JPH0632410A - Automatic warehouse facility - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To try costdown, by applying an elevating carrier comprising one elevating goods transferring part to both warehouse units, in an automatic warehouse facility having two parallel-settled warehouse units, each of which has goods transferring, travelling carriages equipped with goods transferring parts corresponding to respective levels of respective goods storing parts of appropriate racks in a carriage travelling passage between two parallel racks. CONSTITUTION:One elevating carrier 12 having one elevating goods transferring stand 14 which can receive and deliver the goods from and to goods transferring parts 7a-8b of goods transferring travelling carriages 7, 8 in one side carriage travelling passage 1a, and from and to goods transferring parts 9a-10b of goods transferring travelling carriages 9, 10 in the other side carriage travelling passage 2a, is set between the end parts of the carriage travelling passages 1a, 2a of both warehouse units 1, 2, and a warehousing and delivering conveyor 15, which is connected to the elevating goods transferring stand 14 is also set side by side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention provides, between two racks arranged in parallel, a traveling path of a traveling vehicle for loading and unloading, which has loading and unloading portions corresponding to respective load storage portion levels of the racks. The present invention relates to an automatic warehouse facility including two warehouse units arranged side by side.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of automatic warehouse facility, a load is transferred and transferred between the loading / unloading conveyor and the loading / unloading section of the loading / unloading traveling carriage in upper and lower stages. Therefore, there is a need for an elevating / conveying device equipped with a load transfer table, which is generally called a server, capable of ascending / descending. Therefore, when two such warehouse units are installed side by side, there is a drawback that the cost of the entire equipment becomes very high in the conventional configuration in which the above-mentioned lifting / conveying device (server) is provided for each warehouse unit.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its features are shown by the reference numerals of the embodiments described later. The automatic warehouse equipment of the present invention comprises two racks 3 and 4 arranged in parallel.
The racks 3 to 5 are installed in the truck running paths 1a and 2a between the racks 5 and 6.
6, the load transfer parts 7a to 10 corresponding to each load storage level
The two warehouse units 1 and 2 provided with the traveling vehicles 7 to 10 for loading and unloading provided with b are arranged side by side, and one carriage traveling passage is provided between the end portions of the carriage traveling passages 1a and 2a of both warehouse units. 1
between the load transfer parts 7a to 8b of the load transfer travel carriages 7 and 8 and the load transfer parts 9a to 10b of the load transfer travel carriages 9 and 10 in the other carriage travel passage 2a. One elevating / conveying device 12 provided with one elevating / lowering load transfer table 14 capable of transferring loads between spaces, and a loading / unloading conveyor 15 connected to the elevating / lowering transfer table 14 is provided side by side. It is characterized by

Further, in the apparatus of the present invention according to claim 2, on the elevating load transfer table 14 of the elevating / conveying device 12, the transfer vehicles 7 and 8 for transferring the load in the one vehicle traveling passage 1a are transferred. Mount 7
a to 8b, and the load transfer parts 9a to 1 of the load transfer carriages 9 and 10 in the other carrier travel passage 2a.
2 of the load supporting portions 17 connected to 0b are arranged side by side, and the two load supporting portions 16 are provided as the loading / unloading conveyor 15.
Two loading / unloading conveyors 15a that are separately connected to 17
15b are installed side by side.

