JPH0516088B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a container storage system for plate-shaped articles, and more specifically, for stacking plate-shaped articles housed in a case such as a 3.5-inch floppy disk. The present invention relates to an improvement in a container storage system that can efficiently stack and reliably store a large number of floppy disks when storing them in a container.

[Prior Art] 5.25-inch or 3.5-inch floppy disks are increasingly being used, but the manufacturing process of these floppy disks requires an inspection process. The process requires a lot of time, and how to efficiently inspect each floppy disk has become an important issue.

Therefore, a number of disk characteristic measuring devices (or inspection units) for measuring the electrical characteristics of floppy disks are provided as a group, and floppy disks are loaded and inspected in parallel. In such a case, a large number of floppy disks that have been inspected will be continuously ejected.
Continuously ejected floppy disks are often stored in containers with their cases or jackets stacked vertically.

Conventionally, when storing a floppy disk stored in a case, such as a 3.5-inch floppy disk, in a container, the container itself is tilted upright, and the floppy disk is poured from the top, allowing it to fall naturally. are deposited sequentially,
A storage method is adopted.

[Problem to be solved] However, in a method in which floppy disks are deposited one by one by gravity in a tilted container, the container itself must have a storage capacity with sufficient space to allow this. In some cases, the floppy disk gets caught in the pouring port of the container and gets stuck, or when the disk is dropped directly into the container from the top, internal displacement or splashing occurs, resulting in the dust not being deposited properly. In particular, if an attempt is made to increase the amount of floppy disks accumulated in the container, the rate at which such accidents occur will also increase, and continuous ejection from the inspection device will have to be interrupted.

Furthermore, since the container itself has ample space, the floppy disk stored in the container is likely to swing and be easily damaged during transportation. Furthermore, when a plurality of stacking columns are provided in parallel in one container, the size of the container becomes large, resulting in poor storage efficiency.

By the way, containers are usually made of synthetic resin, and when a floppy disk is dropped directly into the container, the position of the floppy disk to be stored is determined based on the outer shape of the container, but the container itself is made of plastic. Since it is a molded product, it has the disadvantage that positioning accuracy in the floppy disk storage area is not sufficient.

The present invention solves the problems of the prior art, and provides a container storage system for plate-shaped articles that can reliably stack a large number of plate-shaped articles such as floppy disks in a container and store them efficiently. The purpose is to

[Means for Solving the Problems] The configuration of the container storage system for plate-shaped articles of the present invention to achieve such an object is to store a plurality of container storage systems for storing stacked plate-shaped articles respectively corresponding to the stacking direction. storage parts adjacent to each other, and has an opening on the back surface corresponding to each of the plurality of storage parts, which partitions between the plurality of storage parts and is perpendicular to the storage direction and stacking direction of the plate-shaped articles. a storage guide member for guiding storage in a direction; and a storage guide member having a length corresponding to or longer than the height at which plate-shaped articles are piled, and disposed on the front side of the container along the stacking direction. a first hold-down member extending in and out of one of the openings; an arm passing through the opening and coupled to the first hold-down member to retract the first hold-down member to a position at the rear of the container and returning the original front face; a first advancing/retracting mechanism that returns to the position; and a first pressing member that is disposed along the stacking direction so as to sandwich the plate-like articles to be deposited therebetween, and has a length substantially equal to that of the first pressing member. the arm is coupled to the second presser member, and the arm is coupled to the second presser member;
a second advance/retreat mechanism that advances the holding member toward the front of the container and returns it to the original position along the stacking direction; The plate-shaped articles are supplied from the upper side of the first and second holding members, and the stacking table is adapted to the stacking amount so that the plate-shaped articles are received near the upper side. Accordingly, the product descends in the opposite direction to the stacking direction, operates the first and second advancing and retracting mechanisms, and clamps the plate-shaped articles deposited on the stacking table between the first holding member and the second holding member into the container. It is for storage.

