JP5759166B2 - Automatic warehouse moving equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for moving an article in an automatic warehouse.

  As an elevating device in an automatic warehouse, there is one disclosed in Patent Document 1.

  In the lifting device disclosed in Patent Document 1, a loop-shaped timing belt is wound around an upper pulley attached to the upper end of the mast and a lower pulley attached to the lower end of the mast. In addition, a cargo bed that can be moved up and down is fixed to the timing belt. The loading platform is moved up and down by rotating the timing belt by the lifting motor.

JP 2009-84006 A

  By the way, in the lifting device as described above, in order to suppress an operation failure at the time of cutting the timing belt, it is preferable to provide a pair of the timing belts and drive the pair of timing belts synchronously to drive the loading platform up and down.

  However, when the loading platform is driven up and down by the pair of timing belts, the same tension is applied to the pair of timing belts as much as possible so that the pair of timing belts can apply the moving force to the loading platform as evenly as possible. It needs to be adjusted to join.

  As a tension adjusting mechanism for this purpose, for example, a structure in which a long hole is formed in a bracket that rotatably supports a pulley and a screw is inserted into the long hole and fixed by screwing is applied to each of a pair of timing belts. It is conceivable. In this case, the position of the pair of pulleys is adjusted and screwed and fixed so that the tension of each of the pair of timing belts is constant.

  However, in this case, it is necessary to incorporate the adjusting mechanism separately for each pulley corresponding to the pair of timing belts, which complicates the configuration. In addition, since it is necessary to perform adjustment work by both of the pair of adjustment mechanisms so as to balance the tension of the pair of timing belts, the tension adjustment work becomes complicated.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to enable tension adjustment of a pair of annular traveling members provided in a moving device for an automatic warehouse with a simple configuration and simple adjustment work.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a first aspect is an automatic warehouse moving device that moves an article in an automatic warehouse, the movable unit supported to be movable along the movement path of the article, and the movement path. A pair of circling traveling members that are arranged to circulate and move the movable portion along the moving path, and a first end that supports the pair of circling traveling members so as to be able to circulate at one end of the moving path. A support portion; and a second support portion that supports the pair of circling travel members at the other end of the moving path so as to be capable of circling travel, and at least one of the first support portion and the second support portion Is a shaft portion having a pair of countershaft portions eccentric to each other, a pair of winding members that are rotatably supported on each of the pair of subshaft portions, and on which the pair of rotating traveling members are wound, Shaft support section that rotatably supports the shaft section When, and a rotary positioning member for supporting while positioning the shaft portion in a fixed rotational position.

Further , both of the rotation shafts of the pair of sub-shaft portions are eccentric with respect to the central axis of the shaft portion, and one of the pair of sub-shaft portions sandwiches the central axis of the shaft portion, and It is located on the other side opposite to the countershaft part .

The second aspect is the automatic warehouse moving device according to the first aspect, wherein the shaft support member has a pair of shaft support holes into which end portions of the shaft can be rotatably inserted. The rotation positioning member is capable of being screwed from the outer peripheral side of at least one side of the pair of side support portions toward the shaft portion support hole, and in the screwed state. A screw for abutting a portion of the shaft portion inserted into the shaft portion support hole to position the shaft portion at a fixed rotational position;

A 3rd aspect is the moving apparatus for automatic warehouses which concerns on a 1st or 2nd aspect, Comprising: The part between the said pair of sub-shaft parts is formed in the non-circular cross-sectional shape among the said shaft parts.

  According to the first aspect, since the pair of auxiliary shaft portions are eccentric from each other, when the shaft portion is rotated, the relative positions of the pair of auxiliary shaft portions and the pair of winding members change. As a result, the tension of the traveling member wound around the pair of winding members changes. Thereby, tension adjustment of a pair of rotation traveling member can be performed with a simple configuration and simple adjustment work.

According to the first aspect, when the shaft portion is rotated, the pair of auxiliary shaft portions move in different directions, so that tension adjustment can be performed more easily.

