JP3495090B2 - Transport vehicle with classification function - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to delivery / collection of laundry in a commercial laundry industry, subdivided delivery of products in a retail / wholesale industry, classified storage and delivery of parts in a manufacturing industry, parts / equipment in a construction business. The present invention relates to a transportation vehicle with a sorting function, which is suitable for sorting storage and subdivided delivery such as transportation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a commercial laundry business such as a linen supply business, a home cleaning business, a coin hand towel business, a coin diaper business, and a dust control business, it is possible to deliver a washed product and collect a used product. However, in the past, a great deal of labor and time were required for loading and unloading the product.

That is, even if the goods are sorted and stored in the basket, if the goods are stacked on the carrier vehicle, the lower stacked goods cannot be taken out, and it takes a lot of time to find the necessary one among them. And requires labor. In addition, when the necessary goods are carried out from the transport vehicle, it is necessary to provide a passage on the transport vehicle or a space for evacuating unnecessary products, so that it is not possible to fully fill the on-vehicle volume of the transport vehicle. There is a problem.

The same applies to the subdivided delivery of goods in the retail / wholesale industry, the classified storage and delivery of parts in the manufacturing industry, and the classified storage and transportation of parts and equipment in the construction business.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the problems of the prior art in the above-mentioned subdivided delivery business, and makes it possible to make maximum use of the space of the transport vehicle to load various products. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a transportation vehicle with a sorting function, which can quickly and easily find and carry out a required product.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a plurality of baskets having a predetermined volume,
A dedicated container having a partition shelf capable of separately loading the plurality of baskets, an automatic carry-in / carry-out device for carrying in and carrying out the basket by selecting a shelf at any desired position of the dedicated container, the dedicated container and the automatic It consists of a dedicated carrier vehicle equipped with a carry-in / carry-out device, and the basket containing the goods is selected and loaded by the automatic carry-in / carry-out device by selecting any desired shelf of the dedicated container, and then loaded on any desired shelf of the dedicated container. The basket can be selectively carried out by the automatic carry-in / carry-out device. The basket has a fixed volume determined by the shape and size of the products to be stored, and has a part for distinguishing it by a unique number, a symbol, a color, etc. and displaying it.

Further, the inside of the dedicated container is partitioned by a plurality of rows and a plurality of shelves corresponding to the size of the basket, and a conveyor for moving the basket is provided at each stage of each row, and the conveyor is mounted on the conveyor. When the basket that has been carried in reaches a desired position, the stopper is projected and transported in a state in which its movement is blocked, and at the time of carrying out, the stopper can be retracted and freely carried out.

Further, the automatic carry-in device is provided with a conveyer for stopping the basket carried in from the carry-in entrance by selecting one of a plurality of rows of dedicated containers and a shelf position partitioned into a plurality of stages, and a pusher at that position. Is configured to push the basket into a dedicated container.

Further, the automatic unloading device is provided with a conveyor for receiving a basket pushed out from any of a plurality of rows of dedicated containers and a shelf partitioned into a plurality of stages and carrying it to the unloading port.

The automatic carry-in device and the automatic carry-out device may be dedicated to carry-in or carry-out, or may be used both for carry-in and carry-out.

[0011]

Since the transport vehicle with a sorting function of the present invention is configured as described above, even if the products are irregular in shape and small in quantity of many kinds, they are classified and stored in a basket of a constant volume and have a partition shelf. Since it is carried into the dedicated container, the space of the transporting vehicle can be used to the maximum extent for loading, and the basket can be carried into the dedicated container at the shelving position divided into multiple rows and stages of the dedicated container. It is equipped with a conveyor that selects and stops any of the above, and is carried out by an automatic loading device that pushes the basket into the dedicated container with the pusher at the selected position, and the unloading is divided into multiple rows and multiple stages of the dedicated container. It is carried out by an automatic unloading device equipped with a conveyor that receives the basket pushed out from any of the shelves and transports it to the outlet, so the baskets loaded in the dedicated container are sorted in an orderly manner. They are organized, it can be carried out to find the items you need quickly and easily.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a vehicle with a classification function according to the present invention, in which a plurality of baskets A having a predetermined volume,
A dedicated container B having a partition shelf capable of separately loading the plurality of baskets, and an automatic carry-in / carry-out device C for carrying in and carrying out the basket to and from a shelf at any desired position of the special container,
It is configured by the dedicated container and the dedicated transport vehicle D on which the automatic loading / unloading device is mounted.

