JP4013590B2 - Containment equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a storage facility that can store various articles, for example, directly or via a pallet.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as this type of storage equipment, for example, a configuration found in JP-A-7-215413 has been provided. In this conventional configuration, a three-dimensional warehouse including a rack device, a stacker crane, and a loading / unloading roller conveyor is provided on each of the first floor and the second floor, and a three-dimensional warehouse is provided on each floor. A storage roller conveyor is provided between the front and outer ends of the loading / unloading roller conveyor, and a stacker crane for transferring articles between the upper and lower accumulation roller conveyors and the first floor loading / unloading conveyor is provided. Is provided.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, according to the above-described conventional configuration, only one stacker crane is used for the upper and lower accumulation roller conveyors, so that it is not possible to adequately handle the loading and unloading of a large amount of articles.
[0004]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a storage facility that can sufficiently accommodate a large amount of articles in and out and that can be configured compactly as a whole.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-described object, the storage facility according to claim 1 of the present invention has an automatic warehouse on at least one of the plurality of floors above and below, and at least one of the remaining floors. The floor is configured as an article handling unit, and the automatic warehouse includes a shelf device, a loading / unloading device arranged in a vertical direction, and a loading / unloading device that can deliver and receive items between the loading / unloading device and the shelf device. And a first article delivery means capable of delivering articles to and from at least one loading / unloading apparatus, and the handling unit is provided with an article receiving apparatus, penetrating a plurality of floors, There is provided a second article delivery means capable of delivering an article between the other loading / unloading apparatus and the article receiving apparatus, and both the article delivery means are arranged in an up-and-down manner and can be moved separately. Made, the automatic warehouse plurality of juxtaposed, the first article transfer means and the second article transfer means, it is obtained by said being configured to be movable in the hotel's direction to each other.
[0006]
Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the storage of articles with respect to the shelf device is performed by transferring the articles to / from at least one storage apparatus by the action of the first article delivery means, and the second article delivery means. By delivering the article between the other loading / unloading device and the article receiving device by the action of, and by delivering the article between any of the loading / unloading apparatus and the shelf device by the action of the taking in / out means Yes. Thereby, goods can be loaded and unloaded by the two article delivery means. Furthermore, while allowing a large amount of storage by a plurality of automatic warehouses, the goods can be loaded and unloaded by moving both the article delivery means.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, the description will be made assuming that the pallet P that can support the rectangular article W is used in a handling type.
[0010]
The structure 2 of the storage facility 1 includes a side wall body 3 and a ceiling wall body 4, and the inside is formed on a plurality of floors in the vertical direction. That is, the first floor 5 and the second floor 6 are formed in the entire area, and parts are provided on both sides of the start side home position HP (described later) side and the end position OP (described later) side. A third floor 7 is formed, and a fourth floor 8 is partially formed on the end position OP side.
[0011]
As a result, the first floor 5A, the second floor 6A, the third floor 7A, and the fourth floor 8A are formed up and down. In this case, the second floor 6A excludes the partial third floor floor 7 and the fourth floor 8 section. In the state including most of the third floor 7A and the fourth floor 8A, it is formed higher (wider) vertically. The second floor 6A formed high up and down is an example of at least one floor, and an automatic warehouse 20 is provided on the second floor 6A.
[0012]
That is, the automatic warehouse 20 includes a pair of shelf devices 21 and an unloading device (an example of a loading / unloading device) disposed on the second floor 6 outside the end portion on the start end position HP side of at least one shelf device 21. ) 41, a storage device (an example of a storage / removal device) 42 disposed on the third floor 7 outside the end on the start side position HP side in at least one shelf device 21, and at least one shelf device 21. Outside the end portion on the terminal side position OP side, the unloading device (an example of a loading / unloading device) 43 disposed on the second floor 6 and outside the end portion on the terminal side position OP side in at least one shelf device 21 The pallet P (article W between the warehousing device (an example of the warehousing device) 44 disposed on the fourth floor 8 and the warehousing devices 41 and 43 or the warehousing devices 42 and 44 and the shelf device 21. ) It is configured of a passable loading and unloading means 30.
