JPH058816A - Material storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve strength in the Y axial direction of a multistoried shelf by arranging a lifter guide in a separate place so that pillars of the multistoried shelf can be put in mutual connective in the Y direction and also to reduce cost by means of weight reduction and simplification of foundation work. CONSTITUTION:A material storage device 1 is built up with multistoried shelves 3 each of which is provided with storage shelves 11 arranged in plural steps and a lifter 5 arranged in its hung shape from a crane 7 for carrying out or storing materials M from/in each of these multistoried shelves 3, and is put in connection in the X axial direction of each multistoried shelf 3 by means of a X axis reinforcing member 13, and is put in M connected in the Y axial direction thereof by means of a connecting member 15 in one united body. Guide members 35 and connecting members 37 are arranged in the lifter 5 in the vertical direction, and the guide members 35 are guided by being inserted into guide grooves 41 arranged on the tips of the storage shelves 11. Furthermore, the connecting members 37 are characterized in being arranged in holes 43 formed in the crane body 21 of the crane 7 so as to be capable of being inserted/extracted freely.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a material storage device in which the strength of a three-dimensional shelf standing upright at a plurality of points is increased by connecting in the Y-axis direction.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a material storage device, one having a structure as shown in FIG. 8 has been known. That is,
The material storage device 101 is provided with a plurality of three-dimensional shelves 103 arranged in a row. The three-dimensional shelves 103 are provided with a plurality of storage shelves 105, and the material M is stored in the storage shelves 105. It should be noted that the three-dimensional shelves 103 are provided with independent columns 107, or the columns 107 are connected in the X-axis direction (the front-rear direction in FIG. 8).

In order to take out the material M stored in the storage shelf 105 and return the material (remaining material) M to the storage shelf 105, a garter crane 109 is provided so as to straddle the three-dimensional shelf 103. , This gata crane 109
Is movable in the Y-axis direction (left-right direction in FIG. 8). Also, the pillar 111 of this garter crane 109
The lifter guide 113 is provided on the lifter guide 1.
A lifter 115 that is guided by 13 and is movable in the Z-axis direction (vertical direction in FIG. 8) is provided.

Although not shown, the lifter 115 is provided with a lifter arm for taking out and returning the material M from the storage rack 105.

When the material M stored in the storage shelf 105 of the three-dimensional shelf 103 is taken out, the garter crane 109 is positioned at a desired position in the Y-axis direction, and the lifter 115 is lowered to the desired storage shelf 105 position. The material M can be taken out by the positioning and the lifter arm. The same operation is performed when returning the material (remaining material) M to the storage rack 105.

[0006]

By the way, in the above-described conventional material storage device 101, when the material M is taken out from the storage shelf 105 or stored, the lifter 115 is moved up and down. Therefore, if the lifter 115 is, for example, a knife, the lifter 115 moves up and down in a manner of cutting the shelf portion of the three-dimensional shelf 103. That is, three-dimensional shelf 1
It was not possible to connect the columns 107 of 03, and the three-dimensional shelf 103
Was weak in the Y-axis direction.

In the earthquake-prone country, this causes a problem that the uneasy material remains, the foundation work becomes large in order to secure the strength in the Y-axis direction, and the member of the pillar 107 has to be enlarged.

In order to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to provide a lifter guide in another place and connect the pillars of the three-dimensional shelf in the Y-axis direction, thereby improving the strength of the three-dimensional shelf in the Y-axis direction. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a material storage device that improves the cost, reduces the weight of the column, and also performs the foundation work as usual work to reduce the cost.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a three-dimensional shelf provided with a plurality of storage shelves for storing materials, and a crane for carrying out or storing the materials from the three-dimensional shelves. In the material storage device, the material storage device is provided with a lifter provided vertically, and a connecting member for connecting the Y-axis directions of the three-dimensional shelves installed upright at a plurality of positions is provided to constitute the material storage device.

Further, according to the invention, the lifter is provided with a vertically movable guide member, and a guide groove into which the guide member is inserted is provided at a tip end portion of the storage shelf of the three-dimensional shelf to constitute a material storage device.