The shape and size of the basket A is determined by the shape and size of the products to be stored. For example, the width 70
A synthetic resin molded product of 0 x depth 400 x height 500 (mm) is made so that this basket can be handled by a person as a unit of transportation. Further, the basket A is distinguished by a unique number, symbol, color, etc., and a portion for displaying them, for example, a display portion A1 such as a bar code label is provided, or different coloring is given to each product. When the display unit A1 is provided, a reading device for the display unit A1 is provided in the automatic carry-in device described later so that the conveyor of the automatic carry-in device can be automatically controlled by the output signal. A2 is a handle portion of the basket.

The dedicated container B is partitioned inside by a plurality of rows and a plurality of shelves having a size corresponding to the basket A and opened in the front-rear direction. In the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. It has four rows and three stages, and the length in the front-rear direction is such that one basket can store six baskets.

In the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the automatic loading / unloading device comprises an automatic loading device C and an automatic loading / unloading device C'arranged in front of and behind the loading platform of the dedicated carrier vehicle D. The dedicated container B can be mounted between the carry-in device C and the automatic carry-out device C ′. However, as described below, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment shown in FIG.

Next, a specific example of the dedicated container B will be described with reference to FIGS. The dedicated container of this embodiment is divided into four rows and three stages by shelves B1, and a roller conveyor B2 is arranged on each of the shelves, and the automatic carrying-in device at the rear (the front-rear direction of the carrier vehicle, the same applies hereinafter). When the basket A is pushed by the pusher, the basket can be pushed forward as shown in FIG. Then, in order to prevent each basket from moving excessively while the transport vehicle is traveling, stoppers B3 protruding above the roller conveyor B2 are arranged in front of and behind each basket. B4 is an air silling with a short stroke for retracting and retracting the stopper.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, the automatic carry-in / carry-out device C is fixedly installed in front of and behind the loading platform of the special carrier vehicle D, and the special container B is detachably installed between the two carry-in / carry-out devices. Dedicated container B when installed
Can be fixed to the carrier vehicle D, and an auxiliary roller conveyor D1 is movably attached to one side of the loading platform of the dedicated carrier vehicle D. The auxiliary roller conveyor D1 has a length capable of bridging between the front and rear loading / unloading devices C. When the auxiliary roller conveyor D1 is erected and held while the vehicle is traveling, as shown in FIG. When the carry-in / carry-out port C1 of the carry-in / carry-out device C is closed and the auxiliary roller conveyor D1 is opened, as shown in FIG. 7, the carry-in / carry-out port C1 is opened so that the basket A can be carried in and carried out. Together with this auxiliary roller conveyor D1, the entrances and exits of a pair of front and rear automatic loading / unloading devices C are connected, and as shown in FIG. 8, the basket A taken out from the exclusive container B by the automatic loading / unloading device is passed through the auxiliary roller conveyor D1. It should be possible to return it to the exclusive container B again. By doing this, it is possible to freely take out the necessary baskets by circulating the unnecessary baskets using the auxiliary roller conveyor D1, and to take out or display a plurality of baskets on the auxiliary roller conveyors. You can

9 to 13 are views showing the basic construction of the automatic loading / unloading device.

In this automatic loading / unloading device, as shown in FIG. 9, a loading / unloading port C1 is formed on one side of the lowermost stage.
The basket carried in from the carry-in / carry-out port C1 by the operator is configured to be stopped by selecting an arbitrary shelf position of the dedicated container of four rows and three stages, and pushed out to the dedicated container B by the pusher.

The basic structure of the automatic carry-in / carry-out device having such a function will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 10 is a serial type, which is a drive type roller conveyor C2 arranged in each stage, a lift type roller conveyor C3 that moves up and down between the lower stage and the middle stage, and a vertical type between the middle stage and the upper stage. By combining it with a lift type roller conveyor C4, the basket carried in from the carry-in / out port C1 is guided to a desired row and stage and pushed out to the dedicated container B by a pusher (described later). Carry out baskets in the reverse order.