[0013]
Here, on the start end side position HP side, the unloading device 41 and the unloading device 42 are arranged so as to be vertically distributed with the unloading device 41 as the lower order. In addition, on the end position OP side, the unloading device 43 and the unloading device 44 are arranged in the vertical direction with the unloading device 43 as a lower level.
[0014]
The two shelf devices 21 include two columns 22 arranged in the front and rear (lateral direction orthogonal to the traveling direction of the loading / unloading means 30) and a plurality of columns 22 on the left and right (traveling direction of the loading / unloading means 30). A lattice (not shown) disposed between the front and back of the support 22 and a beam (not shown) disposed between the left and right of the support 22 are formed in a frame shape.
[0015]
A support portion (arm) 23 is provided between the left and right side surfaces of the front and rear support columns 22 so that the pallet P can be supported via the pair of left and right support portions 23, and the pair of left and right support portions. A storage space 24 is formed above 23. At that time, the pair of left and right support portions 23 are provided at a plurality of upper and lower portions, and thus a plurality of storage spaces 24 having a predetermined height are formed in the left and right direction and the vertical direction, respectively.
[0016]
Both shelf devices 21 are provided side by side with a passage 10, and the loading / unloading means 30 is disposed in the passage 10. The loading / unloading means 30 is supported and guided by the floor-side rail 11 and guided by the ceiling-side rail 12 so as to be able to reciprocate on a fixed path 13 in the passage 10 and guided to the traveling machine body 31 side. The elevator 38 includes an elevator 38 and a loading / unloading body 39 provided on the elevator 33.
[0017]
The main body of the traveling machine body 31 includes a lower frame 32, a pair of front and rear posts 33 erected from the lower frame 32, an upper frame 34 provided between the upper ends of the posts 33, and the like. The lower frame 32 is provided with wheels (not shown) supported and guided by the floor side rail 11, and the upper frame 34 is guided by a guide wheel (not shown) guided by the ceiling side rail 12. ) Etc. are provided. Further, the lower frame 32 is provided with a travel drive device 35, a lift drive device 36 linked to the lift base 38 side, a control device 37, and the like.
[0018]
The lifting platform 38 is formed in a U shape in a side view by a bottom plate portion and a pair of side plate portions. The elevator base 38 is configured to be movable up and down by guiding a guided body such as a roller provided on the side plate portion to the guide rail portion formed on the opposite surface side of both posts 33.
[0019]
The loading / unloading body 39 is configured to be able to act on the storage space 24 of both the shelf devices 21. That is, the loading / unloading body 39 includes a fixed base provided on the bottom plate portion of the lift base 38 and a lower slide provided on the fixed base so as to be reciprocally movable in a lateral direction (left-right direction) orthogonal to the direction of the fixed path 13. A multi-stage fork is configured by a base, an upper slide base provided so as to be able to reciprocate in the same direction with respect to the lower slide base, and a retracting drive device provided between these bases.
[0020]
Various forms are adopted as the delivery devices 41 and 43 and the entry devices 42 and 44. Here, a conveyor type provided with lift devices 41a and 43a is adopted as the unloading devices 41 and 43, and a cart type is adopted as the loading devices 42 and 44. However, this may be reversed. All may be in the form of a conveyor or trolley.
[0021]
An example of the automatic warehouse 20 is configured by the above 21-44 and the like. The automatic warehouse 20 is provided with six (a plurality) in a state where the adjacent shelf devices 21 are back to back.
[0022]
Two (one or more) pallets P (article W) can be transferred to and from the storage device (an example of one storage / removal device) 42 on the third floor 7 on the start side HP. ) First article delivery means 50 is provided. Also on the end position OP side, two (one or more) pallets P (article W) can be delivered to and from the warehousing device (an example of one warehousing device) 44 on the fourth floor 8. 1st article delivery means 60 is provided.
