JP7012506B2 - Book storage device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a book storage device.

Conventionally, as a book storage device for renting out books stored inside, as shown in Patent Document 1, for example, the books are stored in a storage area (storage unit) with the books stored in a folder, and the folder is carried when renting out. A device is known in which a user takes out a book from a folder by transporting it to an outlet (exit).
Further, as another form of a book storage device that does not use a folder for holding books by sandwiching them, a device for transporting a tray on which books are placed from a storage area to a take-out port is also known.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-088641

However, the conventional book storage device has the following problems.
That is, in the book storage device described in Patent Document 1 described above, the lid may not close unless the books are securely inserted in the folder, and the books may pop out from the folder when the folder is transported. there were.
Further, in the case of an apparatus for transporting a tray on which books are placed, it is preferable to place the books in the center of the tray. However, if the books are placed on the tray and transported with the books placed in a poor position, the books may fall from the tray during the transportation, and there is room for improvement in that respect.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and is a tray for storing and installing books that can place books in the optimum position of the tray and prevent the books from popping out or falling during transportation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a book storage device equipped with a tray.

In order to achieve the above object, the book storage device according to the present invention has a tray for storing books, a book storage unit provided so that the tray can be carried in and out, and the books are arranged at a predetermined storage position in the tray. The tray is provided with a book detection device for detecting the state of the book, and the tray is provided on at least one side of the book mounting surface on which the book is placed and the book mounting surface, and the user can read the book. The book detection device has a wall portion provided so that a book can be pressed when the book is mounted on the mounting surface, and a through hole is formed at least in front of the wall portion on the book mounting surface. It is a photoelectric sensor, and the through hole is provided so as to allow the light of the photoelectric sensor to pass through, and is characterized in that the book in a state of being pressed against the wall portion is arranged at a position where it can be detected .

In the present invention, it is possible to confirm that the books are arranged at a predetermined storage position on the tray by the detection information of the book detection device. For example, it is possible to detect that a book is securely stored in a tray arranged in a book storage unit.
Further, even when the book is placed on the tray, it can be confirmed from the detection information of the book detection device that the book is placed in the predetermined storage position, and the book can be reliably placed in the storage position. Therefore, when transporting the tray on which the books are placed, it is necessary to prevent problems such as the books popping out of the tray or the books falling from the tray, as in the case of transporting the books in an improper placement position. Can be done.

In this case, the book detection device can detect that the book to be placed on the book placement surface of the tray is pressed against the wall portion. When the user places the book on the book placement surface, the book is detected by the book detection device by pressing it against the wall and the book is placed at a predetermined position on the book placement surface. Can be confirmed.
Further, in this case, when it is detected that the light of the photoelectric sensor does not pass through the through hole of the book mounting surface, it can be confirmed that the book is arranged at a predetermined position.

Further, the book storage device according to the present invention may be characterized in that the book detection device detects at a plurality of positions on the book mounting surface.

With such a configuration, it is possible to confirm that the book is surely pressed against the wall portion in the correct posture by detecting at a plurality of positions on the book mounting surface . That is, it is possible to prevent the book detection device from erroneously detecting a position defect when the book is pressed against the wall portion in an oblique posture.

Further, the book storage device according to the present invention may be characterized in that the through hole is an elongated hole extending in the left-right direction when viewed from the front .

Further, in the book storage device according to the present invention, the distance from the through hole to the wall portion is 1/10 or less of the length from the front end of the book mounting portion to the wall portion. May be a feature.

According to the book storage device of the present invention, the books can be placed in the optimum position on the tray, and the effect of preventing the books from popping out or falling during transportation is achieved.

