JPH0519216U - Automatic warehouse - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To reduce the dead space at the end of the shelf,
As a result, the storage capacity of the shelf is improved. [Constitution] At one end of the shelves 13 and 14, a loading station 15 for temporarily placing a load P is provided. In the crane 21, an elevating table 24, which is provided on a column 22 so as to be vertically movable, is provided on the opposite side of the column 22 from the loading station 15. Crane 21
A control panel 26 for controlling travel of the vehicle is provided closer to the loading station 15 than the support 22. On the side opposite the loading station 15, shelves 13, 1
When the luggage P is delivered to the crane 4, the crane 21 moves to the shelf 1
It does not protrude from the ends of 3, 14.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automated warehouse, and more particularly, to a structure of a crane for carrying loads.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 A conventional automated warehouse will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a plan view showing the schematic structure of an automated warehouse. The crane 11 travels on a rail 12 extending in the left-right direction in the figure and carries the parcel P. The shelves 13 and 14 for accommodating the luggage P are provided on both sides of the rail 12. A loading station 15 for temporarily mounting the luggage P is provided on one end side of the shelves 13 and 14. The crane 11 receives the load P from the loading station 15, and stores the load P at predetermined positions on the shelves 13 and 14 by the fork 16. The fork 16 is provided on a lift table 17, and the lift table 17 is supported by a column 18 provided at the center of the crane 11 so as to be lifted and lowered. The lift 17 is provided closer to the loading station 15 than the support 18, and a control board 19 for controlling the crane 11 is provided on the side of the support 18 opposite to the lift 17.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 As described above, in the conventional automated warehouse, the control panel 19 is provided on the crane 11 on the opposite side of the loading station 15. This is to facilitate the maintenance work of the control panel 19 on the other end side of the shelves 13, 14. However, according to such a configuration, in order to load and unload the load P into and from the storage portion 13a at the end of the shelves 13 and 14 on the side opposite to the loading station 15, the crane 11 as shown in the figure is used. The control panel 19 side protrudes to the right side of the drawing from the shelves 13 and 14, which causes a dead space D. In view of such conventional problems, the present invention has been made for the purpose of providing an automatic warehouse capable of reducing the dead space generated at the end of the shelf and improving the storage capacity of the shelf. is there.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The automated warehouse according to the present invention is characterized in that the lifting platform of the crane is arranged on the side opposite to the loading station with respect to the support, and the control panel is provided on the loading station side with respect to the support.

[0005]

【Example】

 The present invention will be described below with reference to illustrated embodiments. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, two cranes 21 are shown, but this is for illustration purposes and in practice only one crane 21 is provided on the rail 12.

The crane 21 travels on the rail 12 arranged between the shelves 13 and 14, conveys the cargo P received from the loading station 15 and stores it at a predetermined position on the shelves 13 and 14. Alternatively, the loads P taken out from the shelves 13 and 14 are unloaded onto the loading station 15. The loading station 15 is provided on one end side of the shelves 13 and 14, and is for temporarily loading the cargo P and has a length substantially the same as that of the crane 21.

In the crane 21, the column 22 is provided at a substantially central portion of the main body 23. The elevating table 24 is provided on the opposite side of the column 22 from the loading station 15, and is supported by the column 22 so as to be vertically movable. The lifting platform 24 is provided with a fork 25 for delivering the load P to the shelves 13, 14 or the loading station 15. The fork 25 retracts to the elevator 24 side when receiving the load P from the shelves 13, 14 or the loading station 15, and when the load P transfers the load P to the shelves 13, 14 or the loading station 15, the lift platform. Protruding from 24. A control panel 26 for controlling the traveling of the crane 21 and driving control of the fork 25 is provided closer to the loading station 15 than the column 22.

As described above, the length of the loading station 15 along the rail 12 is substantially the same as the length of the crane 21 along the rail 12. Therefore, when the load P is transferred to and from the loading station 15 by the fork 25 (the state on the left side in FIG. 1), the crane 21 is arranged side by side on the loading station 15. That is, the loading station 15 has not only a space for transferring the luggage P to and from the fork 25, but also a space for loading the luggage in a portion corresponding to the control panel 26. It has a loading capacity of 3 units.

On the other hand, on the side opposite to the loading station 15 of the shelves 13 and 14, when the load P is delivered by the fork 25 (right side of FIG. 1), the right end of the crane 21 is located at the right side of the shelves 13 and 14. The crane 21 does not protrude from the shelves 13 and 14 in a position substantially aligned with the ends. Therefore, the dead space at the ends of the shelves 13, 14 is reduced as in the conventional example shown in FIG. 2, and the storage space of the shelves 13, 14 can be increased by this amount.

Since maintenance work is performed on the control panel 26, a part of the loading station 15, for example, can be opened so that a worker can approach the crane 21.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, dead spaces are not generated at the ends of the shelves 13 and 14, and the shelves 13 and 14 are enlarged by this amount to improve the storage capacity. It becomes possible. As can be understood from FIG. 1, such a structure of the crane 21 is such that when the length of the loading station 15 is longer than that of the crane 21, that is, the loading capacity of the load P of the loading station 15 is large to some extent. This is especially effective in the case.

[0012]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the dead space at the end portion of the shelf and to improve the storage capacity of the shelf.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the structure of an automated warehouse according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a configuration of a conventional automated warehouse.

[Explanation of symbols]

 13, 14 Shelf 15 Loading station 21 Crane 22 Strut 24 Lifting platform 25 Fork 26 Control panel P Luggage

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A crane comprises a support, a lift having a fork supported by the support so as to be able to move up and down, and a control panel for controlling the crane. The lift is loaded more than the support. An automatic warehouse, characterized in that it is arranged on the opposite side of the station and the control panel is provided on the side of the loading station rather than the support.