JP7199802B2 - Trays for book storage installations and book storage devices with trays - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tray for a book storage installation and a book storage device provided with the tray.

Conventionally, as a book storage device for lending out books stored inside, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1, books are stored in a folder in a storage area (storage unit), and the folder is transported when lending. A device is known in which a user takes out a book from a folder by conveying it to an exit (take-out port). In such a book storage device, the user needs to take out the book from the folder at the carry-out port, resulting in poor usability.
Therefore, as another form of a book storage device that does not use a folder for holding books by sandwiching them, there is also known a device that conveys a tray on which books are placed from a storage area to an extraction port.

JP 2016-088641 A

However, the conventional book storage device has the following problems.
That is, in the device for transporting the tray on which the books are placed, it is easier to take out the books than in the case of using the folder of Patent Document 1 described above, but in the case of books that are frequently used, the entire book is swollen and thick. In some cases, the height in the vertical direction is increased, and such swollen and increased height books sometimes exceed the predetermined height of the tray. When such a book is placed on a tray and transported, there is a risk that the swollen page will get caught on the surrounding members and the book will fall from the tray during transport.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a tray for storing books, and a book storing apparatus equipped with the tray, which can prevent books from falling during transportation.

In order to achieve the above object, a book storage installation tray according to the present invention is a storage installation tray that accommodates books and is installed in a predetermined storage installation section so that it can be carried in and out. and a top wall covering only a rear portion of the book placement surface, wherein the front end of the book placement surface is configured so that the book rests on the front end of the book placement surface. It is provided so that it can be slid and moved in the front-back direction along the storage installation part and the delivery opening when the book is carried in and out , and an opening through which the book placement surface can enter and exit is formed. and a carry-in/out unit provided so as to be able to be carried in/out , and in a state in which the book placement surface is inserted into the opening of the carry-in/out unit, the book is placed above the book placement surface. With the book placement surface facing downward, the book is placed sideways with respect to the book placement surface such that the thickness direction of the book becomes the height direction. It is characterized by

Further, a book storage apparatus equipped with a tray according to the present invention is characterized by comprising the tray described above and a storage installation section for storing the tray so that it can be carried in and out.

In the present invention, since the upper wall covering at least a part of the book placement surface of the tray is provided, the books can be placed in a state of being pushed between the book placement surface and the upper wall. Therefore, even a book that has been used a lot and has a large height in the thickness direction can be placed in a state of being crushed in the thickness direction between the book placement surface and the upper wall. , the height of the book can be less than or equal to the height of the tray.
Therefore, when the tray on which the books are placed is conveyed, it is possible to prevent the books from falling from the tray during conveyance due to the swollen pages of the books being caught by the surrounding members.

Further, in the book storage installation tray according to the present invention, a vertical wall is provided upright on one first side of the outer peripheral edges of the book placement surface facing each other, and the upper wall comprises: It is preferable to extend from the upper end of the vertical wall toward the other second side of the outer peripheral edge.

In this case, by arranging the side of the tray on which the vertical wall is provided on the far side of the user, the upper wall is arranged in front of the vertical wall. When the user places a book on the tray, simply press the book against the vertical wall on the far side of the book placement surface so that the top wall is positioned above the book, and the book is positioned between the book placement surface and the top wall. It is placed in a state of being pushed between them. Therefore, the user can place the book without worrying about the placement position of the book. The height of the book can be made equal to or less than the height of the tray in a state of being crushed in the vertical direction, and the swollen pages of the book can be prevented from being caught by the surrounding members when the tray is conveyed. .

Further, the tray for book storage installation according to the present invention may be characterized in that side walls are provided at both ends of the upper wall.

With such a configuration, the side walls are provided on both sides of the book placed between the book placement surface and the upper wall, so that the book protrudes outward in the left-right direction of the book placement surface. It is possible to suppress this, and it is possible to reliably place the books arranged under the upper wall.

