JP3539668B2 - Electric moving rack device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electric moving rack device which is suitably used in a library or a warehouse and can electrically move a rack.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, an electric moving rack device of this type has a plurality of racks arranged on rails, and is electrically biased or moved so that the racks can be moved along the rails to form a passage between any racks. Operating means for stopping, the operating means being mounted on sockets respectively mounted on the front portions of a pair of adjacent racks, a plug which can be selectively attached to and detached from one of the sockets, and one end connected to the plug. By attaching the other end to one of the adjacent racks and inserting a plug into a socket provided on the other rack, it is erected over the entrance of the passage to enter the passage. It is provided with a forbidden cord portion, and is configured to be able to electrically change the moving state of the rack by selectively attaching and detaching the plug to and from the socket.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, if it is simply such, the electrical terminals of the socket and the plug are exposed to the outside, and dust or the like easily adheres to these terminals, so that the deterioration is accelerated or a contact failure is caused. Has become. Further, since the socket is mounted so as to protrude from the front portion of the rack, there is a problem that the appearance is impaired.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an electric movable rack device capable of stably performing switching by the operation means for a long period of time and having a good external appearance. And
[0005]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
That is, the electric moving rack device of the present invention can form a plurality of racks arranged on a rail in a direction perpendicular to the rail, and move the rack along the rail to form a passage between arbitrary racks. Operating means for electrically energizing or stopping the operating means, and the operating means can be selectively attached to and detached from one of the insertion parts provided in a pair of racks adjacent to each other, respectively. The operation piece to be inserted into the operation piece, the other end is attached to any one of the adjacent racks while the operation piece is attached to the operation piece, and the operation piece is inserted into the insertion portion provided in the other rack. A cable-like portion which is erected over the entrance of the passage so as to prohibit entry into the passage, and the moving state of the rack is electrically changed by selectively attaching / detaching the operation piece to / from the insertion portion. Smell configured to be able to An opening end through which the operation piece can be detachably inserted into the insertion portion, and the insertion portion is substantially flush with a front portion of the rack, which is an entrance side of the passage, and A part of the front part of the rack is constituted by a face plate of a panel mounted for mounting the operation means, and a switch is disposed inside the operation piece; A magnet switch mechanism is provided between the permanent magnet provided in the insertion portion and the operation piece, and the cord-shaped portion connects the end on the operation piece side to the switch and the end on the rack side. Are connected to a power supply or a driving mechanism to form a wiring .
[0006]
With such a structure, the plug-in unit is configured such that the opening end of the plug-in unit is substantially flush with the front surface of the rack while maintaining the general function of this type of mobile rack device. Since it is incorporated in the front part, it is possible to make it difficult for dust or the like to adhere to the operation means, and it is possible to realize stable switching over a long period with less risk of poor contact or deterioration. Further, with such a configuration, it is possible to eliminate the protrusion of the insertion portion from the rack, and it is possible to improve the appearance. Furthermore, since the magnet switch mechanism provided between the insertion portion and the operation piece is configured, even if dust or the like adheres to the operation means, operability is not hindered even more effectively. Things.
[0007]
In such a configuration, in order to further prevent the attachment of dust or the like without impairing the operability of the operation means, the insertion end of the insertion portion is opened in a substantially normal direction with respect to the front surface portion. It is desirable to attach to the front part as described above.
Further, in order to make it difficult for dust or the like to adhere to the insertion portion into which the operation piece is not inserted, and at the same time, to improve the appearance, the opening is made when the operation piece is inserted into the insertion portion. It is effective to provide an openable and closable lid that opens the end and closes the open end when the operation piece is not inserted.
[0008]
Further, in order to improve the external appearance without making significant changes to the structure of the rack and to be able to dispose the operation means, a part of the front part of the rack must be attached to the operation means. It is preferred to be constituted by the face plate of the panel mounted on the panel.
[0009]
【Example】
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The electric movable rack device 1 is used as a library or a warehouse. As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of racks 3 are arranged on a pair of rails 2 laid in parallel with each other. By operating the operating means A provided in the rack 3, the racks 3 can be electrically moved so as to form the passage B between arbitrary racks 3.