[Function] In this way, a container having a storage guide member that guides the plate-shaped articles in a direction perpendicular to the storage direction and the stacking direction and two holding members are provided, and the plate-shaped articles are temporarily placed between the holding members. The plate-shaped articles accumulated in the container are stored in a container while being held by these members, and these holding members are moved by an advance/retreat mechanism. The shaped articles can be forcibly aligned in the front-rear direction and aligned in the left-right direction by the storage guide member, so that they can be reliably stored in the container. As a result, less space is required between the container and the floppy disk, and the container can accommodate a large number of plate-shaped articles at once.

Furthermore, since the stacking table that moves in the stacking direction is provided between the two holding members, it is possible to receive and stack the floppy disks discharged near the supply position of the plate-shaped articles. the result,
A large number of floppy disks can be stacked at once with almost no displacement or splashing during stacking, and efficient storage processing becomes possible.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side configuration diagram of the container storage system for plate-shaped articles of the present invention applied to a container storage mechanism for a floppy disk.
Figure 2 is its overall external appearance, Figure 3a is
The front view of the container, FIG. 3b, is an explanatory diagram of the storage guide member attached to the container.

In FIG. 2, 20 is a container storage mechanism for floppy disks, and 1 is a belt conveyance line for discharging floppy disks from inspection equipment, assembly equipment, etc. The belt conveyance line 1 is a mechanism having a claw feed belt 1c below two guide rails 1a and 1b, and 2 is a floppy disk that is conveyed and discharged by the belt conveyance line 1.

The floppy disk 2 is dropped from the belt conveyance line 1 by opening (retreating) its claw 3a by a shutter mechanism 3 provided in a notch on the side of the guide rail 1a, and is dropped from the belt conveying line 1 onto two inclined retractable guide rails 4a. , 4b, they move to the top of the bucket 5, fall into the bucket 5, and are deposited there.

The bucket 5 has three accumulation storage parts 5a, 5b,
5c are arranged in parallel, and their bottoms are open. A bottom support member 6 serving as a bottom plate is disposed at the bottom of the bucket bag 5, and this member 6 moves vertically and horizontally.

This bottom receiving member 6 has three accumulation storage parts 5a,
It has two partition plates 6a and 6b that partition and separate the parts 5b and 5c, and is driven back and forth by an actuator 6c, and when the bottom receiving member 6 is in the advanced state, the stacking storage located on the near side of the drawing The discharge floppy disk 2 is deposited in the portion 5a. Moreover, when it is retreated from there to the intermediate position, the discharge floppy disk 2 is placed in the accumulation storage section 5b.
is deposited and when it is completely retracted, the discharge floppy disk 2 is deposited in the deposit storage section 5c. As a result, the floppy disks 2 discharged from the belt conveyance line 1 are piled up in three piles.

When a certain amount of floppy disks 2 are deposited on the bucket 5, the bottom support member 6 is lowered by a certain amount corresponding to the height of the floppy disks 2 deposited, as shown in FIG. As a result, the accumulated floppy disks 2 are as shown in FIG.
It goes further down than the bottom of the frame of Bucket 5.

At this lowered position of the bottom receiving member 6, there is provided a push-out mechanism for pouring the accumulated floppy disks 2 into the accumulation section 7, and when the actuator 7a moves forward, three of the accumulated floppy disks 2 are pushed out. At the same time, the two mountains are pushed out from the surface of the bottom receiving member 6 to the upper part of the accumulating depositing section 7, flowing simultaneously through the upper opening 7b of the accumulating depositing section 7, and deposited on the upper part of the floppy disk 2 being deposited. I'm forced to go.

Here, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the accumulation section 7 is composed of two holding frames 8 and 9 arranged in the front and back and an elevator mechanism 10, and the holding frames 8 and 9 are , are arranged at the front of the container 11. An elevator mechanism 10 is provided between the presser frames 8 and 9, and a stacking table 10a of the elevator mechanism 10 can move up and down between the presser frames 8 and 9.

