector body 73 having a plurality of mounting screw holes 73a for holding all the terminal members 71, 72 and fixing to the dolly frame. is there. The traveling body side coupling portion 70a includes five pin type terminals 74 having a connecting portion 74a to the switching portion 63 at one end side, and a plurality of mounting screw holes 75a for holding all the terminals 74 and fixing them to the carriage portion 13a. And a connector body 75 including a male connector. When the traveling body 13 rides on the transfer carriage 30 and reaches the transfer boarding position, the traveling body 13 approaches the transfer carriage 30 along with this and the end portions 74b of all the terminals 74 of the traveling body side coupling portion 70a are coupled to the carriage side. When the connecting members 70a, 70b are connected to the terminal members 71, 72 of the portion 70b, respectively, and the connecting portions 70a, 70b are connected to each other, and when the traveling body 13 descends from the transfer carriage 30, the transfer of the transfer carriage 30 of the traveling body 13 is accompanied by the transfer. All the terminals 74 of the traveling body-side coupling portion 70a are separated from the terminal members 71 and 72 of the carriage-side coupling portion 70b by separating from the vehicle boarding position so that the coupling portions 70a and 70b are separated from each other. , 70b are attached to the traveling body 13 and the transfer carriage 30. Accordingly, when the traveling body 13 rides on the transfer carriage 30 and reaches the transfer boarding position, the traveling body side coupling portion 70a and the carriage side coupling portion 70b are naturally coupled to each other, and the traveling motor 35 and the parking brake 43 of the transportation carriage 30 are switched. When the traveling body 13 is connected to the portion 63 and the traveling body 13 descends from the transfer carriage 30, the traveling body side coupling portion 70a and the carriage side coupling portion 70b are automatically separated, and the traveling motor 35 and the parking brake 43 of the transportation carriage 30 are separated from the switching portion 63. To do. The switching unit 63 connects the inverter device 62 to the traveling body side coupling unit 7
The inverter device 62 is connected to the traveling motor 35 and the parking brake 43 of the transfer carriage 30 by connecting to the inverter 0a.

Each terminal 74 of the traveling body side coupling portion 70a is slidably biased by a coil spring 76 to a side where an end portion 74b for connecting to the terminal members 71 and 72 of the truck side coupling portion 70b protrudes from the connector body 75. I am doing it. As a result, even if there is a slight error in the assembly position of the connecting portions 70a and 70b or the riding position of the traveling body 13, the connecting portions 70a and 70b can be held in the connected state.

The traveling body operation switch 51 is operated by the operation lever 50 which is swingable both laterally and longitudinally of the operation panel 22 and which is capable of automatically returning to the neutral position in a cruciform manner. The control unit 59 controls the traveling motor 12 and the elevating motor 16 by outputting an operation command and an operation stop command for traveling of the traveling body 13 and elevating the elevating unit 20 to the control unit 60. That is, when the driving lever 50 is laterally oscillated from the neutral position, the traveling body driving switch 51 enters the traveling body driving state and the traveling body 13 is caused to travel to the forward or backward side corresponding to the operating direction of the driving lever 50. A driving command to be output is output to the control unit 60. Then, the control unit 60 outputs a signal for driving the traveling motor 12 to the forward or backward side to the traveling inverter device 61, and the traveling inverter device 61 supplies the driving power from the power supply unit 64 to the traveling motor 12. The traveling motor 12 is drive-controlled to the forward or reverse side.
When the operation lever 50 is rocked in the front-rear direction from the neutral position, the traveling body operation switch 51 is in the elevating part driving state, and the elevating part 20 should be moved to the ascending or descending side corresponding to the operating direction of the operating lever 50. The command is output to the control unit 60. Then, the control unit 60 outputs a signal for driving the lift motor 16 to the up or down side to the inverter device 62, and the inverter device 62 supplies the driving power from the power supply unit 64 to the lift motor 16 to move the lift motor 16. The motor 16 is driven and controlled to move up or down. When the operation of the driving lever 50 is canceled and the driving lever 50 returns to the neutral position, the traveling body operation switch 51 is in the neutral state and the operation stop command for stopping the traveling body 13 and the elevating unit 20 is output to the control unit 60. To do. Then, the control unit 60 outputs a signal for stopping the drive of the traveling motor 12 to the traveling inverter device 61 and a signal for stopping the drive of the lifting motor 16 to the inverter device 62, and the traveling inverter device 61 outputs the traveling motor 12. To stop the traveling motor 12, and the inverter device 62 stops supplying power to the lift motor 16 to stop the lift motor 15.

The trolley operation switches 52 and 53 output a drive command for traveling the transfer trolley 30 to the control unit 60 to cause the control unit 59 to control the traveling motor 35 and the parking brake 43. That is, the truck driving switch 52
When one of the switches 52 and 53 is operated, the switch 52 outputs to the control unit 60 an operation command for causing the transfer carriage 30 to travel forward. Then, the control unit 60
Outputs to the inverter device 62 a signal for operating the parking brake 43 in the off state and driving the traveling motor 35 forward, and the inverter device 62 supplies the driving power from the power supply unit 64 to the operating portion of the parking brake 43. The traveling motor 35 is supplied to control the parking brake 43 to be off, and the traveling motor 35 is controlled to move forward.
The other switch 5 of the truck operation switches 52 and 53
When the switch 3 is operated, the switch 53 outputs a driving command for causing the transfer carriage 30 to travel to the reverse side to the control unit 60. Then, the control unit 60 outputs a signal for operating the parking brake 43 to the off position and driving the traveling motor 35 to the reverse side to the inverter device 62, and the inverter device 62 supplies the driving power from the power supply unit 64 to the parking brake. It supplies to the operation part of 43 and the traveling motor 35 to control the parking brake 43 to be off and to drive the traveling motor 35 to the reverse side.

As shown in FIG. 15, the boarding / alighting sensor 58 is a detection switch provided inside the connector body 75 which constitutes the traveling body side coupling portion 70a, and the traveling body side coupling portion 70a and the carriage side coupling portion 70b are connected to each other. When it is separated or separated, the traveling body side coupling portion 70a and the trolley side coupling portion 70b are switched by the pin type terminal 74 which slides with respect to the connector body 75. If connected, it is detected that the traveling body 13 is in the transfer getting on / off position, and the traveling body side connecting portion 70
If the a and the carriage-side coupling portion 70b are separated, it is detected that the traveling body 13 is out of the transporting on / off position, and this detection information is output to the control unit 60. Then, the control unit 60 automatically switches the switching unit 63 based on the detection information of the boarding / alighting sensor 58. That is, it is detected that the traveling body 13 is out of the transfer getting on / off position.
Is detected, the control unit 60 operates the switching unit 63 so that the inverter device 62 is connected to the lift motor 15, and when the boarding / alighting sensor 58 detects that the traveling body 13 is at the transfer boarding / alighting position, The control unit 60
The switching unit 63 is connected to the inverter unit 62 by the traveling body side coupling unit 7
Switch to the state of connecting to 0a.

The operation start switch 55 is operated while an operator holds the fixed lever 56 used to stabilize the body regardless of the movement of the traveling body 13 or the elevating part 20, and gives a command to permit or prohibit the operation. It outputs to the control unit 60, and the control device 59 is switched between a state in which the traveling body 13, the elevating unit 20, and the transfer carriage 30 are permitted to be operated by the traveling body operation switch 51 and the vehicle operation switches 52 and 53, and a state in which the operation is prohibited. . That is, the operation start switch 55
Is configured as a push button switch that is urged to perform a push operation on the entry side and automatically return to the cut side. Then, when the operation button of the operation start switch 55 is pressed, the operation start switch 55 enters the operation permission state and outputs the operation permission command to the control unit 60. Then, the control unit 60 outputs an operation permission signal to the traveling inverter device 61 and the inverter device 62, and the traveling motors 12, 35 and the elevating motor 16 of the traveling motors 12, 35 and the elevating motor 16 based on commands from the traveling body operation switch 51 and the vehicle operation switches 52, 53. Control. When the pushing operation of the operation button of the operation starting switch 55 is released, the operation starting switch 55 automatically returns to the cut side and the operation is prohibited, and the operation prohibiting command is output to the control unit 60. Then, the control unit 60 outputs a control prohibition signal to the traveling inverter device 61 and the inverter device 62, and the traveling body operation switch 51 and the cart operation switch 5
Drive motors 12 and 3 prior to commands from 2 and 53
5 and the lifting motor 16 are operated in a stopped state. As a result, the control device 59 executes the operation of the traveling body 13, the elevating unit 20, and the transfer carriage 30 only when instructed by the command operation unit 54 with the operation start switch 55 being switched to the operation permission state. .

