JP6787815B2 - Mechanical parking facility - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a mechanical parking facility.

Some mechanical parking facilities are provided with a plurality of types of storage shelves having different sizes of vehicles that can be stored, and the storage shelves are provided with a double-row storage shelf including a front shelf and a back shelf. In such a double-row mechanical parking facility, a trolley that runs along the storage shelf, a lift that moves up and down in the vertical direction, and the like are also installed. The plurality of types of storage shelves include a medium-sized shelf that can store a medium-sized vehicle, a large-sized shelf that can store a large-sized vehicle, and the like. The large shelves can store medium-sized vehicles as well as large-sized vehicles. The front shelf is a storage shelf located on the traveling path side of the bogie, and the back shelf is a storage shelf located on the back side of the traveling path of the bogie from the front shelf.

In the double-row mechanical parking facility, a loading process is performed in which vehicles already stored in the storage shelves are transferred to appropriate vacant storage shelves. Due to the loading process, for example, the medium-sized vehicles stored on the large-sized shelves are moved to the medium-sized shelves, so that the number of large-sized vehicles that can be accommodated increases and the storage efficiency increases.

Patent Document 1 below also describes that when a vehicle already stored is not optimal for the vehicle shape, the stored vehicle is transferred to a storage shelf more suitable for the vehicle shape.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-343111

The above-mentioned assortment process can be executed if an empty storage shelf is generated among the plurality of medium-sized shelves. However, the loading process requires a certain amount of time because it requires transportation of the vehicle from the storage shelf in which the vehicle is stored to the trolley, movement of the trolley, and transportation of the vehicle from the trolley to an empty storage shelf. Further, it is known that it is appropriate to perform the loading process, but in the actual operation of the mechanical parking facility, the vehicle warehousing process and the unloading process are congested. Therefore, it has been difficult to execute the assortment process at an appropriate timing.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mechanical parking facility capable of carrying out a loading process at an appropriate timing without interfering with a warehousing process and a unloading process.

In order to solve the above problems, the mechanical parking facility of the present invention employs the following means.
That is, the mechanical parking equipment according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a storage room, a transport device for transporting a vehicle, and a plurality of the vehicle delivered from the transport device in the depth direction from the transport path side of the transport device. During the period from the warehousing start process of starting the warehousing of the warehousing vehicle to be warehousing and the double-row storage shelf in which the pedestrian vehicles are stored to the time when the transport device receives the warehousing vehicle, the loading process is performed. The control unit includes a control unit to execute, and the control unit performs the loading process from the first storage shelf in the front row of the double-row storage shelves to the second storage shelf in the front row and in which the vehicle is not stored. Control is performed to move the stored vehicle stored in the first storage shelf.

In the first aspect, when the type of vehicle that can be stored in the first storage shelf and the second storage shelf is different, the control unit can use the storage vehicle stored in the first storage shelf. When it can be stored in the second storage shelf, the loading process may be executed.

In the first aspect, the warehousing vehicle may be stored in the first storage shelf after the loading process.

In the first aspect, the vehicle stored in the second storage shelf by the loading process is stored in the third storage shelf in the back row adjacent to the second storage shelf, and at the same time, the warehousing vehicle is stored in the third storage shelf. It may be stored in the second storage shelf.

In the first aspect, the warehousing vehicle can be stored in the first storage shelf, and the first storage shelf and the second storage shelf have the same type of vehicle that can be stored. The warehousing vehicle may be stored in the first storage shelf after the loading process.

The mechanical parking equipment according to the second aspect of the present invention includes a delivery room, a transport device for transporting a vehicle, and a plurality of vehicles in which the vehicle is delivered from the transport device in the depth direction from the transport path side of the transport device. It is provided with a double-row storage shelf in which vehicles are stored, and a control unit that executes cargo alignment processing during a period after delivery of the delivery vehicle to be delivered from the storage shelf to the transfer device. As the loading process, the control unit is stored in the first storage shelf from the first storage shelf in the front row of the double-row storage shelves to the second storage shelf in the front row where vehicles are not stored. Controls the movement of the stored vehicle.

In the second aspect, when the type of vehicle that can be stored in the first storage shelf and the second storage shelf is different, the control unit is stored in the first storage shelf after the delivery process. When the storage vehicle can also be stored in the second storage shelf, the loading process may be executed.

In the second aspect, the warehousing vehicle is stored in the first storage shelf before the warehousing process, and at the same time the warehousing vehicle is moved to the transport device, the stored vehicle is stored in the first storage. It may be stored in the first storage shelf from the third storage shelf in the back row adjacent to the shelf.

In the second aspect, the warehousing vehicle is stored in the second storage shelf before the warehousing process, and the control unit stores the fourth storage in the back row adjacent to the second storage shelf before the warehousing process. When the shelves are vacant, the assortment process may be performed.

In the second aspect, the delivery vehicle is stored in the second storage shelf before the delivery process, and the first storage shelf and the second storage shelf have the same type of vehicle that can be stored. In this case, the control unit may execute the assortment process when the fourth storage shelf in the back row adjacent to the second storage shelf is vacant before the delivery process.

According to the present invention, the assortment process can be carried out at an appropriate timing without interfering with the warehousing process and the warehousing process.