[0023]
These first article delivery means 50, 60 are self-propelled carriages 52, 62 provided with fork devices 51, 61. These self-propelled carriages 52 and 62 are supported and guided by floor rails 53 and 63 so as to be able to reciprocate on traveling paths 54 and 64 along the direction in which the automatic warehouse 20 is provided. In addition, warehousing and handling devices 55 and 65 are provided so as to face the ends of the travel paths 54 and 64. Here, the incoming cargo handling devices 55 and 65 are constituted by conveyors 56 and 66 groups, sorting carts 57 and 67, and the like.
[0024]
Accordingly, the self-propelled carts 52 and 62 are caused to travel on the travel paths 54 and 64 and are stopped opposite to the incoming cargo handling devices 55 and 65, so that the pallet P from the incoming cargo handling devices 55 and 65 can be removed. 52, 62. Then, the pallets P on the self-propelled trolleys 52 and 62 are transferred to the warehousing devices 42 and 44 by stopping the self-propelled trolleys 52 and 62 against the storage devices 42 and 44 of the target automatic warehouse 20. Can do.
[0025]
The first floor 5A is an example of at least one of the remaining floors excluding the floor where the automatic warehouse 20 is provided, and is configured in the handling unit 70 of the pallet P (article W). That is, for example, the handling unit 70 handles shipping, almost half of the handling unit 70 is formed in the temporary storage zone 71, and the remaining half is formed in the track zone 72.
[0026]
Further, the handling unit 70 is provided with, for example, conveyor type article receiving devices 75 and 76 at positions facing the unloading devices 41 and 43 from below. These article receiving devices 75 and 76 are provided at five places (one place or a plurality of places), respectively. The pallet P (article W) on the article receiving devices 75 and 76 is received by the forklift 78 and then transported to the temporary placement zone 71. Also, the pallet P (article on the temporary placement zone 71 or on the article receiving devices 75 and 76). W) is configured to be able to be loaded on the truck 79 in the truck zone 72 after being received and transported by the forklift 78.
[0027]
Second article delivery means 80 that can pass through a plurality of floors and deliver a pallet P (article W) between the delivery device (an example of the other entry / exit device) 41, 43 and the article receiving device 75, 76, Two units 90 (one or a plurality) are provided. The second article delivery means 80 and 90 are disposed below the first article delivery means 50 and 60 so as to be distributed vertically. That is, below the location where the first article delivery means 50 and 60 are disposed, a through-hole 6a is formed in the second floor 6 and the second article having the same configuration as the loading / unloading means 30 through the through-hole 6a. Delivery means 80 and 90 are provided.
[0028]
Here, the second article delivery means 80, 90 are supported and guided by the floor-side rails 14, 17 on the first floor 5 and guided by the ceiling-side rails 15, 18 below the third floor 7, and the fixed paths 16, 19. The traveling machine bodies 81 and 91 capable of reciprocating above, the elevators 88 and 98 guided to the traveling machine bodies 81 and 91 side, the loading and unloading bodies 89 and 99 provided on the elevators 88 and 98, and the like. ing. The main bodies of the traveling machine bodies 81 and 91 are composed of lower frames 82 and 92, a pair of front and rear posts 83 and 93, upper frames 84 and 94, and the like. The lower frames 82 and 92 are provided with travel drive devices 85 and 95, elevating drive devices 86 and 96, control devices 87 and 97, and the like.
[0029]
As a result, the second article delivery means 80 and 90 positioned below the first article delivery means 50 and 60 are arranged on the fixed paths 16 and 19 in the side-by-side direction of the automatic warehouse 20 group. It is configured to be movable separately.
[0030]
In the automatic warehouse 20 located at the end, the pallet P (article W) can be loaded and unloaded using a part of the storage space 24 in the outer shelf device 21. For this purpose, a carry-in device 27 is arranged through the side wall 3 according to the level of the third floor 7, and a carry-out device 28 is arranged according to the level of the fourth floor 8. Here, a cart type is adopted as the carry-in device 27 and the carry-out device 28, but this may be a conveyor type.