Further, in the automatic warehouse facility of the present invention according to claim 3, on the hoisting load transfer table 14 of the hoisting and conveying device 12, the traveling carts 7 and 8 for transferring the cargo in one of the bogie traveling passages 1a.
To the load transfer parts 7a to 8b, and the load transfer parts 9a of the other transfer carriages 9 and 10 of the other carriage travel passage 2a.
-10b is provided with one load supporting part 24 that can move laterally between the positions, and as the loading and unloading conveyor 15, a conveyor dedicated to loading and unloading connected to each of the two positions of the load supporting part 24. 25 and a conveyor 26 for exclusive use of delivery are installed side by side.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In FIG. 1, 1 and 2 are two warehouse units arranged in parallel, each of which is arranged in parallel. And racks 3, 4 and 5, 6 and load-carrying traveling carriages 7, 8 and 9, 10 that are vertically arranged in two stages in the carriage traveling passages 1a, 2a between the racks. Each of these traveling carriages 7 to 10 has a four-tier load storage unit 3 of racks 3 to 6.
The upper and lower two-stage load transfer parts 7a, 7b to 10a, 10b are provided so as to correspond to the levels a to 6a, respectively.
Further, the load transfer sections 7a, 7b to 10a, 10b are
As shown in FIG. 2, it is well known as a load transfer means provided in this type of load transfer carriage, and can be moved back and forth on either the left or right side with respect to the traveling direction, and can pick up and unload the load. There is provided a running fork 11 that can be moved up and down.

One elevating / conveying device 12 is disposed between one ends of the carriage passages 1a and 2a in the warehouse units 1 and 2, respectively. The elevating / conveying device 12 includes one elevating / lowering load transfer table 14 that moves up and down along the support column 13, and when the elevating / lowering transfer table 14 is at the lower limit level, A loading / unloading conveyor 15 to be connected is provided side by side. More specifically, on the lifting / lowering load transfer table 14, there is a load support part 16 connected to the load transfer parts 7a-8b of the load transfer traveling carriages 7 and 8 in one of the vehicle traveling passages 1a. The load support unit 1 connected to the load transfer units 9a to 10b of the load transfer traveling carts 9 and 10 in the other vehicle traveling passage 2a.
7 are arranged side by side, and are connected separately to the two load supporting portions 16 and 17 as the loading / unloading conveyor 15 2
Two loading and unloading conveyors 15a and 15b are arranged in parallel.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the two load supporting portions 16 and 17 of the elevating and conveying device 12 have the load transfer portions 7a to 7a of the load transfer traveling vehicles 7 to 10, respectively. In the recess 18, the running fork 11 is provided on the recess 10 and into which the running fork 11 moves up and down, and a pair of transfer and load supporting conveyors 19a and 19b arranged side by side on the left and right sides of the recess 18. A level below the approaching ascending / descending path of the running fork 11 (see FIGS. 2 and 3A),
An elevating conveyor 20 that can move up and down is provided between the transfer and load supporting conveyors 19a and 19b and the same upper level (see FIG. 3B) as the load supporting level. The transfer and load supporting conveyors 19a and 19b and the lifting conveyor 20
Is composed of a drive roller conveyor that conveys a load in the load transfer direction between the loading / unloading conveyors 15a and 15b.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 21 denotes a pair of left and right guide rails for guiding the respective step transfer carriages 7 to 10 inside the racks 3, 4 and 5, 6. It is erected separately. 22 is a traveling carriage for each stage 7-1
The lower load transfer parts 7b to 10b at 0 are replaced with the upper load transfer parts 7
The frame is suspended from a to 10a. Also, FIG. 1A
And as shown in FIG. 3A, the load storage unit 3 of each rack 3-6.
A pair of left and right load receiving tools 23 that support the left and right sides of the bottom portion of the load W are erected on a to 6a, and the running fork 11 that has moved into the racks 3 to 6 has a space between the left and right load receiving tools 23. You can go up and down.

In the automatic warehouse facility constructed as described above, when the load W carried in by the loading / unloading conveyor 15a is loaded into the racks 3 and 4 of the warehouse unit 1, the lifting / transporting device 12 is operated. As shown in FIG. 3B, the elevating load transfer table 14 is lowered to the lower limit, and the elevating conveyor 20 of the load supporting unit 16 is raised to the upper level, so that the elevating conveyor 20 and the transfer and load supporting conveyors 19a, 1
9b is connected to the loading / unloading conveyor 15a,
In this state, the loading / unloading conveyor 15a, the transfer / loading conveyors 19a and 19b, and the elevating / lowering conveyor 20 are driven in the loading / unloading direction to load the load W onto the load supporting portion 16.
Transport and transfer to the specified position above. Next, the elevating conveyor 20 is lowered to the lower level so that the load W is supported only by the transfer and load supporting conveyors 19a and 19b.

