JP7294937B2 - Conveyor and automated warehouse system - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a conveying device and an automated warehouse system for conveying goods.

Conventionally, for example, in an automated warehouse having vertically multilevel storage units, a conveying device is used for vertically transporting goods into and out of the multilevel storage units.

In this conveying device, for example, a loading/unloading unit arranged to face each of the multi-level storage units, a loading/unloading station installed facing the loading/unloading unit with an interval therebetween, a loading/unloading unit and the loading/unloading unit. and a vertical transport installed between the stations.

The vertical conveying section has an ascending conveying section and a descending conveying section that circulate in a vertical plane and convey articles on conveying paths in ascending and descending directions. When an article is to be stored, the ascending conveying section receives the article from the loading/unloading station, and the descending conveying section sends the article to the corresponding warehousing/dispatching section.

JP 2016-166079 A

Here, when an article is to be taken out, the ascending conveying section receives the article from the loading/unloading section, and the article is sent out from the descending conveying section to the loading/unloading station. In other words, since unloading and warehousing operations are performed in opposite directions, it is not possible to carry out loading and unloading of goods in parallel with one transport apparatus.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a conveying device and an automated warehouse system capable of efficiently conveying goods by carrying out the loading and unloading of goods in parallel.

A conveying apparatus according to the present invention has an ascending conveying section that raises an article to be conveyed and a descending conveying section that lowers an article raised by the ascending conveying section. a conveying device main body aligned in a direction; a first carrying-in unit disposed on one side of the ascending conveying unit in a second direction intersecting the first direction and feeding an object to be conveyed toward the ascending conveying unit; A second carrying-in section disposed on one side or the other side of the ascending conveying section in the second direction to feed the article toward the ascending conveying section; and a second carrying-out portion arranged on one side or the other side of the downward conveying portion in the second direction, wherein the conveying device main body includes the first carrying-in portion conveyed from the ascending conveying portion to the descending conveying portion and sent out to the second unloading portion, and conveys the conveyed object conveyed from the second carrying-in portion from the ascending conveying portion to the descending conveying portion; Then, it is delivered to the first carrying-out section.

Further, the conveying apparatus of the present invention comprises a conveying table, an ascending conveying section for raising the conveying table, and the conveying apparatus for conveying an object sent from the outside toward the ascending conveying section and ascending the ascending conveying section. a transfer unit for transferring to a table, the carriage being capable of loading the article to be conveyed at two mounting positions on at least one side and the other side of the transfer unit in a direction along the conveying direction; is divided into at least one side and the other side in the direction along the conveying direction of the delivery section, and has a one-side delivery section and the other-side delivery section that are independently movable to and from the ascending transportation section. It is.

Further, the automated warehouse system of the present invention comprises a pair of storage units which are longitudinally arranged in parallel with each other at intervals in a first direction, each formed in multiple layers, and each layer of the storage units. and a transfer section that moves between the pair of storage sections in a second direction that intersects with the first direction to transfer articles into and out of each floor; a conveying device main body having a conveying section and a descending conveying section for lowering the conveyed article raised by the ascending conveying section, wherein the ascending conveying section and the descending conveying section are arranged in a first direction; a first carrying-in unit connected to the lifting conveying unit for sending goods to be conveyed and stored in the storage unit to the ascending conveying unit; a plurality of second carrying-in units for feeding goods to be conveyed, which are goods to be delivered from the storage unit, toward the ascending conveying unit; and a plurality of second carry-out units connected to the descending conveying unit corresponding to each floor of the other storage unit and receiving the received goods from the descending conveying unit. .

According to the conveying apparatus of the present invention, the articles can be efficiently conveyed by taking in and out the articles in parallel.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of an automated warehouse system equipped with a conveying device showing a first embodiment of the present invention; It is a front view of the conveying apparatus main body of a conveying apparatus same as the above. It is a top view of the 1st carrying-in part, the 1st delivery part, the 1st carrying-out part, and the 1st sending-out part of a conveying apparatus same as the above. It is a top view of a 2nd carrying-in part, a 2nd delivery part, a 2nd carrying-out part, and a 2nd sending-out part of a conveying apparatus same as the above. It is a front view of the conveyance unit of a conveying apparatus same as the above. It is a side view of the conveyance unit of a conveyance apparatus same as the above. FIG. 10 is a side view showing the operation of the same conveying device in order from (a) to (e). FIG. 8 is a side view showing the operation of the same conveying device following FIG. 7 in order from (a) to (e); FIG. 9 is a side view showing the operation of the same conveying device following FIG. 8 in order from (a) to (e); 10A to 10E are side views showing the operation of the same conveying device following FIG. 9 in the order of (a) to (e). FIG. 11 is a side view showing the operation of the same conveying device following FIG. 10 in order from (a) to (e); 12A to 12E are side views showing the operation of the same conveying device following FIG. 11 in the order of (a) to (e). It is a top view of the conveying apparatus which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of a conveying apparatus same as the above. FIG. 3 shows the flow of entering and leaving the warehouse by the same conveying device, where (a) is a plan view showing the flow of entering the warehouse, and (b) is a plan view showing the flow of leaving the warehouse. FIG. 3 shows the flow of loading and unloading by the same conveying device, (a) is a side view showing the flow of loading and unloading in the ascending transport section, and (b) is a side view showing the flow of loading and unloading in the descending transport section. (a) and (b) are side views showing the operation timing of entering and leaving the warehouse in the ascending conveying section, and (c) is a side view showing the operation timing of leaving the warehouse in the ascending conveying section. is. FIG. 10(a) and (b) are side views showing operation timings for warehousing by the same conveying device, and warehousing operation timings for the descending conveying unit. Shows the warehousing operation when the incoming goods by the same conveying device is long and the outgoing goods are not mounted on the conveyor, (a) to (d) are side views showing the operation of the first delivery unit in the ascending conveying unit, (e ) to (h) are side views showing the operation of the second delivery section in the downward conveying section. (a) to (d) are side views showing the operation of the second delivery section in the ascending conveying section, (e ) to (g) are side views showing the operation of the first delivery section in the downward conveying section. Shows the operation when the incoming goods are longer than the outgoing goods by the same conveying device and the incoming goods and the outgoing goods are loaded on the conveyor. (e) to (i) are side views showing the operation of the second delivery section in the ascending conveying section. Shows the operation when the outgoing goods by the same conveying device is longer than the incoming goods, and the incoming goods and outgoing goods are loaded on the conveyor. (e) to (i) are side views showing the operation of the second delivery section in the ascending conveying section. 22 shows the operation following FIG. 22 when the outgoing goods by the same conveying device is longer than the incoming goods, and the incoming goods and the outgoing goods are placed on the conveyor, and (a) to (e) are the second delivery part in the descending conveying part. is a side view showing the operation of

A first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12. FIG.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic plan view of an automated warehouse system 10. As shown in FIG. The automated warehouse system 10 includes a warehouse main body 11 and a carrier device 13 for receiving and delivering goods 12, which are articles, to and from the warehouse main body 11. As shown in FIG.

The warehouse main body 11 has two rows of storage units 16 that are longitudinally spaced in parallel with each other, and a transfer unit 17 that is a carriage that moves between the storage units 16 along the longitudinal direction. I have. The storage units 16 are provided in multiple layers in the vertical direction, and a plurality of storage areas for storing the goods 12 are provided along the longitudinal direction for each storage unit 16 on each layer. The transfer unit 17 is installed individually for each storage unit 16 on each floor. Each transfer section 17 has a delivery mechanism for taking the goods 12 into and out of the storage sections 16 on both sides. Each transfer section 17 transfers the article 12 to the transfer device 13 at a position where it enters one end side of the storage section 16 . The goods 12 entering the storage unit 16 are called incoming goods A, and the goods 12 leaving the storage unit 16 are called outgoing goods B.

In addition, the transport device 13 is installed on one end side of the two rows of storage units 16 . Hereinafter, the direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the storage units 16 (the direction in which two rows of storage units 16 are arranged) is referred to as a first direction X, and the direction intersecting with the first direction X is referred to as a second direction Y. .

The transport device 13 includes a transport device body 20 , a first loading section 21 , a second loading section 22 , a first unloading section 23 and a second unloading section 24 .

The conveying device main body 20 has an ascending conveying section 26 that raises the conveyed article 12 and a descending conveying section 27 that lowers the conveyed article 12 lifted by the ascending conveying section 26 . These ascending conveying section 26 and descending conveying section 27 are arranged side by side in the first direction X. As shown in FIG. The ascending conveying portion 26 has one side region 26a and the other side region 26b in the second direction Y. As shown in FIG. The descending conveying part 27 has one side region 27a and the other side region 27b in the second direction Y. As shown in FIG.

The first carry-in section 21 is, for example, an entrance station conveyor constituted by an accumulator conveyor or the like that can receive and sequentially send out the articles 12 to be conveyed. The first carrying-in section 21 is arranged at one side of the lifting conveying section 26 of the conveying device main body 20 in the second direction Y, i.e., the side opposite to the storage section 16 side, and at one place on the lower side of the lifting conveying section 26 . is set. The first carry-in unit 21 receives the goods A to be stored in the storage unit 16 from the outside and feeds them into the ascending conveying unit 26 .

The second carrying-in section 22 is, for example, a delivery station conveyor configured by an accumulation conveyor or the like that can receive and sequentially send out the articles 12 to be conveyed. The second carry-in section 22 is arranged in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction corresponding to each storage section 16 on each floor on the other side of the second direction Y in the ascending transfer section 26 of the conveying device main body 20, that is, on the storage section 16 side. It is Each second carrying-in section 22 receives from each transfer section 17 the delivery article B, which is the article to be conveyed 12 delivered from the storage section 16 , and feeds it into the ascending transportation section 26 .

The first outlet 23 is, for example, an exit station conveyor configured to sequentially receive and deliver the articles 12 to be conveyed. The first unloading section 23 is disposed at one side in the second direction Y of the descending conveying section 27 of the conveying device main body 20 and at one location on the lower side of the descending conveying section 27 . The first carry-out section 23 accepts the delivered article B delivered from the storage section 16 from the descending transfer section 27 and delivers it to the outside.

The second carry-out section 24 is, for example, a storage station conveyor constituted by an accumulation conveyor capable of receiving and sequentially sending out the articles 12 to be conveyed. The second unloading section 24 is disposed on the other side in the second direction Y of the descending conveying section 27 of the conveying device main body 20 and arranged in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction corresponding to each storage section 16 on each floor. Each of the second carry-out units 24 receives the goods A entering the storage unit 16 from the descending transfer unit 27 and delivers them to the respective transfer units 17 .

Then, the conveying device main body 20 sends out the goods A sent from the first carry-in part 21 to the ascending conveying part 26 from the descending conveying part 27 to the predetermined second unloading part 24, and conveys them upward from the predetermined second conveying part 22. It operates so as to send out the unloaded article B sent to the section 26 from the descending conveying section 27 to the first carry-out section 23 . Further, the main body 20 of the conveying device operates so as to process the warehousing of the incoming goods A and the delivery of the outgoing goods B in parallel.

Next, FIG. 2 shows a front view of the conveying apparatus main body 20. As shown in FIG.

The conveying device main body 20 includes a frame 30, a conveying mechanism 31, a first delivery section 32, a second delivery section 33 serving as a delivery section, a first delivery section 34, and a second delivery section .

The frame 30 is erected together with the warehouse body 11 on the installation surface.

Also, the transport mechanism 31 is installed on the frame 30 . The conveying mechanism 31 includes a plurality of conveying tables 37 and a mechanism section 38 that circulates the conveying tables 37 between the ascending conveying section 26 and the descending conveying section 27 .

The configuration of the carrier table 37 is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the first loading section 21, the first delivery section 32, the first unloading section 23, and the first delivery section 34 arranged on the lower side of the transport mechanism 31, and FIG. 31 is a plan view of a second carry-in section 22, a second transfer section 33, a second carry-out section 24, and a second delivery section 35, which are arranged on the upper side of 31. FIG.

The carriage 37 is provided with mounting positions 40 on which the goods 12 can be mounted at two positions in the second direction Y (two positions in the transfer direction of the delivery section). The two loading positions 40 are one side loading position 40a where one side of the carriage 37 in the second direction Y (first loading section 21 and first loading section 23 side) is the loaded article loading position, and the other side. (The side of the second carry-in section 22 and the second carry-out section 24) is the other side loading position 40b, which is the loading position of the goods received. The one-side mounting position 40a of the carriage 37 moves in the one-side area 26a of the ascending conveying section 26 and the one-side area 27a of the descending conveying section 27, and the other-side mounting position 40b of the carriage 37 moves to the other side of the ascending conveying section 26. It moves in the area 26b and the other side area 27b of the descending transfer section 27.

