JPH0355488Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention is a transport device that can be used in various industrial fields to transport various objects along predetermined transport routes. In particular, the present invention relates to an electric vehicle type conveyance device that conveys objects by using a self-propelled electric train along a predetermined route.

(Prior art and its problems) The above-mentioned electric train transport device includes a floor electric car in which a guide rail for movably supporting a self-propelled train is arranged on the floor side and a loading platform is provided above the train. The above-mentioned guide rails and overhead train systems are known, in which the guide rails are installed on the ceiling side and the loading platform or load hanging equipment is suspended below the train, but the guide rails and trains are It is usually constructed with a similar structure, and can be installed in any method by simply changing the brackets that support the loading platform. Moreover, it effectively prevents foreign objects from entering the train running route, making it safe. A conveying device that can be used for this purpose has not yet been considered.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional technology. A pair of upper and lower guide rails and a power supply rail are disposed inside a cylindrical guide means having a slit-like opening, and
A self-propelled electric train is provided inside the guide means, and is supported by the pair of upper and lower guide rails so as to be self-supporting, and is equipped with a current collecting means that is in sliding contact with the power supply rail, and the slit-shaped opening is connected to the pair of upper and lower guide rails. A bracket configured to be narrower than the spacing between the rails and protruding laterally to the outside of the guide means through the slit-like opening is attached to the self-propelled train, and a bracket located above the guide means is attached to the bracket. A cargo platform located below the guide means, a cargo hanging device, etc. are attached.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the attached illustrative drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, 1 is a cylindrical guide means, and 2 is a self-propelled train. Said cylindrical guide means 1
The main body 3 has a substantially C-shaped longitudinal section, and the curved covers 4a and 4b are attached to both upper and lower ends of the main body 3.
A slit-shaped opening portion 5 that opens laterally on one left and right side is formed along the length direction between the free end edges of both curved covers 4a and 4b.
Further, guide rails 6a and 6b are integrally formed on the inner sides of both upper and lower ends of the main body 3, respectively, and on the inner side of the main body 3 facing the slit-shaped opening 5, a plurality of upper and lower stages of power supply and control signal transmission/reception are provided. The rail 7 is connected to a support bracket 8 and a pair of upper and lower bracket locking parts 9.
It is attached via. Incidentally, the slit-shaped open portion 5 is connected to the pair of upper and lower guide rails 6.
The distance is narrower than the distance between a and 6b.

The self-propelled train 2 is composed of a drive bogie section 10 and a floating bogie section 11, and the drive bogie section 10 is connected to an electric motor 12 with a brake, and is connected to the electric motor 12 and press-contacted to the upper surface of the lower guide rail 6b. a driving wheel 13, a pair of front and rear auxiliary wheels 14a, 14b that press against the lower surface of the upper guide rail 6a, a guide roller 15 that sandwiches the upper guide rail 6a from both left and right sides at two locations near the auxiliary wheels 14a, 14b, and It is composed of guide rollers 16 that sandwich the lower guide rail 6b from both left and right sides near the wheel 13. In addition, the floating trolley section 11
The auxiliary wheel 1 includes an idler wheel 17 that presses against the upper surface of the lower guide rail 6b, a pair of front and rear auxiliary wheels 18a and 18b that presses against the lower surface of the upper guide rail 6a, and the auxiliary wheel 1.
Guide rollers 19 sandwiching the upper guide rail 6a from both the left and right sides at two locations near 8a and 18b, front and back;
A current collecting means comprising guide rollers 20 that sandwich the lower guide rail 6b from both left and right sides near the idler wheel 17, and a plurality of upper and lower stages of current collectors 21 that are in sliding contact with each of the rails 7 for power feeding and control signal transfer. 2
The electric motor 12 with a brake is driven by electric power supplied through the current collecting means 22 and is remotely and automatically controlled.

Reference numeral 23 denotes a loading platform, which is detachably attached to each of the driving truck section 10 and the floating truck section 11, and has an L that projects from the slit-shaped opening 5 of the guide means 1.
It is supported in an upper position of the guide means 1 by means of glyph brackets 24a, 24b. Also, loading platform 23
is a horizontal support shaft 25 and a vertical support shaft 26 that are oriented laterally to the left and right with respect to each of the brackets 24a and 24b.
It is supported so that it can swing vertically and horizontally around the .

Reference numeral 27 denotes a stand for mounting the guide means 1 at a constant height above the floor surface.