According to the tray for book storage installation and the book storage apparatus provided with the tray of the present invention, it is possible to easily perform the operation for taking out the books and to prevent the books from falling during transportation.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is the perspective view which looked at the book storage apparatus by embodiment of this invention from the diagonal front. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the operation room of the book storage device shown in FIG. 1 as viewed obliquely from the front, in which the slide lid is in the retracted position; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the operation room of the book storage apparatus shown in FIG. 1 as viewed obliquely from the front, with the slide lid in the closed position; It is the perspective view seen from diagonally back which shows the internal structure of a book storage apparatus. FIG. 5 is a side view of the internal structure of FIG. 4 as seen from the rear; FIG. 4 is a side view of the control room shown in FIG. 3; It is the top view which looked at the loading/unloading part of an operation room from upper direction. (a) to (c) are side views showing the operation of moving the tray from the transfer unit to the loading/unloading section. It is the perspective view which looked at the tray diagonally from the front. It is the perspective view which looked at the tray from the diagonally downward direction. It is the side view which looked at the tray from the left-right direction. FIG. 10 is a side view of the tray viewed from the rear, showing a state in which the tray is moved into the loading/unloading section; FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an arrangement state of a book detection sensor and a tray, corresponding to FIG. 9; (a) and (b) are vertical cross-sectional views showing a state in which books stored in a tray are detected using a book detection sensor. (a) to (c) are plan views for explaining the operation of moving the tray from the storage space by the moving device. 15(a) to 15(c) are plan views for explaining the operation of moving the tray to the loading/unloading section by the moving device following FIG. 15(c). FIG. FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which bulging books are stored in the tray. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a tray according to a modification as seen obliquely from the front, and is a view corresponding to FIG. 9 ; FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA shown in FIG. 18; FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB shown in FIG. 18;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A tray for book storage installation and a book storage apparatus provided with a tray according to embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The book storage apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. It is a box type device for returning. In other words, the user who borrows a book operates the operation panel 30 to display the desired book M stored in the storage space 11A (see FIG. 4) in the book storage device 1 as shown in FIG. The books M to be returned can be borrowed by carrying them out to the loading/unloading part 12 and can be stored in the original storage space 11A.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the book storage apparatus 1 includes a storage shelf 11 (storage setting section) for storing and storing books M, and a loading/unloading section 12 serving as a delivery port for loading and unloading predetermined books M. , a moving device 2 for moving a tray 4 (a tray for book storage installation) for storing books M between the storage shelf 11 and the loading/unloading unit 12, and the loading/unloading unit 12 are spaced upward. A slide lid 3 provided slidably between a closed position P1 (see FIG. 3) that covers the loading/unloading section 12 (see FIG. 3) and a retracted position P2 (see FIG. 2) that opens the upper side of the loading/unloading section 12; and an operation panel 30 for operating the loading/unloading of the books M.
The storage shelf 11 , the moving device 2 and the slide lid 3 are installed inside the exterior cover body 13 .

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

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the loading/unloading section 12 is provided in an operation room 15 that opens at an intermediate portion of the front wall 132 of the book storage device 1 in the left-right direction X1. The operation chamber 15 forms a recessed space that is recessed rearward from the front wall 132 of the outer cover body 13, and includes the loading/unloading section 12 that constitutes the operation table 121 that constitutes the top plate, and the loading/unloading section 12. and a lid drive unit 32 (see FIG. 6) for driving the slide lid 3 . The operation chamber 15 has side walls 151 positioned on both left and right sides of the loading/unloading section 12 and a rear wall 152 positioned behind the side walls 151 and 151 .

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

As shown in FIG. 1, the exterior cover body 13 includes a base plate 131, a front wall 132, a rear wall 133, a pair of side walls 134A and 134B closing the gap between the front wall 132 and the rear wall 133, and an upper wall 135. It has a rectangular shape with its longitudinal direction directed to the left-right direction X1.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a storage area R1 in which the storage shelf 11 is arranged and a loading/unloading area R2 in which the loading/unloading section 12 is located are provided on the front side inside the exterior cover body 13. there is A transport area R3 is provided behind the storage area R1 and the loading/unloading area R2 in the exterior cover body 13 . A moving device 2 for moving the tray 4 between the storage area R1 and the loading/unloading area R2 is arranged in the transport area R3.

