JPH01284677A - Storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the storage efficiency of a garage, a warehouse or the like by driving plates mounted with articles with a driving device using rotary rollers and moving them to the preset storage space across other storage spaces. CONSTITUTION:Multiple movable plates 40... mounted with articles are driven by a driving device in the X-direction and the Y-direction and moved to the preset storage space across other storage spaces 2. This driving device is kept in contact with the back faces of the plates 40... by the magnetic suction force, it is constituted of rotary rollers 10... rotated around the axis parallel with the X-Y plane and a direction converting means rotating the axis by the preset angle in the plane parallel with the X-Y plane. No passage for a carrier is required, the storage space can be wholly utilized.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a storage device suitable for use in a garage, warehouse, etc.

[Prior Art] In conventional warehouses, stored items are transported to a predetermined storage position using a transport vehicle or the like and stored in a V. Additionally, in conventional garages, cars are stored by driving themselves to a predetermined storage location.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the above-mentioned conventional warehouse, the goods must be carried to the storage position using a transport vehicle and then loaded and unloaded, which takes time and effort to take in and out of the goods, and the passage of the transport vehicle is also difficult. Since this is necessary, there is a problem in that storage space tends to be wasted.

Furthermore, the conventional garage requires a passageway for the vehicle to drive itself to a predetermined storage position and a space for changing direction, resulting in a low utilization rate of the storage space.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following configuration.

That is, the storage device according to the present invention can place articles on
and a drive device that moves the plates to a predetermined storage space through other storage spaces, and the drive device is in contact with the back surface of the plate by magnetic force. A rotating roller that rotates around an axis parallel to the X-Y plane and drives the plate in the X direction or Y direction, and a direction that rotates the axis of the rotating roller by a predetermined angle in a plane parallel to the X-Y plane. It is characterized by comprising a conversion means.

[Place the stored items on the working plate and move them to the desired position using the drive device to store them. The plate is driven by a magnetic force acting between a rotating roller provided on the back side of the plate and the plate.

By rotating the axis of the rotating roller by a predetermined angle in a plane parallel to the X-Y plane, the direction of movement of the plate can be switched as appropriate.

[Example] Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described.

1 and 2 are plan views of a garage to which the present invention is applied, and the floor 1a of this garage 1 is neatly partitioned into a plurality of storage spaces 2. ... is formed. One of these storage spaces 2 is an entrance/exit (elevator) 3, through which the inside of the garage is connected to the outside. Furthermore, there is a narrow space 4 between the storage spaces 2, 2 that are adjacent to each other. ... is formed.

A circular hole 5 is provided in the center of the storage space 2, and the space 4. ... is provided with a square hole 7. In addition, storage space 2. Bearings 9, . . . are installed at appropriate intervals over the entire floor surface including the spacing portions 4, . This bearing 9 is called a free bearing, and supports a plate described later so as to be movable in the X and Y directions, and has balls 9b held in a casing 9a so as to be movable in all directions.

The round hole 5 is provided with a main rotating roller (M) consisting of a pair of rotating rollers 10.10. This rotating roller IO
is made of a permanent magnet, and its rotating shaft 11 has a bearing 12.
．． It is supported by 12. The bearings 12, 12 are mounted on a frame 15, 15 supported by columns 14, . . . erected on the turntable 13. Turndeple +3. A motor 17 is installed at J2, and a sprocket 19 provided on its output shaft and a sprocket 20 provided on the rotating shaft 11 are connected by a chain 21. When the motor 17 rotates forward or backward, the rotating roller 10 rotates forward or backward depending on the direction of rotation.

The turntable 13 is supported by the output shaft 24 of a reducer 23 installed in a machine frame 4 in the garage, and the human power shaft 25 of the reducer 23 is connected to the output shaft of a motor 27 fixed to the machine frame 4 and a chain 29. Connected with sprockets. The rotation of the motor 27 causes the turntable 13 to rotate forward and backward by a predetermined angle (90 degrees in the illustrated example). A detection piece 30 is attached to the lower side of the turntable 13.
Mitswitches 31 and 32 for detecting this detection piece 30 are provided on the machine frame 4 at intervals of 90 degrees.