It is a perspective view which shows the mechanical parking facility which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the mechanical parking facility which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a time chart which shows the loading process and the warehousing process of the mechanical parking facility which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows 1st Embodiment of the loading process and the warehousing process of the mechanical parking facility which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the storage shelf of the mechanical parking equipment which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state before the vehicle warehousing in 1st Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the storage shelf of the mechanical parking equipment which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state after the loading process in 1st Example. It is a top view which shows the storage shelf of the mechanical parking equipment which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state after the warehousing process in 1st Example. It is a flowchart which shows the 2nd Embodiment of the loading process and the warehousing process of the mechanical parking facility which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the storage shelf of the mechanical parking equipment which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state before the vehicle warehousing in 2nd Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the storage shelf of the mechanical parking equipment which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state after the loading process in 2nd Example. It is a top view which shows the storage shelf of the mechanical parking equipment which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state after the warehousing process in 2nd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the 3rd Embodiment of the loading process and the warehousing process of the mechanical parking facility which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the storage shelf of the mechanical parking equipment which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state before the vehicle warehousing in 3rd Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the storage shelf of the mechanical parking equipment which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state after the loading process in 3rd Example. It is a top view which shows the storage shelf of the mechanical parking equipment which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state after the warehousing process in 3rd Example. It is a time chart which shows the warehousing processing and loading processing of a mechanical parking facility which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows 4th Embodiment of the loading process of the mechanical parking equipment which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the storage shelf of the mechanical parking equipment which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state before the warehousing process in 4th Example. It is a top view which shows the storage shelf of the mechanical parking equipment which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state after the loading process in 4th Example. It is a flowchart which shows 5th Embodiment of the loading process of the mechanical parking equipment which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the storage shelf of the mechanical parking equipment which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state before the warehousing process in 5th Example. It is a top view which shows the storage shelf of the mechanical parking equipment which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state after the loading process in 5th Example. It is a flowchart which shows 6th Embodiment of the loading process of the mechanical parking equipment which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the storage shelf of the mechanical parking equipment which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state before the warehousing processing in 6th Example. It is a top view which shows the storage shelf of the mechanical parking equipment which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state after the loading process in 6th Example. It is a time chart which shows the comparative example of the loading process and the warehousing process of a mechanical parking facility. It is a time chart which shows the comparative example of the warehousing process and the loading process of a mechanical parking facility.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the mechanical parking facility 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a warehousing berth 2 for warehousing vehicles, a warehousing berth 3 for warehousing, and a warehousing berth 2 arranged corresponding to the warehousing berth 2. Between the lift 4, the delivery lift 5 arranged corresponding to the delivery berth 3, the storage shelf 6 formed in a shelf shape in which vehicles are stored, each storage shelf 6, the storage lift 4, and the delivery lift 5. It is equipped with a dolly 7 or the like that runs on the vehicle.

The warehousing lift 4 and the warehousing lift 5 move up and down between the level of the warehousing berth 2 or the warehousing berth 3 and the level of the storage shelf 6 to transport the vehicle. The storage shelves 6 are provided in a plurality of layers, and a plurality of storage shelves 6 are arranged in each layer. At least one trolley 7 is provided on each floor on which the storage shelves 6 are installed to transport vehicles.

The warehousing lift 4, the unloading lift 5, and the trolley 7 are each equipped with a drive mechanism such as a motor, the warehousing lift 4, the warehousing lift 5 can be raised and lowered in the vertical direction, and the trolley 7 is horizontally along each storage shelf 6. It is said to be movable.

The trolley 7 is provided with a slat conveyor 8, and each storage shelf 6 is also provided with a slat conveyor 9. A drive mechanism such as a motor for operating the slat conveyor 8 is provided on the trolley 7 side, and a driven mechanism connected to the drive mechanism on the trolley 7 side is provided on the storage shelf 6 side. When the trolley 7 moves to a predetermined storage shelf 6, the drive mechanism on the trolley 7 side and the driven mechanism on the storage shelf 6 side are connected, and the drive mechanism on the trolley 7 side drives the slat conveyor 8 on the trolley 7 side. The slat conveyor 9 on the shelf 6 side is driven synchronously, and the vehicle is transferred between the storage shelf 6 and the trolley 7.

The warehousing berth 2, the warehousing berth 3, the warehousing lift 4, and the warehousing lift 5 are also provided with slat conveyors 2a, 3a, 4a, 5a (conveyor equipment), and the slat conveyors 2a, 3a, 4a, 5a Is also driven by a drive mechanism such as a motor.

The warehousing berth 2 and the warehousing berth 3 are provided with a card reader 10 (see FIG. 2) for recognizing the vehicle to be stored, a sensor (not shown) for detecting the vehicle shape, and the like. By having the card reader 10 authenticate a card (not shown) that identifies the owner of the vehicle, a sensor or the like that detects the shape of the vehicle associates the storage shelf 6 in which the vehicle is stored. Specifically, when the owner or the administrator authenticates the card at the time of warehousing, one storage shelf 6 is selected from the empty storage shelves 6, and the vehicle is stored in the storage shelf 6. Is stored. Then, when the vehicle is delivered, the storage shelf 6 in which the previously stored vehicle of the owner is stored is specified, and the vehicle is transported to the delivery berth 3.

In addition, each storage shelf 6 is given an address for identifying each storage shelf 6, and further, each storage shelf 6 having this address is given a priority number (symbol) whose use is to be prioritized. Including cases where) is assigned. The priority numbers are not necessarily all different numbers, and it is possible to obtain a grouping of each storage shelf 6 by assigning the same number. In addition, this priority number is a number that can be changed, unlike the fixed address. Then, based on the priority number and the address of each storage shelf 6, a predetermined storage shelf 6 in which the vehicle to be stored is stored is determined, and each storage shelf 6 is identified and managed. There is.

The work of actually transporting the vehicle from the warehousing berth 2 to the storage shelf 6 and the work of transporting the vehicle from the storage shelf 6 to the warehousing berth 3 are the warehousing lift 4, the warehousing lift 5, the trolley 7, and the slat conveyors 2a, 3a, 4a. , 5a, 8, 9 and the like. The operation of these transport devices is controlled by the control device included in the mechanical parking facility 1.

The control device 20 refers to the entire circuit configuration that controls each device of the mechanical parking facility 1 while recognizing the operating state of the mechanical parking facility 1. For example, after recognizing the vehicle to be stored, it is determined which transport device is used to transport to which storage shelf 6, the operation of each device is instructed based on the decision items, and the operation state of each device is captured and controlled. It is carried out.

The storage shelves 6 installed in the mechanical parking facility 1 have a plurality of types having different sizes of vehicles that can be stored, and can store medium-sized vehicles (also called ordinary vehicles), medium-sized shelves, and large vehicles (for example, vehicles). There are large shelves, etc. that can store high-height vehicles, etc.). Further, the storage shelves 6 are arranged in a double row type including front shelves and back shelves. The front shelf is a storage shelf 6 located on the traveling path 12 side of the trolley 7, and the back shelf is a storage shelf 6 located on the back side of the traveling path 12 of the trolley 7 from the front shelf.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control device 20 is an operation control unit that controls the operation of at least the warehousing lift 4, the unloading lift 5, the trolley 7, the slat conveyors 2a, 3a, 4a, 5a, 8, 9, and the like. A 21 is provided, a storage shelf selection unit 22 for selecting a storage shelf 6 to be used at the time of warehousing or transfer of a vehicle, a cargo alignment control unit 23 for instructing the transfer of a stored vehicle, and the like. The load referred to here refers to a vehicle.

In the control device 20, information on the operating state related to the storage of the vehicle and the like is input from each storage shelf 6, and information on the warehousing and warehousing obtained from the card reader 10 and the checkout machine 11 and the like is input. To. Further, information on the operating state is input to the control device 20 from the warehousing lift 4, the unloading lift 5, the trolley 7, the slat conveyor 8, and the like, and a control signal based on the input information is input from the operation control unit 21. Output to transport equipment such as the warehousing lift 4 and the warehousing lift 5.

Each storage shelf 6 is assigned an address that identifies each storage shelf 6, and a priority number that functions as a priority when storing is assigned according to the operation of the mechanical parking facility 1. This priority number is appropriately considered and functions when selecting a storage shelf.

When a vehicle warehousing command is input from the card reader 10 to the control device 20, the control device 20 receives operation information of the card reader 10, the checkout machine 11, and each storage shelf 6 input from each storage shelf 6 and the like. It is taken in and sent to the storage shelf selection unit 22. At the same time, the control device 20 selects the carriage 7 to be used.

The storage shelf selection unit 22 is provided with, for example, a plurality of selection modes in which the storage shelf 6 to be selected can be changed according to the operating state of the mechanical parking lot, and will be described first by any of these selection modes. The operation information of each storage shelf 6 is processed and the storage shelf 6 is selected. Each selection mode can be changed by a touch panel 10a or the like provided on the card reader 10.

In the operation of the mechanical parking facility 1, such selection of the storage shelf 6 is not always executed, and for example, it is necessary to store a medium-sized vehicle in a large shelf in order to perform a quick warehousing operation. ing. On the other hand, since this also lowers the storage efficiency, the load alignment control unit 23 appropriately solves this problem and optimizes the operation.

The loading control unit 23 controls the transfer of the vehicle already stored in the storage shelf to an appropriate vacant storage shelf. Hereinafter, each embodiment of the loading process according to the present embodiment will be described separately for the warehousing process and the warehousing process.

<Receiving process>
As shown in FIG. 3, the warehousing according to the present embodiment is in the period from the warehousing start process of starting the warehousing of the warehousing vehicle to be warehousing by the warehousing reservation until the trolley 7 receives the warehousing vehicle from the warehousing lift 4. The previous assortment process is carried out.

In the loading process, first, the trolley 7 moves to the storage shelf 6 (first storage shelf) on which the vehicle to be loaded is loaded in the empty state where the vehicle is not placed.
When the trolley 7 arrives at the storage shelf 6, the vehicle is handed over from the storage shelf 6 to the trolley 7. Then, the trolley 7 on which the vehicle is received and the vehicle is placed moves to the storage shelf 6 (second storage shelf) at the destination.
After that, when the trolley 7 arrives at the storage shelf 6, the vehicle is handed over from the trolley 7 to the storage shelf 6. As a result, the assortment process is completed.

After the warehousing start processing for starting the warehousing of the warehousing vehicle to be warehousing by the warehousing reservation, the warehousing lift 4 moves to the warehousing berth 2 at the same time as the warehousing process. Then, after unmanned confirmation and safety confirmation, the vehicle is handed over from the warehousing berth 2 to the warehousing lift 4. Then, by the time the loading process is completed and the trolley 7 in the empty state moves to the position where the warehousing lift 4 is located, the warehousing lift 4 on which the warehousing vehicle is placed also reaches the floor where the storage shelf 6 is located. Will be moved. The arrival timing of the warehousing lift 4 and the trolley 7 may be before or after, and the trolley 7 is in an empty state after the warehousing lift 4 on which the warehousing vehicle is placed is moved to the floor where the storage shelf 6 is located. May reach the position where the warehousing lift 4 is located.