Both sides of the carriage 37 in the first direction X are provided in a comb shape. That is, the carriage 37 has a base portion 41 in the center in the first direction X and a plurality of fork portions 42 protruding from the base portion 41 on both sides in the first direction X in a comb shape. The spaces between the plurality of fork portions 42 are opened vertically and outwardly.

On both sides in the first direction X and on both sides in the second direction Y of the respective mounting positions 40a and 40b of the carriage 37, there are regulating portions 43 and 44 for regulating positional deviation of the conveyed object 12 mounted on the respective mounting positions 40a and 40b. is projected upward. The restricting portion 43 protrudes upward from the tip of each fork portion 42 .

A pair of inner connecting portions 45 and a pair of outer connecting portions 46 are provided on both sides of the carriage 37 in the second direction Y. As shown in FIG. A pair of inner connecting portions 45 are provided on one side of the carriage 37 in the first direction X. As shown in FIG. The pair of outer connecting portions 46 are provided outside the pair of inner connecting portions 45 in the second direction Y and on the other side in the first direction X by a pair of support members 47 attached to the pair of inner connecting portions 45. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the mechanism section 38 includes a pair of inner sprockets 49 rotatably arranged at four upper and lower portions of the frame 30, and a pair of inner sprockets 49 stretched between the pair of inner sprockets 49. It has an inner chain 50 , a pair of outer sprockets 51 rotatably arranged at four upper and lower portions of the frame 30 , and a pair of outer chains 52 stretched around the pair of outer sprockets 51 .

With respect to the second direction Y, each pair of inner sprockets 49 and a pair of inner chains 50 are arranged on the inner side, and each pair of outer sprockets 51 and a pair of outer chains 52 are arranged on the outer side. A pair of inner chains 50 are stretched vertically along one side (the right side in FIG. 2) in the first direction X of the ascending conveying portion 26 and the descending conveying portion 27 provided in the conveying device main body 20. A pair of outer chains 52 are vertically stretched along the other side of the conveying portion 27 in the first direction X (left side in FIG. 2).

A pair of inner connecting portions 45 of each carriage 37 are connected to a pair of inner chains 50 , and a pair of outer connecting portions 46 are connected to a pair of outer chains 52 . Each carriage 37 is supported by a pair of inner chains 50 and a pair of outer chains 52 and maintained in a horizontal state.

Between the upper ends of the ascending conveying portion 26 and the descending conveying portion 27, an upper conveying portion 53 is provided on which the conveying table 37 horizontally moves from the ascending conveying portion 26 to the descending conveying portion 27. As shown in FIG. Between the lower ends of the ascending conveying portion 26 and the descending conveying portion 27, a lower conveying portion 54 on which the carriage 37 horizontally moves from the descending conveying portion 27 to the ascending conveying portion 26 is arranged. In the lower transport section 54, only the transport table 37 moves, and the transported article 12 does not move.

In the mechanical section 38, the inner sprocket 49 and the outer sprocket 51 are driven to rotate in conjunction with each other by the motor 55 installed on the frame 30, thereby rotating the pair of inner chains 50 and the pair of outer chains 52 in conjunction. As a result, the plurality of carriages 37 circulate over the ascending conveying section 26, the upper conveying section 53, the descending conveying section 27, and the lower conveying section 54 while maintaining a horizontal state. The direction in which the carriage 37 circulates is one direction in which the carriage 37 ascends the ascending conveying section 26 and descends the descending conveying section 27 .

2, the first transfer section 32 is disposed on the lower side (lowermost part) of the ascending conveying section 26 and in the ascending path of the conveying table 37. As shown in FIG. The first transfer section 32 receives and conveys the goods A sent by the first carry-in section 21 and transfers them to a conveyor 37 rising from the lower side of the ascending conveying section 26 . In the present embodiment, the first delivery section 32 moves the received goods A from the first carrying-in section 21 to the far side area (upward area) spaced from the first conveying goods 12 (outgoing goods B) in FIG. The goods A are conveyed to the other side area 26b) of the conveying unit 26 and delivered to the other side mounting position 40b of the conveying platform 37. - 特許庁

The first transfer section 32 is arranged on both sides of the ascending transfer section 26 in the first direction X, as shown in FIGS. The first delivery section 32 includes a plurality of first delivery rollers 58, a support section 59 that supports the first delivery rollers 58, a guide section 60a that guides the goods A to be received and conveyed on the first delivery section 32, It has 60b.

The first delivery rollers 58 are arranged in one side area 26a and the other side area 26b of the ascending conveying section 26 with the first direction X as the axial direction and the second direction Y at predetermined intervals. The first delivery rollers 58 are arranged corresponding to positions between the plurality of fork portions 42 of the carriage 37 so as not to interfere with the carriage 37 ascending the ascending conveyance section 26 .

The first delivery roller 58 is a motorized roller that incorporates a motor and rotates the outer roller by means of the motor. It should be noted that the first transfer roller 58 may be a roller without a built-in motor, and the rotational driving force from the motor may be transmitted to this roller by a belt or the like. Then, the first delivery roller 58 moves the incoming goods A sent from the first carrying-in part 21 on one side of the ascending conveying part 26 to the other side of the ascending conveying part 26, in the second direction Y. It is conveyed in the first carry-in direction Y1 along.

The support portion 59 is arranged on the frame 30 and supports the plurality of first delivery rollers 58 at fixed positions. Since the support portion 59 supports the plurality of first delivery rollers 58 at a fixed position, any configuration may be used. The support portion 59 of the present embodiment has a configuration in which a part thereof is shared with the second delivery portion 33 and the like.

The guide portions 60 a and 60 b are arranged above the first delivery roller 58 and fixed to the support portion 59 . By means of the guides 60a and 60b, the position in the first direction X of the incoming goods A sent from the first carrying-in part 21 to the first delivery part 32 and transported in the first carrying-in direction Y1 is transferred to the carriage 37 at a predetermined position. Locate in position. A stopper 61 is provided at the end of the guide portion 60b in the first carrying-in direction Y1 to restrict the transportation of the goods A in the first carrying-in direction Y1.

Between the first carrying-in section 21 and the first delivery section 32, a plurality of transfer rollers 62 are rotatably arranged for transferring the goods A from the first carrying-in section 21 to the first delivery section 32. ing. In addition, the support member 47 of the carriage 37 passes between the adjacent transfer rollers 62, so that the transfer roller 62 and the carriage 37 do not interfere with each other.

2, the second transfer section 33 is arranged above the first transfer section 32 of the ascending transfer section 26 and on the ascending path of the carriage 37. As shown in FIG. The second transfer section 33 is arranged in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction with respect to the ascending conveying section 26 corresponding to the positions of the second carrying-in sections 22 arranged in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction. The second transfer section 33 of the present embodiment is arranged, for example, in eight stages in the vertical direction.

The second transfer section 33 receives and conveys the goods to be delivered B sent by the second carry-in section 22, and transfers them to a conveying table 37 rising from the lower side of the ascending conveying section 26. - 特許庁In the present embodiment, the second delivery section 33 moves the received outgoing goods B from the second carrying-in section 22 to the far side area (of the ascending conveying section 26) spaced apart by one conveyed article 12 (received goods A). The goods B are conveyed to the one side area 26 a ) and transferred to the one side loading position 40 a of the conveyor table 37 .

The second transfer section 33 is arranged on both sides of the ascending conveying section 26 in the first direction X, as shown in FIGS. The second transfer section 33 is arranged on one side in the second direction Y corresponding to the one side area 26a and the other side area 26b of the ascending transfer section 26 and the one side mounting position 40a and the other side mounting position 40b of the carriage 37. and the other side, one side transfer section 33a and the other side transfer section 33b.

The second delivery section 33 (the one-side delivery section 33a and the other-side delivery section 33b) includes second delivery rollers 65, which are a plurality of delivery rollers. The second transfer section 33 (the one-side transfer section 33a and the other-side transfer section 33b) is supported by the support section 66 so as to be able to advance and retreat with respect to the ascending transfer section . On the second delivery section 33 (one-side delivery section 33a and the other-side delivery section 33b), the goods to be delivered B to be received and conveyed on the second delivery section 33 (the one-side delivery section 33a and the other-side delivery section 33b) are Guide portions 67a and 67b are provided for guiding.

The second delivery rollers 65 are arranged with a predetermined interval in the second direction Y with the first direction X as the axial direction by the support portion 66 . The second delivery roller 65 can move forward and backward in the ascending conveying portion 26 by the support portion 66, and has a plurality of forks of the conveying table 37 so as not to interfere with the conveying table 37 ascending the ascending conveying portion 26 when entering. It is arranged corresponding to the position between the portions 42 . That is, the second transfer section 33 (the one-side transfer section 33a and the other-side transfer section 33b) does not interfere with the plurality of fork sections 42 arranged in a comb shape on the carriage 37 ascending the ascending transfer section 26. , a plurality of second transfer rollers 65 are arranged in a comb shape.

The second delivery roller 65 is a motorized roller that incorporates a motor and rotates the outer roller by means of the motor. The second transfer roller 65 may be a roller that does not incorporate a motor, and the rotational driving force from the motor may be transmitted to this roller by a belt or the like. Then, the second delivery roller 65 moves in the second direction Y, which is the direction toward one side of the ascending conveying unit 26, the outgoing goods B sent from the second carrying-in unit 22 on the other side of the ascending conveying unit 26. It is conveyed in the second carry-in direction Y2 along.

4 to 6, the support portion 66 includes a base 68 fixed to the frame 30, a plurality of rails 69 arranged on the base 68 along the first direction X, and rails 69 along these rails 69. and a cylinder 71 for moving the moving portion 70 in the first direction X with respect to the base 68 . The moving section 70 supports a plurality of second delivery rollers 65 so as not to interfere with the carriage 37 when entering the ascending carriage section 26 . Then, by driving the cylinder 71, the plurality of second delivery rollers 65 slide along the first direction X, and enter a position where they enter the ascending conveying section 26 and a retracted position (see FIG. 4) where they retreat from the ascending conveying section 26. position shown in ). Further, in the support portion 66, the one-side transfer portion 33a and the other-side transfer portion 33b are independently movable forward and backward with respect to the ascending transfer portion .

It should be noted that the cylinder 71 used for the other side delivery portion 33b of the second delivery portion 33 in the lowermost stage has at least the second delivery roller 65 from the ascending conveying portion 26 than the cylinder 71 used for the other second delivery portion 33. A high-speed drive cylinder is used that can perform the retraction movement at high speed.

The guide portions 67a and 67b are arranged above the second transfer roller 65 and fixed to the moving portion 70. As shown in FIG. The guide portions 67a and 67b move integrally with the second transfer roller 65 and the moving portion 70. As shown in FIG. By means of the guide portions 67a and 67b, the position in the first direction X of the goods to be delivered B, which is sent from the second carry-in portion 22 to the second transfer portion 33 and conveyed in the second carry-in direction Y2, is transferred to the carriage 37 at a predetermined position. Locate in position. A stopper 72 is provided at the end of the guide portion 67a in the second carrying-in direction Y2 to restrict the transport of the goods B to be delivered in the second carrying-in direction Y2.

A plurality of transfer rollers 73 are rotatably arranged between the second carrying-in section 22 and the second delivery section 33 for transferring the goods to be delivered B from the second carrying-in section 22 to the second delivery section 33. ing. In addition, the support member 47 of the transfer table 37 passes between the adjacent transfer rollers 73, and the transfer rollers 73 and the transfer table 37 do not interfere with each other.

The support portion 59 of the first transfer portion 32 is configured by sharing a part of the structure of the support portion 66 of the second transfer portion 33 . In the support portion 59, the cylinder 71 or the like is not used because the plurality of first delivery rollers 58 are arranged at fixed positions.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the first delivery section 34 is arranged on the lower side (lowermost part) of the descending transfer section 27. As shown in FIG. The first sending section 34 receives the goods to be delivered B mounted on the conveying table 37 descending from the upper side of the descending conveying section 27 and sends them out to the first carry-out section 23 .

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first delivery section 34 is arranged on both sides of the downward conveying section 27 in the first direction X. As shown in FIGS. The first delivery section 34 includes a plurality of first delivery rollers 76 and a support section 77 that supports the first delivery rollers 76 . Further, the first delivery section 34 includes a guide section 78 that guides the goods to be delivered B delivered from the first delivery section 34 to the first carry-out section 23 .