According to the second aspect, the shaft portion is rotatably supported by loosening the screw, and the shaft portion is positioned at a fixed rotational position by screwing the screw. Thereby, tension adjustment of a pair of annular traveling member can be performed easily.

According to the third aspect, since the portion between the pair of sub-shaft portions of the shaft portion is formed in a non-circular cross-sectional shape, the shaft portion is easily rotated using the non-circular cross-sectional shape portion. Thus, tension adjustment of the pair of annular traveling members can be easily performed.

It is a schematic perspective view which shows the part which carries in / out articles | goods with respect to an automatic warehouse. It is a partially broken schematic perspective view which shows the storage shelf and mobile trolley | bogie of an automatic warehouse. It is a schematic side view which shows an raising / lowering moving apparatus. It is a schematic back view which shows an raising / lowering moving apparatus. It is a side view which shows an upper side support part. It is a front view which shows an upper side support part. It is the VII-VII sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the VIII-VIII sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a figure which shows the cross-sectional shape in the IX-IX line of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating tension adjustment work. It is a figure for demonstrating tension adjustment work.

  Hereinafter, the automatic warehouse moving apparatus according to the embodiment will be described. Here, an example in which the moving device is applied to an elevating and moving device that moves the article up and down will be described.

<Overall configuration of automated warehouse>
First, the overall configuration of the automatic warehouse will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a part where an article is carried in and out of the automatic warehouse 10, and FIG. 2 is a partially broken schematic perspective view showing a storage shelf 20 and a movable carriage 30 of the automatic warehouse 10.

  The automatic warehouse 10 includes a storage shelf 20, a moving carriage 30, a temporary storage shelf 40, an elevating and moving device 50, and a loading / unloading conveyor 46. Schematically, articles W from the outside are stored in the storage shelf 20 from the loading / unloading conveyor 46, the elevating / lowering device 50, and the temporary storage shelf 40 via the moving carriage 30. Contrary to the above, the article W stored in the storage shelf 20 is carried out of the moving carriage 30 to the outside through the temporary storage shelf 40, the lifting / lowering moving device 50, and the loading / unloading conveyor 46.

  More specifically, a pair of storage shelves 20 are provided at intervals. It is not essential that one pair of storage shelves 20 is provided, and one storage shelf 20 may be provided. The storage shelf 20 has a plurality of shelf steps 22 spaced in the vertical direction. Here, each shelf 22 is supported at equal intervals in the vertical direction by vertical frames 24 and the like. Articles are placed and supported on each shelf 22. Further, a traveling rail 28 on which the movable carriage 30 can travel is provided between the respective shelf steps 22.

  A plurality of movable carriages 30 are provided corresponding to the respective shelf steps 22. Each movable carriage 30 includes a carriage main body 32 having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and wheels 33 provided on the carriage main body 32. Then, in a state where the wheels 33 are arranged on the traveling rails 28, the movable carriage 30 travels on the traveling rails 28 by rotating the wheels 33 by a motor or the like (not shown), and the corresponding shelf 22 A reciprocating horizontal movement between the temporary storage shelf 40 is performed.

  In addition, the moving carriage 30 is equipped with a picking device 34 that can take and send articles W to and from the corresponding shelf steps 22 and temporary storage shelves 40. As the picking device 34, for example, a configuration in which a claw portion that can be hooked and brought into contact with the article W can be adopted at the tip portion of an arm that can be retracted and retracted with respect to the shelf stage 22 and the temporary storage shelf 40. In this picking device 34, after the arm portion is advanced with respect to the shelf stage 22 or the temporary storage shelf 40, the claw portion is hooked on the article W, and then the arm is retracted to move the article W to the cart body portion. 32 so that it can be taken in. Further, with the claw portion being in contact with the article W, the arm part is advanced with respect to the shelf stage 22 or the temporary storage shelf 40, whereby the article W is pushed into the shelf stage 22 or the temporary storage shelf 40. Can be moved. In addition to the above, the configuration for moving the article W between the movable carriage 30 and the shelf stage 22 or the temporary storage shelf 40 may be a configuration in which the article W is lifted and moved by fork-like teeth or the like.

