JPH04347276A - Container of car and driving in and out - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To increase efficiency on driving in and out and unnecessitate conducting works for drive in and out, by getting rid of encounter of a driving in car with a driving out car and simultaneously driving in and driving out. CONSTITUTION:A containing space 15 is arranged to make it possible to contain cars in multi-stages at both sides of the lifting space 12 wherein elevators are lifted and lowered. On the floor of one of containing space, a drive in car 35a is placed and from the floor of the other containing space, a driving out car 35b is placed. In this way, driving in cars and driving out cars are conducted separately. In the respective containing spaces 15, parking shelves are arranged to contain pallets to the respective floors and can be lifted and lowered by the actuator. An elevator is provided with a turn table on which a conveyor is provided to deliver the pallets from the containing space 15.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage device for vehicles, cargo, containers, etc. (hereinafter simply referred to as vehicles), and a method for loading and unloading vehicles, cargo, containers, etc. (hereinafter simply referred to as vehicles) into and out of the storage device using a pallet elevating mechanism such as an elevator or a lift.

0002

[Prior Art] In a parking device, an endless chain is hung between sprockets arranged above and below inside a tower, and cages suspended from the chain at equal intervals are circulated by the rotation of the sprockets, and vehicles entering the cage are sequentially pulled into the tower. The vertical circulation system, also known as the so-called merry-go-round system, stores vehicles in the air indoors. Parking spaces are set up in multiple stages on both sides of the elevator or lift (hereinafter simply referred to as elevators), and vehicles transported by elevator to the desired floor are There are various types, such as an elevator type that is self-propelled or transported to a parking space and stored using a horizontal carrier.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the above-mentioned vertical circulation system or elevator system parking system, when entering and exiting a vehicle, it is generally necessary to drive the vehicle onto a turntable installed on the first floor and change direction. When the incoming car and the outgoing car collide, as shown in FIG. The system is such that the vehicle enters the warehouse after leaving the warehouse, and cannot be entered and exited at the same time.

[0004] Moreover, in many cases, the above-mentioned conventional devices require a manager to stop vehicles entering from the roadway so that vehicles entering and leaving the warehouse do not collide with each other, and to guide vehicles leaving the warehouse onto the roadway. I need. The present invention has been made in view of the above, and improves the efficiency at the time of entering and exiting the warehouse by making it possible to enter and exit the warehouse in parallel, and to improve the efficiency of guiding vehicles entering and exiting the roadway. This makes it unnecessary.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The storage device of the present invention includes an elevator space for raising and lowering pallets, a storage space arranged on both sides of the elevator space and capable of storing vehicles, etc. in multiple stages, and an elevator and storage space. In a storage device for a vehicle, etc., which consists of a carrier that transfers pallets between spaces, at least two of the lifting space and the storage spaces on both sides thereof are provided with entrances and exits for vehicles, etc. to enter and exit from the floor. This allows for entry and exit from the warehouse through separate entrances and exits.

[0006] The floor in the present invention may be provided on the first floor, above ground or underground. In addition, the lifting space and storage space may be provided above the floor,
It may be provided below. Further, the carriers according to the present invention are installed in elevators or arranged in multiple stages in each storage space.

[0007] Inputting and unloading of vehicles, etc. in this device is performed as follows. In one method, at the time of leaving the warehouse, the leaving vehicle is lowered or lifted up to the floor by the elevator and is directly moved from the pallet of the elevator to the floor. And run out onto the road. The pallets on the elevator, which have become empty due to unloading, are moved by a carrier to one of the adjacent storage spaces. The incoming vehicle drives onto the pallet placed in the other storage space, and then the pallet is transferred to the elevator by a carrier. According to this method, an incoming vehicle can be placed on a pallet in the storage space at the same time as an outgoing vehicle, and the incoming and outgoing operations can be performed in parallel.

When using this method, it is desirable that each storage space has an entrance so that vehicles or the like can enter the storage spaces on both sides alternately. Vehicles continue to arrive,
When a new empty pallet needs to be acquired, the elevator may move up and down to pick up and dispense a new empty pallet from a storage space on a given level, or when a new empty pallet is available as a result of a subsequent issue. When there is a surplus, it may be stored in a storage space on a predetermined floor using an elevator, but preferably a storage shelf that is raised and lowered by an actuator is provided in the storage space on the floor where vehicles etc. are loaded and unloaded. It is desirable to be able to store it even in tiers. This is because the process of raising and lowering the elevator to take empty pallets in and out of the storage space can be omitted, thereby speeding up the loading and unloading process.