It is a perspective view which looked at the book storage apparatus by embodiment of this invention from the diagonal front. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the operation room of the book storage device shown in FIG. 1 when viewed diagonally from the front, and is a view in which the slide lid is in the retracted position. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the operation room of the book storage device shown in FIG. 1 when viewed diagonally from the front, and is a view in which the slide lid is in the closed position. It is a perspective view seen from the diagonal rear which shows the internal structure of a book storage apparatus. It is a side view which looked at the internal structure of FIG. 4 from the rear. It is a side view of the operation room shown in FIG. It is a top view of the loading / unloading part of the operation room as seen from above. (A) to (c) are side views showing the operation of moving the tray from the transfer unit to the loading / unloading section. It is a perspective view which looked at the tray diagonally from the front. It is a perspective view which looked at the tray from diagonally below. It is a side view which looked at the tray from the left-right direction. It is a side view which looked at the tray from the rear, and is the figure which shows the state which made it enter into the loading / unloading part. It is a perspective view which showed the arrangement state of a book detection sensor and a tray, and is the figure which corresponds to FIG. (A) and (b) are vertical cross-sectional views showing a state in which a book stored in a tray is detected by using a book detection sensor. (A)-(c) are plan views for demonstrating the operation of moving a tray from a storage space by a moving device. (A) to (c) are plan views for explaining the operation of moving the tray to the loading / unloading portion by the moving device following FIG. 15 (c). It is a perspective view which looked at the tray by the modified example from the diagonally front, and is the figure corresponding to FIG. FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA shown in FIG. FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, the book storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The book storage device 1 according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 rents out or borrows a book M reserved in advance by a simple operation when carrying in / out the book M (see FIG. 2). It is a box-shaped device for returning. That is, the user who borrows the book shows the desired book M stored in the storage space 11A (see FIG. 4) in the book storage device 1 by operating the operation panel 30 in FIG. 2 at the operation port. The books M to be returned can be returned to the original storage space 11A and stored by being carried out to the loading / unloading section 12 and rented.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the book storage device 1 includes a storage shelf 11 for accommodating and storing books M, an loading / unloading section 12 serving as a delivery port for loading / unloading a predetermined book M, and a storage shelf 11. A moving device 2 for moving the tray 4 for accommodating the book M between the loading / unloading section 12 and the closing position P1 (see FIG. 3) that covers the loading / unloading section 12 from a position spaced upward. A slide lid 3 provided so as to be slidable between the retracted position P2 (see FIG. 2) that opens the upper part of the loading / unloading section 12, and a slide lid 3 provided on the front surface of the slide lid 3 for operating the loading / unloading of the book M. The operation panel 30 of the above is provided.
The storage shelf 11, the moving device 2, and the slide lid 3 are provided in the exterior cover body 13.

Here, in the present embodiment, in the book storage device 1, the lateral direction seen from the front is referred to as the left-right direction X1, and the direction orthogonal to the left-right direction X1 in the plan view seen from above is referred to as the front-back direction X2. In the front-rear direction X2, the front side of the user who operates the loading / unloading of the book M in the loading / unloading section 12 is referred to as the front side and the front side, and the opposite side is referred to as the rear side and the rear side.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the loading / unloading section 12 is provided in the operation chamber 15 that opens in the middle portion of the front wall 132 of the book storage device 1 in the left-right direction X1. The operation chamber 15 forms a concave space that is recessed from the front wall 132 of the exterior cover body 13 toward the rear side, and the carry-in / out section 12 and the carry-in / take-out section 12 that form the operation table 121 that constitutes the top plate. A slide lid 3 for opening and closing the slide lid 3 and a lid driving unit 32 (see FIG. 6) for driving the slide lid 3 are provided. The operation chamber 15 has side walls 151 and 151 located on the left and right sides of the loading / unloading portion 12, and rear walls 152 located on the back side of the side walls 151 and 151.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the loading / unloading section 12 constitutes the operation table 121. The operation table 121 is formed with an opening 122 through which a part of the book mounting surface 41a (described later) of the tray 4 can enter and exit.
The openings 122 are provided with guides 123 and 123 extending in the front-rear direction X2 on both the left and right sides (see FIGS. 8 and 12).

As shown in FIG. 1, the exterior cover body 13 is viewed from above by a pair of side walls 134A and 134B and an upper wall 135 that close the bottom plate 131, the front wall 132, the rear wall 133, and the space between the front wall 132 and the rear wall 133. It has a rectangular shape, and its longitudinal direction is oriented toward the left-right direction X1.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a storage area R1 in which the storage shelves 11 are arranged and an carry-in / out area R2 in which the carry-in / out unit 12 is arranged are provided on the front side of the exterior cover body 13. There is. A transport area R3 is provided on the rear side of the storage area R1 and the carry-in / carry-out area R2 in the exterior cover body 13. In the transport area R3, a moving device 2 for moving the tray 4 between the storage area R1 and the carry-in / out area R2 is arranged.

The carry-in / carry-out area R2 is located at the center of the exterior cover body 13 when viewed from the front. The storage area R1 is arranged so as to surround the carry-in / out area R2 at the left and right sides and the upper and lower positions of the carry-in / out area R2.
In the storage shelf 11 of the storage area R1, storage spaces 11A, 11A, ... For individually storing trays 4 capable of storing books M are formed in a plurality of rows. The rear of these storage spaces 11A serves as an entrance / exit for the tray 4, and trays 4 corresponding to the respective storage spaces 11A are provided so as to be able to move forward and backward in the front-rear direction X2.

The moving device 2 arranged in the transport area R3 has a transfer unit 21 that transfers the tray 4 between the storage shelf 11 and the loading / unloading section 12, and a lateral movement guide 22 that moves the transfer unit 21 in the left-right direction X1. And an elevating guide 23 that elevates and elevates the lateral movement guide 22 in the vertical direction X3.

As shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C, the transfer unit 21 is provided so as to be movable while accommodating the tray 4, and the tray is provided between the storage shelf 11 and the loading / unloading section 12. It is for handing over 4. The transfer unit 21 is configured by integrally assembling the necessary equipment to the frame 24 formed by combining the plate materials.

The frame 24 is composed of a rectangular bottom plate 241 in a plan view, a front plate 242, a rear plate 243, and a side plate (not shown) erected from each side of the bottom plate 241. The whole forms a box shape arranged inside the frame 24. The front plate 242 is formed at a height lower than that of the other rear plates 243 and side plates.

The lower surface 241a of the bottom plate 241 is provided with a lateral movement angle (not shown). This lateral movement angle is laterally moved in the left-right direction X1 along the lateral rail (not shown) of the lateral movement guide 22 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) described later by a drive means such as a drive motor (not shown).

Between the front plate 242 and the rear plate 243 of the frame 24, a rod-shaped sliding shaft 25 extending along the front-rear direction X2 is provided in the lower portion of the front plate 242 and the rear plate 243, respectively. An extrusion device 26 guided in the front-rear direction X2 along the sliding shaft 25 is slidably supported on the sliding shaft 25.

The extrusion device 26 is moved along the sliding shaft 25 via a transmission member such as a timing belt by the driving force of a driving motor (not shown). The extrusion device 26 is provided with a hook 261 on the front surface 26a, which is locked to a locking piece 43 (described later) provided on the rear surface 42a of the tray 4, which will be described later. When the tray 4 is locked to the hook 261, the extruder 26 slides along the sliding shaft 25, so that the tray 4 can be moved in the front-rear direction X2. When the extrusion device 26 moves forward, the tray 4 can be pushed forward from the transfer unit 21, and when the extrusion device 26 moves backward, the tray 4 can be pulled into the frame 24 and accommodated. The position of the foremost end of the extruder 26 is the position where the tray 4 is on the front outer side of the frame 24. The tray 4 extruded by the extrusion device 26 is adapted to coincide with the opening 122 of the carry-in / out section 12 in the carry-in / out section 12.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the lateral movement guide 22 and the elevating guide 23 are supported by a portal-shaped reinforcing frame 14 erected on the bottom board 131 inside the exterior cover body 13 shown in FIG. There is. The reinforcing frame 14 has a pair of vertical frames 141 and 141 facing the left-right direction X1 and standing on the bottom board 131, and an upper frame 142 connecting the upper ends of the vertical frames 141 and 141 to each other. The vertical frame 141 has a plate shape, and the surface direction of the plate surface is directed to the front-rear direction X2.

The elevating guide 23 includes two vertical rails 231 and 321 extending along the vertical direction X3 on the inner surface of each vertical frame 141 of the reinforcing frame 14.

The lateral movement guide 22 has a configuration in which vertical members 221 and 221 and horizontal members 222 and 222 are assembled in a rectangular frame shape, and is arranged with the long side direction facing the left-right direction X1 and the long side is the rear surface of the storage area R1. It is set to correspond to the full width of. Each vertical member 221 is provided with a sliding block (not shown) that slides along the upper and lower rails 231 of the elevating guide 23. The sliding block is moved along the upper and lower rails 231 by a drive means such as a drive motor (not shown), whereby the lateral movement guide 22 is moved up and down while maintaining the horizontal position. A horizontal rail (not shown) is provided on each cross member 222.

Next, the tray 4 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12 and the like.
A book M can be placed on the tray 4, and the tray 4 is moved between the storage space 11A and the loading / unloading section 12 by the moving device 2 described above. The tray 4 includes a flat plate-shaped mounting plate 41 on which the book M is placed, a storage holding wall 42 provided at the rear of the mounting plate 41, and a locking piece 43 provided on the rear surface 42a of the storage holding wall 42. It is equipped with.

The mounting plate 41 has a long rectangular shape in the front-rear direction X2 in a plan view, the upper surface forms a book mounting surface 41a, and the front projecting piece 44 projecting forward from the lower surface portion of the front end 41b is in the left-right direction. It is provided at intervals in X1. When the tray 4 enters the loading / unloading section 12, the mounting plate 41 comes into contact with the opening 122 of the operating table 121, so that the mounting plate 41 is stopped from moving forward. As shown in FIG. 11, the pair of front projecting pieces 44 are placed on the lower surface 121a side of the operation table 121 when the front end 41b of the mounting plate 41 comes into contact with the opening 122 of the operation table 121 of the loading / unloading portion 12. Lock.

On the lower surface 41c of the mounting plate 41, a plurality of (here, four) guide pins 45, 45, ... Are arranged at positions on both sides in the left-right direction X1 at intervals in the front-rear direction X2. The guide pin 45 has a low cylindrical shape with respect to the lower surface 41c of the mounting plate 41 and is integrated with the tray 4. The tray 4 is arranged inside the side surface of the mounting plate 41 in the left-right direction X1, and when the tray 4 is moved in the front-rear direction X2 in the loading / unloading portion 12, a plurality of guide pins 45 for each row are arranged on the operation table. The guides are guided by a pair of guides 123 and 123 (see FIGS. 8A to 8C) provided in the opening 122 of 121. That is, the guide pin 45 moves along the inner side surface 123a (see FIG. 12) of the guide 123.

The storage holding wall 42 is provided so as to open the front side and cover the upper part of the rear part of the mounting plate 41. The storage holding wall 42 includes a pair of horizontal plates 421 and 421 that are erected from the left and right sides of the mounting plate 41, an upper plate 422 that connects the upper ends of the horizontal plates 421 and 421, and a pair of mounting plates 41. 421, 421 of the horizontal plate, and 423 of the rear plate that closes the rear opening surrounded by the upper plate 422.

The locking piece 43 is provided on the rear surface 42a of the rear wall 423 of the storage holding wall 42. The locking piece 43 has a key shape that protrudes rearward and extends downward at the central positions of the rear surface 42a in the left-right direction X1 and the vertical direction X3, and forms a recess 43a that opens downward. The hook 261 of the extrusion device 26 of the transfer unit 21 is locked from below in the recess 43a of the locking piece 43. Since the hook 261 is engaged to the locking piece 43 in a locked state, the extrusion device 26 is guided by the sliding shaft 25 and slides in the front-rear direction X2, so that the tray 4 is moved to the front-rear direction X2. Can be moved.

The upper plate 422 of the storage holding wall 42 is formed with a first elongated hole 46 extending in the left-right direction at a position closer to the rear plate 243. The mounting plate 41 is formed with a second elongated hole 47 at a position facing the first elongated hole 46 in the vertical direction (see FIGS. 13 and 14 (a) and 14 (b)). The first slot 46 and the second slot 47 are set in a size and shape that allow the light of the photoelectric sensor (book detection sensor 48 described later) to pass through both of them at the same time.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 13 and 14 (a) and 14 (b), the operation chamber 15 provided on the front wall 132 of the exterior cover body 13 shown in FIG. 1 has an opening 122 of the carry-in / out portion 12. A pair of book detection sensors 48 (book detection devices) for detecting the presence or absence of a book M housed in the tray 4 are provided above the storage holding wall 42 of the tray 4 arranged in the tray 4, and below the storage holding wall 42. A pair of light receiving sensors 49 (book detection device) corresponding to each book detection sensor 48 are provided. A photoelectric sensor is adopted as the book detection sensor 48. In the book detection sensor 48 and the light receiving sensor 49, the light L emitted by the book detection sensor 48 passes through the first slot 46 and the second slot 47 of the tray 4, and the light L is received by the light receiving sensor 49. It is provided at the position.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, at the take-out port provided on the front wall 132 of the exterior cover body 13, when the slide lid 3 is located at the retracted position P2, the light 16 (illuminating part) that lights the carry-in / out part 12 is turned on. ) Is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the slide lid 3 is composed of a plate-shaped member equipped with an operation panel 30 having a touch panel type display on the surface 3a, and is opened and closed in response to an input operation to the operation panel 30. The slide lid 3 slides in the front-rear direction X2, and the upper rear side of the loading / unloading portion 12 is the retracted position P2, and the operation panel 30 faces the front side at the retracted position P2. In the closing position P1 closed so as to cover the loading / unloading portion 12, the slide lid 3 has the surface direction of the surface 3a on which the operation panel 30 is located diagonally upward, and the surface direction of the surface 3a is substantially vertical at the retracting position P2. It is the direction to become. The slide lid 3 at the retracted position P2 is arranged on the front side of the rear wall 152 of the operation chamber 15.

A user standing in front of the operation table 121 presses the touch panel displayed on the operation panel 30 while checking the operation message displayed on the operation panel 30 regardless of whether the slide lid 3 is fully closed or fully open. It can be operated.
Further, the slide lid 3 of the present embodiment is provided with a card reader 31 (see FIG. 1, omitted in FIGS. 2 and 3) capable of reading a card under the operation panel 30. There is.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 6, the slide lid 3 is slid and moved by the lid drive unit 32 provided on the rear wall 152 of the operation chamber 15. A slide pin 33 is formed on the front end portion 3b side of the slide lid 3 so as to project toward both the left and right sides.

As shown in FIG. 6, the lid drive unit 32 includes a drive motor 321, a belt 322 connected to the drive motor 321 and a connecting hinge 323 connected to the belt 322. The drive motor 321 is provided in the lower portion of the rear wall 152 above the entry area of the tray 4. The belt 322 connected to the drive motor 321 is wound around a pulley 324 provided on the upper part of the rear wall 152 and connected to the connecting hinge 323. The connecting hinge 323 is arranged on the front side of the drive motor 321 with the pulley 324 interposed therebetween, and is rotatably connected to the upper end of the slide lid 3. The upper end portion of the slide lid 3 connected to the connecting hinge 323 is provided so as to be movable in the vertical direction X3 along the front surface of the rear wall 152 by the forward / reverse rotation drive of the drive motor 321.

In the slide lid 3 arranged at the retracted position P2, the connecting hinge 323 is lowered by the rotational drive in the wire unwinding direction of the drive motor 321 and the slide pin 33 of the front end portion 3b of the slide lid 3 is along the guide groove 34. It moves forward and is placed at the closing position P1. Further, in the slide lid 3 arranged at the closing position P1, the connecting hinge 323 is raised by the rotational drive in the wire winding direction of the drive motor 321 and the slide pin 33 of the front end portion 3b of the slide lid 3 is provided in the guide groove 34. It moves backward along the line and is placed at the retracted position P2.