  The temporary storage shelf 40 is provided adjacent to one end of the storage shelf 20. Here, a pair of temporary storage shelves 40 are provided corresponding to each of the pair of storage shelves 20. The temporary storage shelf 40 has temporary storage shelf steps 42 provided corresponding to the respective shelf steps 22. The temporary storage shelf 42 is provided at the same height as the corresponding shelf 22, and the article W is transferred by the movable carriage 30 between the temporary storage shelf 42 and the corresponding shelf 22. It has come to be. Each temporary storage shelf 42 is configured to be able to exchange articles W with an elevation table 52 (described later) of the elevation movement device 50. For example, the article W is exchanged between the temporary shelf 42 and the lifting table 52. For example, a plurality of rollers are provided in parallel on each of the temporary shelf 42 and the lifting table 52, and each roller is driven by a motor (not shown). , And the like can be employed to convey the placed article W from the temporary shelf stage 42 toward the lifting table 52 or vice versa. In addition, the article W may be moved between the temporary shelf stage 42 and the lifting table 52 by pushing the article W with a separately provided pusher or the like. Further, the temporary storage shelf 40 may be omitted, and the article W may be directly exchanged between the movable carriage 30 and the lifting table 52.

  The lifting / lowering device 50 is a device that moves the article W up and down. Here, each of the pair of storage shelves 20 is provided at an outer side position, more specifically, between each of the pair of temporary storage shelves 40 and the pair of loading / unloading conveyors 46. The lifting / lowering moving device 50 includes a lifting / lowering table 52 as a movable part that can be moved up and down between a position corresponding to each temporary storage shelf 42 and a position corresponding to the loading / unloading conveyor 46. The articles W are exchanged between the temporary shelf 42 and the lifting table in a state where the lifting table 52 is moved to a position corresponding to any temporary shelf 42. Further, the article W is transferred between the lifting table 52 and the loading / unloading conveyor 46 in a state where the lifting table 52 is moved to a position corresponding to the loading / unloading conveyor 46.

  For example, in the same manner as described above, a plurality of rollers are provided in parallel in each of the temporary shelf stage 42 and the loading / unloading conveyor 46 in order to transfer the article W between the lifting table 52 and the loading / unloading conveyor 46. By rotating each roller by a motor (not shown), it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the placed article W is transported from the temporary shelf stage 42 toward the loading / unloading conveyor 46 or vice versa. . In addition, the structure etc. which push the articles | goods W with the pusher etc. provided separately, and move the said articles | goods W may be sufficient.

  The lifting / lowering device 50 will be described in detail later.

  The loading / unloading conveyor 46 is provided so as to extend linearly from the outer side position of the lifting / lowering device 50 to the outer side, and the article W is moved horizontally between the lifting / lowering device 50 and the outside. It is comprised so that it may move along the linear conveyance path | route. As such a loading / unloading conveyor 46, for example, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which a plurality of rollers provided in parallel are driven to rotate by a motor (not shown) to move the article W placed linearly. it can. The loading / unloading conveyor 46 is not limited to the configuration, and may be a so-called belt conveyor or the like. Moreover, the entering / exiting conveyor 46 may be provided in the upper and lower two steps (refer to the entering / exiting conveyor 46B shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1). Further, the structure may be such that the loading / unloading conveyor 46 is omitted and the article W is directly exchanged between the lifting table 52 and a hand or a separately provided table.

  This automatic warehouse 10 performs the next storing operation under the control of a control unit (not shown).

  That is, the article W from the outside is conveyed toward the lifting / lowering device 50 through the loading / unloading conveyor 46. Then, the articles W are transferred from the loading / unloading conveyor 46 to the lifting table 52 in a state where the lifting table 52 is moved to a height position corresponding to the loading / unloading conveyor 46. Thereafter, the lifting table 52 is moved up and down to a position corresponding to the shelf 22 corresponding to the storage target location selected from the empty storage locations. Then, the article W is transferred from the lifting table 52 to the temporary shelf stage 42. Thereafter, the movable carriage 30 takes in the article W from the temporary storage shelf 42, and the movable carriage 30 travels toward the storage target location. Then, the article W is sent from the movable carriage 30 toward the storage target portion of the shelf 22. Thereby, the storing operation of the article W is accommodated. The storage position of the article W is managed by creating a table in which the identification code given to the article W and the storage position in the storage shelf 20 are associated with each other when the article W is stored. Has been.

  In addition, the operation for taking out the article W is performed as follows.

  That is, the mobile carriage 30 corresponding to the shelf 22 on which the article W designated as the take-out object is present is moved and moved before the article W designated as the take-out object. The mobile carriage 30 takes the article W from the shelf 22 and then travels toward the temporary storage shelf 42. Thereafter, the article W is sent from the moving carriage 30 toward the temporary storage shelf 42. Further, the lift table 52 is moved up and down to a height position corresponding to the temporary storage shelf step 42, and the article W is transferred from the temporary storage shelf step 42 to the lift table 52. Thereafter, the lifting table 52 is moved up and down to a height position corresponding to the loading / unloading conveyor 46, and the article W is transferred from the lifting table 52 toward the loading / unloading conveyor 46. The articles W transferred to the loading / unloading conveyor 46 are conveyed to the outside by the loading / unloading conveyor 46.

<Elevating and moving device>
The lifting / lowering device 50 will be described in more detail. FIG. 3 is a schematic side view showing the lifting / lowering device 50, and FIG. 4 is a schematic rear view showing the lifting / lowering device 50.

  As described above, the lifting / lowering device 50 is a device for moving the article W up and down. The lifting / lowering table 52 as a movable part, the drive belt 60 as a rotating traveling member, the lower support part 68, The upper support part 70 is provided.

  The lifting table 52 is supported so as to be movable along the moving path of the article W in the lifting / lowering moving device 50. Here, the up-down direction, which is a standing direction of the up-and-down support column part 58 described later, is the movement path of the article W. Further, since the lifting table 52 moves up and down between the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the lifting support column portion 58, the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the lifting support column portion 58 are moving paths of the article W. Corresponds to the end of Then, the article W is moved up and down by moving the elevator table 52 up and down while the article W is placed on the elevator table 52.

  More specifically, the lifting table 52 includes a mounting portion 53 capable of mounting and supporting the article W, and a pair of lifting runner portions 54 fixed to one side of the mounting portion 53. .

  As described above, a plurality of rollers are arranged in parallel on the mounting portion 53, and the article W is mounted and supported in a state where the rotation of the rollers is stopped, and each roller is driven to rotate. By doing so, the articles W can be exchanged with the temporary storage shelf 42 or the loading / unloading conveyor 46.

  The lifting / lowering moving device 50 has a pair of lifting support columns 58 (also referred to as columns) that are erected along the vertical direction. The elevating runner portion 54 is supported by each of the pair of elevating support column portions 58 so as to be movable up and down. As a configuration for moving the elevating runner portion 54 up and down along the elevating support column portion 58, for example, a wheel is formed on the elevating support column portion 58 along the vertical direction, and the rail is sandwiched between the elevating runner portion 54. The structure etc. which provided can be employ | adopted.

  However, it is not essential that a pair of lifting support pillars 58 is provided, and only one lifting support pillar 58 may be provided. In this case, it is sufficient that one elevating runner portion 54 is provided.

  The drive belt 60 is an annular belt, and is disposed so as to go around a linear movement path that connects the upper and lower ends of the lifting support column 58. Here, the pair of drive belts 60 are arranged in parallel between the pair of elevating support column portions 58.

