JP4614096B2 - Goods storage equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides a storage shelf having a storage section for storing a cylindrical or near-shaped article in a sideways posture with its axis oriented in the width direction of the shelf, and for storing and taking out from the storage section. An article transfer device including a transfer device for transferring an article and moving the transfer device so as to be positioned at an article transfer location for each of the plurality of storage units, and controlling the operation of the article transfer device And a pair of placement support portions for placing and supporting both ends of the article in the storage portion so that the placement surface is positioned at the installation position in the longitudinal direction of the shelf. In the axial direction view of the article, the article is provided in a state where it is formed in a recessed shape that is positioned downward toward the middle in the longitudinal direction of the shelf, and the transfer device is disposed between the pair of placement support parts. This article placement support section is provided with a removable article placement support section. Projecting and retracting and a article storage facility that is configured to transfer an article by the lifting.

  The article storage facility is used to store cylindrical or similar articles such as barrel-shaped articles, and as a conventional example, a rack as a storage shelf and a stacker crane as an article transport device There is a control means for controlling the operation of the stacker crane so that a barrel filled with shochu, whiskey, whiskey or the like is stored as an article (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  With respect to such an article storage facility, a description will be given based on FIG. 11 and FIG. 12. The storage portion 1 a of the storage shelf 1 has a U-shape across each of the pair of front and rear columns 2 arranged in the front-rear width direction. A receiving member 3 is attached in a state of projecting to the inner side of the storage portion 1a, and each receiving member 3 has an article A at a position located substantially in the center in the longitudinal direction of the shelf of the storage portion 1a. A pair of mounting support portions 4 for mounting and supporting both end portions is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the placement support portion 4 of the storage portion 1 a has a placement surface 4 a in the front-rear width direction that is formed in a recessed shape so as to be positioned lower toward the middle portion side. The movement of the article A in the longitudinal direction of the shelf is regulated by the weight of the article A, and the article A is positioned at the installation position Y1 in the longitudinal direction of the shelf.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the transfer device TM is provided with an article placement support portion 5 for placing and supporting the article A, and is configured to be freely withdrawn / retracted by a withdrawal / retraction means 6 such as a slide fork device. Has been. The article placement support section 5 is provided with a pair of support members 7 having the same shape as the placement support section 4 of the above-described storage section 1 a with a gap in the width direction of the article placement support section 5. Thus, the movement of the article A in the longitudinal direction of the shelf during the movement of the transfer device TM in a state where the article A is placed and the exit / retreat operation of the exit / retreat means 6 is regulated by its own weight, and the article A is The article placement support unit 5 is configured to be positioned at an appropriate position Yc in the longitudinal direction of the shelf.

  A stacker crane 8 as an article conveying device that is guided by the traveling rail 9 and moves in the width direction of the shelf along the traveling path L is composed of a traveling carriage 10 and a lifting platform 12, and the traveling path L of the traveling carriage 10. And the lifting / lowering operation of the lifting / lowering platform 12 that moves up and down along a pair of lifting masts 11 erected on the traveling carriage 10, the transfer device TM is moved to a place for transferring articles to the storage portion 1 a. In the state in which the transfer device TM is positioned at the article transfer position with respect to the storage portion 1a by the exit / retreat operation of the exit / retreat means 6 and the lift operation of the lift platform 12, the storage portion 1a The article placement support portion 5 of the transfer device TM is moved in and out of the shelf in the longitudinal direction of the shelf between the pair of placement support portions 4 so that the article A can be transferred between the storage portion 1a. It is configured.

JP 2003-034408 A

  In such an article storage facility, an article stored in the storage facility may be intermittently transferred to a storage unit different from the current storage unit. In other words, for example, if the article is a barrel containing whiskey or miso that requires aging, the higher storage will tend to be hotter than the lower storage, so aging is appropriate. In order to obtain the temperature environment to be carried out, the barrel may be moved between the upper and lower storage units, and in the case of storing articles that are required to be discharged earlier as they are received first, In order to improve the efficiency when goods are delivered, the goods are intermittently transferred to a storage part different from the current storage part, such as gradually moving to a storage part closer to the outlet, as the goods coming out sooner. Sometimes.

  By the way, in such an article storage facility, the position of the storage position in the longitudinal direction of the shelf when storing the article in the storage section, and the article placement support section when taking out the article stored in the storage section Positioning in the longitudinal direction of the shelf can be performed, but the storage position in the horizontal direction of the shelf when storing the article in the storage unit, and the horizontal direction of the shelf with respect to the article placement support unit when taking out the article stored in the storage unit The loading position of the article transfer device varies when the transfer device stop position by the article transport device deviates from the appropriate position, and the stop position of the transfer device by the article transport device changes from the appropriate position due to a control error or the like. When it fluctuates, there is a possibility that the article is stored in the storage unit in a state of being deviated from an appropriate storage position in the shelf width direction. That is, there is a possibility that the storage state is shifted from the proper storage position as in the case of the article A indicated by the solid line located in the storage portion 1a in FIG. There is a possibility that an inconvenience that the article cannot be properly stored in the storage portion, such as the end portion on one side dropping off from the placement support portion, may occur.

  In particular, as described above, in the case where the article is intermittently transferred to a storage unit different from the current storage unit, the displacement when the item is transferred to a storage unit different from the current storage unit is accumulated, There is a possibility that a large displacement may occur, and there is a high possibility that an inconvenience that the article cannot be properly stored in the storage unit will occur.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to store an article in a case where the article is stored in a form that is intermittently transferred to a storage section different from the current storage section. It is in the point which provides the article | item storage equipment which can accommodate an article | item appropriately in a storage part in the state which suppresses the efficiency fall of the operation | work transferred to the storage part different from this storage part.

