JP7074032B2 - Goods storage shelves and automated warehouses - Google Patents

Description

The present invention provides an article storage shelf provided with a plurality of pillar members arranged side by side at set intervals along a reference direction, a storage unit for storing articles, and such an article storage shelf. Regarding the automated warehouse equipped.

An example of such an article storage shelf and an automated warehouse is disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 6390529 (Patent Document 1). Hereinafter, in the description of the background technique, the names of each device or each member in Patent Document 1 and the reference numerals indicating them are quoted in parentheses.

The automated warehouse (automated warehouse J) of Patent Document 1 is provided with an article storage shelf provided with a plurality of storage portions (article support portions D) for storing articles (article B). The article storage shelf has a plurality of pillar members (posts 51), and also includes a plurality of article support portions D arranged in the vertical direction and the longitudinal direction of the traveling rail R. An automatic transfer device (stacker crane 10) that travels along the traveling rail R and automatically transports articles to the storage section is provided on one side of the article storage shelf, and the storage section is provided on the other side. A worker space (picking work space E1) is provided between the two and the worker where artificial work is performed by the worker. That is, the space for the automatic transfer device and the space for the worker are arranged on both sides of the article storage shelf, and the automatic transfer device and the worker are opposite to each other with respect to the article storage shelf (storage unit). It is accessible from the side.

Japanese Patent No. 6390529

By the way, in the article storage shelf as described above, an opening is provided on the worker space side in the storage section, and articles are taken in and out of the storage section through the opening. The work of putting in and taking out such articles may be performed by a transport vehicle such as a forklift operated by an operator, for example. In such a case, if the transport vehicle is not properly operated, the operating transport vehicle or the article transported by the transport vehicle (hereinafter referred to as a transport vehicle or the like) is placed on the opening side (hereinafter referred to as a transport vehicle or the like). There is a possibility of contact with the pillar member (on the worker space side). If the pillar member is damaged due to contact with a transport vehicle or the like, maintenance work such as replacement or repair is required. However, since the pillar member is one of the main members that support the article storage shelf, the raw material cost of the component and the transportation cost are high, and the stored article may not be replaced unless the stored article is removed. There is a problem that the above maintenance work is troublesome and costly.

In view of the above situation, an automated warehouse equipped with an article storage shelf and an article storage shelf capable of reducing the possibility that a transport vehicle operated by an operator comes into contact with a pillar member and improving maintainability. Is required to be realized.

The article storage shelves related to this disclosure are
An article storage shelf provided with a plurality of pillar members arranged side by side at set intervals along a reference direction and a storage unit for storing articles.
The direction orthogonal to the reference direction is defined as the depth direction, one side in the depth direction is defined as the front side in the depth direction, and the other side in the depth direction is defined as the depth direction.
The storage portion has a support portion fixed between a pair of pillar members adjacent to each other in the reference direction to support the article, and an article having an opening toward the front side in the depth direction with respect to the support portion. With an opening where the in and out is done,
The surface of the column member on the front side in the depth direction is defined as the opening column surface, and the area surrounding the opening in the column member is defined as the opening surrounding area.
A protective member is arranged so as to cover the opening pillar surface from the front side in the depth direction at least in the opening surrounding area.
The protective member is attached to the pillar member via a connecting member, and the end portion of the protective member on the depth side in the depth direction is arranged so as to be separated from the opening pillar surface on the front side in the depth direction. There is.

According to this configuration, since the protective member is arranged on the front side in the depth direction from the opening pillar surface of the pillar member, articles can be taken in and out of the storage portion by a transport vehicle operated by an operator such as a fork lift. Even when the moving direction of the transport vehicle is inclined with respect to the depth direction, the transport vehicle or the article (transport vehicle, etc.) taken out by the transport vehicle or the transport vehicle with respect to the protective member before the pillar member. ) Will come into contact. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the transport vehicle or the like comes into direct contact with the pillar member. At this time, since the protective member is attached to the pillar member at a distance from the column member via the connecting member, the impact or load caused by the contact of the transport vehicle or the like is caused by the elastic deformation or plasticity of the protective member and the connecting member. It can be absorbed to some extent by deformation. Therefore, the possibility of damage to the column member can be reduced. Further, since the protective member and the connecting member are attached to the pillar member and are not the main member that supports the article storage shelf like the pillar member, the replacement work is easier than the pillar member and for replacement. The cost required for this is also low. Therefore, according to this configuration, the possibility that the transport vehicle operated by the operator comes into contact with the pillar member can be reduced, and the maintainability can be improved.

Other goods storage shelves related to this disclosure
An article storage shelf provided with a plurality of pillar members arranged side by side at set intervals along a reference direction and a storage unit for storing articles.
The direction orthogonal to the reference direction is defined as the depth direction, one side in the depth direction is defined as the front side in the depth direction, and the other side in the depth direction is defined as the depth direction.
The storage portion has a support portion fixed between a pair of pillar members adjacent to each other in the reference direction to support the article, and an article having an opening toward the front side in the depth direction with respect to the support portion. With an opening where the in and out is done,
The surface of the column member on the front side in the depth direction is defined as the opening column surface, and the area surrounding the opening in the column member is defined as the opening surrounding area.
A protective member is arranged so as to cover the opening pillar surface from the front side in the depth direction at least in the opening surrounding area.
The protective member is attached to the pillar member via a connecting member, and is arranged so as to be separated from the open pillar surface toward the front side in the depth direction .
The protective member has a facing surface facing the open column surface, and has a facing surface.
The connecting member extends along the opening pillar surface from the main body portion extending along the depth direction and the end portion on the depth side of the main body portion along the opening pillar surface and is connected to the opening pillar surface. It has a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion that extends from the end portion on the front side in the depth direction of the main body portion along the facing surface and is connected to the facing surface .

Further features and advantages of the techniques according to the present disclosure will be further clarified by the following illustration of exemplary and non-limiting embodiments described with reference to the drawings.

Floor plan of automated warehouse Side view showing the main part of the automated warehouse Perspective view showing the main part of the goods storage shelf Side view showing the connecting structure of the protective member VV cross-sectional view in FIG. Explanatory drawing showing how an appropriate article is taken out Explanatory drawing showing how inappropriate articles are taken out

1. 1. First Embodiment An article storage shelf and an automated warehouse according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Outline configuration of automated warehouse]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the automated warehouse 100 automatically transports the article P between the article storage shelf 1 having the storage section 13 in which the article P is stored and the storage section 13. And have. Further, the automated warehouse 100 is provided with a plurality of transport vehicles 3 operated by the worker W to transport the article P.