The two holding frames 8 and 9 are positioned so that the distance between them is slightly larger than the front and rear width of the floppy disk 2, and the holding frame 8 is connected to the arm 12a of the cylinder 12 and supported vertically. It moves back and forth. The holding frame 9 is connected to the cylinder 13 via the arm 13a.
It is also connected vertically and moves back and forth. The arm 13a of the cylinder 13 passes through an opening 11a provided on the back surface of the container 11, and the holding frame 9 moves in and out of this opening 11a as it moves forward and backward.

The lengths of these holding frames 8 and 9 are approximately equal to the height at which the floppy disks 2 are piled up, and the holding frame 9 has a length that allows it to enter the floppy disk storage portion of the container 11 and exit from the opening 11a. . As shown in FIG. 2, the container 11 has three storage blocks partitioned from each other, and openings 11a and three holding frames 8, 9 are arranged in a row corresponding to these three storage blocks. It is set up.

The container 11 has three openings 11a.
Three storage sections are formed corresponding to the container 11, and in order to partition these storage sections from each other, the container 11
The container 11 is opened from both sides of the central opening 11a.
Partition frames 11b and 11c are provided facing inside. The partition frames 11b and 11c each extend to an intermediate position inside the container 11, and a storage guide member 18 having a wedge-shaped inclined surface is loaded at the tip side thereof.
The storage guide member 18 has a thickness such that its rear end side forms a storage portion having a width that matches the outer shape of the floppy disk 2 to be stored. In addition, in FIG. 2, for convenience of explanation, the container 11 is shown without the storage guide member 18.

The relationship between the container 11 and the storage guide member 18 will be explained according to FIGS. 3a and 3b. As shown in the front view of FIG. container 11
is a front view of the three storage sections 19, 19,
19 are provided adjacently corresponding to the deposition direction. Openings 20 partitioned by bridge portions provided for reinforcement are vertically and continuously arranged in the partition frames 11b and 11c.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3b, the storage guide members 18 have three
two protrusions 18a and a wedge-shaped guide body 18b
The thickness of the rear end side 18c of the main body is such that the width of each storage portion 19 corresponds approximately to the external width of the floppy disk 22 to be stored. The height is such that it can be installed inside the container 11.

Note that 19a and 19b are side guide frame portions provided on both left and right sides of the container 11;
Reference numeral 9c denotes a receiving frame portion of the floppy disk 2 provided around each opening 11a.

The width of the storage guide member 18 is
1 through the respective partition frames 11b and 11c, the tip of the storage guide member 18 should be aligned with the front surface position of the container 11, as shown in FIG. The tip side is slightly protruding from the front surface position.

Therefore, when the holding frames 8 and 9 hold the accumulated floppy disks 2 and forcibly push them into the container 11, each floppy disk 2 is aligned in the left and right direction by these storage guide members 18 and 18. and are stored tightly in the container 11.

That is, in the storage process, the presser frame 8,
9 forcibly aligns the stacked floppy disks 2 in the front-rear direction, and the storage guide member 18 forcibly aligns the floppy disks 2 in the left-right direction so that the floppy disks 2 stacked in each storage section 19 are aligned. It is stored tightly.

Here, the elevator mechanism 10 of the accumulation and deposition section 7
The elevator mechanism 10 has a configuration in which the stacking table 10a is arranged between two holding frames 8 and 9, and the elevator mechanism 10 is designed to hold the floppy disk 2 pushed out by the actuator 7a of the pushing mechanism.
The stacking platform 10a is positioned so that the difference in level between the bottom of the pile and the top surface of the floppy disk 2a at the top of the stack of floppy disks 2 that have already been deposited on the stacking platform 10a corresponds to the amount deposited at one time. controlled as follows.

In this case, the positioning of the stacking table 10a is determined by the height of the floppy disks 2 stacked on the bucket 5. That is, initially the deposition table 10a is
The upper surface thereof is set to be located near the top of the two presser frames 8 and 9 (a position slightly lower than the top and corresponding to approximately one deposit amount). Each time the floppy disks 2 are deposited by one extrusion drop, the floppy disks 2 are lowered by the height of the floppy disks 2 deposited on the bucket 5 (the amount of one deposit).