Inside the square hole 7 is a relay rotary roller 10 (S
) or one each. This rotating roller IO is also made of magnets. Three rotary rollers 10 per row are provided in the long interval section 4 in the Y direction in the figure. ... are rotationally driven by a chain from a common drive shaft 33. Also, three rotating rollers 10 per row are provided in the long interval section 4 in the X direction. . . . are similarly rotated by a chain from a common drive shaft 34. The drive shaft 33.34 is supported by a bearing provided in the machine frame 4, and the drive shaft 33.34 is supported by a motor 35.3 installed in the machine frame 4.
Rotationally driven by 6. Note that the rotating roller 10.・
The outer peripheries of the bearings 9 each protrude slightly above the bearing 9.

Next, storage space 2. . . . each has a plate 40 for placing an article thereon. ...is placed. The plate 40 has a flat top surface and a cross-shaped groove 41 formed in the back surface. The inner surface of this groove 41 is lined with an iron plate 42 which is a magnetic material. In addition, square stainless steel plates 43.
...is lined.

The difference in height between the surface of the stainless steel plate 43 and the surface of the iron plate 42 in the groove is exactly equal to the difference in height between the outer peripheral surfaces of the bearing 9 and the rotating roller 10. Note that the width of the groove 41 is equal to the width of the pair of main rotating rollers provided in the round hole 5]0
．． 10 is 14J which fits with some margin. A pair of kite plates 1!7.47 are provided on both sides of the relay rotary roller 10 in the square hole 7, with the width being slightly narrower than the width of this groove, so that the plate 40 can move smoothly. It is designed to guide you to do so.

At the edge of the storage space 2, a solenoid 50,...
The plate 4 moves downward to - and appears on the floor surface 1a.
A stopper 51 is provided at a suitable location to prevent zero overrun. 52 is a limit switch that detects when this stopper protrudes.

Further, a pair of proximity switches 53, 53 are provided on one diagonal in a part of the corner of each storage space 2, and are designed to detect the stainless steel plate 42 of the plate 40. Of the pair of proximity switches 53a and 53b provided in the lower left storage space in the figure, when 53a detects first and then 53b, plate 4
0 is sent in the Y direction, and conversely 53b, 5
When detected in the order of 3a, it indicates that the plate 40 has been sent in the X direction.

The elevator 3, which is an entrance/exit, is equipped with a floor 3a having the same configuration as the storage space 2, and when the elevator stops moving up and down, this floor 3a is installed.
A and the floor surface 1a of the garage body are on the same level and constitute one floor surface. If the storage device is not three-dimensional, one storage space 2 facing the outside may be used as the entrance 3 instead of providing an elevator.

Said motor 17.23.35.36. Solenoid 52.
Limit switch 31.32.52. Proximity switch 53
etc. are connected to a control device 60 including a computer, and their operations are controlled by this control device 60. The control device 60 is equipped with a magnetic card corresponding to each plate, and by inserting this card into the card reader 61, the corresponding plate can be automatically moved to the entrance/exit. There is. Furthermore, the position of each plate is displayed on the display device 62. The operation of the plate 40 will be explained below.

Storage space (c) in the upper right corner of this garage l shown in Figure 1
) To explain the operation using the case of storing a car in a garage as an example, first, place an empty plate on the floor 3a of the elevator 3 which is the entrance and exit, place the car 70 to be stored on it and move it to the floor 1a of the garage. Raise and lower until Since one plate (P) was sent into the elevator, there is no plate 40 placed in the central storage space (e) and it is empty, so the plate P on the elevator is moved to this space. Move to (e). This movement is
The main rotating roller 10.10 at the center of the elevator 3 and the main rotating roller 10.10 at the center of the storage space (e) are rotated in the Y direction, and the drive shaft 34 (A) is rotated to rotate the relay rotating roller. 10 (rotating roller in the square hole 7) is rotated in the Y direction. These rotating rollers 10. When . ...The plate 40 supported above moves smoothly in that direction.