Then, the warehousing vehicle to be warehousing is delivered from the warehousing lift 4 to the trolley 7. Next, the trolley 7 moves to a position where the storage shelf 6 for storage is located, and the vehicle is delivered from the trolley 7 to the front shelf. As a result, the warehousing process is completed.

When the warehousing process before warehousing according to the present embodiment is not performed, as shown in the comparative example of FIG. 26, unless the warehousing process has already been executed and another warehousing vehicle exists in the warehousing lift 4, the warehousing is performed. After the start processing, the trolley 7 is in a waiting state in which it is not operated until the vehicle is delivered from the warehousing lift 4 to the trolley 7. On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the warehousing process is performed after the warehousing start process and before the warehousing lift 4 is delivered to the trolley 7. As a result, the assortment processing can be carried out at an appropriate timing without interfering with the warehousing processing and the warehousing processing.

The specific operation of the loading process before warehousing will be described.
<First Example>
With reference to FIGS. 4 to 7, when a large vehicle is stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a, the medium-sized vehicle stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a is replaced with the empty shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b. The loading process for moving to the front shelf will be described.

First, when a command to store a large vehicle in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a is received (step S11), whether or not there is a front shelf in which the medium-sized vehicle is stored among the front shelves of the plurality of large shelves 6a. Is confirmed (step S12). If the medium-sized vehicle is not stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a, the loading process according to this embodiment is not executed, and the process proceeds to the warehousing process.

As shown in FIG. 5, when a medium-sized vehicle is stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a (Δ in FIG. 5), an empty shelf in which the vehicle is not stored is selected from the front shelves of the plurality of medium-sized shelves 6b. It is confirmed whether or not there is (step S13). If there is no empty shelf in the front shelf, the loading process according to this embodiment is not executed, and the process proceeds to the warehousing process. When there is an empty shelf in the front shelf, as shown in FIG. 6, the medium-sized vehicle stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a is moved to the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b which is an empty shelf by the loading process. It is decided to be done. When there is an empty shelf in the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b, the back shelf adjacent to the front shelf is also an empty shelf.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, it is determined that the large-sized vehicle to be stored (◯ in FIG. 5) is stored in the large-sized shelf 6a in which the medium-sized vehicle to be moved by the loading process is stored.

At this point, if the previous warehousing process has already been executed, the warehousing vehicle is on the warehousing lift, and the warehousing vehicle is scheduled to be warehousing in another trolley, the warehousing process can be performed. desirable. However, if the warehousing is continuous during the busy warehousing time zone, the warehousing process may be shifted to the warehousing process without executing the arranging process according to the present embodiment.

As a result of the above determination, when it is determined that the loading process is executed, the trolley 7 is a large-sized vehicle in which a medium-sized vehicle to be loaded is stored in an empty state in which the vehicle is not placed. Move to the position of the front shelf of the shelf 6a.
When the dolly 7 arrives at the front shelf of the large shelf 6a, the vehicle is handed over from the front shelf to the dolly 7. Then, the trolley 7 on which the vehicle is received receives the vehicle and moves to a position where the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b to which the vehicle is moved is located. After that, when the bogie 7 arrives at the front shelf, the vehicle is handed over from the bogie 7 to the front shelf. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the loading process is completed (step S14).

Next, the trolley 7 in the empty state moves to the position where the warehousing lift 4 is located, and the large vehicle which is the warehousing vehicle is delivered from the warehousing lift 4 to the trolley 7. Next, the trolley 7 moves to a position where the front shelf of the large shelf 6a to be stored is located, and the vehicle is delivered from the trolley 7 to the front shelf. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the warehousing process is completed (step S15).

As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the medium-sized shelf 6b stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a is moved to the front shelf of the empty medium-sized shelf 6b by the loading process. Therefore, the medium-sized vehicle is stored in the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b, and the adjacent back shelf becomes an empty shelf. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a large vehicle is stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a which is vacant due to the loading process by the warehousing process.

<Second Example>
With reference to FIGS. 8 to 11, when a medium-sized vehicle is stored in the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b, the medium-sized vehicle stored in the front shelf of the large-sized shelf 6a is replaced with the empty shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b. The loading process for moving to the front shelf will be described.

First, when a command to store a medium-sized vehicle is received in the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b (step S21), whether or not there is an empty front shelf among the front shelves of the plurality of medium-sized shelves 6b. It is confirmed (step S22). If there is no empty shelf in the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b, the loading process according to this embodiment is not executed, and the process proceeds to the warehousing process.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9, when there is an empty shelf in the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b, it is confirmed whether or not there is a front shelf in which the medium-sized vehicle is stored from among the front shelves of the plurality of large shelves 6a. (Step S23). If the medium-sized vehicle is not stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a, the loading process according to this embodiment is not executed, and the process proceeds to the warehousing process. As shown in FIG. 9, if the mid-size car in front shelves large shelf 6a is stored (in FIG. 9 of △ _1), as shown in FIG. 10, medium which is stored before a shelf large shelf 6a It is determined that the car will be moved to the front shelf of the empty medium-sized shelf 6b.

Further, when there is an empty shelf in the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b, the back shelf adjacent to the front shelf is also an empty shelf. Therefore, the medium-sized vehicle stored in the front shelf by the loading process can be moved to the adjacent back shelf. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, mid-size car to be warehoused (△ ₂ in FIGS. 9 to ₁₁₎ is determined to be stored before shelves Medium shelf 6b which mid-size car is stored by Nisoroe treatment Will be done.

