JPH06298317A - Plate glass pallet conveyor system in warehouse - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a plate glass pallet conveyor system in a warehouse, capable of saving the cost of equipment and power by way of obviating such operations as uplifting and altering a handling means according to a weight, in addition to ease of handling. CONSTITUTION:This pallet conveyor system is provided with a plate glass pallet storage space 5 installed face-to-face in a traveling passage of a plate glass pallet conveyor car 3, plural rows of floating roller lines 6 being parallelly installed conformably with one another on the conveyor car 3 beside the traveling passage and on the storage space while capable of supporting the bottom of a plate glass pallet 1, and a multistage expansion transverse feeding means 7 being set up on the conveyor car 3 and fittable in a bottom part of the plate glass pallet 1 mounted while capable of shifting the plate glass pallet 1 onto the respective floating roller lines 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plate glass pallet conveying device in a warehouse.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a plate glass pallet 01, for example, as shown in a front view of FIG. 5 (A) and a plan view of FIG. 5 (B), a plurality of floor frame frames 02 juxtaposed in the longitudinal direction at appropriate intervals are arranged. And a plate glass receiving frame 03 having an inverted V-shaped cross section which is erected in the central portion thereof and extends in the longitudinal direction, and a plurality of rubber cushions attached to the surfaces of the floor assembly frame 02 and the plate glass receiving frame 03 at appropriate intervals. It is known to be formed from No. 04 and No. 04. Here, 05 is a plate glass. In order to convey the plate glass 05 using this plate glass pallet 01, the plate glass 05 is placed on the plate glass receiving frame 03.
The plate glass pallet 01 is loaded onto a truck or the like using a forklift or a crane, and then loaded and unloaded.

However, such means have the following drawbacks in transporting the sheet glass pallets in the warehouse. (1) When transporting, the plate glass pallet 01 must be lifted up, and its weight is about 20 tons in the case of a large plate glass 05 having a size of 7.0 m × 3.0 m, for example, and a large capacity forklift, etc. It is expensive and therefore uneconomical. (2) Since the lifting means must be changed according to the weight of each plate glass pallet 01 in order to improve the work efficiency, the operation is not uniform and the handling is troublesome.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in view of such circumstances, and it is not necessary to lift it and it is not necessary to change the handling means according to the weight.
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a plate glass pallet transfer device in a warehouse which can save equipment cost and power cost and is easy to handle.

[0005]

To this end, the present invention is directed to a plate glass pallet yard arranged facing the lane of a plate glass pallet carrier, and to the side of the lane above the carrier dolly and above the yard. A plurality of rows of floating rollers that are arranged side by side so that they can be aligned with each other and that can support the bottom surface of the plate glass pallet, and can be inserted into and removed from the bottom portion of the plate glass pallet that is installed and mounted on the transport carriage. It is characterized in that the plate glass pallet is provided with a multi-stage telescopic lateral feed means capable of moving onto the respective floating roller rows.

[0006]

According to such a construction, the plate glass pallet yard, which is arranged facing the running path of the plate glass pallet carrier,
A plurality of rows of floating rollers, which are juxtaposed to each other so as to be aligned with each other on the transport carriage and on the storage space next to the track, and capable of supporting the bottom surface of the plate glass pallet, and are mounted on the transport carriage. Since the multi-stage expansion / contraction lateral feed means that can be inserted into and removed from the bottom of the mounted plate glass pallet and that can move the plate glass pallet above each of the floating roller rows is provided, the following operation is performed. (1) When transporting the plate glass pallet in the warehouse, it is not necessary to lift it, and the plate glass pallet can be slid over the floating roller row, so that the equipment cost and the power cost are drastically reduced. (2) Since it is not necessary to change the conveying means according to the weight of the plate glass pallet and the plate glass pallet can be slid on the floating roller row, the operation is uniform and the handling is easy. (3) To prepare for loading and unloading flat glass pallets to the outside of the warehouse, it suffices to install only one crane at the warehouse entrance / exit, reducing equipment costs and power costs.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, in FIG. 1 (A) front view and FIG. The plate glass pallets 3 are transport carriages provided on the rail 4 so that they can travel, and 5 is a storage space for the plate glass pallets, which is arranged on both sides of the transport truck 3 facing the running path. 2 on one side of the truck runway
The floating roller rows 6 are aligned in four rows so as to engage with and support the floor frame 2 of the plate glass pallet 1 in the transverse direction with respect to the truck running path on the storage areas 5 and 5 arranged in rows and the carriage 3. A pair of multi-stage telescopic lateral feed means 7 is provided outside the floating roller row 6 near the end of the carriage 3. Reference numeral 8 is a stopper for holding the plate glass pallet provided in the storage space 5, and 9 is a guide rail for the multi-stage telescopic lateral feed means 7 arranged in the storage space 5.