The position sensor 57 of the sensors 57, 77, 78 is located on one of the two ends of the carriage 13a of the traveling body 13 on the side where the transfer carriage 30 is to be climbed up from behind, as clearly shown in FIG. It is composed of a transmission type photoelectric sensor attached to the end portion of the moving body 13, and when the traveling body 13 is transported on the transport carriage 30, it acts on a detection target body (not shown) fixedly mounted on the traveling route 6 to transport the traveling body 13. The trolley 30 is the first traveling passage 3a
It is detected that the vehicle has arrived at the traveling body getting on / off position corresponding to or the traveling body getting on / off position corresponding to the second traveling passage 3b, and outputs the detection information to the control unit 60. Then, the control unit 60 stops the traveling motor 35 and outputs a signal for turning on the parking brake 43 to the inverter device 62, and the inverter device 62 stops the power supply to the operating unit of the parking brake 43 and the traveling motor 35. And drive motor 35
And the parking brake 43 is turned on and off. A first high speed cut sensor 77 and a second high speed cut sensor 78 of the sensors 57, 77, 78.
As shown in FIG. 6, one of the ends of the carriage portion 13a of the traveling body 13 that is located on the rear side of the carriage 30 or one of the pair of overhanging arms 15 and 15 is located behind the carriage 30. It is composed of a transmission type photoelectric sensor attached to the tip end side of the overhanging arm 15 which is to be mounted on the transfer carriage 30 of FIG.
It acts on a detection object (not shown) fixedly installed on the travel route 6 to detect the position of the transfer carriage 30 on the travel route 6. One of the first high-speed cut sensor 77 and the second high-speed cut sensor 78 corresponds to one of the first traveling passages 3a and the second traveling passage 3b of the traveling vehicle 30. Detecting that the vehicle has approached the entry / exit position, the detection information is output to the control unit 60, and the other high-speed cut sensor detects that the transfer cart 30 has approached the object entry / exit position corresponding to the other travel passage. The detection is performed and the detection information is output to the control unit 60. Then, in any case, the control unit 60 outputs a signal for decelerating the traveling motor 35 to the inverter device 62, and the inverter device 62 adjusts the frequency of the electric power supplied to the traveling motor 35 to decelerate the traveling motor 35. Control. This allows
When the traveling body 13 is on the transfer carriage 30, the control device 60 controls the travel of the transfer carriage 30 based on the detection information from the position sensor 57 and the high-speed cut sensors 77 and 78, and controls the transfer carriage 30 to the first position. The vehicle is automatically decelerated to the traveling body entry / exit position corresponding to the first traveling passage 3a or the second traveling passage 3b and then stopped.

The elevating sensor 79 is a transmissive photoelectric sensor attached to the elevating part 20. When the elevating part 20 is driven up and down along the elevating post 14, a detection object fixed to the elevating post 14 is detected. It acts on (not shown) to detect that the elevating part 20 is located near the ascending limit and the descending limit, and outputs detection information to the control part 60. Then, the control unit 60 outputs a signal for decelerating the lifting motor 16 to the inverter device 62, and the inverter device 62 adjusts the frequency of the power supplied to the lifting motor 16 to control the lifting motor 16 for deceleration. Accordingly, when the elevating unit 20 is driven up and down, the control device 60 controls the drive of the elevating unit 20 based on the detection information from the elevating sensor 79, and when the elevating unit 20 approaches the ascending limit or the descending limit, the control is performed. The vertical speed is automatically reduced.

In other words, when putting in or taking out articles,
An operator rides on the boarding section 21, drives the traveling body 13, the elevating section 20, and the transfer carriage 30 as follows to go to the front side of the predetermined storage section 1a of the predetermined storage rack 1 for loading and unloading the articles, and manually loading and unloading the articles. To do. That is, the operation start switch 55
While the control device 59 is in the operation-permitted state by pressing and holding the button, the operation lever 50 is laterally oscillated to operate the traveling body operation switch 51 to the traveling body drive state. Then, the control device 59 causes the control unit 60 to operate the traveling inverter device 61 to the driving side based on the driving command from the traveling body driving switch 51.
The electric power is supplied to the traveling motor 12 to control the driving of the traveling motor 12. As a result, the traveling body 13 travels in the first traveling passage 3a or the second traveling passage 3b, or travels over the traveling passages 3a and 3b and the transfer carriage 30, so that the worker moves in the lateral direction of the storage rack 1. It is possible to move and select a storage unit row along the up-down direction of the storage rack 1, or to get on and off the transfer carriage 30.

The first traveling passage 3a and the second traveling passage 3b
When the vehicle is positioned at, the operation start switch 55 is pressed and held, and the control device 59 is allowed to operate, while the operation lever 50 is swung in the front-rear direction to operate the traveling body operation switch 51 to the elevator drive state. To do. In this case, the traveling-body-side coupling portion 70a and the trolley-side coupling portion 70b are separated from each other, and the control device 59 causes the control unit 60 to cause the mounted sensor 5 to be mounted.
The switching unit 63 is switched to a state in which the inverter device 62 is connected to the lifting motor 16 based on the detection information from the control unit 59, and the control unit 59 causes the control unit 60 to control the inverter based on the operation command from the traveling body operation switch 51. Device 6
2 is operated to the driving side, and the inverter device 62 supplies electric power to the lifting motor 16 to drive and control the lifting motor 16. As a result, the elevating unit 20 moves up and down, and an operator can move in the up-down direction of the storage rack 1 and select a storage unit row along the horizontal direction of the storage rack 1.

When the transfer cart 30 is mounted, the cart drive switch 52 or 53 is operated while the operation start switch 55 is being pressed and held to allow the control device 59 to be in the operation permitting state. In this case, the traveling-body-side coupling portion 70a and the trolley-side coupling portion 70b are connected to each other, and the control unit 59 causes the control unit 60 to cause the switching unit 63 to cause the inverter unit 62 to drive the traveling motor based on the detection information from the mounting sensor 58. 35 and the parking brake 43 are connected to each other, and the control unit 59 controls the trolley operation switch 52,
The inverter device 62 is operated to the driving side based on the driving command from 53, and the inverter device 62 supplies electric power to the parking brake 43 and the traveling motor 35 to control the parking brake 43 to be off and the traveling motor 35.
Drive control. As a result, the transfer carriage 30 is moved from the traveling body entry / exit position corresponding to one of the first traveling passage 3a and the second traveling passage 3b to the traveling body entry / exit position corresponding to the other traveling passage. Drive toward. And
When the transfer vehicle 30 reaches the traveling body entry / exit position corresponding to the first traveling passage 3a or the second traveling passage 3b, the control device 59 causes the control device 60 to operate the inverter device 62 based on the detection information from the position sensor 57. Operate to the stop side,
By the inverter device 62, the electric power supply to the parking brake 43 and the traveling motor 35 is stopped to control the traveling motor 35 to stop and the parking brake 43 is turned on and off, and the transfer carriage 30 automatically stops at the traveling body getting on / off position. To do. At this time, the control device 59 decelerates and controls the traveling motor 35 based on the detection information of the high-speed cut sensors 77 and 78, so that the traveling body 13 stops quietly so that a stop impact is less likely to occur. As a result, the traveling body 13
Can be lowered from the transfer carriage 30 to the first traveling passage 3a or the second traveling passage 3b. That is, the storage rack 1 can be selected by moving the traveling body 13 from the first traveling passage 3a to the second traveling passage 3b or moving the second traveling passage 3b to the first traveling passage 3a.