Further, according to the present invention, a material storage device is constructed by providing a connecting member for connecting the lifter and the crane.

[0012]

By employing the material storage device of the present invention, the Y-axis direction of the three-dimensional shelves standing upright at a plurality of places is connected by a connecting member, and a crane provided with a lifter is provided at a position where it does not interfere with this connecting member. is there. Therefore, the operation of taking out or returning the material stored in the storage shelf of the three-dimensional shelf can be freely performed by the movement of the crane in the Y-axis direction and the movement of the lifter in the Z-axis direction. As a guide in the axial direction, the guide member provided on the lifter is inserted into the guide groove provided at the tip of the storage shelf, so that smooth movement is possible.

Further, since the lifter and the crane are connected by the connecting member, the lifter does not swing when the crane moves.

By connecting the Y-axis directions of the three-dimensional shelves without interfering with the movement of the lifter, the strength of the columns of the three-dimensional shelves is increased, and the columns can be light in weight, and the foundation work is also possible. It becomes a normal one and the cost can be reduced.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the material storage device 1 comprises a three-dimensional shelf 3 and a crane 7 having a lifter 5.

The three-dimensional shelf 3 has a plurality of columns 9 standing upright on the floor, and storage shelves 11 projecting horizontally in a plurality of stages, and a plurality of materials M are stored in the storage shelves 11. It is placed and stored. At the upper end of the pillar 9, the X-axis reinforcing member 13 extends to reinforce the pillar 9 for reinforcement in the X-axis direction (the horizontal direction in FIG. 1, the direction orthogonal to the drawing in FIG. 2) connecting the pillars 9.
It is provided integrally with. Further, as a reinforcement in the Y-axis direction (the direction orthogonal to the drawing in FIG. 1, the horizontal direction in FIG. 2), the connecting member 15 extends and is provided integrally with the pillar 9. A rail 17 for guiding the wheels of a crane, which will be described later, is provided on the upper surface of the connecting member 15 so as to extend in the Y-axis direction.

With the above structure, the pillar 9 of each three-dimensional shelf 3 has an upper portion integrally formed with the X-axis reinforcing member 13 and the connecting member 15 for reinforcing in the Y-axis direction. Can be up.

The crane 7 equipped with the lifter 5 has the above-mentioned pillar 9
A plurality of crane wheels 19 ride on a rail 17 extending in the Y-axis direction on a connecting member 15 connecting the Y-axis directions, and the crane wheels 19 are rotatably provided on a crane body 21. . As a drive source of the wheels 19, the rotation transmitting member 2 is driven by the electric motor 23 fixed to the crane body 21.
The wheels 19 are rotated via a chain, which is 5, for example, and the crane 7 is moved in the Y-axis direction.

The crane main body 21 has an inverted U-shape that is open downward, and is provided on the rail 17 so as to straddle the three-dimensional shelf 3. A drive unit 27 that moves the lifter 5 in the Z-axis direction (vertical direction in FIGS. 1 and 2) is provided on the upper portion of the crane body 21. Rotation is transmitted to the drive shaft 27 from a motor (not shown) or the like to the connecting shaft 29, wire drums 31 are provided at both ends of the connecting shaft 29, and one end of a wire 33 is fixed to the wire drum 31. The other end of is connected to the lifter 5.

With the above construction, when an electric motor (not shown) is driven to rotate the connecting shaft 29, the wire drum 31 also rotates, and when the wire 33 is wound up, the lifter 5 moves up, and when unwound, the lifter 5 moves down. To do.

A guide member 35 and a connecting (fixing) member 37 are provided vertically in the vicinity of both ends of the lifter 5 in order to stop guiding and swinging of the lifter 5 when the lifter 5 moves up and down. More specifically, referring to FIGS. 3 and 4 together, the guide member 35 is provided vertically on both side surfaces of the lifter 5, and both ends of the guide member 35 are provided with conical portions 39 for easy insertion. As shown in FIG. 4, the length L is more stable when the length L is determined with respect to the inter-shelf pitch 1 of the storage shelves 11 such that L> 2l.