A guide groove 34 for guiding the slide pin 33 provided at the front end portion of the slide lid 3 is provided on both side walls 151 of the operation chamber 15 so as to extend in the front-rear direction X2. The guide groove 34 extends in a curved shape that rises from the front side to the rear side. Specifically, the first front groove 34A that rises sharply from the front to the rear on the front side and the middle that is connected to the rear end of the front groove 34A and rises substantially horizontally or more gently than the first front groove 34A. It has a groove portion 34B and a rear groove portion 34C that is connected to the rear end of the intermediate groove portion 34B and rises steeper than the intermediate groove portion 34B. The intermediate groove portion 34B of the guide groove 34 is located above the height of the tray 4.
In this case, since the guide groove 34 rises steeply in the front, the position of the front end portion 3b of the slide lid 3 that moves along the guide groove 34 moves from the closing position P1 to the evacuation position P2 to move the carry-in / out portion 12. Immediately at the start of opening, it follows a trajectory that steeply moves upward from the surface of the loading / unloading section 12. Therefore, the front end portion 3b of the slide lid 3 does not pass through the carry-in / carry-out area in the carry-in / carry-out portion 12.

Next, the operation procedure at the time of loading / unloading the books will be specifically described using the book storage device 1 described above.
As shown in FIG. 3, when the user rents the book M using the book storage device 1, the user first operates the operation panel 30 of the slide lid 3 in the closed position P1 in front of the operation room 15. Then, the instruction information is input so as to carry out the predetermined book M to the carry-in / out unit 12.
When this instruction information is input, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 15A, the moving device 2 is activated, and the tray 4 existing in the designated storage space 11A of the storage shelf 11 in the transfer unit 21 is operated. The operation to transfer is performed. Here, the tray 4 in the storage space 11A houses a preset book M.

Specifically, the operation of transferring the tray 4 to the transfer unit 21 is performed as follows.
First, the empty transfer unit 21 not equipped with the tray 4 is moved in the vertical direction X3 and the horizontal direction (horizontal direction X1) by using the lateral movement guide 22 and the elevating guide 23, and is designated among the storage shelves 11. It is positioned at a predetermined position (first stop position S1) on the rear side of the take-out port of the storage space 11A.
Subsequently, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 15 (b) and 15 (c), the extrusion device 26 of the transfer unit 21 is moved forward by the sliding shaft 25 (see FIG. 8 (a)), and the extrusion device 26 is moved forward. The hook 261 provided at the front portion of the tray 4 is locked to the recess 43a of the locking piece 43 of the tray 4. Then, by moving the extrusion device 26 backward, the tray 4 is pulled in and accommodated in the frame 24 (see FIG. 8A) of the transfer unit 21.

Subsequently, as shown in FIGS. 4, 8 (a) and 16 (a), the transfer unit 21 is moved up and down together with the tray 4 on which the book M is placed by using the lateral movement guide 22 and the elevating guide 23. It is moved in the direction X3 and the lateral direction (left-right direction X1), and is stopped at a predetermined position (second stop position S2) on the rear side of the loading / unloading portion 12.

Subsequently, as shown in FIGS. 8 (a) and 16 (a), the transfer unit 21 is moved to the vertical direction X3 and the elevating guide 23 by using the lateral movement guide 22 and the elevating guide 23 together with the tray 4 on which the book M is placed. It is moved in the lateral direction (left-right direction X1) and stopped at a predetermined position (second stop position S2) on the rear side of the carry-in / out portion 12.

After that, as shown in FIGS. 8 (b) and 16 (b), the extrusion device 26 of the transfer unit 21 is moved forward by the sliding shaft 25 to move the tray 4 on which the book M is placed forward. To enter the opening 122 of the loading / unloading section 12 in the operation room 15. At this time, a plurality of guide pins 45 provided on the lower surface 41c of the mounting plate 41 of the tray 4 are guided forward along the guide 123 extending in the front-rear direction X2 at the positions on both the left and right sides of the opening 122. Then, as shown in FIGS. 8 (c) and 16 (c), the advanced tray 4 is stopped at a position where the front end 41b of the mounting plate 41 abuts on the opening 122 of the operation table 121, and is carried in. It is arranged at a predetermined position (carry-in / out position S3) of the protrusion 12.