The loading/unloading area R2 is located in the center of the exterior cover body 13 in a front view. The storage area R1 is arranged so as to surround the loading/unloading area R2 at the left and right sides and the top and bottom positions of the loading/unloading area R2.
The storage shelf 11 of the storage area R1 is formed with a plurality of rows of storage spaces 11A, 11A, . The rear of these storage spaces 11A serves as an entrance for the trays 4, and the trays 4 corresponding to the respective storage spaces 11A are provided so as to be movable back and forth in the front-rear direction X2.

The moving device 2 arranged in the transport area R3 includes a transfer unit 21 that transfers the tray 4 between the storage shelf 11 and the loading/unloading section 12, and a lateral movement guide 22 that moves the transfer unit 21 in the horizontal direction X1. and an elevation guide 23 for raising and lowering the lateral movement guide 22 in the vertical direction X3.

As shown in FIGS. 8(a) to 8(c), the transfer unit 21 is provided so as to be movable with the tray 4 accommodated therein, and is arranged between the storage rack 11 and the loading/unloading section 12. 4 is for delivering. The transfer unit 21 is configured by integrally assembling necessary equipment to a frame 24 formed by combining plate materials.

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

A lateral movement angle (not shown) is provided on the lower surface 241a of the bottom plate 241 . This lateral movement angle is laterally moved in the horizontal direction X1 along lateral rails (not shown) of lateral movement guides 22 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) described later by a drive means such as a drive motor (not shown).

Between the front plate 242 and the rear plate 243 of the frame 24, a rod-shaped sliding shaft 25 extending along the front-rear direction X2 is provided in the lower portions of the front plate 242 and the rear plate 243, respectively. The slide shaft 25 slidably supports an extrusion device 26 that is guided in the front-rear direction X2 along the slide shaft 25 .

The extrusion device 26 is moved along the slide shaft 25 by a driving force of a drive motor (not shown) via a transmission member such as a timing belt. The push-out device 26 is provided with hooks 261 on the front surface 26a to be engaged with engaging pieces 43 (described later) provided on the rear surface 42a of the tray 4, which will be described later. When the tray 4 is engaged with the hook 261, the pushing device 26 slides along the sliding shaft 25, thereby moving the tray 4 in the front-rear direction X2. When the pushing device 26 moves forward, the tray 4 can be pushed forward from the transfer unit 21, and when the pushing device 26 moves backward, the tray 4 can be pulled into the frame 24 and accommodated. The foremost position of the pushing device 26 is the position where the tray 4 is outside the front of the frame 24 . The tray 4 pushed out by the pushing device 26 is aligned with the opening 122 of the loading/unloading section 12 .

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

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

The horizontal movement guide 22 is configured by assembling vertical members 221, 221 and horizontal members 222, 222 into a rectangular frame shape, and is arranged with the long side direction facing the left-right direction X1, and the long side is the rear surface of the storage area R1. is set to the equivalent of the full width of Each vertical member 221 is provided with a sliding block (not shown) that slides along the vertical rails 231 of the elevation guide 23 . The sliding block is moved along the vertical rails 231 by a driving means such as a driving motor (not shown), thereby moving the horizontal movement guide 22 up and down while keeping it horizontal. Each horizontal member 222 is provided with a horizontal rail (not shown).

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

The platen plate 41 has a rectangular shape elongated in the front-rear direction X2 in a plan view. It is provided at a distance from X1. When the tray 4 enters the loading/unloading section 12, the front end 41b of the mounting plate 41 abuts against the opening 122 of the operation table 121, thereby stopping forward movement. As shown in FIG. 11, the pair of front projecting pieces 44 are arranged on the lower surface 121a side of the operation table 121 when the front end 41b of the mounting plate 41 contacts the opening 122 of the operation table 121 of the loading/unloading section 12. Lock.