The first delivery rollers 76 are arranged in one side area 27a and the other side area 27b of the descending conveying section 27 with the first direction X as the axial direction and the second direction Y at predetermined intervals. The first delivery rollers 76 are arranged corresponding to the positions between the plurality of fork portions 42 of the carriage 37 so as not to interfere with the carriage 37 descending the descent conveying section 27 .

The first delivery roller 76 is composed of a motor roller that incorporates a motor and rotates the outer roller by means of the motor. It should be noted that the first delivery roller 76 may be a roller without a built-in motor, and the rotational driving force from the motor may be transmitted to this roller by a belt or the like. The first delivery roller 76 moves the goods B received from the conveyor 37 toward the first delivery section 23 on one side of the downward conveying section 27 and along the second direction Y. Convey in the delivery direction Y3.

The support portion 77 is arranged on the frame 30 and supports the plurality of first delivery rollers 76 in a fixed position. The support portion 77 may have any configuration to support the plurality of first delivery rollers 76 in a fixed position. The support portion 77 of the present embodiment is shared with the first transfer portion 32, and has a configuration in which a part thereof is shared with the above-described second transfer portion 33 and the like.

The guide portion 78 is arranged above the first delivery roller 76 and fixed to the support portion 77 . The guide portion 78 guides the position in the first direction X of the goods B to be delivered from the first delivery portion 34 to the first unloading portion 23 so as to be positioned.

A plurality of transfer rollers 79 are rotatably arranged between the first delivery section 34 and the first carry-out section 23 for transferring the goods to be delivered B from the first delivery section 34 to the first carry-out section 23. ing. In addition, the support member 47 of the transfer table 37 passes between the adjacent transfer rollers 79, and the transfer rollers 79 and the transfer table 37 do not interfere with each other.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the second delivery section 35 is arranged above the first delivery section 34 of the descending transfer section 27. As shown in FIG. The second delivery section 35 is arranged in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction with respect to the descending conveying section 27 corresponding to the positions of the second carry-out sections 24 arranged in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction. As with the second transfer section 33, the second delivery section 35 of the present embodiment is arranged vertically in eight stages, for example.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the second delivery section 35 is arranged on both sides of the downward conveying section 27 in the first direction X. As shown in FIG. The second sending section 35 corresponds only to the other side area 27b of the descending conveying section 27 and the other side mounting position 40b of the conveying table 37, and the other side of the descending conveying section 27 in the second direction Y, that is, the second unloading section. It is arranged only on the 24 side, and is not arranged on one side of the downward conveying section 27 in the second direction Y, that is, on the side opposite to the second unloading section 24 .

The second delivery section 35 has a plurality of second delivery rollers 81 . The second delivery section 35 is supported by the support section 82 so as to be able to advance and retreat with respect to the descending transfer section 27 . A guide portion 83 is arranged on the second delivery portion 35 to guide the goods A to be received on the second delivery portion 35 .

The second delivery rollers 81 are arranged with a predetermined interval in the second direction Y with the first direction X as the axial direction by the supporting portion 82 . The second delivery roller 81 can move forward and backward in the descending conveying unit 27 by means of the supporting part 82, and when it enters the descending conveying unit 27, the plurality of forks of the conveying table 37 are arranged so as not to interfere with the conveying table 37 descending the descending conveying unit 27. It is arranged corresponding to the position between the portions 42 . That is, in the second delivery section 35, a plurality of second delivery rollers 81 are arranged in a comb shape so as not to interfere with the plurality of fork sections 42 arranged in a comb shape of the carrier 37 descending the descending carrier section 27. arranged in a shape.

The second delivery roller 81 is composed of a motor roller that incorporates a motor and rotates the outer roller by means of the motor. The second delivery roller 81 may be a roller without a built-in motor, and the rotational driving force from the motor may be transmitted to this roller by a belt or the like. Then, the second delivery rollers 81 move the goods A received from the conveyor 37 toward the second delivery section 24 on the other side of the descending conveyance section 27 in a second direction Y along the second direction Y. Convey in the delivery direction Y4.

The supporting portion 82 has the same configuration as the above-described supporting portion 66 of the other side delivery portion 33b of the second delivery portion 33, for example. Therefore, the configuration of the support portion 82 is given the same reference numerals as the configuration of the support portion 66 . Then, by driving the cylinder 71, the plurality of second delivery rollers 81 slide along the first direction X, enter the entry position (position shown in FIG. It is possible to move back and forth between the retracted retracted position.

The guide portion 83 is arranged above the second delivery roller 81 and fixed to the moving portion 70 . The guide portion 83 moves integrally with the second delivery roller 81 and the moving portion 70 . The guide portion 83 guides the position in the first direction X of the goods A to be delivered from the second delivery portion 35 to the second unloading portion 24 so as to be positioned.

Between the second delivery section 35 and the second delivery section 24, a plurality of transfer rollers 84 are rotatably arranged for transferring the stored goods A from the second delivery section 35 to the second delivery section 24. ing. In addition, the support member 47 of the transfer table 37 passes between the adjacent transfer rollers 84, so that the transfer rollers 84 and the transfer table 37 do not interfere with each other.

Next, the operation of the conveying device 13 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 12. FIG. 7 to 12 (a) to (e) are side views of the conveying device 13, and are side views of the conveying device 13 of FIG. 2 as seen from the left side.

Then, the conveying device 13 operates so as to perform the warehousing process of the incoming goods A and the shipping process of the outgoing goods B in parallel.

First, with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10, the operation of processing incoming goods A and outgoing goods B in the ascending conveying section 26 will be described.

In addition, a plurality of carriage detection sensors P1-1 for detecting the position of the rising carriage 37 corresponding to each position of the first transfer section 32 and the plurality of second transfer sections 33 are provided in the ascending conveyance section 26. , P1-2 . . . , a plurality of conveyed object detection sensors P2-1, P2-2 . sensors P3-1, P3-2, and so on are installed.

As shown in FIG. 7(a), for example, incoming goods A1 are brought into the first carrying-in section 21, outgoing goods B1 are carried into the second carrying-in section 22 at the bottom, and second carrying-in at the second level from the bottom. The goods to be delivered B2 are carried into the part 22. As shown in FIG. Further, the carriage 37 immediately before the carriage 37 on which the goods A1 are to be loaded is in a state of passing the first transfer section 32 upward. It is assumed that the delivery order of the delivered product B1 and the delivered product B2 is set in the order of the delivered product B1 and the delivered product B2.

As shown in FIG. 7(b), when the preceding carriage 37 rises to a position where it does not interfere with the incoming goods A1 sent onto the first delivery section 32, the preceding carriage 37 is detected as a carriage. sensor P1-1 detects. Based on the detection of the carriage detection sensor P1-1, the first delivery roller 58 of the first delivery section 32 is rotationally driven, and the incoming goods A1 are carried in from the first carry-in section 21 to the first delivery section 32. Start.

As shown in FIG. 7(c), after the carriage detecting sensor P1-1 detects the passage of the preceding carriage 37, the lowermost second receiver moves toward the entry position in the ascending carriage 26. The second transfer roller 65 of the transfer section 33 starts to move.

As shown in FIG. 7(d), the first transfer section 32 conveys the goods A1 received from the first carry-in section 21 toward the transfer position 40b on the other side of the carrier 37. As shown in FIG. The next incoming goods A2 are carried into the first carrying-in section 21. As shown in FIG.

The second delivery roller 65 of the second delivery section 33 at the bottom enters the ascending conveying section 26 . When the previous carriage 37 rises to a position where it does not interfere with the delivery item B1 sent onto the second delivery section 33 at the bottom, the carriage detection sensor P1-2 detects the preceding carriage 37. do. Based on the detection of the carriage detection sensor P1-2, the second delivery roller 65 of the second delivery section 33 at the bottom is driven to rotate, and the second delivery section 22 from the second delivery section 22 at the bottom is moved to the second delivery section at the bottom. Commence delivery of shipment B1 to 33.

As shown in FIG. 7(e), after the conveyed object detection sensor P2-1 detects the passage of the goods A1 conveyed by the first delivery unit 32, the stop sensor P3-1 detects the goods A1. , the transportation of the goods A1 by the first delivery section 32 is stopped (the rotation of the first delivery roller 58 is stopped). As a result, the goods A1 placed on the first delivery section 32 are arranged at the position to be delivered to the other side loading position 40b of the carrier 37. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8(a), the lowermost second delivery section 33 directs the outgoing goods B1 received from the second loading section 22 to a position for delivery to the one-side loading position 40a of the carriage 37, That is, it is conveyed from the other-side delivery section 33b toward the one-side delivery section 33a.

As shown in FIG. 8(b), the goods to be delivered B1 conveyed by the second delivery section 33 on the lowest stage are transferred from the other side delivery part 33b to the one side delivery part 33a, and the passage of the goods to be delivered B1 is used for conveyed article detection. When the sensor P2-2 detects this, the rotation of the second delivery roller 65 of the other side delivery section 33b is stopped, and the other side delivery section 33b is retracted from the ascending conveying section . At this time, a high-speed driving cylinder is used as the cylinder 71 for the other side transfer portion 33b of the second transfer portion 33 at the lowest stage, so that the other side transfer portion 33b is retracted from the ascending transfer portion 26 at high speed. . This is because the received goods A1 on the first delivery section 32 located immediately below the other side delivery section 33b are lifted by the carriage 37, and the interference between the other side delivery section 33b and the received goods A1 is ensured. This is to prevent

When the stop sensor P3-2 detects the delivered product B1 transported by the one side delivery portion 33a of the second delivery portion 33 at the bottom, the transportation of the delivered product B1 by the one side delivery portion 33a is stopped (the second delivery roller 65). As a result, the goods to be delivered B1 are arranged on the one-side delivery part 33a and at a position to be delivered to the one-side loading position 40a of the carrier 37. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8(c), the other side delivery section 33b of the second delivery section 33 at the bottom completes withdrawal from the ascending conveying section 26 before the goods A1 are lifted.

As shown in FIG. 8(d), the loading position 40b on the other side of the carriage 37 rising from the lower side of the ascending carriage 26 receives the goods A1 on the first delivery section 32, and the carriage 37 receives the goods A1. Increase product A1.

As shown in FIG. 8(e), when the carriage 37 carrying the incoming goods A1 is raised to a position where it does not interfere with the incoming goods A2 to be sent next onto the first delivery section 32, the conveying table carrying the incoming goods A1 The platform 37 is detected by the platform detection sensor P1-1. Based on the detection of the carriage detection sensor P1-1, the first delivery roller 58 of the first delivery section 32 is driven to rotate, and the next incoming article A2 from the first carry-in section 21 to the first delivery section 32 is delivered. Start importing.

Then, the subsequent goods A2, A3, A4, .

As shown in FIG. 9(a), the goods to be delivered B1 arranged on the one side delivery part 33a of the second delivery part 33 at the bottom stage are placed on the one side mounting position 40a of the carrier 37 on which the goods A1 are loaded. After receiving, the delivery platform 37 raises the delivery product B1. Therefore, the incoming goods A1 and the outgoing goods B1 are loaded together on one carrier 37, and the incoming goods A1 are loaded at the other side loading position 40b of the carrier 37 on the side of the second carrying-out section 24, and the first carrying-out is carried out. At one side loading position 40a of the carriage 37 on the unit 23 side, the goods to be delivered B1 are loaded.

As shown in FIG. 9(b), when the carriage detection sensor P1-2 detects the carriage 37 on which the incoming goods A1 and the outgoing goods B1 are mounted, the one side delivery section 33a of the second delivery section 33 at the lowest level is detected. is withdrawn from the ascending conveying unit 26.

As shown in FIG. 9(c), after the carriage detection sensor P1-2 detects the passage of the carriage 37 loaded with the incoming goods A1 and outgoing goods B1, it is directed to the entry position in the ascending conveyance section 26. The second delivery roller 65 of the second delivery section 33 on the second stage from the bottom starts to move.

As shown in FIG. 9(d), the second delivery roller 65 of the second delivery section 33 on the second stage from the bottom enters the ascending conveying section 26. As shown in FIG. When the carriage 37 on which the incoming goods A1 and the outgoing goods B1 are loaded rises to a position where it does not interfere with the outgoing goods B2 sent onto the second transfer section 33 on the second stage from the bottom, the incoming goods A1 and the outgoing goods B1 are loaded. The carriage detection sensor P1-3 detects the carriage 37 that has moved. Based on the detection of the carriage detection sensor P1-3, the second delivery roller 65 of the second delivery section 33 on the second stage from the bottom is rotationally driven, and the second carrying-in section 22 on the second stage from the bottom. , the delivery of the goods to be delivered B2 to the second delivery section 33 on the second stage is started.

As shown in FIGS. 9(e) and 10(a), the second delivery section 33 on the second stage from the bottom loads the outgoing article B2 received from the second loading section 22 onto one side loading position of the carriage 37. It is conveyed toward the position to be delivered to 40a, that is, from the other-side delivery section 33b to the one-side delivery section 33a.

As shown in FIG. 10(b), the delivery item B2 conveyed by the second delivery section 33 on the second stage from the bottom transfers from the other side delivery section 33b to the one side delivery section 33a, and the delivery item B2 is conveyed. When the object detection sensor P2-3 detects it, the rotation of the second delivery roller 65 of the other side delivery section 33b is stopped, and the other side delivery section 33b is retracted from the ascending conveying section .

When the stop sensor P3-3 detects the delivered product B2 transported by the one-side delivery portion 33a of the second delivery portion 33 from the bottom, the one-side delivery portion 33a stops transporting the delivered product B1 (second 2 Stop the rotation of the delivery roller 65). As a result, the goods to be delivered B2 are arranged on the one-side delivery part 33a and at the position to be delivered to the one-side loading position 40a of the carrier 37. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 10(c), the other side delivery section 33b of the second delivery section 33 one step above the lowest stage completes withdrawal from the ascending conveying section 26 before the goods A2 are lifted.

As shown in the order of FIGS. 10(d) and 10(e), it is placed on the one side transfer section 33a of the second transfer section 33 on the second stage from the bottom at the one side mounting position 40a of the carrier 37 on which the goods A2 are mounted. Receives the goods B2 to be shipped and lifts the goods B2 to be shipped by the carriage 37. - 特許庁Therefore, the incoming goods A2 and the outgoing goods B2 are loaded together on one carrier 37, and the incoming goods A2 are loaded at the other side loading position 40b of the carrier 37 on the side of the second carrying-out section 24, and the first carrying-out is carried out. At one side loading position 40a of the carriage 37 on the unit 23 side, the goods to be delivered B2 are loaded.

Then, in the same manner as the delivered products B1 and B2, the subsequent delivered products B3, etc. are also mounted on the ascending carrier 37 by the ascending transport unit 26. As shown in FIG. For example, the goods to be delivered B3 are in the second carrying-in section 22 on the sixth level from the bottom, and are received by the second transfer section 33 on the sixth level from the bottom on the carriage 37 in the same manner as the bottom level and the second level from the bottom. hand over.

It should be noted that the carriage 37 does not always carry incoming goods A and outgoing goods B; In some cases, neither B is installed.

Next, FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 explain the processing operation of the incoming article A and the outgoing article B in the descending transfer section 27. FIG.

In addition, the descending conveying unit 27 has a plurality of sensors for detecting the sending of the article 12 to the first unloading unit 23 and the second unloading unit 24 corresponding to the respective positions of the first unloading unit 34 and the second unloading unit 35 . and a plurality of carriage detection sensors P5-1, P5-2, P5-3, . . . for detecting the position of the descending carriage 37. is set up.

As shown in FIG. 11(a), for example, it is assumed that incoming goods A1 are set to be sorted into the second unloading section 24 on the third stage from the bottom. Even if another incoming item A is mounted on the previous conveying table 37 that descends prior to the conveying table 37 on which the incoming item A1 is mounted, the incoming item A is placed on the third tier from the bottom. When it descends to a height position where it does not interfere with the 2 delivery unit 35, the carriage detection sensor P5-3 detects the carriage 37 immediately before it. Based on the detection of the carriage detection sensor P5-3, the second delivery roller 81 of the second delivery section 35 on the third stage from the bottom is moved into the descending transport section 27, and the second delivery roller 81 is driven to rotate. do.

As shown in FIG. 11(b), the second delivery section 35 on the third stage from the bottom receives the incoming goods A1 mounted on the other side mounting position 40b of the descending carriage 37, and the third stage from the bottom. It is delivered toward the second delivery section 24 of the eye.

As shown in FIG. 11(c), the unloaded item B1 is loaded on one side loading position 40a of the carrier 37 that delivered the stored item A1 to the second unloading section 24 on the third stage from the bottom. The product B1 passes through one side of the second delivery section 35 and descends.

As shown in FIGS. 11(d) and 11(e), when the delivery detection sensor P4-4 detects that the incoming goods A1 have been delivered to the second carry-out section 24 on the third stage from the bottom, The second delivery section 35 is retracted from the downward conveying section 27, and the rotation of the second delivery roller 81 is stopped. When the goods A2 transported by the next transport table 37 are also sorted to the second delivery part 24 on the third stage from the bottom, the second delivery part 35 does not need to be retracted.

As shown in FIGS. 12(a) and 12(b), for example, it is assumed that the incoming goods A2 are set to be sorted to the second unloading section 24 on the second stage from the bottom. Even if another incoming item A is mounted on the previous conveying table 37 that descends prior to the conveying table 37 on which the incoming item A2 is mounted, the incoming item A is placed on the second stage from the bottom. When it descends to a height position where it does not interfere with the 2 delivery unit 35, the carriage detection sensor P5-2 detects the carriage 37 immediately before it. Based on the detection of the carriage detection sensor P5-2, the second delivery roller 81 of the second delivery section 35 from the bottom is moved into the descending transport section 27, and the second delivery roller 81 is driven to rotate. do.

As shown in FIG. 12(c), the first delivery section 34 receives the delivery article B1 mounted on the one side loading position 40a of the descending carriage 37 and delivers it toward the first delivery section 23. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 12(d), it is confirmed that the goods to be delivered B1 has been delivered to the first carry-out section 23 based on the detection of the delivery detection sensor P4-1.

As shown in FIG. 12(e), the second delivery section 35 on the second stage from the bottom receives the goods A2 loaded on the other side loading position 40b of the descending carriage 37, and It is delivered toward the second delivery section 24 of the eye.

The other side of the first delivery section 34 in the second direction Y through which the other side mounting position 40b of the carriage 37 passes is not normally used for transporting the goods 12, but for example, the warehouse main body 11 side is used. or the failure of the second delivery unit 35, the loading position on the other side of the carriage 37 is not delivered from the carriage 37 to the second delivery unit 24 side, and the goods A descends with the carriage 37. The goods A can be received from 40b and delivered to the first carry-out section 23.

Then, the incoming goods A3, . . . , and the outgoing goods B2, B3, .

Also, the goods A1, A2, .

As described above, in the conveying device 13 of the present embodiment, the conveying device main body 20 sends out the goods A sent from the first loading section 21 to the ascending conveying section 26 from the descending conveying section 27 to the second unloading section 24. By sending out goods B sent from the second carry-in part 22 to the ascending conveying part 26 from the descending conveying part 27 to the first carry-out part 23, the entering goods A and the leaving goods B are carried out in parallel. be able to.

That is, according to the conveying device 13, one conveying device main body 20 conveys the conveyed article 12 (the received article A) from one side of the conveying device main body 20 to the other side, In parallel with the transportation of the goods 12 (outgoing goods B) to the side, the goods 12 can be efficiently conveyed in a space-saving manner.

In addition, since the conveying table 37 has two mounting positions 40 for mounting the articles 12 on one side and the other side, the articles 12 (received goods A) to be conveyed from one side of the conveying apparatus main body 20 to the other side , the goods 12 (outgoing goods B) to be conveyed from the other side of the conveying device main body 20 to one side can be loaded and conveyed together, and the goods 12 can be conveyed more efficiently.

Furthermore, at the loading position 40 on one side of the carriage 37, the goods 12 (outgoing goods B) to be delivered from the other side of the conveying device main body 20 to the first unloading section 23 on one side are mounted, and At the loading position 40 on the other side of 37, the first carry-out from the carrier 37 is carried by loading the goods 12 (received goods A) to be delivered from one side of the conveying device body 20 to the second carry-out section 24 on the other side. Conveyance of the goods 12 (outgoing goods B) to the section 23 and conveyance of the goods 12 (incoming goods A) from the carriage 37 to the second unloading section 24 can be performed in parallel.

Furthermore, the second delivery section 33 has a one-side delivery section 33a and the other-side delivery section 33b that are movable forward and backward with respect to the ascending conveying section 26. When the one-side delivery section 33a and the other-side delivery section 33b enter, , a loading position 40 on one side of a conveying table 37 that conveys the goods 12 (outgoing goods B) sent from the second carry-in part 22 to the ascending conveying part 26 onto the one-side delivery part 33a and ascends the ascending conveying part 26. (One-side loading position 40a), and when the other-side delivery part 33b is retracted, to the other-side loading position 40 (other-side loading position 40b) of the carriage 37 that ascends the ascending transport part 26 The loaded article 12 (warehouse A) can be passed through.

Further, a plurality of fork portions 42 are provided in a comb shape on both sides of the carriage 37 in the first direction X, and a plurality of second delivery rollers 65 of the second delivery portion 33 are lifted to both sides of the carriage 26 in the first direction X. , and the plurality of second delivery rollers 81 of the second delivery section 35 are moved downward from both sides of the downward transfer section 27 in the first direction X. , between the forks 42 on both sides of the carriage 37, the strokes of the forward and backward movements of the second delivery rollers 65 and the second delivery rollers 81 are short, and the second delivery rollers 65 and the second delivery rollers 81 81 can be moved between the approach position and the retracted position in a short period of time. Therefore, even if the conveying speed of the article 12 is increased, it is possible to switch the forward/backward movement of the second transfer section 33 and the second delivery section 35, and the conveying efficiency of the conveying device 13 can be improved.

In the conveying device 13 of the above-described embodiment, the first transfer section 32 receives the two incoming articles A from the first carrying-in section 21, and the two incoming articles A are placed on the two mounting positions 40 of the carrier 37. In addition, the second delivery unit 35 may receive two goods A from the two loading positions 40 of the carriage 37 and deliver them to the second unloading unit 24 together. In this case, similarly to the second transfer section 33, the second delivery section 35 is divided into two sections in the second direction Y corresponding to the two mounting positions 40 of the carriage 37, and each section is divided into two sections. It may be configured so as to be able to advance and retreat with respect to the descending conveying section 27 .

Similarly, the second delivery section 33 receives together the two delivered articles B carried in from the second carry-in section 22, and the two delivered articles B are placed together on the two loading positions 40 of the carrier 37. In addition, the first sending unit 34 may receive two goods B from two loading positions 40 of the carriage 37 and send them to the first unloading unit 23 together.

Further, the carrier table 37 may be provided with three or more mounting positions 40 in the second direction Y so that a plurality of incoming goods A or a plurality of outgoing goods B may be conveyed together.

In addition, the second delivery roller 65 of the second delivery section 33 that can advance and retreat with respect to the ascending conveying section 26, and the second delivery roller 81 of the second delivery section 35 that can advance and retreat with respect to the descending conveying section 27, It is not limited to the structure that slides along the first direction X, and the end side of the second delivery roller 65 entering the ascending conveying section 26 and the end side of the second delivery roller 81 entering the descending conveying section 27 , may be configured to swing up and down.

Further, the conveying device 13 is not limited to application to the automated warehouse system 10, and conveys the goods 12 from one side of the conveying device main body 20 to the other side and conveying from the other side to the other side of the conveying device main body 20. It can also be applied to other transport systems for transporting objects 12 and the like.

In addition, as shown in FIG. Although explained as a layout positioned on the other side, both or one of the first loading section 21 and the second loading section 22 and the first unloading section 23 and the second unloading section 24 are located on the one side or the other side of the second direction Y. may be arranged in the vertical direction.

For example, when both the first carrying-in section 21 and the second carrying-in section 22, and the first carrying-out section 23 and the second carrying-out section 24 are arranged on one side of the second direction Y, the warehouse body 11 can The first transfer roller 58 of the first transfer section 32 is located on one side area 26a, and the second transfer roller 65 of the second transfer section 33 is positioned on one side area 26a and the other side area 26b. , the first delivery roller 76 of the first delivery section 34 is arranged in the one side region 27a and the other side region 27b, and the second delivery roller 81 of the second delivery section 35 is arranged in the one side region 27a. The conveying direction of the first delivery section 32 and the second delivery section 33 is the direction from one side to the other side in the second direction Y, and the conveying direction of the first delivery section 34 and the second delivery section 35 is the second direction Y. It becomes the direction which goes to one side from the other side of 2 directions Y. FIG.