In this system, since the lift type roller conveyor and the drive type roller conveyor operate independently of each other, the basket can be continuously carried in and out.

FIG. 11 shows a distribution type, which is a carry-in / out port C1.
And a lift type roller conveyor C5 that can move up and down between the lowermost stage and the uppermost stage, and a drive type conveyor C6 for each stage.
The basket carried in by the operator is distributed by the lift-type roller conveyor C5 and the drive-type roller conveyor C6 to any desired stages and rows, and the basket is pushed into a special container by a pusher (described later). It is configured to be extruded. Carry out baskets in the reverse order.

FIG. 12 shows a vertical type of the drive conveyor, which is capable of driving the drive conveyor C7 having a length extending over all rows in both forward and reverse directions and moving the drive conveyor C7 in the vertical direction. Then, the basket carried in by the worker is distributed to each stage and each row, and pushed out to the dedicated container by the pusher. Carry out baskets in the reverse order.

FIG. 13 shows a shuttle-lift type conveyor, in which a roller conveyor C8 having a length of one row can be reciprocally moved in the row direction, and the roller conveyor C8 is moved in the vertical direction to carry it in. The baskets can be distributed to each stage and each row. Also in this case, the basket is carried out in the reverse order.

In each of the above-described embodiments, it is necessary to stop the roller conveyor at a desired position and then push the pusher toward the special container by using an instruction from an operator's button or by reading the indicator A1 of the basket. If this is done, this is input to the microcomputer control unit and automatically performed by microcomputer control.

14 to 17 show a concrete example of the distribution type automatic loading / unloading device shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 14, the automatic loading / unloading device of this embodiment is
The lift type roller conveyor C5 is located at the carry-in / out port C1 and can move up and down from the lowermost stage to the uppermost stage, and a drive conveyor C6 for each stage.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 15, the reference numeral 5 supports a plurality of drive type roll conveyors C11 on a conveyor base C10 which can be moved up and down by a chain C9, and also a pusher C5.
12, the air cylinder C1 as shown in FIG.
3, the pusher C12 can be pushed out toward the exclusive container B side. As shown in FIG. 16, the drive conveyor C6 for each stage is also provided with a pusher C12 similar to the one described above for each column, so that baskets of arbitrary required stages and arbitrary required rows can be pushed out toward the dedicated container B. Has been done.

FIG. 18 shows a specific example of the shuttle lift type conveyor type shown in FIG. 13, in which a standing plate C1 is provided on a shuttle C14 arranged so as to be able to reciprocate along the row direction.
5 and a conveyor base C that supports the upright plate C15 so that it can be moved up and down by a chain C16.
17 is provided, and a pusher C12 similar to that shown in FIG. 17 is provided on the conveyor base C17.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a variation of a vehicle with a classification function.

As shown in FIG. 19A, the carrier vehicle D
When the automatic loading / unloading device C is installed in front of and behind the loading platform and the dedicated container is detachably installed between the automatic loading / unloading devices before and after that, as shown in FIG. B is also fixed to the vehicle body, or the automatic loading / unloading device C is installed only in front of the vehicle body as shown in FIG. 6C, or in FIG. In contrast to the case of carrying out, as shown in (d) of the same figure, one that can be carried in and out from both sides of the vehicle body, and further, as shown in (e) of the figure,
Various variations are conceivable, such as one in which the loading / unloading device C is fixed to the dedicated container B side.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, even if a product is of an irregular shape and of a large variety of products, the product is sorted and stored in a basket of a fixed volume and then carried into a dedicated container having a partition shelf. Therefore, it is possible to use the space of the transport vehicle to the maximum extent, and to carry in the basket of the dedicated container, select either a plurality of rows of the dedicated container or a shelf position partitioned into multiple stages. It is equipped with a conveyor to stop it, and it is carried out by an automatic loading device that pushes the basket into the dedicated container with a pusher at the selected position, and the loading is carried out in multiple rows of the dedicated container or on a shelf divided into multiple stages. The basket loaded in the dedicated container is neatly sorted and organized, as it is carried out by an automatic unloading device equipped with a conveyor that receives the basket pushed out from the container and conveys it to the outlet. There is an effect that can be unloaded locate quickly and easily item to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an outline of a transportation vehicle with a classification function according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a dedicated container used in the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partially longitudinal side view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of the same.

FIG. 5 is a front view of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention with a dedicated container removed.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which a dedicated container is installed and an auxiliary roller conveyor is opened in the embodiment of FIG.

8 is an explanatory diagram showing a usage example in which a basket is circulated in the embodiment shown in FIG. 7. FIG.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an outline of an automatic carry-in / carry-out device used in the present invention.

10 to 13 are explanatory views showing the basic structure of an automatic loading / unloading device used in the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a serial type.

FIG. 11 is also a distribution type.

FIG. 12 is also a vertically moving type of a drive conveyor.

FIG. 13 is likewise a shuttle lift type conveyor type.

14 to 17 are specific examples of the distribution type automatic loading / unloading device shown in FIG. 11, and FIG. 14 is a perspective view.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the lift-type roller conveyor shown in FIG.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the driving roller conveyor.

FIG. 17 is a side view of the pusher of the same.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a specific example of the automatic loading / unloading device shown in FIG. 13.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory view showing a variation of a transportation vehicle with a classification function according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

A ... Basket, A1 ... Display, A2 ... Handle, B ... Special container, B1 ... Shelf, B2 ... Roller conveyor, B3 ... Stopper, B4 ... Air cylinder, C, C '... Automatic loading / unloading device, C1 ... Loading Carry-out port, C2, C6, C7 ... Drive type roller conveyor, C3, C4, C5, C8 ... Lift type roller conveyor, D ... Transport vehicle, D1 ... Auxiliary roller conveyor.

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Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A basket having a plurality of baskets each having a predetermined volume, a dedicated container having partition shelves capable of separately loading the plurality of baskets, and a rack at any desired position of the dedicated container. It is equipped with an automatic carry-in / carry-out device for carrying in and out, and a dedicated carrier vehicle equipped with the dedicated container and the automatic carry-in / carry-out device. In a transport vehicle with a classification function , which is capable of selectively loading and unloading a basket loaded on a desired shelf of a dedicated container by the automatic loading / unloading device , an automatic unloading device is provided before and after the loading platform of the transporting vehicle. With automatic loading device
Installed between the automatic carry-out device and the automatic carry-in device.
A container for storage is installed, and an automatic unloading device is installed on the side of the loading platform.
Auxiliary roller conveyor that connects between
Transportation with sorting function characterized by being installed up and down freely
Vehicle. 2. An automatic loading / unloading device is fixedly installed on a carrier vehicle, and a dedicated container is installed on the carrier of the carrier vehicle so that it can be detached and fixed as needed. The transport vehicle with a classification function according to claim 1. 3. The transport vehicle with a classification function according to claim 1, wherein the automatic loading / unloading device and the dedicated container are fixedly installed on the transport vehicle. 4. The classification according to claim 1, wherein both the automatic loading / unloading device and the dedicated container are detachably attached to the vehicle and are fixed so that they can be fixed if necessary. Transport vehicle with functions. 5. The inside of the dedicated container is partitioned by a plurality of rows and a plurality of stages of shelves corresponding to the size of the basket, and a basket moving conveyor arranged in each stage of each row, and the conveyor. 5. A container for a vehicle with a sorting function according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a stopper that prevents or allows movement of a basket on which the basket is moved. 6. The automatic carry-in device comprises a conveyor for stopping the basket carried in from a carry-in port by selecting one of a plurality of rows of dedicated containers and a shelf position partitioned into a plurality of stages, and a pusher at that position. 6. The automatic loading device for a transporting vehicle with a sorting function according to any one of 1 to 5, wherein the basket is pushed out into a dedicated container. 7. The automatic unloading device comprises a plurality of rows of dedicated containers,
6. A transport vehicle with a sorting function according to any one of 1 to 5, further comprising a conveyor that receives a basket pushed out from any of the shelves partitioned into a plurality of stages and carries it out to a carry-out port. Automatic unloading device.