At this point, if the previous warehousing process has already been executed, the warehousing vehicle is on the warehousing lift, and the warehousing vehicle is scheduled to be warehousing in another trolley, the warehousing process can be performed. desirable. However, if the warehousing is continuous during the busy warehousing time zone, the warehousing process may be shifted to the warehousing process without executing the arranging process according to the present embodiment.

As a result of the above determination, when it is determined that the loading process is executed, the trolley 7 is a large-sized vehicle in which a medium-sized vehicle to be loaded is stored in an empty state in which the vehicle is not placed. Move to the position of the front shelf of the shelf 6a.
When the dolly 7 arrives at the front shelf of the large shelf 6a, the vehicle is handed over from the front shelf to the dolly 7. Then, the trolley 7 on which the vehicle is received receives the vehicle and moves to a position where the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b to which the vehicle is moved is located. After that, when the bogie 7 arrives at the front shelf, the vehicle is handed over from the bogie 7 to the front shelf. As a result, as shown in FIG. 10, the loading process is completed (step S24).

Next, the trolley 7 in the empty state moves to the position where the warehousing lift 4 is located, and the medium-sized vehicle which is the warehousing vehicle is delivered from the warehousing lift 4 to the trolley 7. Next, the dolly 7 moves to a position where the front shelf in which the medium-sized vehicle is stored is located by the loading process, and the vehicle is delivered from the dolly 7 to the front shelf. At this time, at the same time, the vehicle stored in the front shelf is moved to the adjacent back shelf. As a result, as shown in FIG. 11, the warehousing process is completed (step S25).

As a result, as shown in FIG. 10, the medium-sized shelf 6b stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a is moved to the front shelf of the empty medium-sized shelf 6b by the loading process. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the warehousing process causes the medium-sized vehicle to be stored in the front shelf in which the medium-sized vehicle is stored by the loading process. At this time, at the same time, the medium-sized vehicles stored in the front shelves by the loading process move to the adjacent back shelves. Therefore, the medium-sized vehicle is stored in the front shelf and the back shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b.

<Third Example>
With reference to FIGS. 12 to 15, when a large vehicle is stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a, the large vehicle stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a is replaced with the large shelf 6a which is an empty shelf. The loading process for moving to the front shelf will be described.

First, when a command to store a large vehicle in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a is received (step S31), whether or not there is a front shelf in which the large vehicle is stored among the front shelves of the plurality of large shelves 6a. Is confirmed (step S32). If a large vehicle is not stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a, the loading process according to this embodiment is not executed, and the process proceeds to the warehousing process.

As shown in FIG. 13, when a large vehicle is stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a (○ _{1 in} FIG. 13), the storage shelf far from the warehousing lift 4 from the front shelves of the plurality of large shelves 6a. In step 6, it is confirmed whether or not there is an empty shelf in which the vehicle is not stored (step S33). If there is no empty shelf in the front shelf, the loading process according to this embodiment is not executed, and the process proceeds to the warehousing process. When there is an empty shelf in the front shelf, as shown in FIG. 14, a large vehicle stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a closer to the warehousing lift 4 than the empty shelf by the loading process (○ _{2 in} FIG. 13). ) Is determined to be moved to the front shelf of the large shelf 6a, which is an empty shelf. When there is an empty shelf in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a, the back shelf adjacent to the front shelf is also an empty shelf.

Further, it is determined that the large vehicle to be stored is stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a in which the large vehicle moved by the loading process is stored.

At this point, if the previous warehousing process has already been executed, the warehousing vehicle is on the warehousing lift, and the warehousing vehicle is scheduled to be warehousing in another trolley, the warehousing process can be performed. desirable. However, if the warehousing is continuous during the busy warehousing time zone, the warehousing process may be shifted to the warehousing process without executing the arranging process according to the present embodiment.

As a result of the above determination, when it is determined that the loading process is executed, the trolley 7 is a large vehicle in which a large vehicle to be loaded is stored in an empty state in which the vehicle is not mounted. Move to the position of the front shelf of the shelf 6a.
When the dolly 7 arrives at the front shelf of the large shelf 6a, the vehicle is handed over from the front shelf to the dolly 7. Then, the trolley 7 on which the vehicle is received receives the vehicle and moves to a position where the front shelf of the large shelf 6a to be moved is located. After that, when the dolly 7 arrives at the front shelf, the large vehicle is handed over from the dolly 7 to the front shelf. As a result, as shown in FIG. 14, the assortment process is completed (step S34).

Next, the trolley 7 in the empty state moves to the position where the warehousing lift 4 is located, and the large vehicle which is the warehousing vehicle is delivered from the warehousing lift 4 to the trolley 7. Next, the trolley 7 moves to a position where the front shelf of the large shelf 6a to be stored is located, and the vehicle is delivered from the trolley 7 to the front shelf. As a result, as shown in FIG. 15, the warehousing process is completed (step S35).

As a result, as shown in FIG. 14, the large vehicle stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a near the warehousing lift 4 is turned into an empty shelf at a position far from the warehousing lift 4 by the loading process. Move to the front shelf of 6a. Therefore, a large vehicle is stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a, and the adjacent back shelf becomes an empty shelf. Further, as shown in FIG. 15, a large vehicle (○ _{2 in} FIG. 15) is stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a which is vacant due to the loading process by the warehousing process. By making the storage shelf 6 close to the warehousing lift 4 an empty shelf before the warehousing process, the time required for the warehousing process can be shortened.