Further, when the first carry-in part 21 and the second carry-in part 22 are arranged on one side of the second direction Y, and the first carry-out part 23 and the second carry-out part 24 are arranged on the other side of the second direction Y, the first The first delivery rollers 58 of the delivery section 32 are arranged in the one side region 26a and the other side region 26b, the second delivery rollers 65 of the second delivery section 33 are arranged in the one side region 26a, and the first delivery rollers 76 of the first delivery section 34 are arranged. are provided in the one side area 27a and the other side area 27b, and the second delivery roller 81 of the second delivery section 35 is provided in the other side area 26a. The conveying direction of the first delivery section 32 and the second delivery section 33 is the direction from one side to the other side in the second direction Y, and the conveying direction of the first delivery section 34 and the second delivery section 35 is also the second direction Y. It is the direction from one side of the direction Y to the other side.

Furthermore, the first loading section 21 and the second unloading section 24 may be located on one side of the second direction Y, and the second loading section 22 and the first unloading section 23 may be located on the other side of the second direction Y, or vice versa. Combination with a layout in which both or one of the first loading section 21 and the second loading section 22, and the first unloading section 23 and the second unloading section 24 are arranged vertically on one side or the other side of the second direction Y. , the arrangement of the first carry-in section 21 and the second carry-in section 22, and the arrangement of the first carry-out section 23 and the second carry-out section 24 with respect to the conveying apparatus main body 20 can be changed as appropriate.

In addition, according to the change in the number of processing requests for incoming goods A and outgoing goods B, when incoming goods A are more than outgoing goods B by a predetermined standard, a plurality of incoming goods A are lifted from the first carrying-in section 21 . A plurality of goods A are sent to one conveyor 37 that moves in the conveying unit 26, and the conveying table 37 that conveys the plurality of goods A in the descending conveying unit 27 transports the goods A all at once. It may be delivered to one of the second carrying-out units 24, or may be sorted and delivered to the second carrying-out units 24 corresponding to each of the stored goods A. Conversely, if the number of outgoing goods B is larger than that of incoming goods A by a predetermined standard, a plurality of outgoing goods B is transferred from one second carrying-in section 22 to one carriage 37 moving on the ascending conveying section 26. Alternatively, the articles may be sequentially sent from the plurality of second carry-in units 22 to the carriage 37, and the first carry-out unit 23 delivers a plurality of products B to be delivered. It should be noted that the predetermined criterion regarding the difference between the incoming goods A and the outgoing goods B for determining whether or not to switch to the processing method in which a plurality of incoming goods A or outgoing goods B are simultaneously conveyed by the carriage 37 is the incoming goods A and outgoing goods B. The determination may be made based on the difference in the number of processed items between A and B, or may be determined based on the ratio of the number of processed items.

Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 23. FIG.

The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the configuration of the carriage 37, the first delivery section 32, the second delivery section 33, the first delivery section 34, and the second delivery section 35. is constructed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

13 and 14 show the configuration of the carriage 37 and the first transfer section 32. As shown in FIG.

First, the carriage 37 has a central base portion 41 in the second direction Y and a plurality of fork portions 42 protruding from the base portion 41 on both sides in the second direction Y in a comb shape. The spaces between the plurality of fork portions 42 are opened vertically and outwardly. In addition, on both sides of the loading positions 40a and 40b of the carriage 37 in the second direction Y and on both sides in the first direction X, the positional deviation of the received goods A or the discharged goods B mounted on the respective mounting positions 40a and 40b is controlled. Regulating portions 43 and 44 are provided. The restricting portions 43 on both sides in the second direction Y project upward from the tip of each fork portion 42 . The carriage 37 is circulated between the ascending carriage 26 and the descending carriage 27 by a circulating structure (not shown) conforming to the mechanism section 38 .

Also, the first transfer section 32 is arranged on both sides of the ascending conveying section 26 in the second direction Y. As shown in FIG. The first delivery section 32 is arranged on one side in the second direction Y corresponding to the one side area 26a and the other side area 26b of the ascending transfer section 26 and the one side mounting position 40a and the other side mounting position 40b of the carriage 37. and the other side, which are divided into one side delivery section 32a and the other side delivery section 32b. The one-side delivery portion 32a and the other-side delivery portion 32b have a common structure, and are arranged with their orientations changed by 180°.

The first delivery section 32 (the one-side delivery section 32a and the other-side delivery section 32b) includes a first delivery carrier 90 that is a plurality of delivery carriers, a driving section 91 that drives the plurality of first delivery carriers 90, and A support portion 92 is provided for supporting the plurality of first delivery conveying bodies 90 so as to be able to advance and retreat with respect to the ascending conveying portion 26 .

The first transfer carriers 90 are arranged in the first direction X at predetermined intervals. The first transfer carrier 90 is positioned between the plurality of fork portions 42 of the carriage 37 so as not to interfere with the carriage 37 that ascends the carriage 26 when entering the ascending carriage 26. are placed. That is, the first transfer section 32 (the one-side transfer section 32a and the other-side transfer section 32b) does not interfere with the plurality of fork sections 42 arranged in a comb shape on the carriage 37 ascending the ascending transfer section 26. , a plurality of first transfer carriers 90 are arranged in a comb shape.

The first transfer carrier 90 is composed of, for example, a belt conveyor. The first transfer carrier 90 includes an endless belt 93, a pair of pulleys 94 around which the belt 93 is wound in the second direction Y, and a support frame 95 that rotatably supports the pulleys 94. As shown in FIG. The support frame 95 is attached to the support portion 92 on the base end side opposite to the tip end side of the support frame 95 entering the ascending transport portion 26 . Therefore, the first transfer carrier 90 is supported by the support portion 92 in a cantilevered state. Note that the first transfer carrier 90 may be configured by a roller conveyor having a plurality of rollers arranged in the second direction Y, or the like.

The drive unit 91 includes a rotating shaft 96 arranged along the first direction X, a bearing 97 that rotatably supports the rotating shaft 96 on the supporting portion 92, and a motor 98 that rotates the rotating shaft 96. . A pulley 94 on the base end side of each first transfer carrier 90 is fixed to the rotating shaft 96 . By driving the motor 98, the belt 93 of each first transfer carrier 90 rotates.

Then, the first transfer carrier 90 moves the goods A sent from the first carry-in part 21 toward the other side of the ascending transfer part 26 in the first carry-in direction Y1 along the second direction Y. transport to.

Further, the support portion 92 includes a base 99 fixed to the frame 30, a plurality of rails 100 arranged on the base 99 along the second direction Y, and slides along the rails 100 in the second direction Y. A moving part 101 and a plurality of cylinders 102 for moving the moving part 101 in the second direction Y with respect to the base 99 are provided. Then, due to the operation of the cylinder 102, the plurality of first transfer conveying bodies 90 slide along the second direction Y and enter the ascending conveying section 26 (indicated by two-dot chain lines in FIGS. 13 and 14). 13 and 14) and a retracted position (position indicated by solid lines in FIGS. 13 and 14). Further, the one-side transfer section 32a and the other-side transfer section 32b are independently movable with respect to the ascending transfer section 26 by the respective support sections 92. As shown in FIG. The retracted position of the one-side delivery section 32a is the receiving position for receiving the goods A delivered from the first carrying-in section 21. As shown in FIG.

The base 99 is rotatably provided with a plurality of transfer rollers 103 for transferring the goods A sent from the first loading section 21 to the one-side transfer section 32a located at the receiving position (retracted position). ing. In addition, since the other-side delivery part 32b is configured in common with the one-side delivery part 32a, the transfer roller 103 is provided, but the transfer roller 103 may not be provided.

15(a) and 16(a) show the first delivery section 32. As shown in FIGS. 15(b) and 16(a), the second delivery section 33 A similar configuration is used, and as shown in FIGS. 15(b) and 16(b), the first sending section 34 uses a configuration similar to at least a part of the first delivery section 32, and FIG. And as shown in FIG. 16(b), the second delivery section 35 has the same configuration as at least a part of the first delivery section 32. As shown in FIG.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 15(b) and 16(a), the second transfer section 33 is arranged on both sides of the ascending conveying section 26 in the second direction Y. As shown in FIG. The second transfer section 33 has a one-side transfer section 33a and an other-side transfer section 33b which are divided into one side and the other side in the second direction Y. As shown in FIG. The second delivery section 33 (the one side delivery section 33a and the other side delivery section 33b) is capable of advancing and retreating to a position between the fork sections 42 of the carriage 37 that ascends the ascending conveying section 26, and It has a second delivery carrier 111 and the like, which are a plurality of delivery carriers capable of carrying the delivered goods B toward the side.

As shown in FIGS. 15(b) and 16(b), the first delivery section 34 is disposed on one side of the downward transfer section 27 in the second direction Y, that is, includes a one-side delivery section 34a. ing. The first delivery section 34 (one side delivery section 34a) enables the descending conveying section 27 to advance and retreat to a position between the fork sections 42 of the descending carriage 37, and directs the goods to be delivered toward one side in the second direction Y. It has a plurality of first delivery carriers 112 that can carry B. The first delivery section 34 may include a second delivery section arranged on the other side of the downward transfer section 27 in the second direction Y, as in the first embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 15(a) and 16(b), the second delivery section 35 is disposed on the other side of the downward transfer section 27 in the second direction Y, that is, includes the other side delivery section 35b. ing. The second delivery section 35 (the other side delivery section 35b) enables the descending conveying section 27 to advance and retreat to a position between the fork sections 42 of the descending carriage 37, and directs the received goods toward the other side in the second direction Y. It has a plurality of second delivery conveying bodies 113 that can convey A. In addition, the second delivery unit 35 is arranged on one side of the descending conveying unit 27 in the second direction Y so as to correspond to the case where two goods A are loaded on the conveying table 37 as described above. A sending unit may be provided.

The second transfer carrier 111, the first delivery carrier 112, and the second delivery carrier 113 are configured similarly to the first delivery carrier 90. As shown in FIG.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 17(a), an inventory detection sensor P11-1 for detecting the inventory of the goods A is arranged corresponding to the position on the first carry-in section 21. there is An inventory detection sensor P12-1 for confirming the inventory of goods A, corresponding to the position on the one-side delivery section 32a located at the receiving position (retreat position), A protrusion detection sensor P13-1 for detecting protrusion of the goods A in the warehouse is arranged. An inventory detection sensor P14-1 for detecting the inventory of the goods A and a positioning sensor P15- for detecting the position of the goods A corresponding to the position on the other side delivery part 32b located at the entry position. 1 is provided. Conveying table detection sensors P16-1-1 and P16-1-2 for confirming the passage of the conveying table 37 are arranged corresponding to the first delivery section 32 in the ascending conveying section 26 .

In addition, at each position of the second carrying-in section 22 and the second delivery section 33, a stock detection sensor P11-1 is arranged corresponding to each position of the first carrying-in section 21 and the first delivery section 32, Inventory detection sensor P12-1, protrusion detection sensor P13-1, inventory detection sensor P14-1, positioning sensor P15-1, carriage detection sensor P16-1-1, P16-1-2 and Each sensor is provided for similar detection. In addition, in FIG. 17(c), there is shown an inventory detection unit for confirming the inventory of goods to be delivered B corresponding to the position on the other side delivery section 33b located at the receiving position (retreat position) of the second delivery section 33. Sensors P12-2, P12-3, P12-4, . . . Further, carriage detection sensors P16-2-1, P16-2-2, P16-3- for confirming the passage of the carriage 37 corresponding to each position of the second transfer section 33 in the ascending conveyance section 26 1, P16-3-2, P16-4-1, P16-4-2...

Further, as shown in FIG. 18, in the descending conveying section 27, there are conveying table detection sensors P17-2-1 for detecting passage of the descending conveying table 37 corresponding to each position of the second delivery section 35. , P17-2-2, P17-3-1, P17-3-2, P17-4-1, P17-4-2 . Inventory detection sensors P18-2, P18-3, P18-4, . . . for detecting inventory are arranged. Similarly, in the descending conveying section 27, corresponding to the position of the first delivery section 34, a conveying table detection sensor (not shown) for confirming the passage of the descending conveying table 37 and a conveying table 37 A stock detection sensor (not shown) for detecting the stock of goods B received from the first sending unit 34 is arranged.

Next, the operation of the conveying device 13 of the second embodiment will be explained.

First, FIG. 15(a), and FIGS. 16(a) and 16(b) show the flow of warehousing of the warehousing item A. FIG. 17(a) and 17(b) show the operation timing of warehousing at the ascending conveying section 26, and the operation timing of warehousing at the descending conveying section 27 in FIGS. 18(a) and 18(b).