When the plate on elevator 3 moves, elevator 3
Since the floor will be empty, move the plate in the storage space (h) adjacent to it onto the elevator. At this time, the main rotating roller 10 in the center of the storage space (h).
10 and the central main rotating roller 10 of the elevator 3. ]0
and the relay rotating roller 1 driven by the drive shaft 33 (B)
0 in the X direction. When the rotating direction of the rotating roller 10.10 in the round hole 5 is in the Y direction, the turntable 13 is rotated 90 degrees to align the rotating roller. This movement empties the storage space (h), so the plate in the adjacent storage space (f) is moved onto the storage space (h), and the plate in the storage space (f) that is now empty is moved. moves the plate P. If plate P moves, storage space (e) becomes empty, so move the plate in storage space (b) here, and then move the plate in storage space (C) to the empty storage space (b). move. As a result, the storage space (C) becomes empty, and the plate P in the storage space (f) is moved there. In this way, by sequentially moving the plate in the X and Y directions over other storage spaces, the vehicle to be stored is carried to the desired storage location together with the plate 40(P). In the above explanation, the plate P loaded with cars was carried from the elevator 3 to the storage spaces e-f-c, but for example, it may be moved to the elevators 3-e-b-c in the order, or it may be brought in through another route. You can bring it in. When transporting the plate 40 to another storage space, the plate 40 may be sequentially moved to a desired position by selecting an appropriate route in the same manner. When taking out a stored car, the plate 40 is sequentially moved from the storage position to the entrance 3. The optimum moving route of the plate is selected by the computer of the control device, and the rotary roller 10 is moved at a predetermined timing accordingly. ...and Turndeple 13. The rotation of... is controlled. In addition,
When storing the car, the computer of the control device 60 automatically moves the plate to an appropriate empty space, but it is also possible to specify a desired storage space 2 and move the plate to that position. You can also do it.

Since this garage 1 stores a plate on which a car is placed by moving it from the entrance 3 to an empty storage position as appropriate, the effort required to take the car in and out can be reduced. Since the plate 40 can be freely moved in the X and Y directions, it can be freely moved to any storage position through adjacent storage spaces. Since the plate 40 moves through each storage space as a passage, the plate 40 can be stored by effectively utilizing the space without requiring a special passage.

Spacing part 4. The width of the plate 40 may be small regardless of the size of the plate 40, so there is no risk of wasting space. Since the movement of the plate is carried out using the magnetic force of the rotation roller provided on the back side, the plate can be moved smoothly with less noise and rattling. The feeding direction can be changed by reversing the rotation direction of the rotating roller or using the turntable 13 to change the rotating roller 10. ... by rotating 90 degrees within a plane parallel to the X-Y plane, there is no need to rotate the plate 40 itself, and no space is required for this purpose.

In the above explanation, a garage has been used as an example, but the same applies to a case where the garage is used as a warehouse for storing goods.

As explained in Section 2 of ``Effects of the Invention'', the storage device according to the present invention is an excellent device that requires less wasted space and allows easy loading and unloading of stored items.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a plan view of one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram of its structure, Fig. 3 is a side view thereof, and Figs. 4 (a) and (b).
, (c) is a side view of the rotating roller support part of the storage space,
5(a) and 5(b) are a plan view and a front view of the relay rotary roller support part, FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the plate, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of the stopper. 1... Garage (storage device)

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A plurality of plates that carry articles and move in the X direction and Y direction, and a drive device that moves the plates to a predetermined storage space through other storage spaces, and the drive device Contact the back side with magnetic force and
- A rotating roller that rotates around an axis parallel to the Y plane and drives the plate in the X direction or Y direction, and a direction changing means that rotates the axis of the rotating roller by a predetermined angle in a plane parallel to the XY plane. A storage device comprising: