JP7100545B2 - Operation check system for safe deposit box and safe deposit box equipped with it - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an operation check system of a safe deposit box device capable of providing appropriate maintenance information and contributing to improvement of services, and a safe deposit box device including the same.

Many fully automatic safe deposit box facilities that safely store valuables and the like in response to customer requests are installed in stores of financial institutions (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

In the conventional safe deposit box equipment, a storage shelf for storing a large number of storage boxes (hereinafter referred to as inner boxes) specified for each customer in multiple rows and multiple stages is installed in the safe deposit box, and a stacker crane type transfer machine is used. The designated inner box can be delivered to the booth and used by the customer, and the used inner box can be returned to the designated position on the storage shelf for storage. The transfer machine that moves horizontally along the storage shelf is equipped with a transfer unit that allows the inner box to be moved vertically to and from the storage shelf at a specific position, and is installed between the safe room and the booth. Is provided with an internal conveyor on the vault side and an external conveyor on the booth side in order to horizontally transport the inner box. Further, when the inner box is carried out to the outside conveyor on the booth side, it is pushed up to the opening with the slide lid on the table via the lifter, so that the customer can conveniently use the inside.

In the following description, both the horizontal movement of the transfer machine and the vertical movement of the transfer unit on the transfer machine may be collectively referred to as simply horizontal movement and vertical movement of the transfer machine.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 59-149204 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-227271

According to the conventional technique, the safe deposit box device does not have a special means for providing information on the necessity of maintenance for a series of members that operate during the loading / unloading operation of the inner box, so appropriate maintenance is performed and the entire service is performed. There was a problem that it was not always easy to maintain good condition.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide useful information for determining the necessity of maintenance by using a computer in view of the problem of the prior art, and to contribute to the implementation of appropriate maintenance and the maintenance and improvement of good service. The purpose is to provide an operation check system for a safe deposit box device that can be used, and a safe deposit box device equipped with the system.

The configuration of the first invention (referring to the invention according to claim 1, the same shall apply hereinafter) according to this application for achieving such an object includes a computer for grasping the operation of the safe deposit box device during the warehousing / delivery operation of the inner box. By turning on the power of the safe depositor or starting business, the computer moves the transfer machine in the safe room from one end to the other end in the horizontal movement direction, and moves the transfer unit of the transfer machine from the lowest position to the lowest position. The gist is to move the computer vertically to the upper position and check the torque of each drive motor for horizontal movement and vertical movement for the entire stroke in each direction.

The computer checks the operation time of each of the horizontal and vertical movements of the transfer machine by comparing it with the time limit set based on the horizontal movement distance and the vertical movement distance when the inner box is loaded and unloaded. be able to.

In addition, when loading and unloading the inner box, the computer carries out the inner box from the transfer unit of the transfer machine to the outer conveyor on the booth side via the inner conveyor, and transfers from the outer conveyor to the inner conveyor. You may check the operation time for each operation of carrying in the inner box to the unit, and when the inner box is warehousing, the operation time for transferring the inner box from the transfer unit of the transfer machine to the storage shelf and storing it. You may check.

The gist of the second invention (referring to the invention according to claim 5, the same shall apply hereinafter) is to include an operation check system for the safe deposit box device according to the first invention.

According to the configuration of the first invention, the computer controls, for example, from a control device that controls a safe deposit box device, by inputting operation information of each member that operates at the time of loading / unloading the inner box, or by directly controlling each member. It is possible to grasp the operation of each part by operating the operation. On the other hand, the computer moves the transfer machine from one end to the other end in the horizontal movement direction, and moves the transfer unit of the transfer machine vertically from the bottom to the top for each stroke. By checking the torque of the drive motor in each direction, it is possible to acquire data on the mechanical change of the drive system over time and contribute to the judgment of the necessity of maintenance. However, the torque of each motor can be acquired as electrical information from a drive circuit such as a driver for each motor, for example.

By checking the horizontal and vertical movement times of the transfer machine, the computer is based on multiple factors such as the torsional distortion of the entire transfer machine in addition to the abnormalities of the drive train in each direction. It may be possible to detect mechanical abnormalities. Since the horizontal movement distance and vertical movement distance of the transfer machine during the loading and unloading operation of the inner box vary depending on the storage position of the inner box, each operation time is a function of the horizontal movement distance and the vertical movement distance. It is preferable to check by comparing with the time limit to be set. Further, the horizontal movement and the vertical movement of the transfer machine may be executed simultaneously or individually.