After that, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 6, the slide lid 3 moves from the closed position P1 to the evacuation position P2 located above the back side of the operation chamber 15, and the tray in the loading / unloading section 12 The slide lid 3 is in an open state at a position retracted from above 4. Specifically, in the slide lid 3 arranged at the closing position P1, the connecting hinge 323 is raised by the rotational drive in the wire winding direction of the drive motor 321 and the slide pin 33 of the front end portion 3b of the slide lid 3 is the guide groove 34. It moves backward along the line and is placed at the retracted position P2.
At this time, the slide lid 3 moves from the closing position P1 to the retracting position P2. Slide with. Therefore, the slide lid 3 is prevented from coming into contact with the tray 4 and the books M arranged on the tray 4 by the opening / closing operation of the slide lid 3. As a result, the user can take out the book M on the book mounting surface 41 of the tray 4 at the loading / unloading section 12.

After the book M is taken out from the tray 4, the operation panel 30 of the slide lid 3 in the retracted position P2 may be operated to move the slide lid 3 to the closing position P1 or controlled to move automatically. You may.
In the slide lid 3 arranged at the retracted position P2, the connecting hinge 323 is lowered by the rotational drive in the wire unwinding direction of the drive motor 321 and the slide pin 33 of the front end portion 3b of the slide lid 3 is provided in the guide groove 34. It moves forward along the line and is placed at the closing position P1.

Next, when the user returns the book M using the book storage device 1, the operation is basically the reverse of the above-mentioned operation of lending the book M, so the difference from the time of lending will be explained. do.
As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 6, when the slide lid 3 is in the retracted position P2, the user can use the book mounting surface of the tray 4 arranged in the opening 122 of the loading / unloading section 12. The book M is arranged at a predetermined position of 41a (in the present embodiment, the back side of the book mounting surface 41a). Specifically, when the user places the book M on the tray 4, the upper plate 422 is positioned above the book M simply by pressing the book M against the rear plate 423 on the back side of the book mounting surface 41a. Then, the book M is placed in a state of being pushed between the book mounting surface 41a and the upper plate 422. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 (a) and 14 (b), the book detection sensor 48 indicates that the book M to be placed on the book mounting surface 41a of the tray 4 is pressed against the rear plate 423. Is detected by the light receiving sensor 49. When the user places the book M on the book mounting surface 41a, the light L of the book detection sensor 48 is detected to be blocked by the book M by pressing the book M against the rear plate 423 and placing the book M on the rear plate 423. It can be confirmed that the book mounting surface 41a is arranged at a predetermined position.

After the book M is placed at a predetermined position on the tray 4, the operation panel 30 of the slide lid 3 at the retracted position P2 is operated to move the slide lid 3 to the closing position P1. Then, when it is confirmed that the upper part of the loading / unloading portion 12 is closed by the slide lid 3, the extrusion device 26 of the transfer unit 21 at the second stop position S2 is moved rearward, and the tray 4 is moved to the transfer unit 21. It is retracted and accommodated in the frame 24. The operation here is the reverse of the operation shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C.

After that, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 15 (a) to 15 (c), the transfer unit 21 equipped with the tray 4 is moved in the vertical direction X3 and the horizontal direction (horizontal direction) by using the lateral movement guide 22 and the elevating guide 23. It is moved to X1) and positioned at a predetermined position (first stop position S1) on the rear side of the take-out port of the designated storage space 11A in the storage shelf 11. By moving the extrusion device 26 forward, the tray 4 on which the book M is placed is moved forward and entered into the storage space 11A. Then, the hook 261 provided at the front portion of the extrusion device 26 is removed from the recess 43a of the locking piece 43 of the tray 4, and the extrusion device 26 is moved rearward.

Next, the operation of the above-mentioned book storage device 1 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, in the present embodiment, it is possible to confirm that the book M is arranged at a predetermined accommodation position in the tray 4 by the detection information of the book detection sensor 48. It is possible to detect that the book M is reliably housed in the tray 4 arranged in the book storage device 1 as in the present embodiment.
Further, even when the book M is placed on the tray 4, it can be confirmed from the detection information of the book detection sensor 48 that the book M has been placed at a predetermined accommodation position, and the book M is reliably arranged at the accommodation position. be able to. Therefore, when transporting the tray 4 on which the books M are placed, the books M may pop out of the tray 4 or the books M may fall from the tray 4 as in the case of transporting the books M in a poorly placed position. It is possible to prevent such a problem.