In the conveying device configured as described above, by operating the electric motor 12 and rotating the drive wheels 13, the self-propelled train 2 supported by the pair of upper and lower guide rails 6a and 6b within the guide means 1 is constructed. The self-propelled train 2 can run forward or backward, and objects placed on a loading platform 23 supported by the self-propelled train 2 can be transported along the guide means 1. At this time, the self-propelled electric train 2 is constituted by a driving bogie section 10 and a floating bogie section 11 connected by a loading platform 23, and a connecting portion between the brackets 24a, 24b of each bogie section 10, 11 and the loading platform 23. Since the left and right horizontal support shafts 25 and the vertical support shafts 26 are interposed, the running route of the self-propelled train 2, that is, the guide means 1, can be curved on a horizontal plane as well as in the vertical direction along a vertical plane. It is also possible to curve it.

Although the driving truck section 10 and the floating truck section 11 are connected by the loading platform 23, both the truck sections 10 and 11 are connected within the guide means 1 by another connecting means, and this connecting means or both carts It is also possible to support a loading platform on either one of the sections.

In the above embodiment, the guide means 1 is supported on the floor by the stand 27, but the guide means 1 can also be suspended from the ceiling via a bracket 28, as shown in FIG. In this case, instead of the brackets 24a and 24b shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,
As shown in FIG. 3, by using a pair of front and rear brackets 30a and 30b that suspend the suspended conveyance tray 29 directly below the guide means 1, the present conveyance device can be utilized as an overhead type tray conveyor. I can do it. The guide means 1 shown in FIG. 3 is slightly different in form from the guide means 1 shown in FIG. 1, but the structure is basically the same, so corresponding parts will be given the same numbers and explanations will be omitted. .

Bracket 24a, 24b or 30a, 30b
As shown in FIG.
A bracket base protruding laterally is provided so as to protrude from each truck part 10, 11, and the bracket 2 is attached to the bracket base on the outside of the guide means 1.
It is also possible to attach 4a, 24b or 30a, 30b.

Although the loading platform 23 and tray 29 are used, it is also possible to use a dedicated jig for supporting a specific object to be transported, a hook dedicated to suspending a specific object to be transported, etc. in place of the loading platform 23 and tray 29. .

(Operations and Effects of the Invention) According to the train-type conveyance device of the present invention which can be implemented as described above, a self-propelled train equipped with a pair of upper and lower guide rails, rotating bodies such as wheels and rollers, moisture, dust, etc. Because the power supply rails, current collection means, etc. that are easily affected by electricity are housed within the cylindrical guide means that communicates with the outside world only through narrow slit-shaped openings, they are easily affected by the wheels and rollers of self-propelled trains. This eliminates the risk of foreign objects getting caught between the guide rail and interfering with smooth running, and the danger of workers' clothes getting caught up in the process. It is also possible to avoid inconveniences such as adverse effects on power supply. Therefore, the self-propelled train can always run safely and smoothly.

Moreover, the bracket that connects the loading platform, etc. outside the guide means and the self-propelled train inside the guide means is configured to pass through a slit-shaped opening that opens laterally and is provided on one left and right side of the guide means. Therefore, the cylindrical guide means can be easily supported from below (floor side) or suspended from above (ceiling side). Furthermore, by simply changing the bracket protruding from the slit-shaped opening, it is possible to support the loading platform located above the guide means on the self-propelled cart, and also to support the loading platform located below the guiding means on the self-propelled cart. Since it can also be suspended from the train, the conveyance device of the present invention can be used in both floor train systems and overhead train systems.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway side view, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a modification. 1... Tubular guide means, 2... Self-propelled train, 3...
Guide means main body, 4a, 4b...Curved cover, 5...
...Slit-shaped open portion, 6a, 6b...Guide rail, 7...Rail for power supply and control signal transmission and reception, 10
...Driving trolley section, 11... Idle trolley section, 12...
Electric motor with brake, 13... Drive wheel, 1
4a, 14b, 18a, 18b... Training wheel, 1
5, 16, 19, 20... Guide roller, 17
... Idle wheel, 21 ... Current collector, 22 ... Current collection means, 23 ... Loading platform, 24a, 24b, 30a, 3
0b...Bracket, 27...Stand, 28...
...hanging bracket, 29...tray.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A pair of upper and lower guide rails and a power supply rail are disposed inside a cylindrical guide means having a slit-like opening along the length on one of the left and right sides, and a pair of upper and lower guide rails is disposed inside the guide means. A self-propelled electric train that is supported so as to be self-supporting and has a current collecting means that is in sliding contact with the power feeding rail is provided inside the guide means, and the slit-shaped opening is narrower than the distance between the pair of upper and lower guide rails. Along with configuring
A bracket that passes through the slit-like opening and projects laterally to the outside of the guide means is attached to the self-propelled train, and a loading platform located above the guide means or a carrier located below the guide means is attached to the bracket. A train-type transport device that is equipped with a loading platform, load hanging equipment, etc.