As shown in FIG. 8, all the traveling wheels 34a, 34b, 36a, 36b provided on the transfer carriage 30 are arranged so as to be located outside the carriage frame when viewed in the top-bottom direction of the carriage, and the carriage frame is moved as much as possible. Transfer trolley 3 near the floor
The moving body mounting portion of 0 is positioned at the lowest level as much as possible. Further, the carriage frame of the transfer carriage 30 includes the plurality of first frames 31 to 33 as shown in FIGS.
It is constructed as shown in FIG. That is, the first frame 3
A plurality of the first frames 31 of the carts 1 to 33 facing forward and backward of the cart are arranged side by side in the cart lateral direction, and the second frames 32 of the first frames 31 to 33 facing the cart laterally are the first frames 3 respectively.
1, the front end side of the first frame 31 is connected to the front end sides of the first frame 31, and the trolley-side third frame 33 is connected to the upper end side of the rear end side of the first frame 31 to connect to the first frame. The respective frames 31 to 33 are combined so as to connect the rear end sides of 31 to each other, and the vertical height H1 at the front and rear end portions of the bogie frame is made larger than the vertical height H2 at the intermediate portion, and the traveling body 13 An upper opening concave portion 30a into which the lower end portion 20a of the elevating portion 20 enters when the vehicle is placed on the transfer carriage 30 and transferred is formed in the middle portion of the carriage frame.
As a result, the bogie frame can be formed to have excellent strength. Moreover, when the traveling body 13 is transferred, the elevating portion 20 is lowered to a lower level than the upper ends of the front and rear ends of the carriage frame, and the traveling body 13 is mounted on the transfer carriage 30. And the transfer cart 30
Since the traveling-body mounting portion is located at a low level, the transport carriage 30 and the traveling body 13 can be stably driven so as not to shake.

As shown in FIG. 1, the boarding floor 23 of the boarding section 21 is formed so as to have an area extending over one of the front and rear sides of the mounting frame 22 and the lateral side of the mounting frame 22. . As a result, the one end side portion 21a of the riding section 21 is positioned so as to surround one of the front and rear sides of the elevating post 14, and by standing on this one end side portion 21a, it is located on both lateral sides of the traveling passages 3a and 3b. The boarding unit 2 with the lifting posts 14 of the storage shelves 1 and 1 positioned therebetween being sandwiched therebetween.
Hands can easily reach the storage portion 1a of the storage shelf 1 located on the side opposite to 1, so that articles can be easily taken in and out.

As shown in FIG. 4, each article placing table 26 has a table portion 26a fixed to a supporting member.
And a movable side table portion 26b supported on the fixed side table portion 26a so as to be able to swing up and down around an axis P in the front and rear direction of the riding section. The movable table portion 26b is raised and rocked with respect to the fixed table portion 26a, so that the riding portion 2 is moved.
It is configured such that when the entry / exit opening 24 of No. 1 is opened, and is lowered and oscillated into a horizontal posture to be in the use posture, the entry / exit opening 24 is closed. That is, the movable-side table portion 26b is connected to the entrance / exit 2
It is also used as the 4th door.

As shown in FIG. 4, illumination lights 28 are attached to both ends of the roof member 27, and indicator lights 29 are attached to portions of the floor 23 located below the respective entrances 24. The illumination lamp 28 illuminates the storage part 1a of the storage shelf 1 to facilitate the taking in and out of articles. Indicator light 2
Reference numeral 9 is used to display the end of the floor 23 to a worker who is in the boarding section 21 and to display to the person who has entered the traveling passages 3a and 3b that the elevating section 20 exists above. is there.

[Other Embodiments] Article storage equipment other than four storage shelves, such as an article storage facility in which three or more traveling passages are formed, or a storage shelf is provided only between passages even if there are two traveling passages. The present invention can be applied to equipment. In addition, each storage rack is provided so as to be movable in a direction in which the storage racks are arranged in parallel, and each storage rack is moved to select a predetermined storage rack into which goods are to be taken in and out, and a traveling passage is provided in front of the selected storage rack. The present invention is also applicable to an article storage facility configured to be formed.
A lifting device is equipped with a transfer device such as a fork device for loading and unloading articles to and from the storage rack, so that an operator on the boarding section can move the product to a predetermined storage part and operate the transfer device to load and unload the product. It may be configured and implemented.

A linear motor may be used instead of the lifting motor 16 and the traveling motor 35, and
The lifting motor 16 and the like are generically referred to as the electric device 16, and the traveling motor 35 and the like are collectively referred to as the traveling electric device 3.
It is called 5.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the entire article storage facility.