In this embodiment, the article P is a pallet for supporting a load. The pallet as the article P is configured to be able to support a plurality of loads, and is conveyed to the storage unit 13 by the automatic transfer device 2 or the transfer vehicle 3 in a state where the load is supported or not supported. It is stored.
As shown in FIG. 2, the article storage shelf 1 has a pillar member 11 and a support portion 133 fixed to the pillar member 11, and the article P is a storage unit in a state of being supported by the support portion 133. It is stored in 13. The article P may be a load supported by a pallet, or may be used as a concept including a pallet and a load. Further, the article P may be a container for accommodating a load or the like, or may be used as a concept including the container and the load. That is, the article P may be a transport target in the automated warehouse 100 or a storage target in the article storage shelf 1.

In the illustrated example, the automatic transfer device 2 is configured to travel on a traveling rail 20 provided along the reference direction X. The article storage shelves 1 are provided on both sides of the traveling rail 20. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration, and it is sufficient that at least one article storage shelf 1 is provided for the automatic transfer device 2.

The article storage shelf 1 is arranged so as to be sandwiched between a transport device space A2 in which the article P is transported by the automatic transport device 2 and a worker space A1 in which the work by the worker W is performed. The space A2 for the transport device is formed along the transport path of the automatic transport device 2, and in this example, is formed along the reference direction X so as to include the traveling rail 20. The worker space A1 is formed in a space opposite to the transport device space A2 with the article storage shelf 1 interposed therebetween.

In each of the space A2 for the transport device and the space A1 for the worker, the article P is taken in and out of the storage portion 13 (support portion 133). In the present embodiment, the article storage shelf 1 has a plurality of storage units 13, and a part of the storage units 13 among the plurality of storage units 13 is either a space A2 for a transport device or a space A1 for a worker. It is said that the target storage unit 13T (corresponding to the storage unit) allows the article P to be taken in and out (see FIG. 2). Here, a plurality of storage units 13 (15 in the illustrated example) are provided with respect to the article storage shelf 1 along the reference direction X, and the depth direction Y is a direction orthogonal to the reference direction X in the horizontal plane. A plurality of (two in the illustrated example) are provided along the line. The target storage unit 13T described above is a storage unit 13 arranged at least adjacent to the worker space A1, and is provided singularly or plurally with respect to the article storage shelf 1. Although detailed illustration is omitted, in the present embodiment, the storage unit 13 is provided in a plurality of stages along the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, the target storage unit 13T has a first opening 131 opened on the side of the worker space A1 and a second opening 132 opened on the side of the transport device space A2. ing. In the worker space A1, the article P is taken in and out of the target storage portion 13T by the transport vehicle 3 through the first opening 131. In the space A2 for the transport device, the article P is taken in and out of the target storage portion 13T by the automatic transport device 2 via the second opening 132. As described above, in the automated warehouse 100, the article P may be taken in and out through the first opening 131 by the transport vehicle 3 operated by the worker W, and the article P may be taken in and out through the second opening 132. May be taken in and out by the automated guided vehicle 2. In this example, the article P is taken in and out of the storage portion 13 in the depth direction Y. As shown in FIG. 2, in the worker space A1, a picking operation for taking out a load supported by an article P (pallet) in the target storage unit 13T is also performed. Then, in the space A2 for the transport device, the article P is not only taken in and out of the target storage section 13T, but is also arranged adjacent to the target storage section 13T on the side of the space A2 for the transport device. It is also performed with the storage unit 13 (storage unit 13 other than the target storage unit 13T).

Hereinafter, the configuration of each part of the automated warehouse 100 will be described in detail. The above-mentioned "reference direction X" is a direction along the horizontal plane, and "depth direction Y" is a direction orthogonal to the reference direction X in the horizontal plane. In the following description, with reference to the target storage unit 13T, one side in the depth direction Y (in this example, the worker space A1 side) is defined as the front side Y1 in the depth direction, and the other side in the depth direction Y (in this example, the transport device). The space A2 side) is the depth side Y2 in the depth direction.

[Automatic guided vehicle]
The automatic transport device 2 is a transport device that automatically transports the article P to the storage section 13 (support section 133) provided on the article storage shelf 1. In the present embodiment, the automatic transfer device 2 can transfer the article P between the plurality of storage portions 13 arranged in the vertical direction and the reference direction X. The automatic transfer device 2 may be configured as, for example, a stacker crane.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the present embodiment, the automatic transfer device 2 has a traveling unit 21 traveling along the reference direction X on the depth side Y2 in the depth direction with respect to the article storage shelf 1, and the traveling unit. It has a transfer device 24 mounted on the 21 and for taking in and out the article P from the depth side Y2 in the depth direction with respect to the storage portion 13 (support portion 133). The transfer device 24 takes in and out the article P from the inner side Y2 in the depth direction with respect to the target storage part 13T in the storage part 13 via the second opening 132 of the target storage part 13T. In the present embodiment, the automatic transfer device 2 has a mast 22 erected on the traveling unit 21 and an elevating table 23 that moves up and down while being guided by the mast 22. Then, the transfer device 24 described above is attached to the elevating table 23 and moves up and down along the mast 22 together with the elevating table 23.

The transfer device 24 has a mounting unit 241 on which the article P is placed, and an exit / exit drive unit 242 that moves the loading portion 241 in / out along the depth direction Y. Below the article P, the exit / exit drive section 242 moves the mounting section 241 directly under the article P, and the elevating table 23 rises to mount the article P on the loading section 241. Further, the moving unit 242 moves the mounting portion 241 on which the article P is mounted directly above the support portion 133 (storage portion 13), and the elevating table 23 lowers to support the article P on the support portion 133. (Stored in the storage unit 13). Although details will be described later, in the present embodiment, the support portion 133 that supports the article P has a pair of support bases 133a that are arranged apart from each other in the reference direction X, and these pair of support bases. A gap is formed between the 133a so that the mounting portion 241 can pass in the vertical direction.

[Transport vehicle]
The transport vehicle 3 is operated by the worker W to transport the article P to the article storage shelf 1 (storage unit 13). As shown in FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, the transport vehicle 3 includes a first transport vehicle 31 and a second transport vehicle 32.