The guide member 39 is inserted into a guide groove 41 provided at the tip of the storage rack 11 and serves as a guide for vertical movement.

The connecting member 37 is provided upright on both upper ends of the lifter 5, and a conical portion 39 similar to the guide member 35 is formed on the upper end. A hole 43 into which the connecting member 37 is inserted is provided in the crane body 21. The length of the connecting member 37 is such that the guide member 35 is the three-dimensional shelf 3.
The length is such that it is coupled to the crane main body 21 before it is disengaged from the guide groove 41 provided at the top of the.

With the above structure, when the lifter 5 is lifted to the uppermost position, the connecting member 37 is fitted into the hole 43 provided in the crane body 21, so that the lifter 5 can be moved even when the crane 7 is moved in the Y-axis direction. 5 never swings. Further, when the lifter 5 is lowered to take out the desired material M from the storage rack 11, the guide member 35 is guided by the guide groove 41.
The lifter 5 can move up and down smoothly and does not swing.

The lifter 5 is provided with a lifter arm so that the desired material M can be taken out of the storage rack 11 and returned to the storage rack 11 by the lifter 5.

Various types of this lifter arm are known, and although not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, there is, for example, the type shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

Referring to FIG. 5, the lifter arm 45 is
It is a rack and pinion type, and a pinion 49 meshes with a rack 47 formed on the lower surface of the lifter arm 45.
9 is rotated by an electric motor (not shown) or the like.

With the above structure, when the electric motor is driven, the pinion 49 rotates, and the lifter arm 4 is moved through the rack 47.
5 is movable in the Y-axis direction, so that the material M stored in the storage rack 11 can be taken out and the material M can be returned to the storage rack 11.

The lifter arm 51 shown in FIG. 6 is of a rotary type, and the rotation angle θ of the lifter arm 51 is controlled according to the position of the material M.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment, in which a dedicated column 53 for guiding the lifter 5 is attached in the middle of the column 9 of the three-dimensional shelf 3, and the lifter 5 moves up and down with this column 53 as a guide. Be free. By additionally providing the pillar 53 that guides the lifter 5 in this manner, it becomes possible to provide the connecting member 15 that connects the upper ends of the pillars 9 of the three-dimensional shelf 3 in the Y-axis direction.

As described above, by using the storage rack 11 as a guide for the lifter 5, it becomes possible to connect the pillars 9 of the three-dimensional shelf 3 in the Y-axis direction with the connecting members 15, and the strength of the pillars 9 is increased. However, the pillars may be light in weight, and the foundation work may be ordinary work, so that the cost can be remarkably reduced as compared with the conventional one.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, but can be embodied in other forms by making appropriate changes.

[0034]

As can be understood from the above description of the embodiments, according to the present invention, there is provided a connecting member for connecting the Y-axis direction of columns of a three-dimensional shelf, and a guide groove provided at the tip of the storage shelf. The lifter moved up and down by using as a guide, and was connected to the crane by a connecting member at the top of the lifter.

Thus, the strength of the three-dimensional shelf in the Y-axis direction is increased, the pillars may be lightweight, and the foundation work may be ordinary work, so that the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a material storage device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG.

4 is an explanatory side view of FIG.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a lifter arm.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the lifter arm.

FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view of a material storage device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective explanatory view of a material storage device showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Material storage device 3 three-dimensional shelf 5 lifters 7 cranes 11 storage shelves 15 Connection member 35 Guide member 37 Connection member 41 Guide groove

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A material storage device comprising a three-dimensional shelf having a plurality of storage shelves for storing the material, and a lifter suspended from a crane for carrying out the material from the three-dimensional shelf or storing the material, A material storage device comprising a connecting member for connecting the Y-axis direction of the three-dimensional shelf set up at a plurality of positions. 2. The lifter is provided with a vertically movable guide member, and a guide groove into which the guide member is inserted is provided at a tip end portion of the storage shelf of the three-dimensional shelf. Material storage device. 3. The material storage device according to claim 2, further comprising a connecting member that connects the lifter and the crane.