Next, in the side view of FIG. 2 showing the details of the carriage 3, the carriage 3 includes wheels 10 and guide rollers 11.
Riding on the rail 4 and traveling by the traveling motor 12.
The pair of multi-stage telescopic lateral feed means 7, 7 is a lateral feed motor 14.
Driven by

Furthermore, in the partially enlarged plan view of FIG. 3 (A) and the sectional view of FIG. 3 (B) showing the details of the multi-stage telescopic lateral feed means 7, the multi-stage telescopic lateral feed means 7 are combined so as to be able to extend and contract in order through rollers 15. 4 stages of telescopic beams 16-1 engaged
9, rollers 20 and 21 that engage with the guide rails 9 of the storage space 5 attached to the uppermost telescopic beam 19, and a pallet floor gripping mechanism 22 disposed on the upper surface of the telescopic beam 19. The pallet floor gripping mechanism 22 is a rotating arm 25 provided at a central portion of a support board 23 fixed to the telescopic beam 19 at a distance so as to be rotated by a motor 24, and is detachably engaged with a step end of the floor assembly frame 2. Hook arm 26 and telescopic beam 1
A pair of sliding blocks 29 which are engaged with the guides 27 fixed in the width direction of the carriage and are connected to the rotating arms 25 by rods 28 so as to move oppositely on the guides 27; A pair of arms 30 are connected to each other, and a pair of hook arms 26 are opened and closed by forward and reverse driving of a motor 24 to be detachably attached to the end of the floor frame 2.

4A and 4B showing the expansion and contraction mechanism of the expansion and contraction beams 16 to 19, the expansion and contraction beams 16 to 19 are a drive gear 31 and a floating gear 32 on the carriage 3. A chain 36 is connected between the fixing unit 33, the floating gear 34 on each of the expanding and contracting beams 16 to 19 and the fixing unit 35 as shown in FIG. It FIG. 4 (A) shows a state in which the pallet floor gripping mechanism 22 is extended to the right rear storage area 5 shown in FIG. 1 (A), and (B) is a state in which the pallet floor gripping mechanism 22 is extended to the left storage area 5 shown in FIG. 1 (A). Shows the extended state. A storage space 5 similar to that shown in FIG. 1 (B) is provided as a storage space for loading and unloading at another position of the truck runway.

In such an apparatus, the plate glass pallet 1 is used when the plate glass pallet is loaded and unloaded in a warehouse.
Are loaded and unloaded by a crane from the transport truck onto the loading / unloading yard 5. The carriage 3 stops its alignment in front of this yard 5, and the pallet floor gripping mechanism 22 is telescopically gripped and joined to the plate glass pallet 1 on the yard 5 for loading and unloading, and is pulled onto the carriage 3 and this is on the rail 4. And moves to the front of the yard 5 for storing pallets and stops the alignment, and the pallet floor gripping mechanism 22 is expanded and contracted to send the plate glass pallet 1 onto the yard 5. At this time, the weight of the plate glass pallet 1 is determined by the plurality of floating roller rows 6 on the carrier 3 and the storage 5.
The multi-stage expansion / contraction lateral feed means 7 is supported and moved by means of a very small driving force for sliding the plate glass pallet 1 on the floating roller array 6. The plate glass pallet 1 is stored at a fixed position by engaging the stoppers 8 with both ends of the floor frame 2 on the storage space 5. When the stored plate glass pallet 1 is to be unloaded, the same operation as above may be performed in the opposite direction from the storage location 5 to the loading / unloading location 5 by the transport vehicle 3. In addition, the loading and unloading of normal-sized sheet glass pallets can be performed uniformly by the same operation of this device.