By checking the operation time for each operation of carrying in and out of the inner box, the computer can acquire information indicating the suitability of the operation of each member involved in each of these operations in each direction.

By checking the operation time for the storage operation of the inner box, the computer can acquire information on the suitability of the operation of each component of the transfer unit involved in the storage operation.

When the configuration of the second invention is adopted, the effect of the first invention can be realized as it is by providing the first invention.

Vertical cross-sectional view of the main part of the safe deposit box Top view of the main part of the safe deposit box Explanatory drawing of the main parts of the transfer unit (1) Explanatory drawing of the main parts of the transfer unit (2) Enlarged configuration diagram of the main part of FIG. Power system diagram of safe deposit box Operation flowchart of safe deposit box device (1) Operation flowchart of safe deposit box device (2) Program flow chart (1) Program flow chart (2) List of operation items in FIG. Monitor item list

Hereinafter, embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The safe deposit box device consists of a safe deposit box A combined with customer booths B and B (FIGS. 1 and 2). However, the number of booths B is not limited to two, and may be one or three or more. Therefore, only a single booth B will be described below.

A pair of storage shelves R and R are arranged to face each other in the safe room A, and each storage shelf R is for customers via shelf plates R1 and R1 ... Supported by pillars R2, R2 ... Inner boxes D, D ... are stored in multiple rows and multiple stages. Further, a transfer machine 10 is arranged between the storage shelves R and R. The transfer machine 10 can reciprocate horizontally along the storage shelves R and R via the lower servomotor 11 for horizontal movement (direction of arrow K1 in FIG. 2). In the safe room A, racks and slide rails (not shown) are laid along the front surface of the storage shelf R on the side far from the booth B, and the pinion at the shaft end of the servomotor 11 meshes with the rack and the transfer machine 10 The slider on the lower surface of the transfer machine 10 is slidably combined with the slide rail, and the support rollers 12 and 12 of the transfer machine 10 roll along the storage shelf R on the side close to the booth B.

The transfer unit 20 is mounted on the transfer machine 10 so as to be able to move up and down. The servomotor 13 for vertical movement on the upper part of the transfer machine 10 rotationally drives the vertical ball screw shaft 13a of the transfer machine 10 in the forward and reverse directions, and combines the ball nut 13b on the transfer unit 20 to be combined with the ball screw shaft 13a. The transfer unit 20 can be driven up and down via the above. In the transfer machine 10, a plurality of pillar members 14, 14 ... Are used to support the upper member including the servomotor 13, and are not shown in order to guide the transfer unit 20 being moved up and down. Slide rails are attached to some of the pillar members 14, 14. Therefore, the transfer machine 10 positions the transfer unit 20 at the storage position of an arbitrary inner box D in the left and right storage shelves R and R by moving horizontally and vertically via the servomotors 11 and 13. It can be made to face the inner box D.

The transfer unit 20 has a pair of claws 21, 21 ... That can be projected to the left and right (FIG. 3). However, FIG. 3 (A) is a side view of a main part of the transfer unit 20 showing an operating state, and FIGS. 3 (B) and 3 (C) are main parts corresponding to the right half of the figure (A), respectively. It is a plan view and the operation explanatory view of the claws 21, 21 ... Corresponding to the figure (A).

The claws 21, 21 ... Are individually combined with vertical worm shafts 22a, 22a ... Rotated by a common stepping motor 22 via a series of gear trains. The claws 21 and 21 protruding to the left and right can swing up and down in opposite directions via a common stepping motor 22 (in the directions of arrows K2 and K2 ... in FIG. 3A), and stand by horizontally with each other. It can be set to a level (Fig. 3 (C)). On the other hand, a series of members from the stepping motor 22 to the claws 21, 21 ... Are integrated as a unit 21a, and the unit 21a is a slide rail via a belt 23a by another stepping motor 23 of the transfer unit 20. It can move horizontally back and forth on 23b and 23b to the left and right (directions of arrows K3 in FIGS. 3A and 3B).

In each storage shelf R, the shelf plate R1 that supports each inner box D is formed in a shallow gutter shape with an open front end having upright portions on the left and right and rear ends, respectively (FIGS. 1 and 3 (A)). .. Forward-facing hooks R3 are vertically swingably mounted on the left and right sides of the front end of the shelf board R1, and the hooks R3 project horizontally to the left and right of the front end of the inner box D on the shelf board R1. Engage with pin D1 from above to prevent accidents such as the inner box D accidentally falling in the event of an earthquake or the like.