Warehousing goods A are sequentially carried into the first carry-in section 21 .

With the one-side delivery part 32a of the first delivery part 32 positioned at the receiving position (retracted position), the first delivery transport body 90 of the first loading part 21 and the one-side delivery part 32a is driven at a low speed, The stocked goods A on the section 21 are conveyed at a low speed onto the one-side delivery section 32a. At this time, due to the detection of the inventory detection sensor P12-1 shown in FIG. 14, the transportation of the stocked article A is stopped on the one-side delivery section 32a. When the protrusion detection sensor P13-1 shown in FIG. 14 detects the incoming article A, the incoming article A is conveyed in the reverse direction until the protrusion detection sensor P13-1 stops detecting the incoming article A. , the goods A protruding from the front end side of the one-side delivery part 32a are prevented from interfering with the carriage 37. - 特許庁

As shown in FIG. 17(a), the stock detection sensor P12-1 detects the stocked goods A on the one-side delivery section 32a, and based on the position information of each carriage 37, the first receiving goods A is detected. When the carriage detection sensor P16-1-1 provided corresponding to the height position of the cross section 32 detects the passage of the carriage 37 immediately before the carriage 37 on which the goods A are to be loaded, The other-side delivery section 32b is moved into the ascending transfer section 26. As shown in FIG.

Further, as shown in FIG. 17(b), the stock detection sensor P12-1 detects the stocked goods A on the one-side delivery section 32a, and based on the position information of each carriage 37, the first The conveying table detection sensor P16-1-2, which is located above the first delivery section 32 and corresponds to the maximum height position of the goods A on the first delivery section 32, detects when the goods A are to be loaded. When the passage of the carriage 37 immediately before the carriage 37 is detected, the goods A on the one-side delivery section 32a do not interfere with the carriage 37 immediately before, so the one-side delivery section 32a rises. It is moved into the transport section 26 .

When the one-side delivery section 32a is moved into the ascending conveying section 26, the first delivery conveyance bodies 90 of the one-side delivery section 32a and the other-side delivery section 32b are driven at high speed, and the goods received on the one-side delivery section 32a A is conveyed at high speed onto the other side delivery section 32b. When the goods A are detected by the inventory detection sensor P14-1 shown in FIG. 14, the transportation of the goods A by the other-side delivery section 32b is switched to a low speed. Furthermore, when the incoming goods A are detected by the positioning sensor P15-1 shown in FIG. A is conveyed slightly in the opposite direction, and the received article A is positioned and stopped at a predetermined delivery position on the other side delivery section 32b.

When the goods A are detected by the inventory detection sensor P14-1 shown in FIG. position). Then, the next incoming goods A are received from the first carrying-in section 21 onto the one-side delivery section 32a.

Then, the goods A on the other side delivery section 32b are delivered to the other side loading position 40b of the carriage 37 ascending the ascending transportation section 26. As shown in FIG.

Further, the carriage 37, which carries the goods A in the warehouse and rises in the ascending conveying section 26, moves from the upper portion of the ascending conveying section 26 to the descending conveying section 27 and descends in the descending conveying section 27. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 18(a), based on the positional information of each carriage 37, the second delivery unit 35 that receives the goods A is placed below the maximum height of the goods A from the second delivery unit 35. When the carriage detection sensor P17-2-1 provided corresponding to the position detects the passage of the carriage 37 immediately before the carriage 37 carrying the goods A to be received, the second Since the other side sending part 35b of the sending part 35 does not interfere with the goods A on the preceding conveying table 37, the other side sending part 35b moves into the descending conveying part 27 from the retracted position.

As shown in FIG. 18(b), the other-side delivery section 35b that has moved into the descending conveying section 27 receives the goods A to be received from the other-side mounting position 40b of the descending conveying table 37. As shown in FIG. The stock detection sensor P18-2 provided corresponding to the position of the second delivery section 35 for receiving the stocked article A detects the stocked article A on the other side sending section 35b. When the passage of the carriage 37 is detected by the sensor P17-2-2, the other-side delivery section 35b returns to the retracted position, that is, returns to the delivery position of the goods A to the second carry-out section 24, and the other-side delivery section The warehoused goods A on 35b are delivered to the second carrying-out section 24. As shown in FIG.

15(b), 16(a) and 16(b) show the shipping flow of the goods B to be shipped. FIG. 17(c) shows the operation timing of unloading in the ascending conveying section 26. As shown in FIG.

The goods to be delivered B are carried into the second carrying-in section 22 .

While the other side delivery section 33b of the second delivery section 33 is positioned at the receiving position (retracted position), the second delivery transport body 111 of the second loading section 22 and the other side delivery section 33b is driven at a low speed, and the second delivery section 33b is driven at a low speed. The delivered goods B on the section 22 are conveyed at a low speed onto the other delivery section 33b. At this time, similarly to the transportation of the goods A to the first delivery section 32, the inventory detection sensor provided corresponding to the position of the other side delivery section 33b detects the goods, and the goods are delivered from the other side delivery section 33b. When the transportation of the product B is stopped and the outflow detection sensor provided corresponding to the position of the other side delivery section 33b detects the outflow product B, the outflow detection sensor detects the outflow product B. The unloaded goods B are conveyed in the reverse direction until they are no longer crossed, and the unloaded goods B protruding from the tip side of the other-side delivery part 33b are prevented from interfering with the conveying table 37.例文帳に追加

For example, when goods B is delivered from the second delivery section 33 in the middle of the three stages shown in FIG. Outgoing article B is detected, and based on the position information of each carriage 37, the carriage detection sensor P16-3-1 provided corresponding to the position of the second transfer section 33 will load the outgoing article B. When the passage of the carriage 37 immediately before the carriage 37 is detected, the one-side delivery section 33a is moved into the ascending carriage section 26. As shown in FIG.

Furthermore, the goods B on the other side delivery section 33b are detected by the detection of the inventory detection sensor P12-3, and based on the position information of each carriage 37, the position above the second delivery section 33 is detected. The conveying platform detection sensor P16-3-2 provided corresponding to the maximum height position of the goods to be delivered B on the second delivery section 33 detects the conveying platform one before the carrying platform 37 on which the goods to be delivered B is to be loaded. When the passage of the delivery section 37 is detected, the delivered article B on the other delivery section 33b no longer interferes with the preceding carriage 37, so that the other delivery section 33b is moved into the ascending transport section 26. FIG.

When the other-side delivery section 33b is moved into the ascending transport section 26, the second delivery transport bodies 111 of the one-side delivery section 33a and the other-side delivery section 33b are driven, and the delivered goods B on the other-side delivery section 33b are driven. is conveyed onto the one-side delivery section 33a. After that, in the same way as the first delivery section 32 conveys the received article A, the delivered article B is positioned and stopped on the one side delivery section 33a.

When it is detected by the inventory detection sensor that the delivered goods B have been conveyed onto the one-side delivery section 33a, the other-side delivery section 33b is returned to the receiving position (retreat position), and the other-side loading position 40b of the carriage 37 is restored. In addition, it becomes possible to receive the next outgoing goods B sent from the second carrying-in section 22. - 特許庁

Then, the goods to be delivered B on the one-side delivery part 33a are delivered to the one-side loading position 40a of the carriage 37 ascending the ascending transport part 26.例文帳に追加At this time, when the incoming goods A are loaded on the transport table 37, the incoming goods A and the outgoing goods B are loaded together on one transport table 37. - 特許庁

Further, the carriage 37 carrying at least the unloaded goods B and ascending in the ascending conveying section 26 is moved from the upper portion of the ascending conveying section 26 to the descending conveying section 27 and lowered in the descending conveying section 27 .

Based on the positional information of each carriage 37, the carriage detection sensor provided corresponding to the position of the first delivery unit 34 detects the passage of the carriage 37 immediately before the carriage 37 on which the delivered product B is loaded. is detected, the one-side delivery section 34a is moved into the descending conveying section 27 from the retracted position.

The one-side delivery section 34a that has entered and moved into the descending conveying section 27 receives the delivered article B from the one-side loading position 40a of the conveying table 37 that descends. The inventory detection sensors provided corresponding to the positions of the first delivery section 34 detect the goods B to be delivered on the one side delivery section 34a, and the carriage detection sensor detects the passage of the carriage 37. When it is detected, the one-side delivery section 34a returns to the retracted position, that is, returns to the delivery position of the delivered article B to the first carry-out section 23, and the delivered article B on the one-side delivery section 34a reaches the first delivery section 23. sent out.

Next, FIG. 19 shows the operation in the case where the length of the incoming goods A is long in the second direction Y and only the incoming goods A are placed on one carriage 37 and the outgoing goods B are not placed. . Although the length of the incoming goods A in the second direction Y is shorter than the total length of the second direction Y of the one-side mounting position 40a and the other-side mounting position 40b of the conveyor 37, It has a dimensional relationship longer than the length in the second direction Y of the mounting position 40b on the other side of the base 37. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 19( a ), the goods A in stock are conveyed onto the one-side delivery section 32 a located at the receiving position of the first delivery section 32 .

As shown in FIG. 19(b), as the carriage 37 immediately before the carriage 37 on which the goods A are to be loaded passes through the position of the first delivery section 32, the other delivery section 32b And the one-side transfer section 32a is sequentially moved into the ascending conveying section . The timing of the entrance movement of the other-side delivery section 32b and the one-side delivery section 32a is executed based on the detection of each sensor as described above. In addition, by driving the one-side delivery part 32a and the other-side delivery part 32b that have entered and moved into the ascending transport part 26, the goods A on the one-side delivery part 32a are transported toward the other-side delivery part 32b, and are stored. The product A is positioned and stopped at a predetermined transfer position with respect to the carrier 37 with the tip side of the product A in the conveying direction as a reference. The positioning and stopping of the goods A is executed based on the detection of each sensor as described above. The received goods A are arranged from the other-side delivery part 32b to a part of the one-side delivery part 32a.

As shown in FIGS. 19(c) and 19(d), the incoming goods A on the first delivery section 32 are transferred onto the transfer table 37 ascending the ascending transfer section 26 . Received goods A are mounted on the carrier 37 from the other side mounting position 40b to part of the one side mounting position 40a. In this case, the delivered product B is not loaded on the conveyor 37 on which the delivered product A is loaded. In addition, the one-side delivery part 32a and the other-side delivery part 32b of the first delivery part 32 that has delivered the goods A on the transport table 37 are retracted from the ascending transport part . Then, the warehoused goods A are conveyed from the ascending conveying section 26 to the descending conveying section 27 by the conveying platform 37 .

As shown in FIGS. 19(e) to 19(h), when the length of the stored goods A in the second direction Y is long, each of the second delivery units 35 arranged in the descending conveying unit 27 is replaced by the other delivery unit 35b. In addition to , a one-side delivery section 35a for assisting receipt of the goods A from the carriage 37 is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 19(e) and 19(f), as the carriage 37 immediately preceding the carriage 37 carrying the goods A to be received passes through the position of the second delivery unit 35, The one-side delivery section 35a and the other-side delivery section 35b are moved into the downward transfer section 27. As shown in FIG. The timing of the entrance movement of the one-side delivery section 35a and the other-side delivery section 35b is executed based on the detection of each sensor as described above. Then, the one-side delivery section 35a and the other-side delivery section 35b that enter and move into the downward transfer section 27 receive the goods A from the conveying table 37 descending in the downward transfer section 27. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 19(g), the goods A stored on the one-side delivery section 35a and the other-side delivery section 35b are conveyed so as to be placed only on the other-side delivery section 35b.

As shown in FIG. 19(h), the one-side delivery section 35a and the other-side delivery section 35b are retracted from the downward conveying section 27. As shown in FIG. As a result, the other-side delivery section 35b returns to the delivery position of the stored article A to the second carry-out section 24, and the stored article A on the other-side delivery section 35b is delivered to the second carry-out section 24. FIG.

If the length of the goods A in the second direction Y is such that it can be received from the carriage 37 only by the other-side delivery part 35b, the reception-assisting one-side delivery part 35a may not be used. .

In this manner, even if the length of the incoming goods A in the second direction Y is long, the conveying device 13 can handle the incoming goods A as long as they have a length that can be mounted on the conveying platform 37 .

Next, FIG. 20 shows the operation in the case where the delivered product B is long in the second direction Y and only the delivered product B is loaded on one carrier 37 and the received product A is not loaded. . The length of the goods to be delivered B in the second direction Y is shorter than the length in the second direction Y obtained by combining the loading position 40a on one side and the loading position 40b on the other side of the carriage 37. It has a dimensional relationship longer than the length of the one side mounting position 40a of the base 37 in the second direction Y.