[0031]
The operation in the above embodiment will be described below.
First, the warehousing operation of the pallet P (article W) to the automatic warehouse 20 will be described. Although both sides of the start end position HP and the end position OP will be described at the same time, the warehousing operation is actually performed separately.
[0032]
The pallet P (article W) to be stored is carried into the structure 2 via the storage handling devices 55 and 65, and is stopped against the travel paths 54 and 64 of the first article delivery means 50 and 60. . In this state, the self-propelled carriages 52 and 62 are caused to travel on the traveling paths 54 and 64 and are stopped against the incoming cargo handling devices 55 and 65, and then the fork devices 51 and 61 are operated, thereby receiving the incoming cargo. The pallet P (article W) from the rolling devices 55 and 65 can be received by the self-propelled carriages 52 and 62.
[0033]
Next, the self-propelled carriages 52 and 62 are caused to travel on the traveling routes 54 and 64 and stopped against the storage devices 42 and 44 of the target automatic warehouse 20, so that the pallets on the self-propelled carriages 52 and 62 are stopped. P (article W) can be delivered to the warehousing devices 42 and 44. Then, the pallet P (article W) is transported by the warehousing devices 42 and 44 and stopped against the fixed path 13 of the loading / unloading means 30.
[0034]
In this state, an operation for reciprocating the loading / unloading means 30 on the fixed path 13 in the passage 10 by a support guide by the floor rail 11 or a guide by the ceiling rail 12 and an operation for moving the lifting platform 38 up and down. The pallet P (article W) received from the storage devices 42 and 44 can be stored in the intended storage space 24 of the shelf device 21 by performing a combination operation with the operation of moving the storage / extraction body 39 in and out.
[0035]
The intended warehousing operation is completed as described above. At that time, in the automatic warehouse 20 at the end, the pallet P (article W) via the loading / unloading device 27 is loaded by the loading / unloading means 30.
[0036]
Next, the delivery operation of the pallet P (article W) stored in the automatic warehouse 20 will be described. In addition, although both sides of the start end side position HP and the end end position OP will be described simultaneously, actually, the warehousing operation is performed separately.
[0037]
The pallet P (article W) to be unloaded (target) can be delivered to the unloading devices 41 and 43 by causing the loading / unloading means 30 to operate almost in reverse to the above-described loading. Then, the pallet P (article W) is transported by the unloading devices 41 and 43 and is stopped facing the fixed paths 16 and 19 of the second article delivery means 80 and 90.
[0038]
In this state, the second article delivery means 80 and 90 are caused to reciprocate on the fixed paths 16 and 19 by the support guidance by the floor rails 14 and 17 and the guidance by the ceiling rails 15 and 18, and the lifting platform. The pallet P (article W) received from the unloading devices 41 and 43 is used for the purpose of the handling unit 70 by performing a combination operation of the operation of moving the 88 and 98 up and down and the operation of moving the loading and unloading bodies 89 and 99. The goods can be delivered to the article receiving devices 75 and 76.
[0039]
The intended unloading operation is completed as described above. At that time, in the automatic warehouse 20 at the end, the pallet P (article W) is unloaded to the unloading device 28 by the loading / unloading means 30.
[0040]
The pallet P (article W) delivered to the article receiving devices 75 and 76 of the handling unit 70 as described above is received by the forklift 78 and then transported to the temporary placement zone 71 to be temporarily stored. Is done. The pallet P (article W) temporarily stored and stored, or the pallet P (article W) on the article receiving devices 75 and 76 are received by the forklift 78 based on the shipment data and then transported, and then the truck zone 72. The truck 79 is loaded.