[0010]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the rack 3 includes a bottom plate portion 31, a front surface portion 32, a rear surface portion 33, a top plate 34, and a plurality of shelves 35. Other than the racks 3 arranged at both ends, a shelf space is opened at both end surfaces 3a and 3b in the moving direction, and the racks 3 arranged at both ends in the moving direction have the moving direction end surfaces 3a or 3b located outside thereof. 3b is closed. The racks 3 arranged at both ends in the moving direction are fixed on the rails 2 so as not to move, and the other racks 3 can be moved left and right along the rails 2 via a drive mechanism (not shown). I have to. Thus, when the rack 3 is moved to form the passage B between the racks 3, the middle height position of the front portion 32, which is the entrance side, is adjusted by the panel 7 mounted for mounting the operation means A. Make up.
[0011]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the panel 7 is mounted on the front portion 32 of the rack 3 and is formed by bending a sheet metal material to form an upper surface 71a, a front surface 71b, and a lower surface 71c, and adjust the width dimension to the front surface. It comprises a face plate 71 substantially matching the width dimension of the portion 32 and a cover 72 corresponding to the side surface shape of the face plate 71 and closing the side of the face plate 71. The cover 72 is attached to the front portion 32 by appropriate means (not shown). ing. Thus, a groove 71d extending continuously in the width direction of the panel 7 is formed at a position slightly below the middle of the front surface 71b of the face plate 71. The groove portion 71d has an insertion portion 4 of the operating means A and an end portion 62 of the cord-like portion 6 on the side attached to the rack 3 so as to correspond to an adjacent position of the rack 3 adjacent to each other. The first mounting hole 73 and the second mounting hole 74 shown in FIG. 3 are enlarged. The first mounting hole 73 is a horizontally long hole that opens corresponding to the insertion portion 4, and an engagement recess 73 c that expands each of two upper and lower portions of the hole along an upper edge 73 a and a lower edge 73 b. Is formed. The second mounting hole 74 is substantially circular, and has a synthetic resin cap 75 having a rectangular hole 75a in the center from the front side thereof.
[0012]
In the present embodiment, when the first mounting hole 73 and the second mounting hole 74 are provided, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the face plate 71 mounted on the front portion 32 of the rack 3 disposed at both ends in the moving direction. In the vicinity of the side edge 71e, only the first mounting hole 73 is provided. On the other hand, for the other racks 3, both the first mounting hole 73 and the second mounting hole 74 are provided near the side edge 71 e adjacent to the rack 3 disposed at both ends in the moving direction of the face plate 71, and both ends in the moving direction are provided. The first mounting hole 73 and the second mounting hole 74 are both provided near the side edge 71e of the face plate 71 of one of the racks 3 on the side where the racks 3 that are not arranged on the other side are adjacent to each other. Only the first mounting hole 73 is provided near the side edge 71e. Further, a display section 76 for indicating the moving state of the rack 3 and the like is disposed above the mounting holes 73 and 74 of the face plate 71 having both the first mounting hole 73 and the second mounting hole 74. .
[0013]
The operation means A is for operating the rack 3 to move it electrically. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the insertion section 4 attached to the first mounting hole 73 and the insertion section 4 An operation piece 5 which can be detachably inserted into the portion 4, and a cord-like portion 6 having one end 61 attached to the operation piece 5 and the other end 62 attached to the second attachment hole 74.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the insertion portion 4 mainly includes a synthetic resin hollow housing 41 having a size that can be inserted into the first mounting hole 73 of the panel 7. The front end is opened and a flange 42 is formed around the front end. An engaging claw 48a is provided on a side portion of the front frame body 48 having a central portion opened so that the operation piece 5 can be inserted therein, and the engaging claw 48a and the flange 42 are engaged with each other to form a front frame. The body 48 is attached to the housing 41, and the opening of the housing 41 and the opening of the front frame 48 are communicated to form an opening end 49 of the insertion portion 4. A substantially central portion of the lower edge 49a of the opening end 49 is cut out to form a recess 49b communicating the opening end 49 with the lower space. Further, engaging claws 48b are protrudingly provided at each of the upper edge and the lower edge of the front frame 48 so as to be able to engage with the engaging recess 73c of the first mounting hole 73. On the other hand, a pair of magnet mounting grooves 43c arranged in parallel along the rear edge 43a is provided on the upper wall 43 of the housing 41, and a rectangular permanent magnet M is mounted on one of them. An openable and closable lid 46 urged by an elastic body 45 in a direction to close the opening end 49 is provided near the front edge 43b of the upper wall 43 of the hollow interior of the housing 41, and the insertion portion is provided. 4 to prevent dust or the like from adhering. Further, the lower wall 44 of the housing 41 is partially cut out from the rear, extends rearward from the front toward the hollow inside, and has a thin flexible click 47 provided with a projection 47a along the tip. Is protruding. The insertion portion 4 having such a configuration is inserted into the first mounting hole 73, and the engaging claw 48b is engaged with the engaging concave portion 73c of the first mounting hole 73, whereby the groove 71d of the panel 7 is formed. The front surface 71b of the face plate 71 of the panel 7 and the opening end 49 are substantially flush with each other. At this time, the opening end 49 is open in the normal direction to the face plate 71. The permanent magnets M are mounted in the magnet mounting grooves 43c on different sides of the insertion portions 4 mounted on the first mounting holes 73 adjacent to each other.
[0014]
On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the operation piece 5 is formed by fitting an upper piece 51 and a lower piece 52 made of a synthetic resin and fastening them with screws 53, and has a rounded front end 5a. , The rear end 5b is made thin and narrow. For the convenience of operation, a substantially symmetric curved knob portion 54 is recessed on the front end 5a side of the upper piece 51 and the lower piece 52, and a substantially symmetrical knob groove 55 is formed on the side portion on the front end 5a side. Engraved to prevent slippage during operation. Further, when the operation piece 5 is inserted into the insertion portion 4 while rotating the lid 46 rearward so as to open the opening end 49 of the insertion portion 4 from the rear end 5b side, An engagement groove 56 that can be engaged with the projection 47a provided on the click 47 of the fourth piece 4 is provided in the width direction of the lower piece 52, and the projection 47a and the engagement groove 56 are engaged with each other, so that the operation piece 5 To prevent falling off. Further, at a position slightly behind the knob 54 of the lower piece 52, a cable-like portion mounting hole 57 for connecting one end 61 of the cable-like portion 6, which will be described later, to the inside of the operation piece 5 is opened. Further, two switches (not shown) are provided in the vicinity of the rear end 5b inside the operation piece 5 at positions corresponding to the pair of magnet mounting grooves 43c of the insertion portion 4, and are provided in the insertion portion 4. The permanent magnet M forms a magnet switch mechanism C. Since the magnet switch mechanism C has the same configuration as the conventional one, the detailed description is omitted, but when the operation piece 5 is inserted into one of the adjacent insertion parts 4, the insertion part 4 The switch on the side corresponding to the provided permanent magnet M operates, and when the operation piece 5 is inserted into the other insertion section 4, the switch on the side corresponding to the permanent magnet M provided on the insertion section 4 operates. Things.
[0015]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cord portion 6 is attached by inserting one end 61 into the cord attachment hole 57 of the operation piece 5 and attaching the other end 62 to the panel 7. (2) It is engaged with the rectangular hole 75a of the cap 75 fitted in the mounting hole 74 and attached to the rack 3 so as not to fall off. Further, these two end portions 61 and 62 are connected by a cord 63 which extends in a spiral shape and has elasticity and flexibility. When the end 61 of the operation piece 5 is connected to the switch and the operation piece 5 is inserted into the insertion portion 4, the end 61 is provided at the opening end 49 of the insertion portion 4. The end 62 on the side of the rack 3 is connected to a power source (not shown) or the above-mentioned driving mechanism, thereby forming a wiring (not shown) for supplying power or transmitting a signal obtained from a switch to the driving mechanism.
[0016]
The electric movable rack device 1 of the present embodiment having the above configuration is used as follows. Here, for example, from the state where the passage B is formed between the left end rack 3 and the adjacent rack 3 shown in FIG. 2, the passage between the right end rack 3 and the adjacent rack 3 shown in FIG. A brief description will be given of a case where the rack 3 is moved so as to form the state where B is formed. First, as shown in FIG. 2, the operation piece 5 is inserted into the insertion portion 4 so that the cable-like portion 6 is installed between all adjacent racks 3. In this state, the switch is turned off, power is not supplied to the drive mechanism, and all the racks 3 are stopped. Further, at this time, the cord-like portion 6 has a role of prohibiting entry into the passage B. Next, as shown in FIG. 5, when the operation piece 5 is removed from the insertion portion 4 of the right end rack 3 and inserted into the insertion portion 4 of the adjacent rack 3, the permanent magnets M provided on the mutual racks 3 are respectively provided. The switch is turned on by the difference in the position, and power is supplied to the drive mechanism by the signal, and the rack 3 adjacent to the rightmost rack 3 and the rack 3 adjacent to the left start up to the left. Then, when these racks 3 have moved to the position where the new passage B is formed as shown in FIG. 6, the switch is automatically turned off, and all the racks 3 are locked immovably at that position. When a passage is to be formed again at another position from this state, the operation piece 5 is inserted into the insertion portion 4 of the right end rack 3 as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. And the operation piece 5 is inserted into the insertion portion 4 so that the cord-like portion 6 is installed between all adjacent racks 3, and then the operation piece 5 at a desired position is inserted. What is necessary is just to operate similarly to the above. Also, in this embodiment, when the movement of the rack 3 is stopped by noticing the presence of a person or an object remaining in the passage while the rack 3 is being moved, an arbitrary operation piece 5 is pulled out from the insertion section 4. And a safety mechanism that stops the rack 3 at that position when the switch is turned off. Further, the moving state of the rack 3 can be checked on the display unit 76 provided on the panel 7.
[0017]
As described above, the electric movable rack apparatus 1 of the present embodiment can move the rack 3 so as to form the passage B between arbitrary racks 3 as in the conventional apparatus. 3 can be electrically operated by operating the operation means A, and furthermore, entry into the passage B can be prohibited by the cord-like portion 6 constituting the operation means A. Further, in addition to such a configuration, in the present embodiment, the opening end 49 of the insertion portion 4 into which the operation piece 5 constituting the operation means A can be removably inserted is changed to the rack 3 on the entrance side of the passage B. Since the insertion portion 4 is buried in the front portion 32 so as to be substantially flush with the front portion 32, dust and the like hardly adhere to the insertion portion 4 and can be used stably for a long period of time. It is. In addition, such a configuration can also make the front part 32 of the rack 3 clear and improve the appearance.
[0018]
Further, since the insertion portion 4 is attached to the front surface portion 32 so that the opening end 49 is opened substantially in the normal direction to the front surface portion 32, adhesion of dust or the like can be further prevented. .
Furthermore, since the insertion portion 4 is provided with the openable and closable lid 46 that closes the opening end 49 when the operation piece 5 is not inserted, the adhesion of dust and the like can be further prevented. In addition to this, it is possible to improve the appearance when the operation piece 5 is not inserted.
[0019]
Further, in the present embodiment, the intermediate height position of the front surface portion 32 of the rack 3 is constituted by the face plate 71 of the panel 7, and the operation means A is attached to the panel 7. The attachment of the operation means A can be simplified without adding the above.
In the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, the switch for electrically energizing or stopping the rack 3 is switched by a magnetic force formed between the insertion portion 4 and the operation piece 5. Accordingly, the need for exposed electric terminals to which dust and the like are liable to adhere is eliminated, and the operation means of the electric movable rack device 1 that can be used semi-permanently can be configured.
[0020]
It should be noted that the same effect as in the above embodiment can be obtained even if the arrangement positions of the operation means are mutually changed between adjacent racks.
[0021]
In addition, the specific configuration of each unit is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention is implemented in the form described above, and has the following effects.