As shown in FIG. 20( a ), the goods to be delivered B are conveyed onto the other side delivery section 33 b located at the receiving position of the second delivery section 33 .

As shown in FIG. 20(b), as the carriage 37 immediately before the carriage 37 on which the goods to be delivered B is to be loaded passes through the position of the second delivery section 33, the one-side delivery section 33a And the other-side delivery section 33b is moved into the ascending conveying section 26 from the retracted position. The timing of the entrance movement of the one-side delivery section 33a and the other-side delivery section 33b is executed based on the detection of each sensor as described above. Further, by driving the one-side delivery part 33a and the other-side delivery part 33b that have entered and moved into the ascending conveying part 26, the goods to be delivered B on the other-side delivery part 33b are conveyed toward the one-side delivery part 33a and delivered. The product B is positioned and stopped at a predetermined transfer position with respect to the carriage 37 with reference to the forward end side of the product B in the conveying direction. It should be noted that the positioning and stopping of the delivered article B is executed based on the detection of each sensor as described above. The goods to be delivered B are arranged from the one-side delivery part 33a to part of the other-side delivery part 33b.

As shown in FIGS. 20(c) and 20(d), the goods to be delivered B on the second delivery section 33 are transferred onto the transfer table 37 which is ascending the ascending transfer section 26. FIG. The goods to be delivered B are mounted over a part of the loading position 40a on the one side of the carriage 37 and the loading position 40b on the other side. In this case, the outgoing goods B are mounted on the carriage 37 on which the received goods A are not mounted, and are not mounted on the carriage 37 on which the received goods A are mounted. In addition, the one-side delivery part 33a and the other-side delivery part 33b of the second delivery part 33 that has delivered the delivery item B to the transport table 37 are retracted from the ascending transport part . Then, the goods to be delivered B are conveyed from the ascending conveying section 26 to the descending conveying section 27 by the conveying platform 37 .

As shown in FIGS. 20(e) to 20(g), when the length of the goods to be delivered B in the second direction Y is long, the first delivery section 34 arranged in the descending transfer section 27 is replaced by the one-side delivery section In addition to 34a, the other-side delivery section 34b for assisting the receipt of goods B from the carriage 37 is provided.

In FIGS. 20(e) to (g), the one-side delivery section 34a and the other-side delivery section 34b are fixedly arranged in a state in which they enter the descending transfer section 27, and the one-side delivery section 34a is positioned at the side. shows an example in which the first unloading section 23 is arranged. However, the one-side delivery section 34a and the other-side delivery section 34b may be configured to be movable forward and backward with respect to the downward conveying section 27 as described above.

As shown in FIGS. 20(e) and 20(f), the first delivery section 34 receives the goods B from the conveying table 37 descending in the descending conveying section 27 by the one-side delivery section 34a and the other-side delivery section 34b. .

As shown in FIG. 20(g), the goods to be delivered B received by the one-side delivery section 34a and the other-side delivery section 34b are delivered to the first carry-out section 23. As shown in FIG.

In addition, if the length of the goods to be delivered B in the second direction Y is a length that can be received from the carriage 37 by the one-side delivery part 34a alone, the other-side delivery part 34b for receiving assistance may not be used. .

In this way, even if the delivery item B is long in the second direction Y, the conveying device 13 can handle the delivery item B as long as it has a length that can be mounted on the transport table 37 .

Next, FIG. 21 shows a case in which the length of incoming goods A in the second direction Y is long, the length of outgoing goods B is short in the second direction Y, and the length relationship of incoming goods A > outgoing goods B is satisfied. The operation is shown in the case where the incoming goods A and the outgoing goods B can be loaded together on one carriage 37. As shown in FIG. In this case, (the length of the incoming goods A in the second direction Y) + (the length of the outgoing goods B in the second direction Y) < (the length of the mounting area of the carriage 37 in the second direction Y) be. In addition, the received article A has a length that can be received from the carriage 37 only by the other side delivery section 35b of the second delivery section 35, and the second delivery section 35 does not use the reception assistance one side delivery section 35a. . Note that the minimum clearance value may be set so that there is always a gap between the incoming goods A and the outgoing goods B.

As shown in FIGS. 21(a) to 21(d), in the first delivery section 32, the ascending conveying section 26 is placed on the ascending carriage 37 in the same manner as in FIGS. 19(a) to 19(d). Deliver goods A in stock. Received goods A are mounted on the carrier 37 from the other side mounting position 40b to part of the one side mounting position 40a.

As shown in FIG. 21( e ), the goods to be delivered B are conveyed onto the other side delivery section 33 b located at the receiving position of the second delivery section 33 .

As shown in FIG. 21(f), as the carriage 37 immediately before the carriage 37 on which the goods to be delivered B is to be loaded passes through the position of the second delivery section 33, the one-side delivery section 33a And the other-side delivery section 33b is moved into the ascending conveying section 26 from the retracted position. The timing of the entrance movement of the one-side delivery section 33a and the other-side delivery section 33b is executed based on the detection of each sensor as described above.

By driving the one-side delivery section 33a and the other-side delivery section 33b that have entered and moved into the ascending conveying section 26, the delivery item B on the other-side delivery section 33b is transported onto the one-side delivery section 33a. In this case, in order for the delivered goods B on the other side delivery section 33b to transfer onto the one side delivery section 33a, the one side delivery section 33a must move to the maximum approach position. The front end side of the delivery part 33a interferes with the goods A on the carriage 37.例文帳に追加Therefore, as shown in FIG. 21(g), the one-side delivery part 33a is moved backward so that the tip side of the one-side delivery part 33a does not interfere with the goods A on the conveyor 37. Further, the goods to be delivered B are arranged at a predetermined delivery position on the tip end side of the one-side delivery part 33a. In addition, the other-side delivery section 33b, which has delivered the delivered goods B to the one-side delivery section 33a, is retracted from the ascending conveying section .

As shown in FIGS. 21(h) and 21(i), the delivered goods B on the second delivery section 33 are transferred onto the transfer table 37 which ascends the ascending transfer section 26. As shown in FIG. Outgoing goods B are mounted on a part of the one side mounting position 40 a adjacent to incoming goods A already mounted on the carrier 37 . Therefore, the incoming goods A and the outgoing goods B are mounted together on the single conveying table 37 and conveyed from the ascending conveying section 26 to the descending conveying section 27 . In addition, the one-side delivery section 33a and the other-side delivery section 33b of the second delivery section 33 that has delivered the goods B to be delivered to the transport table 37 are retracted from the ascending transport section .

Then, in the descending transfer section 27, the incoming goods A on the conveyor table 37 are delivered to the second delivery section 24 by the corresponding second delivery section 35, and the outgoing delivery section B is delivered to the first delivery section 23 by the first delivery section 34. sent out.

In this way, the conveying device 13 can handle the incoming goods A even when the incoming goods A are long in the second direction Y, and can handle the outgoing goods B whose length in the second direction Y is short. In combination, the incoming goods A and the outgoing goods B are mounted on one carrier 37 and conveyed, thereby improving the conveying efficiency.

Next, in FIGS. 22 and 23, the length of delivered product B in the second direction Y is long, the length of incoming product A is short in the second direction Y, and the length of delivered product B>inbound product A is established. In one case, the operation of loading both incoming goods A and outgoing goods B on one carriage 37 is shown. In this case, (the length of the incoming goods A in the second direction Y) + (the length of the outgoing goods B in the second direction Y) <the length of the mounting area of the carrier 37 in the second direction Y) It is in.

As shown in FIGS. 22(a) to (d), in the first delivery section 32, the ascending conveying section 26 is placed on the ascending conveying table 37 in the same manner as in FIGS. 19(a) to (d). In-warehouse A is delivered. Received goods A are mounted on a part of the other side mounting position 40b of the conveyor 37 near the other side.

As shown in FIG. 22( e ), the goods to be delivered B are conveyed onto the other side delivery section 33 b located at the receiving position of the second delivery section 33 .

As shown in FIG. 22(f), as the carriage 37 immediately before the carriage 37 on which the goods to be delivered B is to be loaded passes through the position of the second delivery section 33, the one-side delivery section 33a And the other-side delivery section 33b is moved into the ascending conveying section 26 from the retracted position. The timing of the entrance movement of the one-side delivery section 33a and the other-side delivery section 33b is executed based on the detection of each sensor as described above.

By driving the one-side delivery section 33a and the other-side delivery section 33b that have entered and moved into the ascending conveying section 26, the delivery item B on the other-side delivery section 33b is transported onto the one-side delivery section 33a, and the delivery item B is transported. It is positioned and stopped at a predetermined transfer position with respect to the carriage 37 with the direction leading end side as a reference. It should be noted that the positioning and stopping of the delivered article B is executed based on the detection of each sensor as described above.

As shown in FIG. 22(g), the other-side delivery section 33b is retracted from the ascending transfer section 26. As shown in FIG. In addition, when the length of the goods to be delivered B is a length that can be placed from the one-side delivery part 33a to the other-side delivery part 33b, when the other-side delivery part 33b is retracted from the ascending conveying part 26, the goods to be delivered B are There is a possibility that it will be dragged and misaligned. Therefore, when the other-side delivery part 33b is retracted from the ascending transport part 26, the other-side delivery part 33b (second delivery transport body 111) is retracted while being rotated forward, thereby Misalignment is prevented. Alternatively, the goods to be delivered B is once transported from the other-side delivery part 33b to a position where it is placed only on the one-side delivery part 33a, and after the other-side delivery part 33b is retracted, the one-side delivery part 33a (the second delivery carrier 111 ) is reversed to transport the delivered article B to a predetermined delivery position, thereby preventing the delivered article B from being dislocated.

As shown in FIGS. 22(h) and 22(i), the goods to be delivered B on the second delivery section 33 are transferred onto the transfer table 37 which is ascending the ascending transfer section 26 . Outgoing goods B are mounted from one side mounting position 40a adjacent to incoming goods A already mounted on the carriage 37 to part of one side of the other side mounting position 40b. Therefore, the incoming goods A and the outgoing goods B are loaded together on one conveying table 37 and conveyed from the ascending conveying section 26 to the descending conveying section 27 . In addition, the one-side delivery part 33a of the second delivery part 33, which has delivered the delivery item B to the transport table 37, returns to the retracted position.

As shown in FIGS. 23(a) and 23(b), in the descending conveying section 27, the conveying table 37 immediately preceding the conveying table 37 carrying the goods A to be received passes the position of the second delivery section 35. By moving forward, the other-side delivery section 35b is moved into the downward conveying section 27. As shown in FIG. The timing of the entrance movement of the other-side delivery section 35b is determined based on the detection of each sensor as described above.

At this time, if the other-side delivery section 35b is moved to the maximum approach position, the tip side of the other-side delivery section 35b interferes with the goods to be delivered B on the carriage 37. As shown in FIG. Therefore, the moving amount L of the other-side sending part 35b into the lower conveying part 27 is adjusted so that the other-side sending part 35b does not interfere with the goods B to be delivered.

As shown in FIGS. 23(c) and 23(d), the other-side delivery section 35b that has moved into the downward conveying section 27 receives the goods A from the conveying table 37 descending in the downward conveying section 27. As shown in FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 23(e), the other side sending section 35b is retracted from the lower conveying section 27. As shown in FIG. As a result, the other-side delivery section 35b returns to the delivery position of the stored article A to the second carry-out section 24, and the stored article A on the other-side delivery section 35b is delivered to the second carry-out section 24. FIG.

In the descending conveying section 27 , the goods to be delivered B on the conveying table 37 are sent out to the first unloading section 23 by the first sending section 34 .

In this way, the conveying device 13 can handle the delivered goods B even when the delivered goods B are long in the second direction Y, and can handle the received goods A whose length in the second direction Y is short. In combination, the incoming goods A and the outgoing goods B are mounted on one carrier 37 and conveyed, thereby improving the conveying efficiency.

In the conveying device 13 of the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, one conveying device main body 20 is used to transfer the goods 12 (received goods) from one side of the conveying device main body 20 to the other side. The transportation of A) and the transportation of the goods 12 (outgoing goods B) from the other side of the conveying device main body 20 to one side can be performed in parallel, and the goods 12 can be efficiently conveyed in a space-saving manner. Such effects can be obtained.