According to the apparatus of the embodiment as described above, the plate glass pallet yard placed facing the runway of the plate glass pallet carrier, and the above the carrier dolly and above the place beside the runway. A plurality of rows of floating rollers that are arranged side by side so that they can be aligned with each other and that can support the bottom surface of the plate glass pallet, and can be inserted into and removed from the bottom of the plate glass pallet that is installed and mounted on the transport carriage. Since the plate glass pallet is provided with the multi-stage telescopic lateral feed means that is movable above each of the floating roller rows, the following effects can be obtained. (1) In transporting the plate glass pallet in the warehouse, it is not necessary to lift it and the plate glass pallet can be slid on the floating roller row, so that the equipment cost and power cost are greatly reduced, Therefore, economic efficiency is improved. (2) Since it is not necessary to change the conveying means according to the weight of the plate glass pallet and the plate glass pallet can be slid on the floating roller row, the operation is uniform and easy to handle.
Therefore, work efficiency is improved. (3) For the loading and unloading of sheet glass pallets to the outside of the warehouse, only one crane needs to be installed at the loading and unloading port of the warehouse, which reduces equipment costs and power costs, thus improving economic efficiency.

[0013]

In summary, according to the present invention, the plate glass pallet yard arranged facing the lane of the plate glass pallet carrier is aligned with the pallet yard on the carrier dolly beside the track respectively. A plurality of rows of floating rollers that can be arranged side by side and that can support the bottom surface of the plate glass pallet,
By having a multi-stage telescopic transverse feed means capable of being fitted into and removed from the bottom of the plate glass pallet installed and mounted on the transport carriage and moving the plate glass pallet onto each of the floating roller rows, Since there is no need to lift the handling means, it is not necessary to change the handling means depending on the weight, and therefore equipment costs and power costs can be saved, and a plate glass pallet transport device in a warehouse that is easy to handle is obtained. It is extremely useful.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which (A) and (B) are a front view and a plan view, respectively.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the carrier truck 3 of FIG.

FIG. 3 shows the multi-stage telescopic lateral feed means 7 of FIG. 1 (B), (A)
, (B) are a partially enlarged plan view and a cross-sectional view of the IIIA part, respectively.

4A and 4B show the expansion and contraction mechanism of the expansion and contraction beams 16 to 19 of FIG. 3B, and FIGS.

FIG. 5 shows a known plate glass pallet, and (A) and (B) are a front view and a plan view, respectively.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Plate Glass Pallet 2 Floor Assembly Frame 3 Conveyor Carriage 4 Rail 5 Storage 6 Floating Roller Row 7 Multi-stage Telescopic Traverse Means 8 Stopper 9 Guide Rail 10 Wheel 11 Guide Roller 12 Traveling Motor 14 Traverse Motor 15 Roller 16 Telescopic Beam 17 Telescopic Beam 18 Telescopic beam 19 Telescopic beam 20 Roller 21 Roller 22 Pallet floor gripping mechanism 23 Support plate 24 Motor 25 Rotating arm 26 Hook arm 27 Guide 28 Rod 29 Sliding block 30 Rod 31 Drive gear 32 Floating gear 33 Fixing part 34 Floating gear 35 Fixing Unit 36 Chain

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plate glass pallet yard arranged facing a running path of a plate glass pallet carrier, and a plate glass pallet yard arranged side by side on the carrier dolly and on the yard next to the track so that they can be aligned with each other. A plurality of floating roller rows that can support the bottom surface of the plate glass pallet, and can be inserted into and removed from the bottom of the plate glass pallet installed and mounted on the transport carriage, and the plate glass pallet can be placed on each of the floating roller rows. A plate glass pallet conveying device in a warehouse, which is equipped with a multi-stage telescopic lateral feed means movable to the inside.