The first transport vehicle 31 includes a transfer unit 311 for transferring the article P. The transfer unit 311 is configured so that the article P can be transferred to and from the storage unit 13. The transfer unit 311 can move in and out and move up and down. For example, the transfer unit 311 is configured as a fork and supports and transfers the pallet in a state of being inserted into a hole formed in the pallet as the article P. .. The first transport vehicle 31 may be configured as, for example, a forklift having a pair of forks (transfer portion 311).

The second transport vehicle 32 includes an article support table 321 that supports the article P and a workbench 322 that serves as a scaffold for the worker W. The article support pedestal 321 is capable of moving in and out and moving up and down, and is configured so that the article P can be transferred to and from the storage unit 13. The workbench 322 is arranged at the same height as the support portion 133 of the storage portion 13, or is configured to be able to move up and down and is movable to the same height as the support portion 133 of the storage portion 13. The worker W can come and go between the workbench 322 and the storage unit 13 with the second transport vehicle 32 arranged at a position adjacent to the storage unit 13. The picking work performed by the worker W in the worker space A1 is performed in a state where the worker W is on the workbench 322, for example, as shown in FIG.

[Goods storage shelf]
As shown in FIG. 1, the article storage shelf 1 includes a plurality of pillar members 11 arranged side by side at set intervals along a reference direction X, and a storage section 13 in which the article P is stored. There is. The article storage shelf 1 mainly includes a pillar member 11 arranged along the vertical direction and a beam member 12 arranged along a direction intersecting the pillar member 11 (horizontal direction in this example). I have.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the storage portion 13 has a support portion 133 that is fixed between a pair of pillar members 11 adjacent to each other in the reference direction X to support the article P. In the present embodiment, the support portion 133 includes a pair of support bases 133a arranged apart from each other in the reference direction X. That is, a gap is formed between the pair of support bases 133a, and the transfer device 24 of the automatic transfer device 2 passes through the gap in the vertical direction, for example, to allow the support portion 133 (accommodation). It is possible to transfer the article P to the part 13). In the illustrated example, each of the pair of support bases 133a is fixed to the pair of pillar members 11 arranged side by side in the depth direction Y.

In the present embodiment, the target storage unit 13T of the storage units 13 further has a mounting member 134 on which the article P is mounted. The mounting member 134 is not provided in the storage unit 13 other than the target storage unit 13T. In the target storage unit 13T, the article P is stored in the target storage unit 13T in a state of being mounted on the mounting member 134. However, the mounting member 134 is not an essential member and may not be provided in the target storage unit 13T.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the mounting member 134 is supported from below by the support portion 133. In this example, the mounting member 134 has a pair of positioning portions 134a arranged apart from each other in the reference direction X, and a protruding portion 134b protruding toward the front side Y1 in the depth direction.

The positioning portion 134a is formed in a plate shape extending diagonally upward, and is inclined outward in the reference direction X as it goes upward. The distance between the reference directions X at the lower ends of the pair of positioning portions 134a is set to be the same as the length of the reference direction X of the article P. Therefore, it is possible to position the article P at an appropriate position of the target storage portion 13T while the article P is mounted on the mounting member 134. The distance between the reference directions X at the upper ends of the pair of positioning portions 134a is set longer than the length of the reference direction X of the article P. Therefore, when the article P is moved downward from above in the target storage portion 13T and placed on the mounting member 134, the article P is sandwiched between the appropriate positions of the target storage portion 13T (the lower ends of the pair of positioning portions 134a). It is possible to guide you to the location).

The protruding portion 134b is formed in a plate shape extending from the target storage portion 13T toward the front side Y1 in the depth direction, and protrudes from the target storage portion 13T into the worker space A1. As shown in FIG. 2, the projecting portion 134b is provided corresponding to the height at which the workbench 322 of the second transport vehicle 32 is arranged. As a result, when the worker W performs picking work, for example, it is easy to come and go between the workbench 322 and the target storage portion 13T via the protrusion 134b (mounting member 134). The distance between the protrusion 134b and the workbench 322 in the depth direction Y may be set short so that the worker W does not fall between them so as not to come into contact with each other. In the illustrated example, the end portion of the protrusion 134b on the front side Y1 in the depth direction is bent downward.

In the present embodiment, a traveling guide member 18 that extends along the reference direction X and guides the traveling of the second transport vehicle 32 (transport vehicle 3) is provided on the front side Y1 in the depth direction from the article storage shelf 1. .. The traveling guide member 18 is a long member having an L-shaped cross section orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, and is arranged, for example, on the floor surface in the automated warehouse 100. The operator W causes the wheel 32W of the second transport vehicle 32 to follow the traveling guide member 18, so that the second transport vehicle 32 is stopped at an appropriate position in the depth direction Y with respect to the target storage unit 13T. be able to. As shown in FIG. 2, the relative arrangement relationship between the workbench 322 of the second transport vehicle 32 and the protrusion 134b of the storage portion 13, that is, the dimensions of the workbench 322 and the protrusion amount of the protrusion 134b, etc. , It is preferable to determine the state in which the wheels 32W of the second transport vehicle 32 are along the traveling guide member 18 as a reference.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the target storage portion 13T opens to the front side Y1 in the depth direction with respect to the support portion 133, and the first opening 131 (opening portion) in which the article P is taken in and out of the support portion 133. Equivalent to). As described above, in this example, the target storage portion 13T further has a second opening 132 that opens to the back side Y2 in the depth direction with respect to the support portion 133 and allows the article P to be taken in and out of the support portion 133. There is. The first opening 131 is formed on the side of the worker space A1 in the target storage portion 13T, and is sandwiched by a pair of pillar members 11 adjacent to each other in the reference direction X on the front side Y1 in the depth direction. The second opening 132 is formed on the side of the space A2 for the transport device in the target storage portion 13T, and is sandwiched by a pair of pillar members 11 adjacent to each other in the reference direction X on the depth side Y2 in the depth direction. That is, in the present embodiment, the target storage unit 13T (storage unit 13) has a pair of pillar members 11 adjacent to the reference direction X on the front side Y1 in the depth direction and a pair adjacent to the reference direction X on the depth side Y2 in the depth direction. It is formed in a space surrounded by the pillar member 11 of the above. In the following, unless otherwise specified, the "pillar member 11" is either or both of the pair of pillar members 11 arranged on the front side Y1 in the depth direction among the four pillar members 11 surrounding the target storage portion 13T. Shall point to.