Further, in the present embodiment, the book detection sensor 48 can detect that the book M to be placed on the book mounting surface 41a of the tray 4 is pressed against the rear plate 423. When the user places the book on the book mounting surface 41a, the book M is detected by the book detection sensor 48 by pressing the book against the rear plate 423 and placing the book on the book mounting surface 41a. It can be confirmed that it has been placed in the position.

Further, in the present embodiment, a plurality of book detection sensors 48 (two in this case) are provided, and by detecting at a plurality of positions near the rear plate 423, the book M is surely placed on the rear plate 423 in the correct posture. You can confirm that it is pressed. That is, it is possible to prevent the book detection sensor 48 from erroneously detecting a position defect when the book M is pressed against the rear plate 423 in an oblique posture.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the book detection sensor 48 is a photoelectric sensor, when it is detected that the light of the photoelectric sensor does not pass through the second slot 47 of the book mounting surface 41a, the book M is in a predetermined position. It can be confirmed that it is placed in.

As described above, in the book storage device 1 according to the present embodiment, the book M can be placed at the optimum position of the tray 4, and the book M can be prevented from popping out or falling during transportation.

Although the embodiment of the book storage device according to the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and can be appropriately modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, in the present embodiment, the book detection sensor 48 and the light receiving sensor 49 for detecting the presence / absence of the book M in the loading / unloading unit 12 are provided, but other configurations are adopted as these book detection devices. May be good.
Further, the configuration such as the quantity of the book detection device and the mounting position can be changed as appropriate.

Further, the container is not limited to the tray 4 as in the present embodiment, and may be in any form as long as it can accommodate books and can be moved by a mobile device.
For example, the entire surface of the book mounting surface 41a of the tray 4 does not have to be flat. For example, as in the tray 4A according to the modified example shown in FIGS. 17 to 19, a slightly raised portion 41d that protrudes upward may be provided at the front end portion and the left and right end portions that are the peripheral portions of the book mounting surface 41a. .. The raised portion 41d is formed with a slope that gradually inclines downward from the upper end portion toward the inside of the book mounting surface 41a. In this case, by sliding the book on the book mounting surface 41a and moving a part of the book to the raised portion 41d, the book rises a little, so that it is easy to pick up the book from the book mounting surface 41a. Become.

In addition, it is possible to replace the components in the above-described embodiment with well-known components as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

1 Book storage device 2 Mobile device 3 Slide lid 4 Tray 11 Storage shelf 11A Storage space 12 Carry-in / out part 13 Exterior cover body 16 Light 15 Operation room 21 Transfer unit 26 Extrusion device 30 Operation panel 34 Guide groove 41 Mounting plate 41a Books Mounting surface 42 Storage holding wall 43 Locking piece 46 First slotted hole (through hole)
47 Second slotted hole (through hole)
48 Book detection sensor (book detection device)
49 Light receiving sensor (book detection device)
121 Operation table 122 Opening 421 Horizontal plate 422 Upper plate 423 Rear plate (wall part)
M Books P1 Closing position P2 Evacuation position X1 Left-right direction X2 Front-back direction X3 Up-down direction

Claims (4)

A tray for storing books and
A book storage unit provided so that the tray can be carried in and out,
A book detection device that detects a state in which the book is placed at a predetermined storage position on the tray, and a book detection device.
Equipped with
The tray is provided on at least one side of the book mounting surface on which the book is placed and the book mounting surface so that the user can press the book when the book is placed on the book mounting surface. With the provided wall part,
A through hole is formed at least in front of the wall portion on the book mounting surface.
The book detection device is a photoelectric sensor.
The through hole is provided so as to allow the light of the photoelectric sensor to pass through, and is arranged at a position where the book in a state of being pressed against the wall portion can be detected . The book storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the book detection device detects at a plurality of positions on the book mounting surface. The book storage device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the through hole is an elongated hole extending in the left-right direction when viewed from the front. The through hole is any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the distance from the through hole to the wall portion is 1/10 or less of the length from the front end of the book mounting portion to the wall portion. The book storage device described in item 1.

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