Horizontal rollers 24, 24 ... Are mounted in a plurality of rows on the transfer unit 20 (FIGS. 4A and 4B). However, FIG. 4 (A) is a side view of a main part corresponding to FIG. 3 (A), and FIG. 4 (B) is a schematic cross-sectional view corresponding to X arrow viewing of FIG. 3 (A).

The rollers 24, 24 ... Are equipped with two types, long and short, on a drive shaft 24a common to each row. The rollers 24, 24 ... Are arranged above the space 21c in which the unit 21a for the claws 21, 21 ... be able to.

When the transfer unit 20 faces a specific inner box D in the left or right storage shelf R, the claws 21, 21 ... are set to a horizontal standby level, and the unit 21a is moved to the left or right to move the inner box. When the tips of the claws 21 and 21 on the D side cross the left and right pins D1 and D1 of the inner box D on the shelf plate R1, the claws 21 and 21 swing upward (for example, the right half of FIG. 3A). .. As a result, the hook R3 on the shelf plate R1 side corresponding to each claw 21 swings upward, and the inner box D is released so that it can be pulled out from the shelf board R1. The unit 21a can be moved horizontally, and the inner box D can be pulled out onto the transfer unit 20 and transferred. However, when the inner box D is pulled out, the rollers 24, 24 ... Are also rotationally driven in the drawing direction of the inner box D, so that the inner box D is smoothly transferred onto the rollers 24, 24 .... Can be done (Fig. 4).

On the other hand, when the inner box D on the transfer unit 20 is stored on the predetermined shelf plate R1 of the storage shelf R, the rollers 24, 24 ... The inner box D is sent onto the shelf plate R1 by rotating in the storage direction of the inner box D, and the claws 21 and 21 on the inner box D side are swung upward in the rearward in the traveling direction of the inner box D to move the unit 21a horizontally in the storage direction. Then, the tip of each claw 21 pushes the corresponding pin D1 of the inner box D to push the inner box D onto the shelf board R1, and the hook R3 on the shelf board R1 side is pushed up to store the inner box D in a fixed position. (For example, the left half of FIG. 3A). After that, the claws 21, 21 ... may be returned to the standby level, the hook R3 may be engaged with the pin D1, and the unit 21a may be retracted onto the transfer unit 20.

The storage shelf R on the booth B side in the safe room A incorporates an internal conveyor 31 that horizontally conveys the inner box D (FIG. 1). The internal conveyor 31 has a pair of left and right conveyor belts that are driven in the forward and reverse directions via a drive DC motor 32, and above the internal conveyor 31, a pair of left and right guide plates 33 for the inner box D. 33 are arranged. However, in FIG. 1, only one of the guide plates 33 and 33 is shown. Further, an entry / exit door 34 is arranged on the booth B side of the internal conveyor 31, and the entry / exit door 34 is driven to open and close up and down via, for example, an arm mechanism with a cam follower driven by a DC motor 35. be able to.

A customer table B1 is installed in the booth B (FIGS. 1 and 2). A monitor B2 for operation is provided in front of the table B1, and a card reader B3 for authentication is placed on the table B1. Further, an opening B4 is formed on the table B1 for the customer to use the inner box D.

In the table B1, an outside conveyor 41 that horizontally conveys the inner box D in both directions continuously with the inside conveyor 31 on the safe room A side is incorporated (FIGS. 1 and 5). Similar to the inside conveyor 31, the outside conveyor 41 has a pair of left and right conveyor belts that rotate in the forward and reverse directions via a driving DC motor 42. A lifter 43 with guide rods 43a and 43a is arranged below the opening B4 of the table B1, and the lifter 43 is driven up and down via a rack mechanism 44a driven by an AC motor 44. Further, a slide lid 45 that opens and closes horizontally is arranged in the opening B4 of the table B1, and the slide lid 45 opens and closes via the DC motor 46 and the belt 46a.

The lifter 43 raises the inner box D on the outer conveyor 41 to just below the opening B4 (in the direction of arrow K4 in FIG. 5). Therefore, by opening the slide lid 45 and opening the lid D2 of the inner box D upward (in the direction of the arrow K5 in the figure), the inside of the inner box D can be used through the opening B4. Further, when the lid D2 is closed and the slide lid 45 is closed, the inner box D can be lowered onto the outer conveyor 41 via the lifter 43. Note that the inner box D in FIG. 5 shows both pins D1 and D1 projecting at different positions depending on which side of the left and right storage shelves R or R in FIG. 1 is stored. ..