The target storage unit 13T has a set height area which is a preset vertical area. The set height region is set to include, for example, the range from the height of the support portion 133 to the maximum height of the load that can be supported by the article P (pallet) stored inside the target storage portion 13T. Will be done. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the set height area may be arbitrarily set. For example, the set height area can be appropriately set in relation to the storage space of the article storage shelf 1.

In the present embodiment, the article storage shelf 1 includes a shutter 14 that opens and closes the first opening 131 and the second opening 132. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the shutter 14 has a shutter body 141 and a shutter rail 142 that supports the shutter body 141 and guides the shutter body 131 to the first opening 131 and the second opening 132. There is.

The shutter rail 142 is composed of a pair of rail members arranged apart from each other in the reference direction X. The shutter body 141 is configured so that both ends of the reference direction X are supported by the shutter rail 142 and move along the shutter rail 142. The shutter body 141 opens or closes the first opening 131 and opens or closes the second opening 132. In this example, the shutter body 141 closes the second opening 132 with the first opening 131 open, and conversely, the first opening 131 with the second opening 132 open. Is configured to block.

As described above, the shutter rail 142 is composed of a pair of rail members arranged apart from each other in the reference direction X. The shutter rail 142 is connected to the pillar member 11 and is arranged between the pair of pillar members 11 adjacent to each other in the reference direction X (inside the reference direction X). As shown in FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, the shutter rail 142 is connected to the first rail portion 142a which is connected to the pillar member 11 arranged on the front side Y1 in the depth direction and extends in the vertical direction, and the shutter rail 142 on the back side Y2 in the depth direction. A second rail portion 142b that is connected to the arranged pillar member 11 and extends in the vertical direction, and a connecting rail portion 142c that connects the first rail portion 142a and the second rail portion 142b at the upper part and extends in the depth direction Y. have. In this example, the first rail portion 142a and the second rail portion 142b are formed to have the same length (length in the vertical direction).

The shutter body 141 described above has a length corresponding to the combined length of the first rail portion 142a (or the second rail portion 142b) and the connecting rail portion 142c. The shutter main body 141 is arranged over both the second rail portion 142b and the connecting rail portion 142c in a state where the first opening 131 is opened and the second opening 132 is closed. On the contrary, the shutter main body 141 is arranged over both the first rail portion 142a and the connecting rail portion 142c in a state where the second opening portion 132 is opened and the first opening portion 131 is closed. Rail.
As described above, the shutter main body 141 is always arranged in the connecting rail portion 142c regardless of the open / closed state of the first opening 131 and the second opening 132.

When work is performed in the worker space A1, the shutter 14 opens the first opening 131 and closes the second opening 132. As a result, in the worker space A1, when the worker W is performing work such as putting in and taking out the article P from the target storage unit 13T, the article P by the automatic transfer device 2 from the depth side Y2 in the depth direction Can be prevented from being taken in and out of the same target storage unit 13T. That is, the shutter 14 can physically prevent the automatic transfer device 2 from entering the target storage unit 13T. When no work is performed in the worker space A1, the shutter 14 closes the first opening 131 and opens the second opening 132. As a result, it is possible to prevent the worker W and the like from entering and exiting the target storage unit 13T during the transfer operation of the article P by the automatic transfer device 2 from the depth side Y2 in the depth direction. Further, since the second opening 132 is open, it is possible to facilitate the smooth loading / unloading work of the article P by the automatic transport device 2 from the transport device space A2. The shutter 14 is provided with a sensor (not shown) for detecting the position of the shutter body 141, and the shutter body is on the side where the first opening 131 is opened during the transfer operation of the article P by the automatic transfer device 2. When 141 is operated, the transfer operation of the automatic transfer device 2 is stopped.

By the way, in the worker space A1, the article P may be taken in and out of the target storage unit 13T by the transport vehicle 3 operated by the worker W. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, when the article P is taken out from the target storage unit 13T by the first transport vehicle 31 configured by the forklift, the first transport vehicle 31 is supported by the transfer unit 311. Needs to be moved straight (backward) to Y1 on the front side in the depth direction. In such an operation, if an inappropriate operation of tilting the course of the first transport vehicle 31 with respect to the depth direction Y is performed before the article P is completely taken out from the target storage unit 13T, the transfer unit The article P supported by the 311 or the transfer portion 311 may come into contact with any of the pair of pillar members 11 arranged on the front side Y1 in the depth direction among the four pillar members 11 surrounding the target storage portion 13T. There is. If the pillar member 11 is damaged due to this, maintenance work such as replacement or repair is required. However, since the pillar member 11 is one of the main members supporting the article storage shelf 1, the raw material cost of the parts and the transportation cost are high, and the stored article P may be replaced unless it is removed. There is a problem that the above maintenance work is troublesome and costly, such as the fact that it may not be possible.

In particular, in the automated warehouse 100 provided with the automatic transport device 2 that automatically transports the article P to the storage section 13, the width of the storage section 13 in the reference direction X is set in order to improve the storage efficiency of the article storage shelf 1. In many cases, the design has little margin. Therefore, the width of the reference direction X of the openings (first opening 131 and second opening 132) where the article P is taken in and out of the storage portion 13 (target storage portion 13T) tends to be relatively small. Therefore, when the worker W operates the transport vehicle 3 (particularly the first transport vehicle 31) to put in and take out the article P from the target storage unit 13T, a highly accurate operation is required, and the transport vehicle is correspondingly required. There is a high possibility that 3 will come into contact with the pillar members 11 on both sides of the reference direction X in the first opening 131.

Therefore, in the article storage shelf 1, the article P supported by the carrier 3 operated by the worker W or the carrier 3 does not come into direct contact with the pillar member 11 when the article P is taken in and out. Is provided with a protective member 15 that protects the pillar member 11. Hereinafter, it will be described in detail.

Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the region surrounding the first opening 131 in the pillar member 11 is referred to as the opening surrounding region 11A. The opening enclosing region 11A is a region in the vertical direction of the pillar member 11, and is a region (part) that constitutes a frame surrounding each of the first openings 131. In this example, the vertical range of the opening surrounding area 11A corresponds to the set height area of the target storage unit 13T described above. Here, "corresponding to the set height area" means that the opening surrounding area 11A and the set height area are set to substantially the same range in the vertical direction. Further, here, the surface of the column member 11 on the front side Y1 in the depth direction is referred to as the open column surface 11F. The open column surface 11F faces the worker space A1 and is formed over the entire range of the column member 11 in the vertical direction.

[Protective member]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the protective member 15 is arranged so as to cover the opening column surface 11F from the front side Y1 in the depth direction at least in the opening surrounding area 11A.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the protective member 15 is attached to the column member 11 via the connecting member 16 and is arranged apart from the opening column surface 11F on the front side Y1 in the depth direction. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, when the article P is taken in and out of the target storage unit 13T by the first transport vehicle 31 operated by the worker W, the movement direction of the first transport vehicle 31 becomes the depth direction Y. On the other hand, even when it is inclined, the article P taken out by the first transport vehicle 31 or the first transport vehicle 31 comes into contact with the protective member 15 before the pillar member 11. In the illustrated example, the article P taken out by the first transport vehicle 31 is in contact with the protective member 15 via the shutter rail 142. In such a case, the shutter rail 142 can be considered as a part of the "protective member" that protects the pillar member 11. The shutter rail 142 may not be provided for the target storage unit 13T. In this case, the first transport vehicle 31 or the article P taken out by the first transport vehicle 31 is the protective member 15. Will be in direct contact with. In any case, that is, regardless of the presence or absence of the shutter rail 142, the possibility that the first transport vehicle 31 or the article P taken out by the first transport vehicle 31 comes into direct contact with the pillar member 11 is reduced. can do.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the present embodiment, the protective member 15 is attached to the pillar member 11 via the connecting member 16 at a plurality of positions in the vertical direction. The position and number of attachment points by the connecting member 16 are the stability of the support of the protective member 15 and the ease of deformation when the transport vehicle 3 or the article P comes into contact with the protective member 15 (impact on the pillar member 11). It is better to set according to the difficulty of transmission). In the illustrated example, the attachment point of the protective member 15 by the connecting member 16 is the height of the article P (pallet) stored in the target storage portion 13T, that is, the first transport vehicle 31 when the article P is taken in and out. The position does not overlap with the height of the transfer unit 311 (fork of the forklift). Specifically, the connecting member 16 is provided at two locations separated into upper and lower parts above the height of the article P stored in the target storage unit 13T. However, the attachment location of the protective member 15 by the connecting member 16 is not limited to this, and may be an appropriate position and number.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the protective member 15 has a side surface portion 152 that protrudes from the end portion on the first opening 131 side in the reference direction X toward the depth side Y2 in the depth direction. In the present embodiment, the protective member 15 has a front portion 151 extending in the vertical direction and along the reference direction X, and the above-mentioned side surface portion 152 is on the side of the first opening 131 in the reference direction X of the front portion 151. It protrudes from the end of. In this example, the side surface portions 152 are provided at both ends of the front surface portion 151 in the reference direction X. It is preferable that such a protective member 15 is made of, for example, a light channel steel having a U-shape having an angular cross section orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.

As shown in FIG. 5, the side surface portion 152 is arranged at the same position as the end portion on the opening pillar surface 11F of the pillar member 11 on the side of the first opening 131. As a result, when the article P is taken in and out on the side of the first opening 131 in the reference direction X from the pillar member 11, the transport vehicle 3 and the article P are placed on the side surface portion 152 (protective member) before the pillar member 11. It can be configured to easily come into contact with 15). In order to more reliably protect the column member 11 against the transport vehicle 3 and the article P, the side surface portion 152 has a first opening 131 rather than an end on the opening column surface 11F of the column member 11 on the first opening 131 side. It may be arranged on the side.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the protective member 15 has an facing surface 151F facing the open column surface 11F of the column member 11. The facing surface 151F is a surface of the front surface portion 151 facing the depth side Y2 in the depth direction. The facing surface 151F and the open column surface 11F are arranged so as to be spaced apart from each other in the depth direction Y.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, in the present embodiment, the protective member 15 has a side surface cutout portion 152a formed by cutting out the side surface portion 152. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the side surface notches 152a are provided at a plurality of points (here, three places) in the vertical direction on the side surface portion 152. As will be described later, a rail connecting member 17 for connecting the shutter rail 142 to the pillar member 11 is arranged at a position corresponding to the side cutout portion 152a.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the protective member 15 may have a front hole portion 151a for arranging the work indicator lamp 98 and the emergency stop button 99. For example, the work indicator light 98 is configured to display the work status in the worker space A1 and the transport device space A2, and is attached to the pillar member 11. Further, for example, the emergency stop button 99 is configured as an operation unit for the operator W or the like to stop the operation of the automatic transfer device 2 or the like in an emergency, and is attached to the pillar member 11. The front hole portion 151a is formed so as to penetrate the front portion 151 of the protective member 15 in the depth direction Y. Each of the work indicator lamp 98 and the emergency stop button 99 attached to the pillar member 11 is arranged so that a part thereof protrudes from the front hole portion 151a toward the front side Y1 in the depth direction. However, the protective member 15 may be configured not to have the front hole portion 151a without being limited to the above configuration.

[Connecting member]
The connecting member 16 is a member that connects the protective member 15 and the pillar member 11. In the present embodiment, the connecting member 16 is configured by bending and forming a plate-shaped member. The connecting member 16 is arranged between the protective member 15 and the pillar member 11. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the connecting member 16 is arranged in a space surrounded by the facing surface 151F, the open column surface 111, and the pair of side surface portions 152. As a result, it is possible to prevent the worker W from coming into contact with the connecting member 16 during the work. Further, since the connecting member 16 is hidden by the protective member 15, the appearance of the article storage shelf 1 is not impaired.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, in the present embodiment, the connecting member 16 has a main body portion 160 extending along the depth direction Y and an opening column surface from the end of the main body portion 160 on the depth side Y2 in the depth direction. The first connecting portion 161 extending along the 11F and connected to the opening column surface 11F, and the facing surface extending along the facing surface 151F from the end of the front side Y1 in the depth direction of the main body portion 160. It has a second connecting portion 162 connected to 151F.

In the illustrated example, the main body 160 is formed in a flat plate shape along the horizontal direction. The first connecting portion 161 extends downward from the main body portion 160. Here, the first connecting portion 161 is formed by being bent from the main body portion 160, and has a flat plate shape having a surface facing the depth direction Y. The second connecting portion 162 extends upward from the main body portion 160. Here, the second connecting portion 162 is formed by being bent from the main body portion 160, and has a flat plate shape having a surface facing the depth direction Y. The first connecting portion 161 is provided with a through hole that penetrates the first connecting portion 161 in the depth direction Y. The first connecting portion 161 (connecting member 16) and the opening pillar surface 11F (pillar member 11) are formed by a fastening member inserted through the through hole and the through hole penetrating the opening pillar surface 11F of the pillar member 11 in the depth direction Y. Is concluded. Further, the second connecting portion 162 is provided with a through hole that penetrates the second connecting portion 162 in the depth direction Y. The second connecting portion 162 (connecting member 16) and the facing surface 151F (protecting member 15) are connected by the fastening member inserted into the through hole and the through hole penetrating the facing surface 151F of the protective member 15 in the depth direction Y. To be concluded. In this way, the protective member 15 and the pillar member 11 are connected to each other.

It is preferable that at least one of the protective member 15 and the connecting member 16 configured as described above is configured to have a lower strength than the pillar member 11. This can be realized, for example, by appropriately setting the material and shape (for example, the plate thickness and the position of the bent portion) of the protective member 15 and the connecting member 16. As a result, the rigidity of the protective member 15 and the connecting member 16 can be appropriately set, and the impact when the transport vehicle 3 or the article P comes into contact with the protective member 15 and the connecting member 16 can be appropriately absorbed by elastic deformation or plastic deformation of the protective member 15 and the connecting member 16. Is possible. Therefore, when the transport vehicle 3 or the article P comes into contact with the pillar member 11, the impact transmitted to the pillar member 11 and the damage to the pillar member 11 due to the impact can be effectively suppressed.

[Rail connecting member]
The rail connecting member 17 is a member for attaching the shutter rail 142 to the pillar member 11. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the rail connecting member 17 is configured by bending and forming a plate-shaped member. As described above, the rail connecting member 17 is arranged at a position corresponding to the side cutout portion 152a formed in the side surface portion 152 of the protective member 15. Although detailed illustration is omitted, the rail connecting member 17 and the shutter rail 142 are fastened by a fastening member that inserts a through hole penetrating the rail connecting member 17 and a through hole penetrating the shutter rail 142. Further, the rail connecting member 17 and the open column surface 11F (pillar member 11) are connected by the fastening member that inserts the through hole penetrating the rail connecting member 17 and the through hole penetrating the open column surface 11F (column member 11). It will be concluded. In this way, the shutter rail 142 and the pillar member 11 are connected to each other.

[Putting in and out of goods in the worker's space]
Next, the loading and unloading of the article P in the worker space A1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. As described above, in the worker space A1, the article P is taken in and out of the target storage unit 13T by the transport vehicle 3 (see FIG. 1) operated by the worker W. 6 and 7 illustrate how the article P is taken out from the target storage unit 13T by the first transport vehicle 31 configured as a forklift.

FIG. 6 illustrates a state in which the first transport vehicle 31 is appropriately operated by the operator W and the article P is taken out from the target storage unit 13T. That is, with the article P supported by the transfer portion 311 of the first transport vehicle 31, the first transport vehicle 31 is retracted straight along the depth direction Y until the article P is completely removed from the target storage portion 13T. ing. According to such an appropriate operation, the transfer portion 311 of the first transport vehicle 31 and the article P supported by the transfer portion 311 may come into contact with any place until the article P is completely removed from the target storage portion 13T. do not have.

FIG. 7 illustrates an example in which the first transport vehicle 31 is not properly operated by the operator W, and the article P is in contact with the protective member 15 or the like when the article P is taken out from the target storage unit 13T. There is. That is, an improper operation of tilting the first transport vehicle 31 with respect to the depth direction Y is performed before the article P is completely taken out from the target storage unit 13T. When such an operation is performed, the first transport vehicle 31 or the article P is placed in any of the pair of pillar members 11 arranged on the front side Y1 in the depth direction among the four pillar members 11 surrounding the target storage portion 13T. May come into contact. However, according to the present embodiment, the protective member 15 is arranged so as to cover the open column surface 11F from the front side Y1 in the depth direction and to be separated from the open column surface 11F of the column member 11 to the front side Y1 in the depth direction (FIG. 4 and FIG. 5), the article P comes into contact with the protective member 15 before the pillar member 11. In the illustrated example, since the shutter rail 142 is provided on the side (inside) of the first opening 131 in the reference direction X with respect to the protective member 15, the article P comes into contact with the protective member 15 via the shutter rail 142. ing. With such a configuration, the first transport vehicle 31 or the article P (article P in this example) does not come into direct contact with the pillar member 11, and the possibility that the pillar member 11 is damaged by the contact can be reduced. ..

As described above, in addition to lowering the strength of the protective member 15 and the connecting member 16, it is preferable that the shutter rail 142 and the rail connecting member 17 are also configured to have lower strength than the pillar member 11. .. This makes it possible to absorb the impact when the transport vehicle 3 or the article P comes into contact with each other by elastic deformation or plastic deformation of the shutter rail 142 and the rail connecting member 17. Therefore, when the transport vehicle 3 or the article P comes into contact with the pillar member 11, the impact transmitted to the pillar member 11 and the damage to the pillar member 11 due to the impact can be effectively suppressed.

It is preferable that the protective member 15 has a color or pattern that easily attracts the attention of the worker W who works in the worker space A1. According to this, it is possible to call attention to the worker W, and it is possible to urge the protective member 15 to perform an appropriate operation so that the transport vehicle 3 and the article P do not come into contact with each other. For example, the protective member 15 can be colored in a red, orange, yellow, or other fluorescent color, or a combination thereof. As described in the present embodiment, when the shutter rail 142 is provided inside the protective member 15, the shutter rail 142 may also be colored as described above.

2. 2. Other Embodiments Next, other embodiments of the goods storage shelf and the automated warehouse will be described.

(1) In the above embodiment, an example in which the protective member 15 has the side surface portion 152 has been described. However, without being limited to such an example, the protective member 15 may have a configuration that does not have the side surface portion 152, and for example, the protective member 15 has a shape having only the front surface portion 151. May be good. Alternatively, the protective member 15 may be shaped so as to have a triangular cross section when viewed in the vertical direction.

(2) In the above embodiment, an example in which the connecting member 16 has a main body portion 160, a first connecting portion 161 and a second connecting portion 162 has been described. However, the connecting member 16 is not limited to such an example, and the connecting member 16 may be configured so that the protective member 15 and the pillar member 11 can be connected to each other, and the detailed configuration such as a specific shape may be appropriately changed. be able to.

(3) In the above embodiment, an example in which the connecting member 16 is arranged in a space surrounded by the facing surface 151F, the open column surface 111, and the pair of side surface portions 152 has been described. However, the arrangement position of the connecting member 16 can be appropriately changed without being limited to such an example. For example, the connecting member 16 may be arranged outside the protective member 15 in the depth direction Y, and may be configured to connect the protective member 15 and the pillar member 11.

(4) In the above embodiment, an example in which the article storage shelf 1 is applied to the automated warehouse 100 provided with the automated transfer device 2 for automatically transporting the article P to the storage unit 13 has been described. However, without being limited to such an example, the article storage shelf 1 may be applied to a warehouse not provided with the automatic transfer device 2 as described above, or may be applied to a storage shelf in another manufacturing facility or the like. May be applied.

(5) The configuration disclosed in each of the above-described embodiments can be applied in combination with the configurations disclosed in other embodiments as long as there is no contradiction. With respect to other configurations, the embodiments disclosed herein are merely exemplary in all respects. Therefore, various modifications can be appropriately made without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure.

3. 3. Outline of the above-described embodiment The article storage shelves and the automated warehouse described above will be described below.

The article storage shelves related to this disclosure are
An article storage shelf provided with a plurality of pillar members arranged side by side at set intervals along a reference direction and a storage unit for storing articles.
The direction orthogonal to the reference direction is defined as the depth direction, one side in the depth direction is defined as the front side in the depth direction, and the other side in the depth direction is defined as the depth direction.
The storage portion has a support portion fixed between a pair of pillar members adjacent to each other in the reference direction to support the article, and an article having an opening toward the front side in the depth direction with respect to the support portion. With an opening where the in and out is done,
The surface of the column member on the front side in the depth direction is defined as the opening column surface, and the area surrounding the opening in the column member is defined as the opening surrounding area.
A protective member is arranged so as to cover the opening pillar surface from the front side in the depth direction at least in the opening surrounding area.
The protective member is attached to the pillar member via a connecting member, and the end portion of the protective member on the depth side in the depth direction is arranged so as to be separated from the opening pillar surface on the front side in the depth direction. There is.

According to this configuration, since the protective member is arranged on the front side in the depth direction from the opening pillar surface of the pillar member, articles can be taken in and out of the storage portion by a transport vehicle operated by an operator such as a fork lift. Even when the moving direction of the transport vehicle is inclined with respect to the depth direction, the transport vehicle or the article (transport vehicle, etc.) taken out by the transport vehicle or the transport vehicle with respect to the protective member before the pillar member. ) Will come into contact. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the transport vehicle or the like comes into direct contact with the pillar member. At this time, since the protective member is attached to the pillar member at a distance from the column member via the connecting member, the impact or load caused by the contact of the transport vehicle or the like is caused by the elastic deformation or plasticity of the protective member and the connecting member. It can be absorbed to some extent by deformation. Therefore, the possibility of damage to the column member can be reduced. Further, since the protective member and the connecting member are attached to the pillar member and are not the main member that supports the article storage shelf like the pillar member, the replacement work is easier than the pillar member and for replacement. The cost required for this is also low. Therefore, according to this configuration, the possibility that the transport vehicle operated by the operator comes into contact with the pillar member can be reduced, and the maintainability can be improved.

here,
The protective member has a front portion extending in the vertical direction and the reference direction, and a side surface portion protruding from the end portion on the opening side in the reference direction toward the depth side in the depth direction.
It is preferable that the fastening member is arranged so as to penetrate the front surface portion and the connecting member in the depth direction.

Also ,
It is preferable that the side surface portion is arranged at the same position as the end portion on the opening column surface on the opening side or on the opening side of the end portion on the opening column surface on the opening side.

According to this configuration, even when the moving direction of the transport vehicle operated by the operator is inclined with respect to the depth direction, the transport vehicle or the like comes into contact with the side surface portion of the protective member before the pillar member. Will be done. Therefore, according to this configuration, it is possible to further reduce the possibility that the transport vehicle or the like comes into direct contact with the pillar member.

Other goods storage shelves related to this disclosure
An article storage shelf provided with a plurality of pillar members arranged side by side at set intervals along a reference direction and a storage unit for storing articles.
The direction orthogonal to the reference direction is defined as the depth direction, one side in the depth direction is defined as the front side in the depth direction, and the other side in the depth direction is defined as the depth direction.
The storage portion has a support portion fixed between a pair of pillar members adjacent to each other in the reference direction to support the article, and an article having an opening toward the front side in the depth direction with respect to the support portion. With an opening where the in and out is done,
The surface of the column member on the front side in the depth direction is defined as the opening column surface, and the area surrounding the opening in the column member is defined as the opening surrounding area.
A protective member is arranged so as to cover the opening pillar surface from the front side in the depth direction at least in the opening surrounding area.
The protective member is attached to the pillar member via a connecting member, and is arranged so as to be separated from the open pillar surface toward the front side in the depth direction .
The protective member has a facing surface facing the open column surface, and has a facing surface.
The connecting member extends along the opening pillar surface from the main body portion extending along the depth direction and the end portion on the depth side of the main body portion along the opening pillar surface and is connected to the opening pillar surface. It has a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion that extends from the end portion on the front side in the depth direction of the main body portion along the facing surface and is connected to the facing surface .

According to this configuration, since the protective member is arranged on the front side in the depth direction from the opening pillar surface of the pillar member, articles can be taken in and out of the storage portion by a transport vehicle operated by an operator such as a fork lift. Even when the moving direction of the transport vehicle is inclined with respect to the depth direction, the transport vehicle or the article (transport vehicle, etc.) taken out by the transport vehicle or the transport vehicle with respect to the protective member before the pillar member. ) Will come into contact. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the transport vehicle or the like comes into direct contact with the pillar member. At this time, since the protective member is attached to the pillar member at a distance from the column member via the connecting member, the impact or load caused by the contact of the transport vehicle or the like is caused by the elastic deformation or plasticity of the protective member and the connecting member. It can be absorbed to some extent by deformation. Therefore, the possibility of damage to the column member can be reduced. Further, since the protective member and the connecting member are attached to the pillar member and are not the main member that supports the article storage shelf like the pillar member, the replacement work is easier than the pillar member and for replacement. The cost required for this is also low. Therefore, according to this configuration, the possibility that the transport vehicle operated by the operator comes into contact with the pillar member can be reduced, and the maintainability can be improved.
Further, according to this configuration, the protective member can be appropriately attached to the pillar member by using the connecting member. Further, since the main body portion of the connecting member extends along the depth direction, the protective member can be arranged appropriately separated from the opening pillar surface of the pillar member on the front side in the depth direction.

The automated warehouse related to this disclosure is
An automated warehouse provided with any of the article storage shelves having each of the above configurations, wherein the opening is used as a first opening, and the storage portion opens to the depth side in the depth direction with respect to the support portion. It further has a second opening for loading and unloading articles to and from the support portion, and is mounted on the traveling portion and a traveling portion that travels along the reference direction on the depth side in the depth direction with respect to the article storage shelf. It is provided with an automated transfer device having a transfer device for loading and unloading articles from the depth side in the depth direction with respect to the support portion through the second opening, and loading and unloading of articles through the first opening. However, it may be done by a carrier operated by an operator.

Usually, in an automated warehouse provided with an automatic transport device that automatically transports articles to a storage unit, it is required to keep the size of the article storage shelf small in order to reduce the installation cost of the automatic transport device. Therefore, in order to improve the storage efficiency of the article storage shelves, the width of the storage unit in the reference direction is often designed to be small. Therefore, the width of the opening in which the article is taken in and out of the storage portion in the reference direction tends to be relatively small. Therefore, when an operator operates a transport vehicle to put in and take out articles from the storage unit, a highly accurate operation is required, and the transport vehicle or the like comes into contact with the pillar members on both sides of the opening. The possibility is high. According to this configuration, even in such a case, the transport vehicle or the like comes into contact with the protective member before the pillar member, which is preferable.

The technique according to the present disclosure includes an article storage shelf provided with a plurality of pillar members arranged side by side at set intervals along a reference direction, a storage unit for storing articles, and such articles. It can be used for automated warehouses equipped with storage shelves.

1: Goods storage shelf 2: Automatic transfer device 3: Transport vehicle 11: Pillar member 11A: Opening surrounding area 11F: Opening pillar surface 13T: Target storage unit (storage unit)
15: Protective member 16: Connecting member 21: Traveling part 24: Transfer device 100: Automated warehouse 111: Opening pillar surface 131: First opening (opening)
132: Second opening 133: Support portion 151F: Facing surface 160: Main body portion 161: First connecting portion 162: Second connecting portion P: Article W: Worker X: Reference direction Y: Depth direction Y1: Depth direction front Side Y2: Depth direction Depth side

Claims (5)

An article storage shelf provided with a plurality of pillar members arranged side by side at set intervals along a reference direction and a storage unit for storing articles.
The direction orthogonal to the reference direction is defined as the depth direction, one side in the depth direction is defined as the front side in the depth direction, and the other side in the depth direction is defined as the depth direction.
The storage portion has a support portion fixed between a pair of pillar members adjacent to each other in the reference direction to support the article, and an article having an opening toward the front side in the depth direction with respect to the support portion. With an opening where the in and out is done,
The surface of the column member on the front side in the depth direction is defined as the opening column surface, and the area surrounding the opening in the column member is defined as the opening surrounding area.
A protective member is arranged so as to cover the opening pillar surface from the front side in the depth direction at least in the opening surrounding area.
The protective member is attached to the pillar member via a connecting member, and the end portion of the protective member on the depth side in the depth direction is arranged so as to be separated from the opening pillar surface on the front side in the depth direction. There is an article storage shelf. The protective member has a front portion extending in the vertical direction and the reference direction, and a side surface portion protruding from the end portion on the opening side in the reference direction toward the depth side in the depth direction.
The article storage shelf according to claim 1, wherein a fastening member is arranged so as to penetrate the front portion and the connecting member in the depth direction. According to claim 2 , the side surface portion is arranged at the same position as the end portion on the opening column surface on the opening side or on the opening side of the opening column surface on the opening side end portion. The listed article storage shelves. An article storage shelf provided with a plurality of pillar members arranged side by side at set intervals along a reference direction and a storage unit for storing articles.
The direction orthogonal to the reference direction is defined as the depth direction, one side in the depth direction is defined as the front side in the depth direction, and the other side in the depth direction is defined as the depth direction.
The storage portion has a support portion fixed between a pair of pillar members adjacent to each other in the reference direction to support the article, and an article having an opening toward the front side in the depth direction with respect to the support portion. With an opening where the in and out is done,
The surface of the column member on the front side in the depth direction is defined as the opening column surface, and the area surrounding the opening in the column member is defined as the opening surrounding area.
A protective member is arranged so as to cover the opening pillar surface from the front side in the depth direction at least in the opening surrounding area.
The protective member is attached to the pillar member via a connecting member, and is arranged so as to be separated from the open pillar surface toward the front side in the depth direction .
The protective member has a facing surface facing the open column surface, and has a facing surface.
The connecting member extends along the opening pillar surface from the main body portion extending along the depth direction and the end portion on the depth side of the main body portion along the opening pillar surface and is connected to the opening pillar surface. An article storage having a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion extending along the facing surface from the end portion on the front side in the depth direction of the main body portion and being connected to the facing surface. shelf. An automated warehouse provided with the goods storage shelf according to any one of claims 1 to 4 .
With the opening as the first opening, the storage portion further has a second opening that opens to the depth side in the depth direction with respect to the support portion and allows articles to be taken in and out of the support portion.
A traveling portion that travels along the reference direction on the depth side of the article storage shelf in the depth direction, and a traveling portion that is mounted on the traveling portion and that travels in the depth direction with respect to the support portion via the second opening. Equipped with an automatic transfer device that has a transfer device for loading and unloading articles from the back side,
An automated warehouse in which the loading and unloading of articles through the first opening may be performed by a transport vehicle operated by an operator.

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