Here, the container 11 is installed on the base 14, and the empty container 11 placed on the top
When the locking mechanism 15 releases the locking mechanism 15, the container 11 falls to the position indicated by the dashed line behind the container 11, and is pushed out to the front by the container push-out mechanism 16.
It is set in the position shown in the figure. In addition, 17a is
an extrusion arm of the container extrusion cylinder 17;
16a and 16b are guide arms arranged above and below, and 16c is a sleeve guide member.

Now, when the empty container 11 is set from the position indicated by the dashed line to the position indicated by the solid line shown in FIG. It is positioned in At this time, the holding frame 8
An integrated deposition section 7 is formed between the two.

Then, the floppy disk 2 is placed in the accumulation section 7.
When it reaches a predetermined amount, the top surface of the stacking table 10a coincides with the storage surface on the lower side of the container 11 and is located under the lower end of the holding frame 8. It should be noted that FIG. 1 shows the previous state of floppy disk deposition.

When the predetermined amount of accumulation is reached, the cylinder 1
2 is driven forward, and the accumulated floppy disks 2 are pressed against the holding frame 9 by the holding frame 8.
At the same time, the floppy disks 2 stacked on the stacking table 10a are further pushed out toward the container 11 side. And presser frame 8
is further driven forward, the holding frame 9 is driven backward, and the accumulated floppy disks 2 are accurately and tightly set in the storage position of the container 11 while being guided by the storage guide members 18, 18. Note that, at this time, the forward/backward force relationship between the cylinders 12 and 13 is such that the cylinder 12 is larger.

When the floppy disks 2 are stored in the container 11 in this manner, the holding frame 9 retreats further from the opening 11a of the container 11, leaving the stored floppy disks 2 behind. It escapes to the outside of the back of the container 11. On the other hand, on the presser frame 8 side, the cylinder 12
is driven backwards and returns to its original position.

Thereafter, the container 11 containing the floppy disk 2 is moved to the front side or the back side of the drawing in FIG. 16
It is pushed forward and supplied as a storage container.

As explained above, in the embodiment, the floppy disks discharged from the conveyance line are once deposited in the bucket and then stored in the accumulation section. , three rows at the same time) and deposited in the accumulation section, and it is not necessarily necessary to use such a bucket. Therefore, the waste may be discharged directly to the accumulating and depositing section without passing through the bucket.

In the case of direct discharge, guide members for positioning in the left and right direction are provided on both sides of the inclined retraction guide rails 4a and 4b so that the discharge floppy disk is guided to the accumulation section and allowed to fall naturally. Good. In this case, even if the stacked floppy disks are slightly shifted in the front-back direction, they are aligned by the holding frame 8.

In addition, as mentioned above, when pouring down directly, the position of the deposition table placed between the presser frames is set at a position slightly lower than the upper tip of the presser frame, so that it receives the floppy disk and, when a certain amount of sediment has been deposited, It is best to control it so that it descends. Furthermore, if you wash it off directly,
Left and right guide members may be installed on both sides of the holding frames before and after the accumulation section so that the accumulation section is surrounded. Further, the accumulation section may not be vertical, but may be inclined somewhat obliquely in a direction in which it is easy to receive the discharged floppy disk.

In the embodiment, the floppy disk discharged from the conveyance line is received by a bucket, and the bottom part is lowered from below to take it out and push it out to the accumulation section. A method may be adopted in which the material is moved to the top of the stacking section (holding frame), the bottom is opened, the material is allowed to fall naturally in the vertical direction, and the material is placed on the stacking table.

In the embodiment, a vertically elongated member is used as the holding frame, but it is not limited to such a frame, and any member may be used as long as it holds down the accumulated plate-like articles.If the opening is small,
The upper and lower portions of the frame may be configured to rotate and bend so that the container can be pulled out from the opening on the back side of the container.

In addition, in the embodiment, three sets of holding frames and three sets of cylinders are provided corresponding to the three storage areas (or multiple storage areas may be used) of the container.
By using only one set of these holding frames and cylinders, by moving the container relatively and positioning one set of holding frames sequentially for each storage section, the accumulated floppy disks are transferred to each storage section through the respective openings. It may be stored in Therefore, it is only necessary to have one set of the holding member and the cylinder.
Furthermore, even if there are a plurality of cylinders, only one advancing/retracting mechanism such as a cylinder can be used in common.