A plurality of (here, four) guide pins 45, 45, . . . The guide pin 45 has a low columnar shape with respect to the lower surface 41c of the loading plate 41 and is integrated with the tray 4 . The tray 4 is arranged inside the side edge of the placing plate 41 in the left-right direction X1, and when the tray 4 is moved in the front-rear direction X2 in the loading/unloading section 12, a plurality of guide pins 45 for each row are attached to the operation table. It is guided by a pair of guides 123, 123 (see FIGS. 8A to 8C) provided in an opening 122 of 121. As shown in FIG. That is, the guide pin 45 moves along the inner side surface 123a (see FIG. 12) of the guide 123. As shown in FIG.

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

The locking piece 43 is provided on the rear surface 42 a of the rear wall 423 of the storage holding wall 42 . The locking piece 43 has a key shape that protrudes rearward and extends downward at the center position of the rear surface 42a in the left-right direction X1 and the up-down direction X3, and forms a recess 43a that opens downward. A hook 261 of the pushing device 26 of the transfer unit 21 is engaged with the concave portion 43a of the engaging piece 43 from below. Since the hook 261 is engaged with the engaging piece 43 and connected, the pushing device 26 is guided by the sliding shaft 25 and slides in the front-rear direction X2, thereby moving the tray 4 in the front-rear direction X2. can be moved.

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

In the operation chamber 15 provided on the front wall 132 of the exterior cover body 13 shown in FIG. 1, as shown in FIGS. A pair of book detection sensors 48 for detecting the presence or absence of books M accommodated in the tray 4 are provided above the storage holding wall 42 of the tray 4 arranged in the tray 4, and each book detection sensor 48 is provided below the storage holding wall 42. A pair of light receiving sensors 49 corresponding to . A photoelectric sensor is employed as the book detection sensor 48 . The light L emitted by the book detection sensor 48 passes through the first long hole 46 and the second long hole 47 of the tray 4, and the light L is received by the light sensor 49. placed in position.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a light 16 (illumination unit) for lighting the loading/unloading unit 12 when the slide lid 3 is positioned at the retracted position P2 is provided at the unloading port provided in the front wall 132 of the exterior cover body 13. ) is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the slide lid 3 is made of a plate-like member having an operation panel 30 made up of a touch panel display on its surface 3a, and is opened and closed according to an input operation on the operation panel 30. As shown in FIG. The slide lid 3 slides in the front-rear direction X2, and the upper rear side of the loading/unloading section 12 becomes a retracted position P2, and the operation panel 30 faces forward at the retracted position P2. In the closed position P1 where the slide lid 3 is closed so as to cover the loading/unloading section 12, the plane direction of the surface 3a where the operation panel 30 is located is obliquely upward, and in the retracted position P2, the plane direction of the surface 3a is substantially vertical. It is the direction to become. The slide lid 3 at the retracted position P2 is arranged on the front side of the rear wall 152 of the operation chamber 15 .

A user standing in front of the operation console 121 presses the touch panel displayed on the operation panel 30 while confirming the operation message or the like displayed on the operation panel 30 regardless of whether the slide lid 3 is fully closed or fully opened. can be manipulated.
Further, the slide lid 3 of the present embodiment is provided with a card reader 31 (see FIG. 1, omitted in FIGS. 2 and 3, etc.) capable of reading a card below the operation panel 30. there is

The slide lid 3 is slidably moved by a lid driving portion 32 provided on the rear wall 152 of the operation chamber 15, as shown in FIGS. A slide pin 33 is formed on the side of the front end portion 3b of the slide lid 3 so as to protrude toward both the left and right sides.

The lid drive unit 32 includes a drive motor 321, a belt 322 connected to the drive motor 321, and a connecting hinge 323 connected to the belt 322, as shown in FIG. The drive motor 321 is provided on the lower portion of the rear wall 152 above the entrance area of the tray 4 . A belt 322 connected to a drive motor 321 is wound around a pulley 324 provided on the upper portion of the rear wall 152 and connected to a connecting hinge 323 . The connecting hinge 323 is arranged on the front side of the drive motor 321 across the pulley 324 and is rotatably connected to the upper end of the slide lid 3 . The upper end portion of the slide lid 3 connected to the connecting hinge 323 is movable in the vertical direction X3 along the front surface of the rear wall 152 by forward and reverse rotational driving of the drive motor 321 .