Furthermore, since the transfer units 32 and 33 and the delivery units 34 and 35 are configured to move forward and backward in the second direction Y with respect to the ascending conveying unit 26 and the descending conveying unit 27, the conveying units move in the first direction X. There is no need to provide a retraction space for 32, 33 and delivery sections 34, 35, and the distance between ascending conveying section 26 and descending conveying section 27 of conveying device main body 20 can be reduced, and the size can be reduced. Moreover, it is also possible to cope with an automated warehouse system 10 in which the space between two rows of storage units 16 is narrow.

Moreover, since the direction of movement of the transfer sections 32, 33 and the delivery sections 34, 35 is the same as the direction in which the conveyed article 12 is conveyed, it is conveyed onto the transfer sections 32, 33 and the delivery sections 34, 35. It becomes possible to move with the object 12 placed thereon, and the transport efficiency of the transport device 13 can be improved.

That is, in each of the transfer sections 32 and 33, the one-side transfer section 32a or the other-side transfer section 33b is moved into the ascending transfer section 26, and the movement on the one-side transfer section 32a or the other-side transfer section 33b is performed. Since the incoming movement of the conveyed article 12 being sent can be performed at the same time, the conveyed article 12 can be placed on the one-side transfer section 32a or the other-side transfer section 33b after the one-side transfer section 32a or the other-side transfer section 33b has entered and moved. Compared to the case of feeding, the conveyed article 12 can be arranged at a predetermined position on the ascending conveying section 26 more quickly. Therefore, even if the conveying speed of the conveyed article 12 by the conveying table 37 is increased, the transfer units 32 and 33 can cope with it, and the conveying efficiency of the conveying device 13 can be improved.

Similarly, in each of the delivery units 34 and 35, the one-side delivery unit 34a or the other-side delivery unit 35b is retracted with respect to the descending transfer unit 27, and the one-side delivery unit 34a or the other-side delivery unit 35b is received. Since the conveyed goods 12 can be retracted and moved at the same time, when the one-side sending part 34a or the other-side sending part 35b is retracted after the conveyed goods 12 are sent out from the one-side sending part 34a or the other side sending part 35b In comparison, the timing of retraction movement of the one-side delivery section 34a or the other-side delivery section 35b can be made earlier. Therefore, even if the conveying speed of the conveyed article 12 by the conveying table 37 is increased, the sending units 34 and 35 can cope with it, and the conveying efficiency of the conveying device 13 can be improved.

Furthermore, in each of the transfer sections 32 and 33, the other side transfer section 32b or the one side transfer section 33a is lifted into the transfer section 26 immediately after the transfer table 37 immediately before the transfer table 37 to which the article 12 is transferred has passed. , when the one-side transfer portion 32a or the other-side transfer portion 33b on which the article 12 is placed enters and moves into the ascending conveying portion 26, the one-side transfer portion 32a or the other-side transfer portion 33b immediately moves to the other side. The article 12 can be conveyed to the delivery section 32b or the one-side delivery section 33a. Therefore, even if the conveying speed of the conveyed article 12 by the conveying table 37 is increased, the transfer units 32 and 33 can cope with it, and the conveying efficiency of the conveying device 13 can be improved.

Although the embodiments of the present invention and their modifications have been described, it is also possible to appropriately combine the above-described embodiments and modifications without departing from the scope of the present invention.

10 Automated warehouse system
12 Conveyance
13 Conveyor
16 Storage
17 transfer section
20 Conveyor body
21 1st Loading Section
22 2nd Loading Section
23 1st unloading section
24 Second Unloading Section
26 Ascending Conveyor
27 Descending Conveyor
32 1st Delivery Department
33 The second delivery department, which is the delivery department
33a One-side transfer section
33b Other side delivery section
34 1st Sending Unit
35 Second sending unit
37 Carriage
40 Mounting position
42 Fork
58 First transfer roller
65 Second delivery roller, which is a delivery roller
76 First delivery roller
81 Second delivery roller
90 First delivery carrier that is a delivery carrier
111 second delivery carrier that is a delivery carrier
112 first delivery carrier
113 Second delivery carrier A Incoming goods B Outgoing goods X 1st direction Y 2nd direction

Claims (13)

a conveying device main body having an ascending conveying section for raising the conveyed article and a descending conveying section for descending the conveyed article raised by the ascending conveying section, wherein the ascending conveying section and the descending conveying section are arranged in a first direction; ,
a first carrying-in unit disposed on one side of the ascending conveying unit in a second direction intersecting the first direction and feeding an object toward the ascending conveying unit;
a second carry-in unit disposed on one side or the other side of the ascending conveying unit in the second direction, and feeding an article to be conveyed toward the ascending conveying unit;
a first unloading section disposed on one side of the downward conveying section in the second direction;
a second unloading section disposed on one side or the other side of the descending conveying section in the second direction,
The conveying device main body conveys an article sent from the first carrying-in section from the ascending conveying section to the descending conveying section and delivers it to the second unloading section, and transports the article sent from the second carrying-in section to the second conveying section. A conveying device that conveys a material from an ascending conveying section to the descending conveying section and delivers it to the first unloading section. The first carrying-in section is arranged below the second carrying-in section with respect to the ascending conveying section,
2. The conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first unloading section is arranged below the second unloading section with respect to the descending conveying section. The conveying device main body,
a conveying table that ascends the ascending conveying portion and descends the descending conveying portion so as to circulate between the ascending conveying portion and the descending conveying portion;
a first transfer section that receives the article to be conveyed from the first carrying-in section and transfers it to the ascending carriage through the ascending conveyance section;
a second transfer section that receives the article to be conveyed from the second carrying-in section and transfers it to the ascending carriage on the ascending conveying section;
a first sending unit that receives a conveyed object from the carriage descending the descending conveying unit and sends it to the first unloading unit;
3. The conveying apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: a second sending section that receives a conveyed article from the conveying table descending on the descending conveying section and conveys the conveyed article to the second unloading section. The carriage can mount an object at two mounting positions on at least one side and the other side in the second direction,
When the second loading section is arranged on the other side of the ascending conveying section in the second direction, and the second unloading section is arranged on the other side of the descending conveying section in the second direction,
The first delivery unit delivers the article to a mounting position on the other side of the carriage,
The second delivery unit delivers the article to a mounting position on one side of the carriage,
The first delivery unit receives an object mounted at a loading position on one side of the carriage and delivers it to the first unloading unit;
4. The conveying apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the second sending section receives the article to be conveyed mounted at the mounting position on the other side of the carriage and sends the article to the second unloading section. The second transfer section is divided into at least one side and the other side in the second direction, each of which is capable of advancing and retreating independently to the ascending conveying section, and conveying an article to one side in the second direction. The one-side transfer section and the other-side transfer section are capable of being conveyed toward each other. and the lifting conveying part is transferred to a mounting position on one side of the lifting carriage, and when the other side transfer part is retracted, the lifting conveying part is lifted to the other side of the carriage. 5. The conveying apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a conveyed object mounted at the mounting position of the conveying apparatus can pass through. The carriage has a plurality of forks provided in a comb shape on both sides in the first direction,
The first transfer parts are arranged at positions between the fork parts of the carriage that ascends the ascending conveying part on both sides of the ascending conveying part in the first direction, and face to the other side in the second direction. having a plurality of first transfer rollers capable of conveying an object,
The second transfer section is disposed on both sides of the ascending conveying section in the first direction, and allows the ascending conveying section to advance and retreat to a position between the fork sections of the conveying table that rises. having a plurality of second transfer rollers capable of conveying the article toward one side in the second direction;
The first sending parts are arranged on both sides of the descending conveying part in the first direction at positions between the fork parts of the conveying table descending the descending conveying part, and directed to one side in the second direction. having a plurality of first delivery rollers capable of transporting the transported object,
The second delivery section is disposed on both sides of the descending conveying section in the first direction, and is capable of advancing and retreating to a position between the fork sections of the conveying table that descends the descending conveying section. 6. The conveying apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a plurality of second delivery rollers capable of conveying the article toward the other side in the second direction. The second transfer section is divided into one side and the other side in the second direction. a one-side transfer section and the other-side transfer section that can be conveyed by the other side, and when the other-side transfer section is retracted, the article can be received from the second carrying-in section, and the ascending conveying section is raised. , and when the one-side delivery section and the other-side delivery section enter, the load is moved from the other-side delivery section to the top of the one-side delivery section. 5. The conveying apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the conveying object is conveyed to the upper part of the conveying unit and transferred to a mounting position on one side of the ascending conveying table. The carriage has a plurality of forks provided in a comb shape on both sides in the second direction,
The first transfer section is arranged at a position between the fork sections of the carriage that ascends the ascending conveying section on both sides of the ascending conveying section in the second direction, and faces the other side in the second direction. and at least one of the first delivery and transfer bodies is capable of advancing and retreating to a position between the fork portions of the carriage that ascends the ascending and conveying portion. year,
The second transfer section is disposed on both sides of the ascending conveying section in the second direction, and enables the ascending conveying section to move forward and backward to a position between the fork sections of the conveying table that rises. having a plurality of second transfer carriers capable of conveying the articles to be conveyed toward one side of the direction;
The first sending section is disposed on at least one side of the descending conveying section in the second direction, and is capable of advancing and retreating to a position between the fork sections of the conveying table descending on the descending conveying section. having a plurality of first delivery conveying bodies capable of conveying articles toward one side in a second direction;
The second sending section is disposed on at least the other side of the descending conveying section in the second direction, and is capable of advancing and retreating to a position between the fork sections of the conveying base descending the descending conveying section. 8. The conveying apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a plurality of second delivery conveying bodies capable of conveying articles toward the other side in the second direction. a carrier;
a lifting transport unit that lifts the carriage;
a transfer unit that conveys an article sent from the outside toward the ascending conveying unit and delivers it to the conveying platform that ascends the ascending conveying unit;
The conveying table can mount the article to be conveyed at two mounting positions on at least one side and the other side of the transfer unit in a direction along the conveying direction,
The delivery section is divided into at least one side and the other side in a direction along the conveying direction of the delivery section, and the one-side delivery section and the other-side receiving section are each capable of advancing and retreating independently of the ascending conveying section. A conveying device comprising a cross section. The conveying table has a plurality of fork portions provided in a comb shape on both sides in a first direction that intersects the conveying direction of the delivery portion,
The delivery section has a plurality of delivery rollers disposed on both sides of the ascending conveying section in the first direction and capable of advancing and retreating between the fork sections of the carriage ascending the ascending conveying section. 10. The transport device of claim 9. The carriage has a plurality of fork portions provided in a comb shape on both sides in a second direction along the conveyance direction of the delivery portion,
The delivery section is provided on both sides of the ascending conveying section in the second direction, and has a plurality of delivery conveying bodies that can advance and retreat to positions between the fork sections of the carriage ascending the ascending conveying section. 10. The transport device according to claim 9, characterized by: a pair of storage units that are longitudinally arranged parallel to each other with a gap in the first direction, and each of which is formed in multiple layers;
a transfer unit disposed on each floor of the storage unit and capable of moving between the pair of storage units in a second direction intersecting the first direction to transfer goods to and from each floor;
a conveying device main body having an ascending conveying section for raising the conveyed article and a descending conveying section for descending the conveyed article raised by the ascending conveying section, wherein the ascending conveying section and the descending conveying section are arranged in a first direction; ,
a first carry-in unit connected to the ascending conveying unit and feeding an incoming article, which is an article to be conveyed and is stored in the storage unit, toward the ascending conveying unit;
a plurality of second carry-in units connected to the ascending conveying unit corresponding to each floor of one of the storage units, and feeding goods to be conveyed and delivered from the storage unit toward the ascending conveying unit; ,
a first unloading unit connected to the descending conveying unit and receiving the delivered goods from the descending conveying unit;
and a plurality of second unloading units connected to the descending conveying unit corresponding to each floor of the other storage unit and receiving the received goods from the descending conveying unit. The conveying device main body ascends the ascending conveying portion and descends the descending conveying portion, circulates between the ascending conveying portion and the descending conveying portion, and moves the received goods and the discharged goods in the second direction. a carrier having a plurality of areas on which articles can be placed simultaneously;
a first delivery section that receives the goods sent from the first carrying-in section and delivers them to the ascending carriage on the ascending conveying section;
a second delivery section that receives the goods sent from the second carrying-in section and delivers them to the carriage that rises on the ascending conveying section;
At least one of the first delivery section and the second delivery section transports the received article or the outgoing article in a conveying direction in which at least one transported article is spaced from the first carrying-in section or the second carrying-in section. 13. The automated warehouse system according to claim 12, wherein the incoming goods or the outgoing goods are delivered to the carrier by conveying them to an area on the far side.

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