  The article storage facility according to the present invention includes a storage shelf that vertically and horizontally stores a cylindrical or near-shaped article in a sideways posture with its axis centered in the lateral width direction of the shelf, and storage in the storage unit. And an article transfer device that transfers an article for removal, and moves the transfer device so as to be positioned at an article transfer location for each of the plurality of storage units, and the article transfer A control means for controlling the operation of the apparatus, and a pair of placement support portions for placing and supporting both ends of the article in the storage portion so that the article is positioned at an installation position in the width direction of the shelf in the shelf direction. The mounting surface is provided in a state of being recessed so as to be positioned lower toward the middle part side in the longitudinal direction of the shelf when viewed in the axial direction of the article, and the transfer device includes the pair of mounting devices Provided with an article placing support part that can be freely withdrawn between support parts. An article storage facility configured to transfer an article by moving the article placement support unit up and down and up and down, the first characteristic configuration of which is mounted on the article placement support unit in the transfer device Article position detection means for detecting whether or not the position in the shelf width direction of the placed and supported article is in an appropriate position state within an appropriate allowable range when stored in the storage unit is provided in the transport means, Holding position correction means for correcting the article supplied from the transfer device to a position where the article placement support unit places and supports the article in the proper position state is provided, and the control means sets the article as the current storage unit. Is configured to intermittently execute a storage location change process for operating the article transport device to be moved to a different storage section, and an article placed and supported on the article placement support portion in the storage location change process , The thing When the position detection means detects that the position is not in the proper position, the article is supplied to the holding position correction means, and then the article corrected by the holding position correction means is stored in the storage section. It is in the point comprised so that the correction type storage location change process may be performed.

  According to the first feature of the present invention, the control means intermittently executes the storage location changing process for operating the article transport device to move the article to a storage section different from the current storage section. In the storage location changing process, when it is detected that the article position detection means is not in the proper position state, the article placed and supported on the article placement support unit is supplied to the holding position correction means, and then When the article corrected by the holding position correction means is stored in the storage unit, and the storage location change process is executed, the shelf width of the article placed and supported on the article placement support part in the transfer device When the position in the direction is the proper position, the article is stored in the storage unit as it is without being supplied to the holding position correcting means.

  Therefore, when executing the storage location changing process, if the position of the article placed and supported on the article placement support portion in the transfer device in the shelf width direction is not in the proper position state, it is corrected to the proper position state. Therefore, the article is not stored in the storage unit in a state where the article is not in the proper position by the storage location change process, and the position is within the proper allowable range as the position stored in the storage unit. It is stored in.

  In addition, the position where the article placed and supported on the article placement support unit in the transfer device is stored in the storage unit after the article is supplied to the holding position correcting means only when the position in the shelf width direction is not in the proper position state. When the correct storage location change process is executed and the storage location is in the proper position, the normal storage location change process is executed. The article stored in the section can be stored in a position that falls within the proper allowable range. In other words, when the storage location change process is performed, all the articles are supplied to the holding position correction means for correction, and the corrected articles are stored in the storage section. However, in this case, the time required for correction by the holding position forcing means is required for all articles, and the work efficiency of the storage location change processing is reduced. is there.

  Thus, according to the first feature of the present invention, in the case where the article is stored in such a manner that the article is intermittently moved to a different storage section from the current storage section, the article is different from the current storage section. As a result, an article storage facility capable of appropriately storing articles in the storage section in a state in which the efficiency of the work to be transferred is suppressed is reduced.

  The second characteristic configuration of the present invention is the conveyance of stationary conveying means for conveying an article for loading supplied from the outside to an article transfer location for the transfer device in the article conveying device in the first characteristic configuration of the present invention. On the way, holding position correction means for a carried-in article for correcting the article to be conveyed to a position where the article placement support unit places and supports the article in the proper position state is provided, and the stationary conveyance means is an article for loading. In a transfer state for transporting the article to the article transfer location and a reverse transport state for transporting the article supplied to the article transfer location to the holding position correcting means for the carry-in article, As the position correction type storage location change process, the control means uses the holding position correction means for the carried-in article as the holding position correction means to correct the article in the stationary transfer means. The stationary conveying means for operating the article conveying device to convey the supplied and corrected article from the article transfer location to a storage unit, and to correct the article supplied to the article transfer location. And it is in the point comprised so that the holding | maintenance position correction | amendment means for the said carrying-in articles | goods may be operated.

According to the second characteristic configuration of the present invention, in addition to the same operation as that of the first characteristic configuration of the present invention, the following operation is provided.
In the middle of the conveyance of the stationary conveyance means for conveying the articles for carrying in supplied from the outside to the article transfer position for the transfer apparatus in the article transfer apparatus, the article placement support part is in the proper position. Since the holding position correction means for the carried-in article that is corrected to the position where it is placed and supported in the state is provided, when the article for loading supplied from the outside is conveyed to the article transfer position by the stationary conveying means, Since the article is transported to a position where the article placement support unit in the transfer device is placed and supported in an appropriate position state, the carry-in article transported to the article transfer location by the stationary transport means is the article in the transfer device. When placed and supported by the placement support unit, it can be placed and supported in an appropriate position state.

  Accordingly, the transfer device is moved so as to be positioned at the article transfer position with respect to the storage unit in a state where the article for carrying in supplied from the outside is placed and supported on the article placement support part in an appropriate position state. It is possible to store articles to be carried in from the outside in a position where there is little deviation from the appropriate storage position in the horizontal direction of the storage rack.

  On the other hand, when the article stored in the storage unit is moved to a storage unit different from the current storage unit, the width direction of the shelf of the article placed and supported on the article placement support part in the transfer device by the article position detection means When it is detected that the position at the position is not an appropriate position state, a position correction type storage location change process is executed, and as this storage location change process, the holding position correction means for the carried-in article is used as the holding position correction means. Since the article is supplied to the article transfer location in the stationary conveyance means for correction and the article conveyance device is operated to convey the corrected article from the article transfer location to the storage section, the position correction type storage location The holding position correcting means to which the article is supplied in the changing process can also be used as the holding position correcting means for the carried-in article, and the holding position correcting hand to which the article is supplied in the position correcting type storage location changing process. Exceptionally there is no need to provide, it can be reduced to simplify and installation costs of the equipment configuration.

  Thus, according to the second characteristic configuration of the present invention, when the article is stored in a form in which the article is intermittently transferred to a different storage section from the current storage section, the article is stored differently from the current storage section. Stores articles to be carried in from the outside while allowing the articles to be properly stored in the storage unit while reducing the efficiency of the work to be transferred to the unit, while simplifying the equipment configuration and reducing installation costs. In both cases of storing in the storage section and transferring the articles stored in the storage section to a storage section different from the current storage section, an article storage facility capable of appropriately storing the articles in the storage section has been obtained. .