  The lower support portion 68 is configured to support the pair of drive belts 60 so as to be able to run around at a lower end portion which is one end portion of the moving path. Here, the lower support 68 is a pair of lower pulleys 69 disposed between the lower ends of the pair of lifting support pillars 58 and a support that rotatably supports the pair of lower pulleys 69 in a parallel state. Bracket 68B. A pair of drive belts 60 are respectively wound around the pair of lower pulleys 69.

  The upper support portion 70 has a pair of upper pulleys 80A and 80B disposed between the upper ends of the pair of elevating support column portions 58. The pair of upper pulleys 80A and 80B are also rotatably supported in a parallel state, and the pair of drive belts 60 are respectively wound around the pair of upper pulleys 80A and 80B.

  The pair of drive belts 60 are wound around the pair of lower pulleys 69 and the pair of upper pulleys 80A and 80B so as to be able to travel so as to circulate along a moving path along the vertical direction. .

  Further, the belt drive mechanism 64 is disposed at the middle in the vertical direction of the pair of lifting support columns 58, more specifically, at a position lower than the center in the vertical direction of the pair of lifting support columns 58. Yes.

  The belt drive mechanism 64 is configured to be able to drive the drive belt 60 in both forward and reverse directions. More specifically, the belt drive mechanism 64 includes a motor 65, a drive pulley 66, and an auxiliary pulley 67.

  The motor 65 is attached and fixed to one side of a pair of brackets 64B attached to the pair of elevating support pillars 58, and a shaft portion 65a of the motor 65 is disposed so as to pass between the pair of brackets 64B. A pair of drive pulleys 66 corresponding to the pair of drive belts 60 are fixed to the shaft portion 65a of the motor 65, and the pair of drive pulleys 66 can be rotated in both forward and reverse directions synchronously by the rotational drive of the motor 65. It is like that.

  A pair of auxiliary pulleys 67 are provided corresponding to the pair of drive pulleys 66, respectively. The pair of auxiliary pulleys 67 are rotatably supported between the pair of brackets 64 </ b> B at both sides of the drive pulley 66 and at a position from the lifting support column part 58. The drive belt 60 is wound around the drive pulley 66 so as to draw a U-shaped path between the pair of auxiliary pulleys 67 and the drive pulley 66 at the place where the belt drive mechanism 64 is disposed. ing. The pair of drive pulleys 66 wound around the pair of drive pulleys 66 can circulate in both forward and reverse directions by synchronously rotating the pair of drive pulleys 66 in both forward and reverse directions by driving the motor 65. It is like that. Further, the raising / lowering table 52 moves up or down according to the direction of rotation of the drive belt 60.

  In such an up-and-down moving device 50, since the pair of drive belts 60 are synchronously run in both forward and reverse directions, the up-and-down table 52 connected to the pair of drive belts 60 is moved up and down. It is necessary to apply a load as evenly as possible to the driving belt 60 of the second embodiment. Therefore, in order to adjust the tension applied to the pair of drive belts 60 to be as uniform as possible, the following configuration is adopted as the upper support portion 70.

  5 is a side view showing the upper support 70, FIG. 6 is a front view showing the upper support 70, FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 5, and FIG. 8 is VIII in FIG. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line -VIII, and FIG. 9 is a view showing a cross-sectional shape taken along line IX-IX in FIG.

  That is, the upper support portion 70 includes a shaft portion 72, upper pulleys 80A and 80B that are winding members, a shaft support member 90, and a screw 96 that is a rotation positioning member.

  The shaft portion 72 is formed as a rod-shaped member having a pair of auxiliary shaft portions 74A and 74B that are eccentric to each other. More specifically, the shaft portion 72 has a fixed end portion 73 formed at both ends, a pair of auxiliary shaft portions 74A and 74B formed therein, and an adjustment shaft between the pair of auxiliary shaft portions 74A and 74B. A portion 75 is formed. The fixed end 73 is formed in a columnar shape having a central axis X, and can be rotated around the central axis X while being inserted into a shaft supporting hole 95 described later. Further, a bolt fastening hole 73 h is formed on the outward face of the fixed end 73. Then, the bolt 78 can be screwed and fixed from the outer end portion of the fixed end portion 73.

  The pair of auxiliary shaft portions 74 </ b> A and 74 </ b> B are eccentric to each other and are also eccentric to the central axis X of the fixed end portion 73. Here, the central axis X1 of the auxiliary shaft portion 74A on one side is eccentric by L1 mm with respect to the central axis X of the fixed end portion 73, and the central axis X2 of the auxiliary shaft portion 74A on the other side is The center axis X is eccentric by L2 mm on the opposite side to the center axis X1. Therefore, the central axes X1 and X2 of the pair of auxiliary shaft portions 74A and 74B are eccentric by (L1 + L2) mm. Usually, L1 and L2 are preferably set to be the same, for example, set to about 2 mm.

  Further, the adjustment shaft portion 75 is formed in a non-circular cross-sectional shape, here, a shape obtained by flatly cutting four portions of the circular cross-sectional shape. The shaft portion 72 can be easily rotated by fitting and rotating a general bolt tightening wrench tool or the like to the adjustment shaft portion 75. The adjustment shaft portion 75 may be a non-circular cross-sectional shape, may be a shape obtained by cutting both sides of the circular cross-sectional shape in parallel, or may be a polygonal shape such as a triangle, a square, or a hexagon. Good.

  The upper pulleys 80A and 80B are pulleys around which the drive belt 60 can be wound, and are rotatably supported by bearings 76A and 76B with respect to the auxiliary shaft portions 74A and 74B, respectively. Ball bearings or the like can be used as the bearings 76A and 76B. The upper pulley 80A on one side is supported rotatably about the central axis X1 of the auxiliary shaft portion 74A on one side, and the upper pulley 80B on the other side is centered on the central axis X2 of the auxiliary shaft portion 74B on the other side. It is supported rotatably.

  The shaft support member 90 is configured to rotatably support the shaft 72. More specifically, the shaft portion support member 90 has a pair of side support portions 92. The side support portion 92 is formed in a plate shape in which a protruding support portion 94 protrudes downward from an intermediate portion of the base portion 93 fixed to the ceiling plate portion attached to the upper end portions of the pair of lifting support column portions 58. . The side support portion 92 may be fixed to the ceiling plate portion by bolting or the like. The distance between the pair of side support portions 92 is set to be smaller than the length of the shaft portion 72. A shaft support hole 95 into which the fixed end 73 of the shaft 72 can be inserted is formed in the inner part of the pair of side support portions 92. The shaft portion support hole portion 95 is formed as a circular hole into which the fixed end portion 73 can be rotatably inserted. Then, by inserting the fixed end portions 73 into the shaft portion support hole portions 95 of the pair of side support portions 92 at both ends of the shaft portion 72, the shaft portion 72 is rotatably supported in a substantially horizontal posture.

  In addition, a bolt insertion hole 95 h that penetrates from the inner part of the shaft part support hole part 95 toward the outside of the pair of side support parts 92 is formed in the pair of side support parts 92. The bolt 78 can be screwed into the bolt fastening hole 73h of the fixed end 73 disposed in the shaft support hole 95 through the bolt insertion hole 95h. When the bolt 78 is tightened in the bolt insertion hole 95h, the head of the bolt 78 is pressed against the outer surface of the side support portion 92 with a strong force, and the rotation of the shaft portion 72 is suppressed. That is, the configuration in which the bolt 78 is screwed into the bolt fastening hole 73h through the side support portion 92 is used as an example of a rotational positioning member that supports the shaft portion 72 in a state where the shaft portion 72 is positioned at a certain rotational position. .

  A screw hole 96h is formed in the pair of side support portions 92 so as to penetrate from the outer peripheral side toward the shaft portion support hole portion 95, and the screw 96 is screwed into the screw hole 96h. . Then, with the fixed end portion 73 of the shaft portion 72 inserted in the shaft portion support hole portion 95, the screw 96 is screwed into the screw hole 96h, and the tip end portion of the screw 96 is inserted from the screw hole 96h to the shaft portion support hole. Project into the portion 95. Thus, when the tip of the screw 96 is brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the fixed end 73 in the shaft support hole 95 with a strong force, the shaft 72 is positioned and fixed at a fixed rotational position. . The configuration using the screw 96 is also used as an example of a rotational positioning member.

  But the said volt | bolt 78 may be abbreviate | omitted and you may employ | adopt the rotation stop structure which used the screw | thread 96 only for one pair of side support part 92. FIG. That is, the rotation of the shaft portion 72 may be restricted by at least one configuration.

  In the upper support portion 70, tubular spacers 88 (also referred to as collars) are disposed between both ends of the adjustment shaft portion 75 and the bearings 76A and 76B, and a pair of bearings 76A and 76B are paired with the bearings 76A and 76B. A tubular spacer 89 is also disposed between each side support portion 92 and each side support portion 92. In particular, the tubular spacer 89 has a role of maintaining the postures of the bearings 76A and 76B with respect to the inner surfaces of the pair of side support portions 92 in a constant posture, thereby suppressing the inclination of the shafts of the upper pulleys 80A and 80B. doing.

  The tension adjustment operation of the drive belt 60 using the upper support portion 70 configured as described above will be described. In the following FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, the amount of shift between the central axes X1 and X2 is exaggerated.

  First, in the initial state, as shown in FIG. 10, it is assumed that the upper pulleys 80A and 80B and the central axes X1 and X2 are displaced in the horizontal direction. In this state, the tension of the pair of drive belts 60 is measured. The tension applied to the drive belt 60 can be measured by a tension measuring device or the like. As a result of the measurement, it is assumed that the tension FA of the drive belt 60 wound around the upper pulley 80A is larger than the tension FB of the drive belt 60 wound around the upper pulley 80B. In this case, when the upper pulley 80A is moved downward and the upper pulley 80B is moved upward, the tension FA is reduced and the tension FB is increased so that both tensions FA and FB are adjusted to be the same as possible. be able to.

  Therefore, if necessary, the bolt 78 and the screw 96 are loosened, and a tool such as a spanner is fitted to the adjustment shaft portion 75 of the shaft portion 72, and the shaft portion 72 is rotated around the central axis X. Thereby, the central axis X1 which is also the rotation center of the upper pulley 80A is disposed obliquely below or directly below the central axis X, and the central axis X2 which is also the rotation center of the upper pulley 80B is disposed obliquely above or directly above the central axis X. Then, the tensions FA and FB are adjusted to be the same as possible.

  Then, the tension of the pair of drive belts 60 is measured, and the bolt 78 and the screw 96 are tightened in a state where the rotation amount of the shaft portion 72 is adjusted so that both the tensions FA and FB are substantially the same. When the rotational position 72 is fixed, the adjustment work for both tensions FA and FB is completed.

  According to the 1st support part 70 in the automatic warehouse 10 comprised as mentioned above, since a pair of sub-shaft parts 74A and 74B are eccentric each other, when the shaft part 72 is rotated, a pair of sub-shaft parts 74A, The relative positions of 74B and the pair of upper pulleys 80A and 80B change. As a result, the tension of the drive belt 60 wound around the pair of upper pulleys 80A and 80B changes. Therefore, tension adjustment of the pair of drive belts 60 can be performed with a simple configuration and simple adjustment work.

  It is not essential that both the central axes X1 and X2 are eccentric with respect to the central axis X of the shaft portion 72. However, when both the central axes X1 and X2 are eccentric with respect to the central axis X of the shaft part 72, when the shaft part 72 is rotated, one of the central axes X1 and X2 is lowered and the other is Since the rising relationship is established, there is an advantage that the tension adjustment of the pair of drive belts 60 can be performed more easily.