[0041]
Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
That is, the automatic warehouse 20 is provided from the first floor 5A to the third floor 7A. A delivery device 41 of the automatic warehouse 20 is provided on the second floor 6 and the third floor 7, and a storage device 42 is provided on the first floor 5. On the first floor 5, a carry-in device 27 is provided on the side opposite to the warehousing device 42 across the fixed path 16 of the second article delivery means 80. On the second floor 6, an article receiving device 75 is provided on the opposite side of the delivery device 41 across the fixed path 16 of the second article delivery means 80, so that the handling unit 70 is provided on the second floor 6A. Is formed. Further, on the third floor 7, a carry-out device 28 is provided on the side opposite to the unloading device 41 across the travel route 54 of the first article delivery means 50.
[0042]
According to this other embodiment, the article W from the carry-in device 27 can be delivered to the warehousing device 42 via the second article delivery means 80. Further, the article W from the unloading apparatus 41 can be delivered to the article receiving apparatus 75 via the second article delivery means 80 or can be delivered to the unloading apparatus 28 via the first article delivery means 50. An article receiving device 75 may be provided on the third floor 7 instead of the carry-out device 28. In this case, the handling unit 70 is also formed on the third floor 7A.
[0043]
As in the above-described embodiment, the automatic warehouse 20 is provided on at least one floor 6A among the plurality of floors 5A to 8A above and below, and at least one floor 5A among the remaining floors handles the article W. The automatic warehouse 20 includes the shelf device 21, the loading / unloading devices 41, 42, 43, 44 arranged in the vertical direction, the loading / unloading devices 41, 42, 43, 44, and the shelf device 21. The first article delivery means 50, 60 capable of delivering the article W to / from at least one of the loading / unloading devices 42, 44 are provided and handled. The part 70 is provided with article receiving devices 75 and 76, and can pass the plurality of floors 5A and 6A so as to pass the article W between the other loading / unloading devices 41 and 43 and the article receiving devices 75 and 76. First Article delivery means 80, 90 are provided, and both article delivery means 50, 60, 80, 90 are arranged in an up-and-down manner, and according to a configuration that can be moved separately, the article W for the shelf device 21 is provided. The loading / unloading of goods is performed by delivering the article W to / from at least one of the loading / unloading apparatuses 42 and 44 by the action of the first article delivery means 50 and 60 and by the action of the second article delivery means 80 and 90. The delivery / reception device 41, 43 and the article receiving device 75, 76 deliver the article W and the loading / unloading means 30 causes the loading / unloading device 41, 42, 43, 44 to This can be done by delivering the article W to and from the shelf device 21, whereby the entry / exit of the article W can be performed by the two article delivery means 50, 60, 80, 90. Can sufficiently cope with the entry and leaving of the amount of articles W, yet it was arranged distributed both article transfer means 50,60,80,90 vertically, it can be configured as a space-saving overall compact.
[0044]
As in the above-described embodiment, a plurality of automatic warehouses 20 are provided side by side, and the first article delivery means 50, 60 and the second article delivery means 80, 90 are configured to be movable separately in the provided direction. In addition, while allowing a large amount of storage by the plurality of automatic warehouses 20, the goods W can be efficiently loaded and unloaded by moving the both article delivery means 50, 60, 80, and 90.
[0045]
In the above-described embodiment, a form in which the pallet P capable of supporting the rectangular article W is used is adopted, but this may be a form in which the article W is handled directly.
[0046]
In the above-described embodiment, the loading / unloading apparatuses 41, 42, 43, 44, the first article delivery means 50, 60, the article receiving apparatuses 75, 76, and the second are provided on both sides of the start end position HP and the end position OP. Although the structure provided with the article delivery means 80 and 90 is employ | adopted, this is only in one side, for example, only in the starting end side position HP, the loading / unloading apparatuses 41 and 42, the 1st article delivery means 50, and articles | goods For example, the receiving device 75 and the second article delivery means 80 may be provided.
[0047]
In the above-described embodiment, the second article delivery means 80 and 90 are disposed below the first article delivery means 50 and 60 so as to be distributed in the vertical direction. The means 50, 60 is positioned below the second article delivery means 80, 90, so that it may be arranged in a vertically distributed manner. In this case, the automatic warehouse 20 is provided on the lower floor, and the upper floor is configured in the handling unit 70.