In the third embodiment, when a large vehicle is stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a, the large vehicle stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a is replaced with the front shelf of the large shelf 6a which is an empty shelf. Although the loading process for moving to is described, when a medium-sized vehicle is stored in the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b, the medium-sized vehicle stored in the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b is replaced with an empty medium-sized shelf 6b. It is also applicable when moving to the front shelf of.
In this case, the large shelf 6a of the third embodiment is read as a medium-sized shelf 6b, and the large vehicle is read as a medium-sized vehicle.

<Goods issue processing>
As shown in FIG. 16, after the vehicle is delivered from the trolley 7 to the delivery lift 5, the cargo alignment process after delivery according to the present embodiment is carried out until the vehicle is delivered from the delivery lift 5 to the delivery berth 3. Will be done.

In the unloading process, first, the vehicle is delivered from the trolley 7 to the unloading lift 5 by the unloading process, and then the trolley 7 is in an empty state in which the vehicle is not placed, and the vehicle to be loaded is subject to the unloading process. It moves to the placed storage shelf 6 (first storage shelf).
When the trolley 7 arrives at the storage shelf 6, the vehicle is handed over from the storage shelf 6 to the trolley 7. Then, the trolley 7 on which the vehicle is received and the vehicle is placed moves to the storage shelf 6 (second storage shelf) at the destination.
After that, when the trolley 7 arrives at the storage shelf 6, the vehicle is handed over from the trolley 7 to the storage shelf 6. As a result, the assortment process is completed.

When the unloading process according to the present embodiment is not performed, as shown in FIG. 27, the vehicle is delivered from the trolley 7 to the unloading lift 5 unless another unloading vehicle exists and a new unloading process is executed. After that, the trolley 7 is in a waiting state in which it is not operated until the vehicle is delivered from the delivery lift 5 to the delivery berth 3. On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the loading process is performed after the vehicle is delivered from the trolley 7 to the delivery lift 5 and before the vehicle is delivered from the delivery lift 5 to the delivery berth 3. As a result, the assortment processing can be carried out at an appropriate timing without interfering with the warehousing processing and the warehousing processing.

The specific operation of the loading process after delivery will be described.
<Fourth Example>
With reference to FIGS. 17 to 19, when a large vehicle is delivered from the front shelf of the large shelf 6a, the medium-sized vehicle stored in the back shelf of the large shelf 6a is moved to the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b. The alignment process will be described.

First, when a command to leave a large vehicle is received from the front shelf of the large shelf 6a (step S41), the medium-sized vehicle is stored in the back shelf adjacent to the front shelf in which the large vehicle to be delivered is stored. Whether or not it is confirmed (step S42). If the medium-sized vehicle is not stored in the adjacent back shelf, the loading process according to this embodiment is not executed.

As shown in FIG. 18, when a medium-sized vehicle (Δ in FIG. 18) is stored in an adjacent back shelf adjacent to the front shelf in which a large vehicle (◯ in FIG. 18) is stored, a plurality of medium-sized shelves From the front shelf of 6b, it is confirmed whether or not there is an empty shelf in which the vehicle is not stored (step S43). If there is no empty shelf in the front shelf, the assortment process according to this embodiment is not executed. When there is an empty shelf in the front shelf, as shown in FIG. 19, the medium-sized vehicle stored in the back shelf adjacent to the front shelf in which the large vehicle to be delivered is stored is the empty shelf 6b. It is decided to be moved to the front shelf of.

Before the assortment process is executed, the goods issue process is first executed. First, the dolly 7 moves to the position of the front shelf in which the large vehicle (◯ in FIG. 18) to be delivered is stored. Then, the large vehicle to be delivered is delivered from the front shelf to the carriage 7. The medium-sized vehicle stored in the back shelf moves to the front shelf at the same time when the large vehicle to be delivered is delivered to the trolley 7. Next, the trolley 7 moves to the position where the unloading lift 5 is located, and the large vehicle is delivered from the trolley 7 to the unloading lift 5. After that, the delivery lift 5 moves to the floor where the delivery berth 3 is located, and a large vehicle is delivered from the delivery lift 5 to the delivery berth 3.

At this point, if the next warehousing vehicle exists in the trolley and a new warehousing process is executed, the unloading process according to this embodiment may not be executed.

As a result of the above determination, when it is determined that the loading process is executed, the trolley 7 is a medium-sized vehicle that has been moved from the back shelf to the front shelf after delivering the large vehicle to be delivered to the delivery lift 5. Returns to the position of the large shelf 6a where is stored. Then, the medium-sized vehicle is handed over from the front shelf to the carriage 7. The trolley 7 moves to a position where the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b confirmed in advance is located, and the medium-sized vehicle is delivered from the trolley 7 to the front shelf. As a result, as shown in FIG. 19, the loading process is completed (step S44).
As a result, the medium-sized vehicle stored in the back shelf of the large shelf 6a is moved to the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b which is an empty shelf.

<Fifth Example>
With reference to FIGS. 20 to 22, when the medium-sized vehicle is delivered from the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b, the medium-sized vehicle stored in the front shelf of the large-sized shelf 6a becomes an empty shelf by the unloading process. The loading process for moving to the front shelf of the

First, when a command to leave the medium-sized vehicle is received from the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b (step S51), the medium-sized vehicle is stored in the back shelf adjacent to the front shelf in which the medium-sized vehicle to be delivered is stored. Whether or not it is confirmed (step S52). When the medium-sized vehicle is stored in the back shelf adjacent to the front shelf in which the medium-sized vehicle is stored, the medium-sized vehicle stored in the back shelf is moved to the front shelf by the warehousing process, so that the load according to this embodiment is used. Alignment processing is not executed.