In the embodiment, a floppy disk housed in a case is used as an example, but the present invention can be similarly applied to a floppy disk housed in a jacket. This method is applicable to general applications in which objects of various sizes are piled up and stored in a container.

[Effects of the Invention] As can be understood from the above description, the present invention includes a container having a storage guide member that guides plate-shaped articles in a direction perpendicular to the storage direction and the stacking direction, and two holding members. are provided, and the plate-shaped articles are once accumulated between these holding members, and the plate-shaped articles accumulated in the container are stored in a state in which they are held by these holding members, and these holding members are moved by an advancing and retracting mechanism. , when the pressing member pushes the plate-shaped article into the container, the pushing member forcibly aligns the plate-shaped article in the front-back direction;
Moreover, the items can be reliably stored in the container by aligning them in the left and right direction using the storage guide member. the result,
The space required between the container and the floppy disk is small, and the container can store a large number of plate-shaped articles at once.

Furthermore, since the stacking table that moves in the stacking direction is provided between the two holding members, it is possible to receive and stack the floppy disks discharged near the supply position of the plate-shaped articles. the result,
A large number of floppy disks can be stacked at once with almost no displacement or splashing during stacking, and efficient storage processing becomes possible.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side configuration diagram of the container storage system for plate-shaped articles of the present invention applied to a container storage mechanism for a floppy disk.
Figure 2 is its overall external appearance, Figure 3a is
The front view of the container, FIG. 3b, is an explanatory diagram of the storage guide member attached to the container. 1... Belt conveyance line, 2... Floppy disk, 3... Shutter mechanism, 4aa, 4b...
Drop guide rail, 5...bucket, 6...
...Bottom support member, 7... Accumulation stacking section, 8, 9... Holder frame, 10... Elevator mechanism, 10a
...Piling table, 11...Container, 11a...Opening, 11b, 11c...Partition frame, 12, 13...
... cylinder, 14 ... base, 15 ... locking mechanism, 16 ... container extrusion mechanism. 18... Storage guide member, 19... Storage section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A container storage system for plate-shaped articles in which plate-shaped articles are stacked and stored in a container, in which a plurality of storage units for storing the stacked plate-shaped articles respectively corresponding to the stacking direction are arranged adjacent to each other. and has an opening on the back surface corresponding to each of the plurality of storage sections, and partitions between the plurality of storage sections in a direction perpendicular to the storage direction and the stacking direction of the plate-shaped article. a container that carries a storage guide member that guides storage; and a container that has a length that corresponds to or exceeds the height at which the plate-shaped articles are deposited;
a first pressing member disposed on the front surface of the container along the stacking direction and moving in and out of one of the openings; an arm passing through the opening and coupled to the first pressing member; a first advance/retreat mechanism for retracting the member to a rear position of the container and returning it to the original front position; a second pressing member disposed along the stacking direction and having approximately the same length as the first pressing member; an arm coupled to the second pressing member; a second advancing/retracting mechanism for advancing the stacking mechanism to the original position along the deposition direction;
a stacking table disposed between the holding members and moving in the stacking direction, the plate-shaped article being fed from the upper side of the first and second holding members,
The stacking table lowers in a direction opposite to the stacking direction according to the stacking amount so as to receive the supplied plate-shaped articles near the upper side, and operates the first and second advancing/retracting mechanisms. A container storage system for plate-shaped articles, characterized in that the plate-shaped articles deposited on the stacking table are held by a first holding member and a second holding member and stored in the container. 2. Claim 1, wherein the plate-shaped article is a floppy disk, and the storage guide member is detachably attached to the container.
Container storage system for plate-shaped articles as described in Section 1. 3. A patent claim characterized in that a first holding member, a second holding member, and a stacking table are respectively provided corresponding to the plurality of storage sections, and the first and second holding members are driven simultaneously. A container storage system for plate-shaped articles according to item 2.