  A third characteristic configuration of the present invention is the stacker crane according to the first or second characteristic configuration of the present invention, wherein the article transporting device travels and moves along a traveling path extending in a left-right direction at a front portion of the storage shelf. A plurality of storage shelves are arranged in the depth direction of the storage unit, a plurality of travel paths are set for each space formed between the adjacent storage shelves, and the stacker crane is connected to the plurality of travels. A crane moving means for moving to any position on the route that can travel is provided, and the control means is configured to control the operation of the crane moving means.

According to the third characteristic configuration of the present invention, in addition to the same operation as that of the first or second characteristic configuration of the present invention, the following operation is provided.
Since the article transport device is composed of a stacker crane that travels and moves along a travel path extending in the left-right direction at the front portion of the storage shelf, the stacker crane travels and moves as an installation interval between the storage shelves arranged side by side. If there is enough space to secure the travel path, the transfer device can be moved to the article transfer location for each of the storage units arranged vertically and horizontally at the front location of the storage shelf. Therefore, when arranging a plurality of storage shelves in order to increase the storage capacity of the article storage facility, the installation space of the storage shelves can be made compact and the storage efficiency can be improved.

  Moreover, since the crane moving means moves the stacker crane to a position where it can travel on any of the travel routes set for each space formed between adjacent storage shelves, the stacker can be moved as necessary. The travel route along which the crane travels can be changed. Therefore, it is not necessary to install multiple stacker cranes according to the number of multiple travel routes.By reducing the number of installed units according to the conveyance capacity required for the entire article storage facility, the installation cost of the facility can be reduced. Reduction can be achieved.

  Furthermore, if the holding position correcting means is provided at a position corresponding to any position within the range in which the stacker crane can be moved by the crane moving means, the article is transferred to the storage section in any storage shelf. Even when the position of the article placed and supported on the transfer device in the shelf width direction is not in the proper position, the stacker crane is moved by the crane moving means to the position corresponding to the position where the holding position correcting means is installed. Thus, the article can be supplied to the holding position correcting means. That is, in a configuration in which a plurality of storage shelves are arranged side by side, the holding position correcting means can also be used, and there is no need to provide holding position correcting means corresponding to each of the plurality of storage shelves, and the installation cost of the equipment is reduced. Can be reduced.

  Thus, according to the third characteristic configuration of the present invention, when the article is stored in a form in which the article is intermittently transferred to a different storage section from the current storage section, the article is stored differently from the current storage section. Article storage equipment that can store articles properly in the storage section while suppressing the efficiency of the work to be transferred to the storage section, and that can increase storage efficiency and reduce installation costs when the storage capacity is increased. I came to get.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of an article storage facility of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. The article storage facility in the present embodiment is a storage facility that stores a wooden barrel filled with whiskey as a columnar or near-shaped article. As shown in FIG. 1, the present article storage facility is provided with a storage shelf 1 provided with storage units 1 a in which the barrel A is stored in a sideways posture with its axis oriented in the horizontal direction of the shelf. .

  The storage unit 1a is configured as a double deep type that can store two barrels in the longitudinal direction of the shelf. Specifically, a pair of mounting support portions 4F for mounting and supporting both ends of the barrel A on the front side of the storage shelf 1 in the front-rear width direction of the storage shelf 1, and the back of the storage shelf 1 in the front-rear width direction of the shelf Two pairs of mounting support portions 4 with a pair of mounting support portions 4R for mounting and supporting both ends of the barrel A on the side are spaced slightly wider than the maximum diameter length of the barrel A in the longitudinal direction of the shelf. It is provided, and the storage efficiency is high so that two barrels A can be stored in the front-rear width direction for each storage portion 1a.

  In addition, each placement support portion 4 has its placement surface 4a in the middle direction in the longitudinal direction of the shelf as viewed in the axial direction of the barrel A so that the barrel A is positioned at each installation position in the longitudinal direction of the shelf. It is provided in a state in which it is formed in a recessed shape that is located on the lower side. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the mounting surface 4 a of the mounting support portion 4 is configured by inclined surfaces that face each other in a state where they intersect at the center in the width direction of the shelf. The position of the barrel A placed on the shelf in the front-rear width direction is the storage shelf in the front-rear width direction of the shelf and the installation position Y1 of the mounting support 4 located on the front side of the storage shelf 1 in the front-rear width direction and the front-rear width direction. 1 is positioned at the installation position Y2 of the mounting support 4 located on the back side.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of storage shelves 1 are juxtaposed in the longitudinal direction of the shelf in the main room MR of the article storage facility, and a traveling rail is provided on the floor surface in the space formed between the storage shelves 1. 9 is laid, and the stacker crane 8 as an article conveying device is guided by these travel rails 9 so that it can travel in the left-right direction along the travel path L at the front portion of the storage shelf 1. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the stacker crane 8 is for lifting and lowering along a traveling carriage 10 driven by a traveling motor M <b> 1 (not shown) and a pair of lifting masts 11 erected on the traveling carriage 10. The lifting / lowering table 12 is driven up and down by a motor M2, and the lifting / lowering table 12 is provided with a transfer device TM for transferring the barrel A for storage and removal from the storage unit 1a.

  The transfer device TM is a diagram for driving the slide fork device 6 as an exit / retreat means, the article placement support unit 5 that is moved back and forth in the longitudinal direction of the shelf by the slide fork device 6, and the slide fork device 6. An external fork motor M3 and the like are provided.

  The article placement support section 5 is provided with a pair of left and right support members 7 spaced apart in the width direction, and the article placement provided with the support member 7 as the slide fork device 6 moves out and retracts. The support part 5 is configured to be able to move in and out of the shelf front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the support member 7 positions the barrel A, which is placed and supported by the placement support portion 5, at the installation position in the front-rear width direction, similarly to the placement support portion 4 of the storage portion 1a. Further, the mounting surface is provided in a state of being formed in a recessed shape that is positioned below the intermediate portion side in the longitudinal direction of the shelf when viewed in the axial direction of the barrel A, and is mounted on the mounting support portion 5. The position of the barrel A in the front-rear width direction of the barrel A that is placed and supported is positioned at the center position in the front-rear width direction of the support member 7 by its own weight, and the front and rear of the barrel A that is placed and supported by the article placement support unit 5 The position in the width direction is positioned at an appropriate position Yc in the width direction in the front-rear direction of the article placement support portion 5.

  By providing the mounting support portion 5 with the pair of supports 7, the mounting operation is performed when the traveling operation of the traveling carriage 10, the lifting operation of the lifting platform 12, and the withdrawal operation of the slide fork device 6 are performed. The position of the barrel A placed and supported on the support portion 5 in the longitudinal direction of the shelf is stabilized. Further, the length of the placement support portion 5 in the shelf width direction is configured to be smaller than the installation interval D4 (see FIG. 1) of the placement support portion 4, and the article placement support between the placement support portions 4. The part 5 can be moved up and down and the transfer device TM can be moved up and down in a state in which the article placement support part 5 protrudes.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a traveling motor M1, a lifting motor M2, and a fork motor M3 are controllably connected to a control device H that controls the operation of the stacker crane 8, and the traveling position of the traveling carriage 10 is determined. A distance measuring sensor 13 as a traveling position detection means to detect and a rotary encoder 14 as a lift position detection means for detecting the lift position of the lifting platform 12 are connected so that detection information of these detection means is inputted. Yes.

  The control device H controls the driving of the traveling motor M1 and the lifting motor M2 based on the detection information of the distance measuring sensor 13 and the rotary encoder 14, thereby moving the transfer device TM to each of the plurality of storage portions 1a. The operations of the traveling carriage 10 and the lifting platform 12 are controlled so as to be positioned at the article transfer location. In addition, the transfer device TM transfers the barrel A by moving the article placement support portion 5 in and out of the article transfer support TM in a state where the transfer device TM is located at the article transfer location with respect to the storage unit 1a to be transferred. The control device H controls the drive of the lifting motor M2 and the fork motor M3.

  As described above, in the article storage facility, a plurality of travel paths L extending in the left-right direction at the front portion of the storage shelf 1 are set for each space formed between the adjacent storage shelves 1. A stacker crane 8 that travels along the traveling path L and a control device H that controls the operation of the stacker crane 8 are provided, and the stacker crane 8 moves the transfer device TM to each of the plurality of storage units 1a. The article placement support portion 5 is configured to be moved so as to be positioned at the article transfer location, and the transfer device TM can freely move between the pair of placement support portions 4 of the storage portion 1a. It is comprised so that the barrel A may be transferred by the withdrawal and raising / lowering of this article mounting support part 5.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a pair of left and right first optical sensors S1 and second optical sensors S2 are provided on the installation surface on which the transfer device TM of the lifting platform 12 is installed. The first optical sensor S1 and the second optical sensor S2 are provided in a state where the light projecting axis is upward, and the light projected from the rear part is reflected by an object existing within the detection distance range on the light projecting axis. Then, the light receiving unit detects the reflected light, thereby detecting the presence of an object on the light projecting axis. The detection distance range of the first optical sensor S1 and the second optical sensor S2 can be changed by a sensitivity setting volume provided in each sensor, and is set to about 50 [cm] upward from the installation position in the present embodiment. .

  When the first optical sensor S1 and the second optical sensor S2 are described further, the installation position of these sensors is the article placement support portion 5 in the state where the slide fork device 6 is completely retracted in the longitudinal direction of the shelf. Is the same as the appropriate position Yc in the shelf front-rear width direction, and the shelf width direction is a position separated from the center position Xc in the shelf width direction of the article placement support portion 5 by an equal distance D in the shelf width direction. It has become. That is, the first optical sensor S1 and the second optical sensor S2 are installed with a distance of 2D, and the intermediate position of both sensors coincides with the center position Xc of the article placement support portion 5 in the shelf lateral width direction. It is installed in a state.

  The above-mentioned distance D is set based on a proper allowable range Z1 that is allowed as a storage position in the horizontal width direction of the barrel A stored in the storage unit 1a by the transfer device TM. That is, in a state in which the transfer device TM is moved by the stacker crane 8 to an ideal position (hereinafter referred to as a reference movement position) in the shelf width direction with respect to the article transfer position with respect to the storage unit 1a to be transferred. When the barrel A is stored in the storage portion 1a, the state where the barrel A is placed and supported on the article placement support portion 5 at a position where the barrel A is within the proper allowable range Z1 If A is in the proper position, the barrel A is within the range of the distance 2D that is the installation interval of the first optical sensor S1 and the second optical sensor S2 in the axial direction, both sensors are turned off, and the barrel A is appropriate. If it is not in the position state, the distance D is set so that the barrel A protrudes from the range of the distance 2D that is the installation interval of the first optical sensor S1 and the second optical sensor S2 in the axial direction and any sensor is turned on. Is set

  If the barrel A placed and supported on the article placement support portion 5 of the transfer device TM is not in an appropriate position by using the configuration as described above, whichever of the first optical sensor S1 and the second optical sensor S2 Is turned on and it is detected that it is not in the proper position state. If it is in the proper position state, both the first photosensor S1 and the second photosensor S2 are turned off and it is detected that it is in the proper position state. Is done. In this way, whether or not the barrel A placed and supported on the article placement support portion 5 of the transfer device TM is in an appropriate position state by the combination of the on / off of the first optical sensor S1 and the second optical sensor S2. Since it can detect, the 1st photosensor S1 and the 2nd photosensor S2 constitute article position detection means DET.

  Thus, the present article storage facility is in an appropriate position state in which the position of the barrel A placed and supported on the article placement support section 5 in the shelf width direction is within the proper allowable range Z1 when stored in the storage section 1a. A first optical sensor S <b> 1 and a second optical sensor S <b> 2 for detecting whether or not there are are provided on the lifting platform 12 of the stacker crane 8.

  The appropriate allowable range Z1 is the difference between the distance D4 in the shelf width direction of the mounting support 4 provided in the storage unit 3 and the length LA in the axial direction of the barrel A, and the relative length LA to the difference. An appropriate range is set in consideration of the ratio, the movement accuracy of the transfer device TM by the stacker crane 8, the center of gravity of the barrel A, the design margin, and the like. Further, as the reference movement position, the intermediate position X0 of the pair of placement support parts 4 in the shelf width direction and the center position Xc of the article placement support part 5 of the transfer device TM in the shelf width direction are the same. The position of the transfer device TM is set. In the present embodiment, since the center position of the storage portion 1a in the shelf width direction is the appropriate movement position, the intermediate position X0 of the placement support portion 4 in the shelf width direction is within the proper allowable range Z1. It coincides with the center in the width direction of the shelf.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a traverser TV is provided on one end side of the storage shelf 1 as crane moving means that can reciprocate in the direction in which the plurality of storage shelves 1 are arranged. The traverser TV drives the movement of the moving plate 18 to the moving plate 18 which is guided by a pair of guide rails 17 laid along the direction in which the shelves 1 are arranged and is capable of reciprocating along the moving path Lt. A traverser motor M4 (not shown) is provided, and an auxiliary rail 16 that travels and guides the stacker crane 8 is provided in parallel with the travel rail 9.

  Further, the moving plate 18 is provided with a pair of relay conveyors 15 for transporting the barrel A placed on the dedicated pallet 19 shown in FIG. The relay conveyor 15 is configured to be able to switch the transport direction, and the traverser TV corresponds to a state in which the traverser TV is located at a position corresponding to any of a carry-in conveyor 21, a line loading conveyor 22, or a line discharge conveyor 23 described later. The barrel A placed on the dedicated pallet 19 can be delivered to and from the conveyor.

  The traverser TV is moved along the movement path Lt, and the end of the auxiliary rail 16 on the storage shelf side is a travel rail corresponding to the storage shelf 1 where the storage unit 1a to be transferred is located among the plurality of travel rails 9. The auxiliary rail 16 and the traveling rail 9 are positioned on the same straight line in accordance with the end of the traveling path 9 on the side of the traveling path L and the traverser TV formed corresponding to the traveling rail 9. The auxiliary travel route Ls formed corresponding to the auxiliary rail 16 can be in a communication state. As a result, the stacker crane 8 can travel along the auxiliary travel route Ls and the travel route L in the left-right direction and can be switched between the travel rail 9 and the auxiliary rail 16.

  Accordingly, in a state where the stacker crane 8 is placed on the traverser TV, the traverser TV is moved along the movement path Lt to a position corresponding to the desired traveling rail 9, so that the stacker crane 8 is moved along the plurality of traveling paths L. Of these, the vehicle can be moved to a position where it can travel along the desired travel route L. Note that the control of the operation of the traverser TV is performed by driving the traverser motor M4 based on the detection information of the traverser position detection means DT (see FIG. 4) in which the control device H detects the position of the traverser TV in the moving path. This is done by controlling.

  As described above, the article storage facility is provided with the traverser TV that moves the stacker crane 8 to a position where it can travel on any one of a plurality of travel routes, and the control device H controls the operation of the traverser TV. It is configured.

  In the separate room SR adjacent to the main room MR where the storage shelf 1 is arranged, the empty barrel is filled with the raw liquor, and the extraction and filling line 20 for extracting the matured whiskey from the barrel A and the dedicated pallet 19 are placed. A carrying-in conveyor 21 is installed as a stationary carrying means for carrying the carrying-in barrel A supplied from the outside in the state directed toward the article transfer location for the transfer device TM in the stacker crane 8.

  The extraction and filling line 20 is provided with a line loading conveyor 22 for transporting the barrel A while being placed on the dedicated pallet 19 from the main room MR to the line start point 20s, and similarly, from the line end point 20e to the main room MR. A line discharge conveyor 23 is provided which conveys the barrel A while being placed on the dedicated pallet 19. In addition, these conveyors are comprised by the thing with a fixed conveyance direction.

  The positions of the end portions on the main chamber MR side of the carry-in conveyor 21, the input conveyor 22 and the line discharge conveyor 23 are positions corresponding to the movement path Lt of the traverser TV, and the relay conveyor provided in the traverser TV. 15 can be relayed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the dedicated pallet 19 is provided with a pair of support bodies 19 a that prevent rolling and dropping of the barrel A placed at intervals in the axial direction of the barrel A. The installation interval of the support 19a is the same installation interval as the installation interval D4 of the mounting support 4 provided in the storage unit 1a, and the height of the lowest point on the mounting surface of the support 19a is In a state where the barrel A is placed on the dedicated pallet 19, the height is high enough to allow the article placement support portion 5 of the transfer device TM to enter between the pair of supports 19a. Further, the dedicated pallet 19 includes a through hole 19b through which a four leg 25 of a lift-up mechanism LF of the load appearance correcting machine G described later passes.

  By configuring as described above, the transfer device TM of the stacker crane 8 can transfer the loading barrel A supplied from the outside by the loading conveyor 21 in a state of being placed on the dedicated pallet 19 of the relay conveyor 15. It is possible to scoop up at the article transfer location located at the shelf side end. Similarly, the transfer device TM of the stacker crane 8 loads the barrel A picked up from the storage portion 1a on the dedicated pallet 19 positioned at the article transfer location in the position correction type storage location change process described later. Can be placed.

  The carry-in conveyor 21 will be described later with a carry-in state for carrying the carry-in barrel A to the article transfer location for the transfer device TM via the relay conveyor 15 and the barrel A supplied to the article transfer location. It is configured to be switchable to a reverse conveyance state in which it is conveyed to the load appearance correcting machine G, and its operation is controlled by the control device H.

  In the middle of transporting the carry-in conveyor 21, the barrel A placed and transported on the dedicated pallet 19 is corrected to an appropriate position on the dedicated pallet 19 in the axial direction of the barrel A (hereinafter, pallet proper position Pc). A package shape correcting machine G as a holding position correcting means is provided.

  As the appropriate pallet position Pc of the barrel A, as shown in FIG. 6, the barrel in a state where the intermediate position 19c of the pair of support portions 19a provided on the dedicated pallet 19 and the center position Ac in the axial direction of the barrel A coincide with each other. The position A is the pallet proper position Pc. Since the plan view structure of the dedicated pallet 19 is symmetric with respect to the intermediate position 19c, the intermediate position between the two sides of the dedicated pallet 19 facing each other in the arrangement direction of the support portions 19a is the intermediate position between the pair of support portions 19a. 19c.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the load appearance correcting machine G has four rotors 24 that can be driven and rotated at the upper end of a movable leg 24, and each leg of the leg 25 is inserted into a through-hole 19 b of a dedicated pallet 19. A four-point support lift-up mechanism LF that supports the barrel A so as to be movable along the axial direction of the barrel A, and a pair of pressing members 26; The centering mechanism CR is provided with an expansion / contraction drive member 27 that expands and contracts the interval.