FIG. 6 shows a commercial power supply AC in the safe deposit box device and a power supply system diagram using AC. However, in FIG. 6, in addition to the motors for driving the transfer machine 10, the safe room A, and the booth B, the drivers 16 of the servomotors 11 and 13 for horizontal movement and vertical movement of the transfer machine 10 are shown. , 17, a control device 15 for the transfer machine 10, an uninterruptible power supply 51 for overall control, a control device 52, a commercial computer 53 for recording operation data of a safe deposit box, and the like are shown. The uninterruptible power supply 51, the control devices 15, and 52 each have a built-in backup battery.

The delivery operation and the warehousing operation of the inner box D for the customer by the safe deposit box device are as shown in the schematic flowcharts of FIGS. 7 and 8, respectively.

When the customer who has entered the booth B inserts the ID card for authentication into the card reader B3 and the authentication is successful, the warehousing operation shown in FIG. 7 is started. First, the transfer machine 10 moves horizontally and vertically to move the transfer unit 20 to the position of the customer's inner box D in one of the storage shelves R (step (1) in FIG. 7, and the following simply (1). ), Open the warehousing / delivery door 34. However, when the transfer machine 10 is moved horizontally or vertically, the claws 21, 21 ... On the transfer unit 20 are always set to the standby level prior to that, and all of the claws 21, 21 ... The unit 21a is horizontally moved to a position where it does not project to the left or right of the transfer unit 20, and is retracted.

Next, the inner box D is pulled out from the shelf plate R1 of the storage shelf R via the transfer unit 20 and transferred onto the rollers 24, 24 ... Of the transfer unit 20 (2).

Subsequently, the transfer machine 10 is moved horizontally and vertically to the position of the internal conveyor 31 (3), and then the rollers 24, 24 ... Of the transfer unit 20, the internal conveyor 31, and the external conveyor 41 are moved all at once. The inner box D on the transfer unit 20 is rotationally driven and carried out at once to the lower side of the opening B4 of the booth B (4). Next, the inner box D is raised to just below the opening B4 via the lifter 43 (5), the entry / exit door 34 is closed, and then the slide lid 45 is opened (6). The inside of the inner box D can be used by opening the lid D2.

When the customer finishes using the inner box D, the customer closes the lid D2 and sends a return instruction to start the warehousing operation shown in FIG.

First, the slide lid 45 is closed (step (1) in FIG. 8, hereinafter simply described as (1)), and then the transfer machine 10 is horizontally and vertically moved to the position of the conveyor 31 in the refrigerator (). 2) The inner box D is lowered onto the outer conveyor 41 via the lifter 43, and the entry / exit door 34 is opened. Next, the outer conveyor 41, the inner conveyor 31, the rollers 24, 24, etc. of the transfer unit 20 are rotationally driven all at once to carry the inner box D onto the transfer unit 20 at once (3) and transfer. The machine 10 is moved horizontally and vertically to the storage position of the inner box D, and the warehousing / delivery door 34 is closed (4). After that, the inner box D is stored on the shelf board R1 via the transfer unit 20 (5).

The operation check system of the safe deposit box device can be appropriately distributed and incorporated as software in, for example, a computer (not shown) in the control device 52 for overall control of the safe deposit box device and the control device 15 for the transfer machine 10. It is assumed that necessary information for recording operation data including the check result of the operation check system is transmitted to the commercial computer 53 via, for example, a wired or wireless data line.

The operation check system of the safe deposit box device includes at least the programs shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 9 and 10.

The program of FIG. 9 starts when the safe deposit box device is turned on or when the business starts thereafter. The program first horizontally moves the transfer machine 10 from the frontmost row to the innermost row of the storage shelves R and R (program step (1) in FIG. 9, hereinafter simply described as (1)). , The transfer unit 20 is vertically moved from the lowest position to the uppermost position, and the torques of the servomotors 11 and 13 for horizontal movement and vertical movement at this time are checked for the entire stroke (2), for example, torque. When exceeds the control value, an alarm can be sent to the outside (3). It should be noted that the torque abnormality may be determined by paying attention to, for example, an increase of a certain amount or more from the previous time, except when the control value set in advance is exceeded.