That is, the electric moving rack device of the present invention includes operating means for electrically moving the racks so as to form a passage between arbitrary ones of the plurality of racks arranged on the rails. An insertion portion was provided in a pair of adjacent racks, an operation piece was selectively detachably inserted into the insertion portion, and both ends were attached to one rack adjacent to the operation piece and provided on the other rack. Since it has a configuration in which a cable-like portion that can prohibit entry into the passage when the operation piece is inserted into the insertion portion is provided, similar to a conventional electric movable rack device, between any racks. The rack can be electrically operated so as to form a passage, and entry into the formed passage can be prohibited by the cord portion.
[0023]
In such a configuration, the present invention embeds the insertion portion in the front portion so that the opening end of the insertion portion is substantially flush with the front portion of the rack. This makes it difficult for dust and the like to adhere to the rack without protruding from the rack, thereby reducing the cause of poor contact and deterioration, and making it possible to configure an electric movable rack device that can be used stably for a long period of time. In addition, such a configuration reduces the number of members protruding from the front portion of the rack, and makes it possible to make the appearance clear and improve the quality.
[0024]
Further, in the case where the insertion portion is attached to the front surface of the rack such that an opening end thereof opens in a substantially normal direction with respect to the front surface of the rack, it is possible to more effectively adhere dust and the like without impairing operability. Can be prevented.
Further, when a lid is provided at the opening end of the insertion portion, the opening end is closed when the operation piece is not inserted, and the opening end is opened by inserting the operation piece, The dust and the like can be more effectively prevented from adhering to the recess, and the appearance can be improved.
[0025]
Further, when a part of the front surface of the rack is constituted by a face plate of a panel to be mounted for mounting the operation means, the face plate can be largely changed in design and the operation means can be mounted without impairing the appearance.
In the above-described electric movable rack device, when a magnet switch mechanism that can move the rack is adopted between the insertion portion and the operation piece, the exposed electric terminals to which dust or the like easily adheres. It is possible to configure an operating means that can be used semi-permanently and stably without using.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the same.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing a main part of the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of the embodiment, with a part thereof omitted;
FIG. 5 is an exemplary front view for explaining the operation of the embodiment;
FIG. 6 is a front view of the same.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Electric movable rack apparatus 2 ... Rail 3 ... Rack 4 ... Insertion part 5 ... Operation piece 6 ... Cord part 7 ... Panel 32 ... Front part 46 ... Lid 49 ... Open end 61 ... One end (end)
62 ... Other end (end)
71 face plate A operating means B passage C magnet switch mechanism

Claims (4)

A plurality of racks arranged on the rails in a direction perpendicular to the rails; and operating means for moving the racks along the rails and electrically biasing or stopping the racks so that a passage can be formed between the racks. A plug provided on each of a pair of racks adjacent to each other, an operating piece selectively removably inserted into one of the plugs, and one end attached to the operating piece. By attaching the other end to one of the adjacent racks and inserting the operation piece into the insertion portion provided on the other rack, it is bridged over the entrance of the passage and enters the passage. And a cable-like portion that can prohibit entry of the rack, and configured so that the moving state of the rack can be electrically changed by selective attachment and detachment of the operation piece to the insertion portion,
An opening end into which the operation piece can be detachably inserted is provided in the insertion portion, and the insertion portion is substantially flush with the front end of the rack, which is the entrance side of the passage, in the front portion. Buried in
A part of the front part of the rack is constituted by a face plate of a panel mounted for mounting the operation means,
A switch is disposed inside the operation piece, and a magnet switch mechanism is configured between the permanent magnet provided in the insertion portion and the operation piece ,
An electric movement , wherein the cable-like portion has an end on one operation side connected to the switch, and an end on the rack side connected to a power supply or a driving mechanism to form a wiring. Rack equipment. 2. The electric movable rack device according to claim 1, wherein the insertion portion is attached to the front surface such that an opening end is opened in a substantially normal direction to the front surface. The insertion portion is provided with an openable / closable lid that opens the open end when the operation piece is inserted and closes the open end when the operation piece is not inserted. The electric movable rack device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 4. The electric movable rack device according to claim 1, wherein a part of a front portion of the rack is constituted by a face plate of a panel mounted for mounting the operation means.

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