[0009] In the above method, the vehicle is entered into the storage space by riding onto a pallet in the storage space as described above, but if the entry and exit do not coincide, the vehicle may also enter the elevator directly after leaving the storage space. It is possible. In another method, the outgoing vehicle is transported to the floor by an elevator, and then transferred along with the pallet to one of the adjacent storage spaces by a carrier. Then, it is shipped out. After the incoming vehicle enters the other storage space, the pallet is transferred to the elevator by a carrier. It is then transported to the target level.

In this method as well, it is desirable to provide storage shelves that can be raised and lowered by operating devices in each storage space on the floor in order to cope with the continuous entry and exit of vehicles and the like.

[0011]

[Embodiment] Fig. 2 shows a parking device, in which a parking space 15 is provided on both sides of an elevating space 12 where an elevator 11 ascends and descends, and has a multi-level parking space 14 partitioned by a parking floor 13. One of the parking spaces 14a is for incoming cars, and the other parking room 14b is for outgoing cars, allowing vehicles to enter and exit. Further, the second floor is a space where a turntable, which will be described later, installed in the elevator 11 rotates.

The elevator 11 is raised and lowered by winding and unwinding four wires 16 connected to each corner, and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a turntable is rotated by a motor (not shown). 17 above,
A moving floor 19 is installed that is supported so as to be slidable in the left and right directions on rails, and a chain conveyor 21 is installed on the moving floor 19.
is installed. A claw 23 protruding from a position bisecting the circumference of the chain conveyor 21 can be engaged with an engaging portion 25 of the pallet 24 when the chain conveyor 21 is driven.

The movable floor 19 is connected to a chain conveyor 26 installed on the turntable 17, and is guided by rails and moved left and right by the drive of the chain conveyor 26. The pallet 24 has wheels 22 at regular intervals, and is moved on the movable floor 19 or on the pallet to move in and out of the movable floor, or moved onto the pallet to stack the pallets.

Storage devices 29 for pallets 24 are provided in recesses 28 on both sides of the elevating space 12 on the first floor. This storage device includes a pallet 24 as shown in FIG.
A storage shelf 31 that can store items in multiple stages, and a storage shelf 3
1, a shaft-shaped guide 33 that is slidably supported by a bearing 32, a nut 36 that is rotationally driven by a motor 34 via a reducer, and a nut 36 that is fixed to the storage shelf 31 to prevent rotation. The ball screw 37 is screwed into the nut 36, and the nut 36 is driven by the motor 34.
When the storage shelf 31 rotates, the ball screw 37 moves up and down together with the storage shelf 31. In addition to this, any other device can be used to raise and lower the pallet storage shelf 31, such as a device that raises and lowers the storage shelf by bending and stretching a pantograph mechanism, a device that raises and lowers the storage shelf by a hydraulic jack, etc.

[0015] When leaving the garage, the elevator 11 moves to the floor of the car scheduled to leave the garage. Next, the movable floor 19 is moved to the side from the elevator 11 by the drive of the chain conveyor 26, and then the claw 23 is stored in the parking room 14 by the drive of the chain conveyor 21 at the joint 2 of the pallet 24.
5 and move the pallet 24 onto the moving floor together with the delivery vehicle 35a (FIG. 4). Then, by reverse rotation of the chain conveyor 26, the moving bed 19 is returned onto the turntable, that is, onto the elevator. Next, the elevator 11 descends and temporarily stops at the second floor. and turntable 1
7 rotates half a turn and changes the direction of the delivery vehicle 35a. After the turntable 17 rotates, the elevator 11 descends to the first floor. Thereafter, the moving bed 19 is moved to the side by the drive of the chain conveyor 26, and the chain conveyor 21
The claw 23 hooks the engaging portion 25 of the pallet 24 and moves the pallet 24 together with the outgoing vehicle onto the pallet stored in the storage shelf 31 of the parking room 14b. Until now, the storage shelf 31 has been lowered by one pallet by the drive of the motor 34, and when the pallet 24 is moved onto the pallet of the storage shelf together with the delivery vehicle, the pallet 24 is almost flush with the first floor. It is designed to do the following. The outgoing car that has been moved to the parking room 14b is then outgoing (see FIG. 5).