  Moreover, by loosening the screw 96, the shaft portion 72 becomes rotatable, and by screwing the screw 96, the shaft portion 72 is positioned at a fixed rotational position. Thereby, tension adjustment of a pair of drive belt 60 can be performed easily.

  Further, since the portion between the pair of auxiliary shaft portions 74A and 74B is formed in the adjustment shaft portion 75 having a non-circular cross-sectional shape, a tool such as a spanner is used using the adjustment shaft portion 75. Thus, the shaft portion 72 can be easily rotated. From this point, tension adjustment can be easily performed.

{Modification}
The automatic warehouse may store the following safe box or the like in the automatic safe deposit system in addition to storing general logistics items such as containers.

  In this embodiment, the example in which the orbiting traveling member is the annular drive belt 60 and the winding member is the pulleys 66, 67, 69, 80A, and 80B pulleys has been described, but this is not necessarily required. A chain may be used as the circulating member, and a sprocket may be used as the winding member.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration for adjusting the tension has been described as an example incorporated in the upper support portion 70. However, it may be incorporated in the lower support portion 68, or may be incorporated in the lower support portion 68 and the upper support portion. It may be incorporated in both parts 70.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the application example to the raising / lowering moving apparatus 50 arrange | positioned in the fixed position of the one end part of the storage shelf 20, it is not necessarily required. The lifting / lowering device is mounted on a carriage that can move in front of the storage shelf along the horizontal direction, and the lifting / lowering device can also be applied to a configuration in which articles are transferred directly to and from each shelf.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, although the example applied to the apparatus which moves the goods W up and down was demonstrated, the structure which moves the goods W to a horizontal direction may be sufficient. Even in this case, as long as the movable portion that exerts a moving force on the article is moved by a traveling member such as a pair of annular belts, the above-described configuration for tension adjustment can be applied.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Automatic warehouse 20 Storage shelf 50 Lifting / moving device 52 Lifting table 60 Drive belt 68 Lower support part 69 Lower pulley 70 Upper support part 72 Shaft part 73 Fixed end part 74A, 74B Subshaft part 75 Adjustment shaft part 78 Bolt 80A 80B Each upper pulley 90 Shaft support member 92 Side support 95 Shaft support hole 95h Bolt insertion hole 96 Screw 96h Screw hole

Claims (3)

An automatic warehouse moving device for moving articles in an automatic warehouse,
A movable part supported so as to be movable along the movement path of the article;
A pair of orbiting traveling members disposed around the moving path and moving the movable part along the moving path;
A first support portion that supports the pair of circling traveling members at one end of the moving path so as to be capable of circling;
A second support portion that supports the pair of circling traveling members at the other end of the moving path so as to be capable of circling;
With
At least one of the first support part and the second support part is
A shaft portion having a pair of countershaft portions eccentric to each other;
A pair of winding members that are rotatably supported on each of the pair of countershaft portions and on which the pair of rotating traveling members are wound;
A shaft support member that rotatably supports the shaft portion;
A rotation positioning member that supports the shaft in a state where the shaft is positioned at a fixed rotation position;
Have,
Both of the rotation shafts of the pair of auxiliary shaft portions are eccentric with respect to the central axis of the shaft portion, and one of the pair of auxiliary shaft portions sandwiches the central axis of the shaft portion, and A moving device for automatic warehouse , located on the other side of the shaft . The automatic warehouse moving device according to claim 1,
The shaft portion support member has a pair of side support portions having shaft portion support holes into which end portions of the shaft portion can be rotatably inserted.
The rotational positioning member can be screwed from the outer peripheral side of at least one side of the pair of side support portions toward the shaft portion support hole portion, and the shaft portion support among the shaft portions in the screwed state. A moving device for an automatic warehouse , comprising a screw that contacts a portion inserted into the hole and positions the shaft portion at a fixed rotational position . The mobile device for an automatic warehouse according to claim 1 or 2,
The automatic warehouse moving device , wherein a portion of the shaft portion between the pair of sub-shaft portions is formed in a non-circular cross-sectional shape .

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