[Fig. 2] Side view of the entire article storage facility

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a traveling body being transferred by a transfer cart.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a traveling body.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the traveling body in a lifted state of the elevator.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the truck section.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a transfer cart.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the transfer carriage.

FIG. 9 is a side view of the traveling body in a state of being mounted on a transfer carriage.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of the traveling body on a transfer carriage.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing an engaged state of a locking portion and a locked portion.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory view showing a state where the lower end side of the elevating part has entered the recessed part of the transfer carriage.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a control system

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a traveling body side and a bogie side coupling portion.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view of the running body side and the trolley side coupling portions in a connected state.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 storage shelf 1a Storage section 3a, 3b traveling passage 6 travel routes 13 running bodies 16 Electric devices 20 Lifting part 21 Boarding Department 30 transfer cart 35 traveling electric device 54 Command operation unit 55 Operation start switch 57,77,78 sensors 59 Control device 62 Inverter device 63 Switching unit 70a Running body side coupling part 70b Transfer cart side coupling part

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP-A-9-156720 (JP, A) JP-A-5-134746 (JP, A) JP-A-61-267277 (JP, A) JP-A-6- 119041 (JP, A) JP 3-95100 (JP, A) JP 9-77209 (JP, A) JP 6-211313 (JP, A) JP 8-133418 (JP, A) JP-A-49-124780 (JP, A) Actual development Hei 5-81134 (JP, U) Actual development Sho-50-48377 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B65G 1/04

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of traveling passages for loading and unloading work with respect to a storage rack are formed side by side in the lateral width direction of the storage rack, and an elevating unit for loading and unloading articles into and from the storage unit of the storage rack can be driven up and down. A traveling carriage that is provided so as to freely drive each of the traveling passages and is adjacent to an end portion of the traveling passage, and the traveling carriage that allows the traveling body to get on and off by traveling is the plurality of traveling vehicles. A traveling path along the direction in which the plurality of traveling passages are arranged so as to be selectively located in one of the traveling passages, the traveling traveling of the traveling body, the elevating drive of the elevating unit, as well as,
A control device for controlling the traveling drive of the transfer carriage is an article storage facility mounted on the traveling carriage, and the traveling electric vehicle mounted on the transfer carriage when the traveling body is on the transfer carriage. A connecting portion on the traveling body side and a connecting portion on the transfer carriage side are provided so as to be connectable and separable in order to supply drive power to the device from the traveling body side and to perform control operation by the control device. Goods storage facility. 2. The traveling body-side coupling portion and the transfer carriage-side coupling portion are connected by the approach of the traveling body toward the transportation carriage side, and are connected from the transportation carriage of the traveling body. The article storage facility according to claim 1, wherein the article storage equipment is configured to be separated by separation due to traveling to a separation side. 3. A position detecting sensor for detecting the position of the transfer carriage on the traveling route and transmitting the detection information to the control device is provided in the traveling body, and the control device comprises: The article storage facility according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the traveling body is configured to control the traveling of the transfer carriage by using the detection information of the position detecting sensor in a state of being mounted on the transfer carriage. 4. The control device is configured to drive and control a traveling body side electric device provided in the traveling body by an inverter device, and in a state in which the traveling body is on the transfer carriage, the control device includes: A switching unit is provided for switching between a state in which the inverter device is connected to the traveling body side electric device and a state in which the traveling electric device is connected to the traveling body side coupling portion in order to drive and control the traveling electric device by using the inverter device. The article storage facility according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The article storage facility according to claim 4, wherein the inverter device is for driving and controlling an elevating electric device of the elevating unit as the traveling body side electric device. 6. A riding section for an operator, who operates the traveling body and the transfer carriage, and takes an article in and out of the storage section, is provided in the elevating section, and an operation that enables a driving operation in the riding section. A driving start switch that is freely switchable between a permission state and a driving prohibition state that disables driving operation, and is urged to return to the driving prohibition state, the traveling of the traveling body, the traveling of the movable carriage, and the A command operation unit for instructing an operation command for each of the raising and lowering of the elevating unit is provided, and when the control device is instructed by the command operation unit in a state in which the operation start switch is switched to the operation permission state. The article storage facility according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the article storage facility is configured to perform an operation only in the first place.