In the slide lid 3 arranged at the retracted position P2, the connection hinge 323 is lowered by the rotational driving of the drive motor 321 in the wire unwinding direction, and the slide pin 33 of the front end portion 3b of the slide lid 3 is moved along the guide groove . It moves forward and is placed in the closed position P1. Further, the slide lid 3 arranged at the closed position P1 is rotated by the drive motor 321 in the wire winding direction so that the connecting hinge 323 rises and the slide pin 33 of the front end portion 3b of the slide lid 3 moves into the guide groove 34. It moves backward along the line and is arranged at the retracted position P2.

Both side walls 151 of the operation chamber 15 are provided with guide grooves 34 extending in the front-rear direction X2 for guiding the slide pins 33 provided at the front end of the slide lid 3 . The guide groove 34 extends in a curved shape that rises from the front side toward the rear side. Specifically, a first front groove portion 34A that rises steeply from the front toward the rear on the near side, and an intermediate portion that is connected to the rear end of the front groove portion 34A and rises approximately horizontally or more gently than the first front groove portion 34A. It has a groove portion 34B, and a rear groove portion 34C which is connected to the rear end of the intermediate groove portion 34B and rises steeply from the intermediate groove portion 34B. An intermediate groove portion 34B of the guide groove 34 is located above the height of the tray 4. As shown in FIG.
In this case, since the guide groove 34 rises steeply in front, the position of the front end portion 3b of the slide lid 3 moving along the guide groove 34 moves from the closed position P1 to the retracted position P2, thereby moving the loading/unloading section 12. Immediately after starting to open, the trajectory of steep upward movement from the surface of the loading/unloading section 12 is traced. Therefore, the front end portion 3 b of the slide lid 3 does not pass through the loading/unloading area of the loading/unloading section 12 .

Next, a specific description will be given of the operation procedure when carrying in and out books using the book storage apparatus 1 described above.
As shown in FIG. 3, when a user borrows a book M using the book storage device 1, the user first operates the operation panel 30 of the slide lid 3 located at the closed position P1 in front of the operation room 15. Then, the instruction information is input to carry out the predetermined books M to the carry-in/carry-out section 12 .
When this instruction information is input, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 15A, the transfer unit 21 moves the tray 4 existing in the designated storage space 11A of the storage rack 11. A transfer operation is performed. . Here, preset books M are stored in the tray 4 in the storage space 11A.

Specifically, the operation of transferring the tray 4 to the transfer unit 21 is performed as follows.
First, the empty transfer unit 21 on which the tray 4 is not mounted is moved in the vertical direction X3 and the horizontal direction (horizontal direction X1) using the horizontal movement guide 22 and the elevation guide 23, and the designated storage shelf 11 is moved. It is positioned at a predetermined position (first stop position S1) on the rear side of the outlet of the storage space 11A.
Subsequently, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 15(b) and (c), the pushing device 26 of the transfer unit 21 is moved forward by the sliding shaft 25 (see FIG. 8(a)), and the pushing device 26 The hook 261 provided on the front portion of the tray 4 is engaged with the concave portion 43 a of the engaging piece 43 of the tray 4 . After that, by moving the ejector 26 backward, the tray 4 is pulled into the frame 24 (see FIG. 8A) of the transfer unit 21 and accommodated therein.

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

Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 8B and 16B, the pushing device 26 of the transfer unit 21 is moved forward by the sliding shaft 25, thereby moving the tray 4 on which the books M are placed forward. , and enter the opening 122 of the loading/unloading section 12 in the operation chamber 15 . At this time, a plurality of guide pins 45 provided on the lower surface 41c of the loading plate 41 of the tray 4 are guided forward along the guides 123 extending in the front-rear direction X2 at positions on both left and right sides of the opening 122. As shown in FIG. Then, as shown in FIGS. 8C and 16C, the advanced tray 4 stops at a position where the front end 41b of the loading plate 41 contacts the opening 122 of the operation table 121, and is loaded. It is arranged at a predetermined position (loading/unloading position S3) of the output section 12 .

Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 6, the slide lid 3 moves from the closed position P1 to the retracted position P2, which is a position above the inner side of the operation chamber 15. 4, the slide lid 3 is opened. Specifically, the slide lid 3 arranged at the closed position P1 is rotated by the drive motor 321 in the wire winding direction so that the connecting hinge 323 rises and the slide pin 33 of the front end portion 3b of the slide lid 3 moves into the guide groove 34. to the retracted position P2.
At this time, the slide lid 3 moves from the closed position P1 to the retracted position P2, and the front end 3b (slide pin 33) of the slide lid 3 avoids the upper part of the tray 4 during the opening operation (the closing operation is the same). to slide. Therefore, the opening and closing operation of the slide lid 3 prevents the slide lid 3 from coming into contact with the tray 4 and the books M placed on the tray 4 . Thereby, the user can take out the books M on the book placement surface 41 of the tray 4 in the carrying-in/out section 12 .

After the books M are taken out from the tray 4, the operation panel 30 of the slide lid 3 at the retracted position P2 may be operated to move the slide lid 3 to the closed position P1, or the slide lid 3 may be automatically moved. may
In the slide lid 3 arranged at the retracted position P2, the connecting hinge 323 is lowered by the rotational driving of the drive motor 321 in the wire unwinding direction, and the slide pin 33 of the front end portion 3b of the slide lid 3 is engaged with the guide groove 34. forward along to be placed in the closed position P1.

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

After the books M are placed on the predetermined position of the tray 4, the operation panel 30 of the slide lid 3 at the retracted position P2 is operated to move the slide lid 3 to the closed position P1. When it is confirmed that the top of the loading/unloading section 12 is closed by the slide lid 3, the pushing device 26 of the transfer unit 21 at the second stop position S2 is moved backward to move the tray 4 to the transfer unit 21. It is retracted and housed in the frame 24 . The operation here is the reverse of the operation shown in FIGS. 8(a) to 8(c).

Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 15(a) to (c), the transfer unit 21 on which the tray 4 is mounted is moved in the vertical direction X3 and lateral direction (horizontal direction) using the lateral movement guide 22 and the elevation guide 23. X1) and positioned at a predetermined position (first stop position S1) on the rear side of the outlet of the storage space 11A designated in the storage shelf 11 . By moving the pushing device 26 forward, the tray 4 on which the books M are placed is moved forward and entered into the storage space 11A. Then, the hook 261 provided on the front portion of the push-out device 26 is removed from the concave portion 43a of the locking piece 43 of the tray 4, and the push-out device 26 is moved rearward.

Next, the operation of the above-described tray 4 for book storage installation and the operation of the book storage apparatus 1 provided with the tray 4 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, the upper plate 422 is provided to cover at least a portion of the book placement surface 41a of the tray 4. It can be placed in a state of being pushed between 422 . Therefore, as shown in FIG. 17, even a book M that has been used a lot and has become large in the thickness direction is pushed in the thickness direction by the upper plate 422 between it and the book placement surface 41a. The books can be arranged in a crushed state, and the height of the books can be made equal to or lower than the height of the tray 4.例文帳に追加
Therefore, when the tray 4 on which the books M are placed is conveyed, it is possible to prevent the books M from falling from the tray 4 during conveyance due to the bulging pages of the books M being caught by surrounding members.

Further, in the present embodiment, by arranging the side of the tray 4 on which the rear plate 423 is provided on the back side of the user, the upper plate 422 is arranged in front of the rear plate 423 . When the user places the books M on the tray 4, the upper plate 422 is positioned above the books M simply by pressing the books M against the rear plate 423 on the far side of the book placing surface 41a, and the books are placed on the books. It is mounted in a state of being pushed between the mounting surface 41 a and the upper plate 422 . Therefore, the user can place the book M without worrying about the placement position thereof. The height of the book can be made equal to or less than the height of the tray 4 in a state of being crushed in the thickness direction between the trays 4, and the swollen pages of the book can be prevented from being caught on the surrounding members when the tray 4 is conveyed. can be prevented.