[0049]
In the above-described embodiment, the storage space 24 of the shelf device 21 is configured to be able to support the article W via the pair of support parts 23, but this is the article via the single plate-like support part. A form in which W can be supported may be used, and in this case, a pinch form or the like is adopted as the take-out body 39 of the take-out means 30.
[0050]
In the above-described embodiment, the second article delivery means 80 is a crane type that is supported and guided by the floor rail 14 and guided by the ceiling rail 15 and can travel back and forth on the fixed path 16. This may be a type in which the rail body is movable up and down at the portion of the penetrating portion 6a, and a movable body that is movable in the left-right direction with respect to the rail body is provided with an insertion / removal body.
[0051]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first aspect of the present invention described above, the loading / unloading of the article with respect to the shelf device is performed by delivering the article to / from at least one loading / unloading apparatus by the action of the first article delivery means, and the second article An article is delivered between the other loading / unloading apparatus and the article receiving apparatus by the action of the delivery means, and an article is delivered between any of the loading / unloading apparatuses and the shelf apparatus by the action of the taking-out means. Can be done. As a result, the goods can be stored and received by the two goods delivery means, so that it can sufficiently cope with the storage and delivery of a large quantity of goods, and both the goods delivery means are arranged up and down, so that the whole Compact and space saving.
[0052]
Furthermore , while enabling a large amount of storage by a plurality of automatic warehouses, the goods can be efficiently loaded and unloaded by moving the both article delivery means.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 shows an example of an embodiment of the present invention, and is a longitudinal side view of a start end side portion in a storage facility.
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal side view of a terminal side portion in the storage facility.
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal front view of an automatic warehouse part in the storage facility.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the first floor portion in the storage facility.
FIG. 5 is a plan view of the second floor portion of the storage facility.
FIG. 6 is a plan view of a third floor portion in the storage facility.
FIG. 7 is a plan view of a fourth floor portion in the storage facility.
FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the present invention and is a schematic side view of a start end side portion in a storage facility.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage equipment 2 Structure 5 1st floor 5A 1st floor 6 2nd floor 6A 2nd floor 6a Penetrating part 7 3rd floor 7A 3rd floor 8 4th floor 8A 4th floor 13 Constant route 16 Constant route 19 Constant route 20 Automatic warehouse 21 Shelf Device 24 Storage space 27 Carry-in device 28 Carry-out device 30 Loading / unloading means 31 Traveling machine body 38 Lifting table 39 Loading / unloading body 41 Unloading device (loading / unloading device)
42 Warehousing device (storage device)
43 Unloading device (Receiving and unloading device)
44 Warehousing device (warehousing and unloading device)
50 First article delivery means 51 Fork device 52 Self-propelled carriage 54 Travel path 55 Warehousing / unloading apparatus 60 First article delivery means 61 Fork apparatus 62 Self-propelled trolley 64 Traveling path 65 Warehousing / unloading apparatus 70 Handling section 71 Temporary placement zone 72 Track zone 75 Article receiving device 76 Article receiving device 80 Second article delivery means 81 Traveling machine body 88 Lifting table 89 Lifting / unloading body 90 Second article delivery means 91 Traveling machine body 98 Lifting table 99 Loading / unloading body W Article P Pallet HP Start side position OP Termination Side position

Claims (1)

An automatic warehouse is provided on at least one of the plurality of floors above and below, and at least one of the remaining floors is configured as an article handling unit. It is composed of a sorting and unloading device, and a loading and unloading means capable of delivering articles between these loading and unloading devices and the shelf device, and can deliver items to and from at least one loading and unloading device. A first article delivery means is provided, and an article receiving device is provided in the handling section, and a second article that can pass through a plurality of floors and deliver the article between the other storage / exit device and the article receiving device. transfer means are provided, both the article transfer means may be arranged distributed vertically movably configured separately, the automatic warehouse plurality of juxtaposed, the first article transfer means a The article transfer means, storage facility, characterized in that it is configured so as to be movable in the hotel's direction to each other.

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