JPH06239412A - Automated warehouse for pallet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the whole structure by constituting box bodies capable of receiving pallets on a plurality of upper and lower stages to be housed in a plurality of hosing spaces on the shelves and constituting a taking-in and -out device traveling in front of the shelves to deliver a single pallet and stock and deliver the box body. CONSTITUTION:A frame-like shelf 2 is constituted to have a plurality of housing spaces 5 laterally by struts 3 and cross arm 4 or the like. Box bodies 30 capable of receiving pallets 25 on a plurality of upper and lower stages can be supported through the cross arm 4 in the respective housing spaces 5. A taking-in and -out device 15 is provided to travel on a fixed on a fixed path in a path 6 having shelves 2, 2 disposed in parallel on both sides. A carriage 17 guided to be vertically moved along posts 13 are provided between a pair of posts 13 in the front and rear of the carriage and a taking-in and -out device 18 is provided on the carriage 17 to be moved in and out of the carriage. The taking-in and -out device 18 can be operated below a base body 31 of the box body 30 or below a desired pallet 25 to transport the box body 30 or pallet 25.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic warehouse for pallets, which is adopted for sequentially supplying pallets to a line (place) where pallets are needed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of equipment, there has been provided a warehouse facility as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-157104. In this conventional configuration, a storage shelf having a plurality of compartment storage spaces in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction is provided, and a delivery device that can travel on a fixed path along the front surface of the storage shelf is provided.

This transfer device comprises a traveling machine body, a rotary table provided on the traveling machine body, a loading / unloading device provided on the rotary table so as to be able to move in and out in a lateral direction, and a mounting table provided on the traveling machine body. This mounting table allows mounting a magazine that can store a plurality of articles in the vertical direction,
The loading / unloading device is configured so that articles can be loaded / unloaded into / from the magazine.

According to this conventional structure, a magazine containing a large number of articles is placed on the table of the delivery device stopped at the home position, and the delivery device is run to the intended location, and then the articles in the magazine are placed. The articles can be stored by placing them in and out by the loading / unloading device, and by rotating the turntable so that the articles face the intended compartment storage space, and then by performing the protruding movement of the loading / unloading equipment and the lowering movement of the elevating table.

The next article can be stored without adjusting the delivery device to the home position by adjusting the level by raising and lowering the elevator or by moving the delivery device and then raising and lowering the elevator. The warehousing can be performed by the reverse operation to the above.

[0006]

According to the above conventional structure, when the articles are used as pallets and the magazines are used for storing pallets, a special transfer device for transferring the magazines between the home position and the mounting table is required. Therefore, the entire structure and control are complicated, and a large number of pallets together with the magazine are unloaded at one time. Therefore, at the place where the pallet is used, a work and a device for taking out the pallet from the magazine are required.

An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic warehouse for pallets in which pallets can be loaded and unloaded without providing a special transfer device, and pallets can be loaded one by one.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic warehouse for pallets according to the present invention comprises a shelf having a plurality of storage spaces formed in the lateral direction, and a loading / unloading device which is movable in front of the shelf. The storage space is configured to store a box body capable of storing pallets in a plurality of upper and lower stages, and the loading / unloading device is configured to load and unload a single pallet and a box body. There is.

[0009]

According to the structure of the present invention, the actual box body in which the pallets are stored in a plurality of upper and lower stages can be stored in the intended storage space of the shelf by the operation of the loading / unloading device. When a desired shape and a desired number of pallets are required in such a stored state, the target pallet can be unloaded from the box (shelf) by the operation of the loading / unloading device. Then, the empty box body can be unloaded from the storage space of the shelf by the operation of the loading / unloading device which is the reverse of the above.

[0010]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes an automated warehouse, and a frame-shaped shelf 2 forms a plurality of storage spaces 5 in a lateral direction by columns 3, arms 4, etc. Each storage space 5 is a box body (details will be described later). It is configured to support 30.

The shelves 2 are arranged side by side with a passage 6, and in the passage 6 a loading / unloading device that can travel on a fixed path 7 freely.
10 are provided. The loading / unloading device 10 includes a lower frame 12 supported and guided by a floor rail 8 through a plurality of wheels 11 and side guide rollers, a pair of front and rear posts 13 standing upright from the lower frame 12, and upper portions of these posts 13. A traveling machine body 15 is configured by an upper frame 14 that connects the upper frame 14 and the upper frame 14 via a guide device 16 to the ceiling side rail 9.
Is being guided to.

A carriage 17 is provided between the two posts 13 so as to be guided up and down by the posts 13. On the carriage 17, a withdrawal tool (fork) that can be moved in and out of the storage space 5 and the like. 18 are provided. The lower frame 12 is provided with an elevating / lowering device 19 for moving up and down the carriage 17, and a traveling moving device 20 interlockingly connected to one wheel 11. Further, a control panel 21 for controlling the lifting device 19 and the traveling device 20 is provided.