In addition, in the present embodiment, side walls are provided on both sides of the book M placed between the book placement surface 41a and the upper wall, so that the book can be placed outside the book placement surface 41a in the left-right direction. Overhanging can be suppressed, and the books placed under the upper plate 422 can be reliably placed.

As described above, in the book storage installation tray and the book storage apparatus provided with the tray according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily perform the operation for taking out the books and to prevent the books from falling during transportation. .

Although the embodiment of the tray for book storage installation and the book storage apparatus provided with the tray according to the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and does not deviate from the gist thereof. It can be changed as appropriate within the range.

For example, in the present embodiment, the storage holding wall 42 of the tray 4 has a rear plate 423 (vertical wall) and a horizontal plate 421, but these may be omitted. In short, it is sufficient that the upper plate 422 (upper wall) is provided to partially cover the upper portion of the book placement surface 41a. Also, the position of the upper wall is not limited to the position on the far side (rear side) of the tray 4 .

Furthermore, it is not limited to the tray 4 as in the present embodiment, and any form may be used as long as it can accommodate books and can be moved by a moving device.
For example, the book placement surface 41a of the tray 4 need not be entirely flat. For example, like the tray 4A according to the modified example shown in FIGS. 18 to 20, slightly raised portions 41d projecting upward may be provided at the front end portion and both left and right end portions, which are the peripheral portions of the book placement surface 41a. . The raised portion 41d is formed with a slope that gradually slopes downward from the upper end toward the inside of the book placement surface 41a. In this case, by sliding the book on the book placement surface 41a and moving a part of the book to the raised portion 41d, the book floats up a little, so that the book can be easily picked up from the book placement surface 41a. Become.

In addition, it is possible to appropriately replace the components in the above-described embodiments with well-known components without departing from the scope of the present invention.

1 book storage device 2 moving device 3 slide lid 4 tray 11 storage shelf (storage installation part)
11A storage space 12 loading/unloading part 13 exterior cover body 16 light 15 operation chamber 21 transfer unit 26 pushing device 30 operation panel 34 guide groove 41 placement plate 41a book placement surface 42 storage holding wall 43 locking piece 46 first length Hole 47 Second elongated hole 48 Book detection sensor 49 Light receiving sensor 121 Operation table 122 Opening 421 Horizontal plate 422 Upper plate (upper wall)
423 rear plate (vertical wall)
M Book P1 Closed position P2 Retracted position X1 Left-right direction X2 Front-back direction X3 Up-down direction

Claims (4)

A storage and installation tray that accommodates books and is installed in a predetermined storage installation section so that it can be carried in and out,
a book placement surface for placing a book;
a top wall that covers only the rear part of the book placement surface,
The front end portion of the book placement surface is provided so that the book can be slid on the front end portion in the front-rear direction along the book placement surface, and
is provided so as to be able to be carried in and out between the storage installation part and a loading/unloading part formed with an opening that serves as a delivery port for loading and unloading the books and allows the book placement surface to enter and exit ,
With the book placement surface inserted into the opening of the loading/unloading part, the book can be put in and taken out of the book placement surface from above, and the book placement surface faces downward. A tray for storing and installing books, characterized in that, in the arranged state, the books are placed sideways with respect to the book placing surface so that the thickness direction of the books becomes the height direction. A vertical wall is provided upright on one first side of the outer peripheral edges of the book placement surface facing each other,
2. The tray for book storage installation according to claim 1, wherein the upper wall extends from the upper end of the vertical wall toward the other second side of the outer peripheral edge. 3. The tray for storing books according to claim 1, wherein side walls are provided at both ends of said upper wall. A book storage apparatus comprising a tray according to any one of claims 1 to 3, and a storage installation section for storing the tray so that it can be carried in and out.

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