If a medium-sized vehicle is not stored in the adjacent back shelf and the back shelf is an empty shelf, whether or not there is a front shelf in which the medium-sized vehicle is stored is among the front shelves of the plurality of large shelves 6a. It is confirmed (step S53). If the medium-sized vehicle is not stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a, the loading process according to this embodiment is not executed. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 21, when a medium-sized vehicle (Δ in FIG. 21) is stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a, the medium-sized vehicle stored in the front shelf of the large vehicle is as shown in FIG. In addition, it is determined that the shelves will be moved to the front shelves of the medium-sized shelves 6b, which will be empty shelves by the shipping process.

Before the assortment process is executed, the goods issue process is first executed. First, the dolly 7 moves to the position of the front shelf in which the medium-sized vehicle (◯ in FIG. 21) to be delivered is stored. Then, the medium-sized vehicle to be delivered is delivered from the front shelf to the carriage 7. Next, the trolley 7 moves to the position where the unloading lift 5 is located, and the medium-sized vehicle is delivered from the trolley 7 to the unloading lift 5. After that, the delivery lift 5 moves to the floor where the delivery berth 3 is located, and the medium-sized vehicle is delivered from the delivery lift 5 to the delivery berth 3.

At this point, if the next warehousing vehicle exists in the trolley and a new warehousing process is executed, the unloading process according to this embodiment may not be executed.

As a result of the above determination, when it is determined that the loading process is executed, the trolley 7 delivers the medium-sized vehicle to be delivered to the delivery lift 5, and then the large shelf 6a in which the medium-sized vehicle determined earlier is stored. Move to the position of. Then, the medium-sized vehicle is handed over from the front shelf to the carriage 7. The trolley 7 moves to a position where the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b, which has been vacated by the warehousing process, is located, and the medium-sized vehicle is delivered from the trolley 7 to the front shelf. As a result, as shown in FIG. 22, the loading process is completed (step S54).
As a result, the medium-sized vehicle stored in the front shelf of the large shelf 6a is moved to the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b which becomes an empty shelf by the warehousing process.

<Sixth Example>
With reference to FIGS. 23 to 25, when a medium-sized vehicle is delivered from the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b, the front shelf of the storage shelf 6 in which the medium-sized vehicle is stored in both the adjacent front shelf and the back shelf The loading arrangement process of moving the stored medium-sized vehicle to the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b, which becomes an empty shelf by the warehousing process, will be described.

First, when a command to leave the medium-sized vehicle is received from the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b (step S61), the medium-sized vehicle is stored in the back shelf adjacent to the front shelf in which the medium-sized vehicle to be delivered is stored. Whether or not it is confirmed (step S62). When a medium-sized vehicle is stored in an adjacent back shelf, the medium-sized vehicle stored in the back shelf is moved to the front shelf by the warehousing process, so that the loading process according to this embodiment is not executed.

If the medium-sized vehicle is not stored in the adjacent back shelf and the back shelf is empty, the storage shelf in which the medium-sized vehicle is stored in both the adjacent front shelf and the back shelf of the plurality of medium-sized shelves 6b. It is confirmed whether or not there is 6 (step S63). If there is no storage shelf 6 in which the medium-sized vehicle is stored in both the front shelf and the back shelf adjacent to each other, the loading process according to this embodiment is not executed. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 24, if there is a storage shelf 6 in which medium-sized vehicles (△ ₂ , △ _{3 in} FIG. 24) are stored in both the front shelf and the back shelf adjacent to each other, they are stored in the back shelf. It is determined that the medium-sized vehicle is moved to the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b, which becomes an empty shelf by the shipping process.

Before the assortment process is executed, the goods issue process is first executed. _First , the dolly 7 moves to the position of the front shelf in which the medium-sized vehicle (Δ1 in FIG. 24) to be delivered is stored. Then, the medium-sized vehicle to be delivered is delivered from the front shelf to the carriage 7. Next, the trolley 7 moves to the position where the unloading lift 5 is located, and the medium-sized vehicle is delivered from the trolley 7 to the unloading lift 5. After that, the delivery lift 5 moves to the floor where the delivery berth 3 is located, and the medium-sized vehicle is delivered from the delivery lift 5 to the delivery berth 3.

At this point, if the next warehousing vehicle exists in the trolley and a new warehousing process is executed, the unloading process according to this embodiment may not be executed.

As a result of the above determination, when it is determined that the loading process is executed, the trolley 7 delivers the medium-sized vehicle to be delivered to the delivery lift 5, and then the large shelf 6a in which the medium-sized vehicle determined earlier is stored. Move to the position of. Then, the medium-sized vehicle is handed over from the front shelf to the carriage 7. The trolley 7 moves to a position where the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b, which has been vacated by the warehousing process, is located, and the medium-sized vehicle is delivered from the trolley 7 to the front shelf. As a result, as shown in FIG. 25, the loading process is completed (step S64).

As a result, the medium-sized vehicles stored in the front shelves of the storage shelves 6 in which the medium-sized vehicles are stored in both the adjacent front shelves and the back shelves are transferred to the front shelves of the medium-sized shelves 6b which become empty shelves due to the delivery process. Will be moved. As a result, the back shelf of the storage shelves 6 in which the medium-sized vehicles are stored in both the front shelf and the back shelf adjacent to each other becomes an empty shelf. In addition, the medium-sized vehicle is stored in the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b that has become an empty shelf due to the shipping process, and the adjacent back shelf becomes an empty shelf. Therefore, since the number of vehicles stored in the back shelf is reduced, the cargo handling process that may occur at the time of delivery is reduced.