On the outside of the end of one of the shelves 2, there is provided a load receiving base 22 capable of supporting the box body 30.
A carrying-out device (conveyor) 23 for the pallet 25 is provided outside the end of the other shelf 2 opposite to 22. Palette here
25 is a European type, three parallel rows of landing material 26
And a support plate 27 provided between the upper surfaces of the landing materials 26, and have various shapes (dimensions). Further, each landing material 26 is formed by an upper strip, a lower strip, and a plurality of square blocks located between the strips.

The box body 30 is fixed over a base body 31 having a shape similar to that of a European type pallet, a support member 32 standing from four corners of the base body 31, and four support member members 32. A plurality of upper and lower receiving plates 33 are provided, and a pallet storage space 34 is formed above each receiving plate 33. At the central portion in the lateral direction of each receiving plate 33, rod-shaped guide members 35 which can be opposed to both side surfaces of the central landing material 26 of the pallet 25 are provided.
Is provided.

In the above embodiment, the actual box body 30 in which the pallet 25 is stored in each pallet storage space 34 by landing the landing material 26 on the receiving plate 33 is placed on the receiving tray 22 by a forklift or the like. Placed. At this time, since each pallet 25 has the guide body 35 located on the outer sides of both sides of the central landing material 26, the pallet 25 is transported to the box body 30 during transportation by a forklift or during transportation by the loading / unloading device 10 described later. The lateral displacement is prevented.

The actual box body 30 on the loading tray 22 is stored in the intended storage space 5 of the shelf 2 by the operation of the loading / unloading device 10. That is, the actual box body 30 is moved from the cargo receiving tray 22 to the target by a combined operation of the traveling movement of the traveling vehicle body 15 on the fixed path 7, the raising and lowering movement of the carriage 17, and the lateral movement of the loading / unloading tool 18. The storage space 5 can be moved to the storage space 5. At that time, the loading / unloading tool 18 acts on the base body 31 of the box body 30 from below. Further, the stored box body 30 has its base body 31 placed between the left and right arm bars 4.

In such a stored state, for example, by operating a terminal device provided near the carry-out device 23 or by operating a terminal device provided in a place where the pallet is used, a desired number of pallets 25 can be formed. When requested, the target pallet 25 is unloaded from the box body (shelf 2) 30 by the operation of the loading / unloading device 10.

That is, the target pallet 25 is discharged from the shelf 2 by a combined operation of the traveling motion of the traveling machine body 15 on the fixed route 7, the raising and lowering motion of the carriage 17, and the lateral movement of the loading / unloading device 18. And delivered to the carry-out device 23. At that time, the loading / unloading device 10 is the target box body 30.
Is stopped opposite to, and the loading / unloading tool 18 is attached to the box body 30.
It rushes into the inside and acts from below on the intended pallet 25.

The box body 30 emptied by such work is unloaded from the storage space 5 of the shelf 2 by the reverse operation of the loading / unloading device 10, and then the loading tray 22.
Passed on.

In the above embodiment, the shelf 2 has a form having a plurality of storage spaces 5 only in the lateral direction. However, this may be a form in which each storage space 5 is formed in the vertical direction or in a plurality of stages. Further, in the above embodiment, the European type is shown as the pallet 25, but this may be a normal type,
In this case, the box body 30 is provided with an arm-shaped one instead of the receiving plate 33 so as to avoid interference (collision) with the loading / unloading device 18.

[0021]

According to the present invention having the above-described structure, the pallets can be unloaded and the boxes can be loaded and unloaded by the loading / unloading device, and the entire structure and control can be simplified without providing a special transfer device. it can. Moreover, the pallets can be taken out one by one, and at the place where the pallet is used, the taking-out work and the taking-out device can be eliminated and the pallets can be used immediately and accurately.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of an automatic warehouse showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the same automated warehouse.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the loading / unloading device.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a main part of the same shelf.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Automatic Warehouse 2 Shelf 3 Pillar 4 Arm 5 Storage Space 10 Loading / unloading device 11 Wheel 15 Traveling vehicle 17 Carriage 18 Loading / unloading device 22 Loading platform 23 Unloading device 25 Pallet 26 Landing material 27 Support plate 30 Box body 31 Base body 32 Pillar member 33 Stand Plate 34 Pallet storage space 35 Guide body

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A shelf having a plurality of storage spaces formed in a lateral direction, and a loading / unloading device which is movable in front of the shelf,
The storage space is configured to store a box body capable of storing pallets in a plurality of upper and lower stages, and the loading / unloading device is configured to load and unload a single pallet and a box body. Automated warehouse for pallets.