  The centering mechanism CR is provided so as to be movable up and down at a raised position indicated by a solid line and a lowered position indicated by an imaginary line in FIG. 6, and when the centering mechanism CR is located at a lowered position, the pair of pressing members 26 are lifted. It is located on both outer sides in the axial direction of the barrel A supported by the up mechanism LF, and the interval between the pair of pressing members 26 is reduced to be equal to the axial length of the barrel A. By operating the expansion / contraction mechanism 27, any one of the pair of pressing members 26 abuts against the end of the barrel A in the axial direction to cause a pressing action, whereby the center position Ac of the barrel A is set to the pallet proper. The position is set at the position Pc.

  At the transfer location of the carry-in conveyor 21 corresponding to the installation location of the packing form correction machine G, the protruding position (the position shown in FIG. 6) where the upper end protrudes on the transfer surface of the carry-in conveyor 21 and the carry-in conveyor A pallet stop plate 28 is provided as a pallet positioning means that is configured to be switchable to a retreated position that is retreated below the conveying surface 21.

  The intermediate position 19c of the dedicated pallet 19 positioned by the pallet stop plate 28 at the protruding position and the center position Ac in the axial direction of the barrel A positioned at the reference position value by the action of the load appearance correcting machine G are substantially matched. The installation positions of the load appearance correcting machine G and the pallet stop plate 28 are adjusted so as to achieve a proper positional relationship.

  Then, the control device H controls the operation of the load appearance correcting machine G, the carry-in conveyor 21 and the pallet stop plate 28, so that the dedicated pallet 19 conveyed by the carry-in conveyor 21 in the carry-in state is in the protruding position. When positioned in contact with the pallet stop plate 28, the load appearance correcting machine G is actuated to correct the center position Ac of the barrel A to the intermediate position 19c of the dedicated pallet 19, and then the centering mechanism. The pair of CR pressing members are separated from each other, the lift-up mechanism LF is lowered, and the barrel A is placed at the pallet proper position Pc of the dedicated pallet 19. In this manner, the package appearance correcting machine G can correct the barrel A conveyed by the carry-in conveyor 21 to the pallet proper position Pc.

  Once the barrel A is corrected to the pallet proper position Pc, the dedicated pallet 18 is conveyed to the article transfer location by the carry-in conveyor 21 and the relay conveyor 15 in the carry-in conveyance state. The TM can place and support the barrel A in an appropriate position at the article transfer location.

  In the article storage facility configured as described above, the control device H performs a storage location change process for operating the stacker crane 8 to move the stored barrel A to another storage unit 1a different from the current storage unit 1a. For the barrel A that is intermittently executed and placed and supported on the article placement support portion 5 of the stacker crane 8 in the storage location change process, the first optical sensor S1 and the second optical sensor S2 are not in an appropriate position state. Is detected, the barrel A is supplied to the package correction machine G, and then the barrel A corrected by the package correction machine G is stored in the storage unit 1a. Is configured to run.

  Hereinafter, the control operation in the storage location changing process by the control device H will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. The storage location change process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7 is realized by a storage location change processing program executed by a microcomputer included in the control device H. When a storage location change command is instructed for the barrel A whose storage location is to be changed, the storage location change processing program is executed, and the storage portion of the barrel A to be changed is changed to a storage portion different from the current one. The

  In this article storage facility, since the quality control of the barrel A is performed in units of lots, a plurality of storage location change commands for a plurality of barrels A are commanded at the same time as the same lot at a frequency of about once a week. The storage locations of all barrels A are changed. As described above, the storage location change process is intermittently executed in a batch processing format in which a plurality of storage location change processes are continuously performed on the barrel A of the same lot. The storage location change command is issued to the control device H by a command from a management worker using command input means or by a higher-level control means having an aging management function. Is done.

In the storage location changing process, as shown in FIG. 7, in step # 1, the stacker crane 8 is operated to move the transfer device TM to the location for transferring articles to the original storage portion 1a.
In step # 2, the barrel A to be stored in the storage position changing process is moved by the slide-fork mechanism 6 of the transfer device TM and the lifting / lowering operation of the lifting platform 12 of the stacker crane 8 by the moving operation of the article placement support portion 5 The loading process is performed.

  When the retraction operation of the slide fork mechanism 6 is completed in a state where the barrel A is placed and supported on the article placement support section 5 by the transfer process, the article placement support section 5 is moved by the processing of Step # 3 and Step # 4. Based on the detection information of the first optical sensor S1 and the second optical sensor S2 in the state of being completely retired on the transfer device TM, it is determined whether or not the barrel A is in the proper position state. That is, when both the first optical sensor S1 and the second optical sensor S2 are off, it is detected that the barrel A is in the proper position state, and when only one of them is on, the barrel A is not in the proper position state. Detected.

  When it is detected in step # 3 and step # 4 that the barrel A squeezed in the original storage unit 1a is not in the proper position, a position correction process described later is performed in step # 5 to correct the package shape. After passing through the machine G, in step # 6, the stacker crane 8 is operated, and the transfer device TM is moved to the article transfer location for the storage unit 1a to be changed.

  When the barrel A squeezed by the original storage unit 1a is in the proper position, the position correction process in step # 5 is not performed, and the stacker crane 8 is operated in step # 6 to change the original storage unit. The transfer device TM is moved directly from the position where the barrel A is beaten at 1a to the article transfer location for the storage unit 1a to be changed.

  When the transfer device TM moves to the article transfer location with respect to the change destination storage unit 1a, in step # 7, the moving operation of the article placement support portion 5 by the slide fork mechanism 6 of the transfer device TM and the stacker crane 8 are performed. The lifting / lowering operation of the lifting / lowering platform 12 performs a transfer process to unload the barrel A subject to the storage position change process.

  Thus, the storage location change process for barrel A is completed. In step # 8, the presence or absence of a storage location change command for another barrel A is checked. The storage location change process is continuously performed.