As described above, the pallets 24 are stacked one after another on the storage shelf of the parking room 14b.
The accumulated empty pallets 24 are sequentially transferred to a storage shelf in the parking room 14a via an elevator during idle time of loading and unloading. On the other hand, the incoming vehicle 35b directly drives onto the pallet in the parking room 14a (FIG. 5). Then, the vehicle 35a remains on standby until the vehicle 35a leaving the elevator 11 is moved to the parking room 14b. When the movement of the outgoing car is completed, the moving bed 19 is paid out in the opposite direction to the above, and the claw 23 hooks the engaging part 25 of the pallet 24 on which the incoming car 35b is placed by the drive of the chain conveyor 21, and the moving bed 19 is moved together with the incoming car. Move the pallet onto the moving floor. The moving bed 19 is then returned onto the turntable by the drive of the chain conveyor 26. Thereafter, the elevator 11 ascends to the target floor and the vehicle is stored in the parking room 14.

In the embodiment described above, the entrances and exits are determined so that incoming cars enter the parking room 14a and outgoing cars exit from the parking room 14b, but in another embodiment, the vehicle enters the parking room 14a, which exits the parking room 14b. You will be able to enter and exit from 14b. In this case, there is no need to move empty pallets. In the embodiment described above, exiting is also performed from one parking space and entry is from the other parking space, but in another embodiment, exiting is performed directly from the elevator, and entry is performed directly from the left and right parking spaces. Either or both of the following may be performed. In yet another embodiment, the vehicle enters and exits the vehicle from either the elevator or the parking space, whichever is available.

In the above embodiment, the turntable rotates to change the direction of the vehicle when leaving the garage.
In another embodiment, the turntable is rotated to change direction on the second floor as the elevator ascends when entering the warehouse. Note that the parking device of the above embodiment can also be used as an automatic warehouse for cargo, containers, and the like.

[0019]

[Effects of the Invention] According to the storage device and its storage/exit method of the present invention, vehicles can be entered and exited through separate entrances and exits, so vehicles can be entered and exited at the same time in parallel. Efficiency at the time of shipping can be improved. Further, since there is no conflict between entering and exiting the warehouse, it is possible to eliminate the need for guidance work for entering and exiting the warehouse.

Furthermore, by providing a turntable in the elevator, the direction of the vehicle can be changed within the device. Furthermore, if a storage shelf for pallets is provided on the floor of the storage space, even when loading or unloading continues, the process of loading and unloading empty pallets into the storage space can be omitted, thereby speeding up loading and unloading.

[0021]Furthermore, by allowing incoming and outgoing cars to enter and leave the warehouse directly from the elevator, it is possible to eliminate the need for a carrier to move between the elevator and the storage space, thereby increasing the speed of incoming and outgoing cars. Also, if vehicles etc. are entered and exited from each storage space alternately,
Eliminates the need to move empty pallets.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a layout diagram of a conventional parking device.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a parking device according to the present invention.

[Figure 3] Enlarged view of the first floor.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of the parking device.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing when the parking device according to the present invention enters and leaves the parking lot.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 Elevator
12 Lifting space 14 Parking room
15 Parking space

Claims (6)

[Claims] [Claim 1] A lifting space for an elevator that lifts and lowers pallets; a storage space that is arranged on both sides of the lifting space and can store vehicles, etc. in multiple stages; and pallets are transferred between the elevator and the storage space. In a storage device for vehicles, etc., consisting of a transporter, at least two of the elevating space and the storage spaces on both sides thereof are provided with entrances and exits for vehicles, etc. to enter and exit from the floor, and there are separate entrances and exits for entering and exiting vehicles, etc. A storage device characterized in that it can be operated from. 2. The storage device for a vehicle or the like according to claim 1, wherein the elevator is provided with a turntable. 3. The storage device for a vehicle or the like according to claim 1, wherein a recess is provided in the floor of the storage space, and a storage shelf for pallets that is raised and lowered by an actuator is provided in the recess. 4. In the apparatus according to claim 1, the outgoing vehicle is transported to the floor by the elevator and then unloaded from the elevator to the floor, and the incoming vehicle is moved into the storage space and then transferred to the elevator by a carrier. A method for entering and exiting a vehicle, etc., which is stored after being transported to the desired floor. 5. In the device according to claim 1, the outgoing vehicle is transported to the floor by an elevator, then transferred to one storage space by a carrier, and then taken out, while the incoming vehicle is driven into the other storage space. , a method for entering and exiting a warehouse, etc., in which a vehicle is moved to an elevator by a carrier, or is directly entered into an elevator, and then transported to a destination floor and entered into a warehouse. 6. The method for entering and exiting a vehicle, etc., according to claim 4 or claim 5, wherein vehicles, etc. are entered and exited from each storage space alternately.