On the other hand, the program of FIG. 10 checks the operation time of the main operation included in the warehousing operation and the warehousing operation of the inner box D shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. The main operations handled here are, for example, as illustrated in each line of FIG. However, the "horizontal movement of the transfer machine" and "vertical movement of the transfer machine" in the first and second lines of FIG. 11 are the steps (1) and (3) of FIG. 7, and the steps (2) and (4) of FIG. In, each is collectively expressed as "translation machine movement".

The program of FIG. 10 starts with a start command of any of the operation items of FIG.

The program first executes the specified operation (program step (1) in FIG. 10, hereinafter simply referred to as (1)), checks the operation time from the start to the end of the operation (2), and is not normal. If it is determined, an alarm is sent to the outside (3). The operation time check may be compared with the preset time limit. For example, for each operation of the transfer machine 10 for horizontal movement and vertical movement, the operation time naturally varies depending on the movement distance. It is preferable to set the time limit calculated as a function of the horizontal movement distance and the vertical movement distance (lines 1 and 2 in FIG. 11). However, the program of FIG. 10 is started by the start of a specific operation that is started and ended by another control device or the like, and the program step (1) detects the start and end information of the operation. You may replace it.

The operation check system of the safe deposit box device may include, for example, a monitoring function for each monitoring item illustrated in FIG. 12. When an abnormality in each of these items or a deviation from the set level is detected, the information is transmitted to the outside in the same manner as in each program step (3) of FIGS. 9 and 10, for example, for recording operation data. Data can be accumulated in the commercial computer 53 to prepare for further reference.

In the above description, the transfer machine 10 may be a general stacker crane type in which the carriage is hung up and down via a wire rope instead of using the ball screw shaft 13a. Further, the transfer unit 20 may be in a form of horizontally moving back and forth and left and right on a rectangular carriage along the storage shelves R and R, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-328753. Instead of 21 ..., an elevating type engaging member that engages and disengages with the downward hook on the front surface of the inner box D may be used. As the servomotors 11 and 13 for horizontal movement and vertical movement of the transfer machine 10, a general drive motor of any type may be used, respectively, and the stepping motor 22 on the transfer unit 20 may be used. , 23 may also be replaced with other arbitrary types of drive motors, respectively.

Further, the internal conveyor 31, the entry / exit door 34, the external conveyor 41, the lifter 43, the slide lid 45, and the like may use any type other than those shown in the drawings. Further, the control device 15 for the transfer machine 10 may be integrated with the control device 52 for overall control.

On the other hand, the operation check system of the safe deposit box device may be centrally incorporated in the computer in the control device 52, or may be configured on an independent computer separate from the control devices 15 and 52. Further, the operation check system of the safe deposit box device may transmit information to be transmitted to the outside to an operator at a remote location via a communication line such as the Internet.

Since the present invention can check the operating status of the fully automatic safe deposit box device and provide necessary maintenance information, it can be widely and suitably applied to existing and new safe deposit box devices.

A ... Safe room R ... Storage shelf B ... Booth D ... Inner box 10 ... Transfer machine 20 ... Transfer unit 31 ... Internal conveyor 41 ... Outer conveyor conveyor

Patent applicant Okamura Corporation
Fuji Seiko Co., Ltd. Headquarters

Claims (5)

It is equipped with a computer that grasps the operation of the safe deposit device when the inner box is loaded and unloaded, and the computer moves the transfer machine in the safe room from one end in the horizontal movement direction by turning on the power of the safe safe device or starting business. While moving to the end, the transfer unit of the transfer machine is moved vertically from the lowest position to the uppermost position, and the motors for horizontal movement and vertical movement for all strokes in each direction are used. An operation check system for a safe deposit box, which is characterized by checking torque. The computer checks the operation time of each of the horizontal movement and vertical movement of the transfer machine in comparison with the time limit set based on the horizontal movement distance and the vertical movement distance when the inner box is loaded and unloaded. The operation check system for the rental safe device according to claim 1. In the operation of loading and unloading the inner box, the computer carries out the inner box from the transfer unit of the transfer machine to the outer conveyor on the booth side via the inner conveyor, and the transfer unit from the outer conveyor to the inner conveyor. The operation check system for the safe deposit box device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the operation time is checked for each operation of carrying in the inner box up to. The computer according to claim 1 to 3, wherein the computer checks the operation time for the operation of transferring the inner box from the transfer unit of the transfer machine to the storage shelf and storing the inner box when the inner box is stored. Operation check system for the safe deposit box device described in either. A safe deposit box device comprising the operation check system of the safe deposit box device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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