  The control operation of the position correction process performed in step # 5 will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In step # 1, the traverser TV is moved along the movement path Lt, and is positioned at a position corresponding to the traveling path L where the stacker crane 8 is located so that the stacker crane 8 can be transferred to the traverser TV. In step # 2, the stacker crane 8 is moved along the traveling path L until it is positioned on the traverser TV, and the operation is performed by the transfer device TM or the like to wait at the article transfer position on the relay conveyor 15 provided in the traverser TV. The barrel A is supplied onto the empty dedicated pallet 19.

  In step # 3, with the barrel A placed on the dedicated pallet 19, the traverser TV is moved along the movement path Lt so that the dedicated pallet 19 can be relayed to the carry-in conveyor 21 by the relay conveyor 15. Next, it is located at a position corresponding to the carry-in conveyor 21. With the traverser TV stopped, in step # 4, the relay conveyor 15 and the carry-in conveyor 21 are operated, and the loading state correcting machine G in which the barrel A placed on the dedicated pallet 19 is installed in the separate room SR is positioned. Transport to the transport position.

  In step # 4, the carry-in conveyor 21 is kept in the reverse conveyance state until the rear side (side on the main chamber MR side) in the conveyance direction of the dedicated pallet 19 passes the conveyance point where the pallet stop plate 28 is installed. After that, after the pallet stop plate 28 is switched from the retracted state to the protruded state, the pallet stop plate 28 is loaded so that the front side (the side on the main chamber MR side) of the dedicated pallet 19 is brought into contact with the pallet stop plate 28. The conveyor 21 is operated in the carrying state for loading.

  When the dedicated pallet 19 is positioned in contact with the pallet stop plate 28, in step # 5, the load state correcting machine G is operated to correct the position of the barrel A to the pallet proper position Pc. Thereafter, when the correction of the position of the barrel A is completed, the pallet stop plate 28 is set in the retracted state, and the relay conveyor 15 and the carry-in conveyor 21 are operated in the carry-in conveyance state in step # 6, so that the dedicated pallet 19 is moved. The placed barrel A is supplied to the article transfer location on the relay conveyor 15.

  In step # 7, the transfer device TM and the lifting platform 12 are operated, so that the barrel A placed and supported on the dedicated pallet 19 located at the article transfer location in the relay conveyor 15 is rolled up and transferred. It is placed and supported on the article placing support portion 5 of TM. In step # 8, the traverser TV is moved along the movement path Lt, and is positioned at a position where the stacker crane 8 can travel along the traveling path L corresponding to the storage rack 1 where the storage unit 1a to be changed is located. Thus, the position correction process is completed, and the process returns to the above-described storage location change process.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the storage location of the barrel A is changed in lot units. Specific examples will be described below.

  The storage location change command for one barrel A includes storage position information about the change source storage unit and storage position information about the change destination storage unit. Further, each storage position information includes the following information so that the position of the storage unit 1a can be specified. That is, storage shelf information d1, horizontal position information d2, vertical position information d3, and reach information d4. Hereinafter, the storage position information about the storage unit 1a specified by these pieces of information is expressed as storage position information D (d1, d2, d3, d4).

  For example, the storage position on the near side in the front-rear width direction of the i-th storage unit 1a from the right on the M-th sheet of the Qth storage shelf 1 from the bottom on the paper surface of FIG. When expressed by information D (Q, M, i, F), the barrel A stored in this storage position is stored in the back-and-forth width direction of the nth j-th storage section 1a of the same shelf in the longitudinal direction of the shelf. When moving to a position, the storage location change command becomes command information with storage location information D (Q, M, i, F) and D (Q, N, j, R) of the change source and change destination. . The near side and the far side in the front-rear width direction of each storage unit 1a are identified by “F” and [R] constituting reach information d4 included in the storage position information.

  The control device H controls the operation of the stacker crane 8 and the transfer device TM based on the storage position information D (d1, d2, d3, d4) for the change source and the change destination, and in some cases, that is, storage When the position shift in the article placement support portion 5 when the barrel A, which is the object to be changed, is placed on and supported by the transfer device TM, is large, the operation of the packaging shape correction machine G or the like is controlled and stored. A storage location change process is executed to move the barrel A stored in the section 1a to another storage section 1a different from the current storage section 1a.

  In this embodiment, each storage shelf 1 has 10 storage portions 1a arranged in parallel in the width direction of the shelf, and all the storage portions 1a stored in the 10th storage portion 1a of the Mth stage of the Qth storage shelf 1 are provided. When replacing the barrel A and all the barrels A stored in the 20th storage section 1a of the Nth stage of the same storage shelf 1, a storage location change command is commanded in the order shown in FIG. The storage location change process is processed in a batch format. The storage position information D (blank, R) and D (blank, F) shown in FIG. 9 is storage position information of the empty storage section 1a recognized by the control device H at the start of batch processing. Actually, storage shelf information d1, horizontal position information d2, and vertical position information d3 are assigned to any storage unit 1a in the present storage facility.

  When the storage location changing process proceeds in the order shown in FIG. 9, the barrel A of each storage unit 1a is changed to a storage unit different from the current one in the movement order shown in FIG. Each arrow in FIG. 10 indicates a state of movement of the barrel A in the storage unit 1a unit by the storage location change process performed when the command in FIG. 9 is executed. Since the storage shelf 1 is a double deep type, two storage location change commands for two barrels A stored in one storage portion 1a correspond to one arrow.

  When the storage section of the barrel A is moved, the storage height of the barrel A in the storage shelf 1 is changed in units of lots. In the above-described example, the case where the barrel 1 is exchanged in the same storage shelf is described as the movement mode of the barrel A in lot units, but the barrel A in lot units may be exchanged between different storage shelves. In some cases, it is not replaced, but simply moved to an empty storage unit having a different storage height.

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Hereinafter, other embodiments are listed.
(1) In the above embodiment, the pair of optical sensors provided on the installation surface of the lifting platform 12 with the article position detection means aligned with the appropriate position Yc of the article placement support part 5 retreated to the transfer device TM side. However, the specific configuration of the article position detecting means can be variously changed.

  For example, instead of a pair of optical sensors, a pair of limit switches is provided, and whether or not the end of the barrel A is in an appropriate position state depends on whether or not the end of the barrel A comes into contact with any of these limit switches. Instead of the pair of optical sensors, each of the pair of support members 7 included in the article placement support section 5 may be provided with load detection means such as a load cell, and the barrel A may be placed on the article. You may comprise so that it may detect whether it is an appropriate position state by the balance of the load by the barrel A which each load detection means of a pair of support body 7 detects when it mounts and supports to the support part 5. FIG.

  In addition, a CCD camera capable of photographing the plan view posture of the barrel A is provided on the lifting platform 12, and the plan view posture by the CCD camera of the barrel A placed and supported on the article placement support unit 5 and the plan view of the barrel A are shown. When the axial center position is located at the appropriate position Yc and the center position Ac of the barrel A is located at the center position Xc of the article placement support section 5 and is placed and supported by the article placement support section 5. The article position detection means may be configured by an image recognition device that detects whether or not the position of the barrel A overlaps with the reference planar view posture and is in an appropriate position state.

(2) In the above embodiment, the control device H exemplifies the control of the operation of the stacker crane 8, the traverser TV, the load appearance correction machine G, the carry-in conveyor 21, etc. Alternatively, it may be distributed and controlled by a plurality of control devices. In that case, you may comprise so that each control apparatus may cooperate.

(3) In the above embodiment, the article storage facility including a plurality of storage shelves 1 is illustrated, but one storage shelf 1 may be provided. Further, in the case where a plurality of storage shelves 1 are provided, in the above embodiment, an example in which one stacker crane 8 and one traverser TV are provided is illustrated, but a stacker crane 8 is provided for each travel route L and no traverser TV is provided. It may be a thing or may be provided with a plurality of traverser TVs.

(4) In the above-described embodiment, the article transporting device configured by the stacker crane 8 is exemplified. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the transfer device is used for transferring an article to each of a plurality of storage units provided vertically and horizontally. Any device can be used as long as it can be moved so as to be located at a location.

(5) In the above embodiment, the holding position correcting means is exemplified by the load form correcting machine G provided with the lift-up mechanism LF and the centering mechanism CR. It may be configured. For example, between the movement start position and the movement end position, a side wall that acts on both sides in the axial direction with respect to a cylindrical article that moves while rotating about the axis while moving the axis is provided. You may comprise by the groove-shaped inclination channel | path comprised so that a space | interval might become small gradually with a rotational movement direction.

(6) In the above-described embodiment, the holding position correcting means is provided by the package shape correcting machine G to which both the articles for carrying in supplied from the outside and the articles to be subjected to the position correcting type storage location changing process are supplied. Although what was comprised was illustrated, the holding | maintenance position correction | amendment means may be separately provided for carrying-in articles and for the storage location change process of a position correction type.

Partial enlarged plan view of goods storage equipment Partially enlarged side view of article storage equipment Overall plan view of goods storage equipment Control block diagram Perspective view of dedicated pallet Side view of the carry-in conveyor at the transfer position where the packing form corrector is installed Storage location change process flowchart Flow chart of position correction processing Storage location change command group for realizing the barrel movement order example shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the movement order which moves a barrel to the storage part from which storage height differs. Partially enlarged plan view of the article storage facility in the conventional example Partially enlarged side view of the article storage facility in the conventional example

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A article G holding position correction means, holding position correction means for incoming goods H control means L travel path S1, S2 article position detection means TM transfer device TV crane moving means Z1 proper allowable range 1 storage shelf 1a storage section 4 mounting Support section 4a Placement surface 5 Article placement support section 8 Article transport apparatus 21 Stationary transport means

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A storage shelf provided vertically and horizontally with a storage section for storing a cylindrical or near-shaped article in a sideways posture with its axis oriented in the width direction of the shelf;
An article transport apparatus comprising a transfer device for transferring an article for storing and taking out from the storage section, and moving the transfer apparatus so as to be positioned at an article transfer position for each of the plurality of storage sections. When,
Control means for controlling the operation of the article conveying device is provided,
A pair of placement support portions for placing and supporting both end portions of the article in the storage portion position the placement position of the article at an installation position in the longitudinal direction of the shelf in the axial direction view of the article. In the shelf front-back width direction, it is provided in a state of being formed in a recessed shape that is located below the middle part side,
The transfer device includes an article placement support portion that is freely retractable between the pair of placement support portions, and is configured to transfer an article by the withdrawal and raising / lowering of the article placement support portion. Goods storage equipment,
It is detected whether or not the position in the shelf width direction of the article placed and supported on the article placement support part in the transfer device is in an appropriate position state within an appropriate allowable range when stored in the storage part. Article position detecting means is provided in the conveying means,
Holding position correction means for correcting the article supplied from the transfer device to a position where the article placement support unit places and supports the article in the proper position state is provided,
The control means is
It is configured to intermittently execute a storage location change process for operating the article transport device to move an article to a storage section different from the current storage section, and
If the article position detection means detects that the article placed and supported on the article placement support portion in the storage location changing process is not in an appropriate position, the article is supplied to the holding position correction means. Then, an article storage facility configured to execute a position correction type storage location changing process for storing the article corrected by the holding position correction means in the storage section. In the middle of the conveyance of the stationary conveyance means for conveying the articles for carrying in supplied from the outside to the article transfer position for the transfer apparatus in the article transfer apparatus, the article placement support part is in the proper position. A holding position correcting means for a carried-in article for correcting the position to be placed and supported in the state is provided,
The stationary conveyance means conveys an article for delivery to the article transfer location, and reverse conveyance conveys the article supplied to the article transfer location to the holding position correction means for the carry-in article. It is configured to be switchable to the state,
As the position correction type storage location changing process, the control means uses the holding position correction means for the carried-in article as the holding position correction means to correct the article in the stationary transfer means. The stationary transport is performed to operate the article transport device to transport the article supplied and corrected from the article transfer location to the storage unit, and to correct the article supplied to the article transfer location. 2. An article storage facility according to claim 1, wherein said article storage facility is configured to operate said means and said holding position correcting means for an incoming article. The article conveying device is composed of a stacker crane that travels along a traveling path that extends in the left-right direction at the front portion of the storage shelf,
A plurality of the storage shelves are juxtaposed in the depth direction of the storage unit,
A plurality of the travel routes are set for each space formed between the adjacent storage shelves,
Crane moving means for moving the stacker crane to a position where it can travel on any of the plurality of travel paths is provided,
The control means is
3. The article storage facility according to claim 1, wherein the article storage facility is configured to control the operation of the crane moving means.

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