When unloading a medium-sized vehicle from the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b, the medium-sized vehicle stored in the front shelf of the storage shelf 6 in which the medium-sized vehicle is stored in both the adjacent front shelf and the back shelf is processed for unloading. The process of arranging the cargo to move to the front shelf of the medium-sized shelf 6b, which becomes an empty shelf, has been described. However, when a large vehicle is delivered from the front shelf of the large shelf 6a, the large vehicle is placed on both the adjacent front shelf and the back shelf. It can also be applied to the case where a large vehicle stored in the front shelf of the storage shelf 6 in which is stored is moved to the front shelf of the large shelf 6a which becomes an empty shelf by the warehousing process.
In this case, the medium-sized shelf 6b of the sixth embodiment is read as a large shelf 6a, and the medium-sized vehicle is read as a large-sized vehicle.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the warehousing process is performed after the warehousing start process and before the warehousing lift 4 is delivered to the trolley 7. Further, after the vehicle is delivered from the bogie 7 to the delivery lift 5, the loading process is performed before the vehicle is delivered from the delivery lift 5 to the delivery berth 3. As a result, the assortment processing can be carried out at an appropriate timing without interfering with the warehousing processing and the warehousing processing.

Further, when the loading process is carried out, for example, the medium-sized vehicles stored in the large-sized shelves 6a move to the medium-sized shelves 6b, so that the number of large-sized vehicles that can be accommodated increases and the storage efficiency increases. Further, by storing the vehicle in the front shelf and increasing the number of storage shelves 6 in which the back shelf is an empty shelf, the cargo handling process required when the vehicle stored in the back shelf is discharged is reduced. .. Further, by making the storage shelf 6 close to the warehousing lift 4 an empty shelf before the warehousing process, the time required for the warehousing process can be shortened.

1: Mechanical parking equipment 2: Storage berth 2a: Slat conveyor 3: Delivery berth 3a: Slat conveyor 4: Storage lift 4a: Slat conveyor 5: Delivery lift 5a: Slat conveyor 6: Storage shelf 7: Cart 8: Slat conveyor 9 : Slat conveyor 10: Card reader 10a: Touch panel 11: Settlement machine 12: Travel path 20: Control device 21: Operation control unit 22: Storage shelf selection unit 23: Loading alignment control unit

Claims (10)

The warehousing room and
A transport device that transports vehicles and
A double-row storage shelf in which the vehicle is delivered from the transport device and a plurality of vehicles are stored in the depth direction from the transport path side of the transport device.
A control unit that executes the loading process during the period from the warehousing start process for starting the warehousing of the warehousing vehicle to be warehousing to the time when the transport device receives the warehousing vehicle.
With
As the loading process, the control unit is stored in the first storage shelf from the first storage shelf in the front row of the double-row storage shelves to the second storage shelf in the front row in which the vehicle is not stored. A mechanical parking facility that controls the movement of stored vehicles. When the type of vehicle that can be stored is different between the first storage shelf and the second storage shelf,
The mechanical parking facility according to claim 1, wherein the control unit executes the loading process when the storage vehicle stored in the first storage shelf can also be stored in the second storage shelf. .. The mechanical parking facility according to claim 2, wherein the warehousing vehicle is stored in the first storage shelf after the loading process. The vehicle stored in the second storage shelf by the loading process is stored in the third storage shelf in the back row adjacent to the second storage shelf, and at the same time, the warehousing vehicle is stored in the second storage shelf. The mechanical parking facility according to claim 2, which is stored. When the warehousing vehicle can be stored in the first storage shelf, and the first storage shelf and the second storage shelf have the same type of vehicle that can be stored.
The mechanical parking facility according to claim 1, wherein the warehousing vehicle is stored in the first storage shelf after the loading process. Delivery room and
A transport device that transports vehicles and
A double-row storage shelf in which the vehicle is delivered from the transport device and a plurality of vehicles are stored in the depth direction from the transport path side of the transport device.
A control unit that executes the loading process during the period after the delivery vehicle to be delivered from the storage shelf to the transport device is delivered.
With
As the loading process, the control unit is stored in the first storage shelf from the first storage shelf in the front row of the double-row storage shelves to the second storage shelf in the front row in which the vehicle is not stored. A mechanical parking facility that controls the movement of stored vehicles. When the type of vehicle that can be stored is different between the first storage shelf and the second storage shelf,
The sixth aspect of claim 6, wherein the control unit executes the assortment process when the storage vehicle stored in the first storage shelf after the delivery process can also be stored in the second storage shelf. Mechanical parking facility. The warehousing vehicle is stored in the first storage shelf before the warehousing process.
The machine according to claim 7, wherein the storage vehicle is stored in the first storage shelf from the third storage shelf in the back row adjacent to the first storage shelf at the same time when the delivery vehicle is moved to the transfer device. Ceremony parking facility. The warehousing vehicle is stored in the second storage shelf before the warehousing process.
The mechanical parking facility according to claim 7, wherein the control unit executes the loading process when the fourth storage shelf in the back row adjacent to the second storage shelf is vacant before the shipping process. When the delivery vehicle is stored in the second storage shelf before the delivery process, and the first storage shelf and the second storage shelf have the same type of vehicle that can be stored.
The mechanical parking facility according to claim 6, wherein the control unit executes the loading process when the fourth storage shelf in the back row adjacent to the second storage shelf is vacant before the shipping process.

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