As described above, the load W is moved up and down by the conveying device 12
After being loaded onto the lifting / lowering load transfer table 14, the lifting / lowering load transfer table 14 is raised to the storage level. On the other hand, the traveling carriage 7 or 8 for loading and unloading at the warehousing level is stopped at the home position adjacent to the elevating / conveying device 12, and among the loading and unloading portions 7a to 8b, the loading and unloading portion at the warehousing level is used. After moving the running fork 11 into the concave portion 18 (upper side of the transfer and load supporting conveyors 19a and 19b) in the load supporting portion 16 of the lifting / lowering load transfer table 14 which is stopped at the loading level. , And the load W supported on the load support unit 16 (transfer and load support conveyors 19a and 19b) is picked up by the running fork 11. Then, the running fork 11 is returned to the home position, and the load transfer on the load transfer units 7a to 8b of the load transfer traveling vehicle 7 or 8 is completed.

Next, the traveling fork 7 or 8 for transferring the load, which has received the load W as described above, is made to travel to the intended storage location, and then the running fork which is in the raised position and supports the load W. 11 is moved into the load storage unit 3a or 4a of the rack 3 or 4 which is a storage target. After that, the running fork 11 is lowered, the load W is transferred onto the load receiving tool 23 of the load storage unit 3a or 4a, and the running fork 11 is moved backward to the home position to transfer the load. The transfer of the cargo W from the traveling carriage 7 or 8 into the rack 3 or 4 is completed.

When loading the load W into the rack 5 or 6 of the warehouse unit 2, the load W carried by the loading / unloading conveyor 15b is loaded on the lifting load transfer table 14 of the lifting / lowering transfer device 12. Using the support part 17 and the load transfer part 9a to 10b of the load transfer carriage 9 or 10 at the storage level, the load storage of the rack 5 or 6 is carried out as described above. The goods may be transferred to the inside of the section 5a or 6a. The loading operation of the load W from the racks 3 and 4 of the warehouse unit 1 or the racks 5 and 6 of the warehouse unit 2 can be performed in the reverse order of the above-mentioned loading operation. Also in this case, the loading operation on the warehouse unit 1 side uses the load support section 16 and the loading / unloading conveyor 15a on the elevating load transfer table 14 of the elevating / conveying device 12, and the shipping operation on the warehouse unit 2 side. The elevator transport device 1
The load supporting unit 17 and the loading / unloading conveyor 15b on the lifting / lowering load transfer table 14 of 2 are used.
7 to the loading and unloading conveyors 15a or 15b, the elevator conveyor 20 that has been raised to the upper level and the loading and unloading conveyors 19a and 1 on both sides thereof are lifted.
9b and the warehousing / moving conveyor 15a or 15b are driven in the warehousing transfer direction opposite to the warehousing transfer.

In the above embodiment, the two load supporting portions 16 and 17 are arranged side by side on the one lifting load transfer table 14, but FIG.
As shown in FIG.
4, on one of the bogie traveling passages 1a, the positions for connecting to the cargo transferring portions 7a to 8b of the traveling bogies 7 and 8 for loading and unloading, and the traveling vehicles 9 and 10 for transferring the cargoes on the other bogie traveling passage 2a. 1 which can be moved laterally between the position where it is connected to the load transfer parts 9a-10b
It is possible to provide two load supporting portions 24 and, as the loading / unloading conveyor 15, a loading dedicated conveyor 25 and a loading dedicated conveyor 26 that are connected to each of the two positions of the load supporting portion 24 can be arranged in parallel. Reference numeral 27 is a guide rail of the lateral load supporting portion 24. The load supporting unit 1 is provided on the lateral load supporting unit 24.
6 and 17, the transfer and load supporting conveyors 19a,
19b and an elevating conveyor 20 are provided.

According to this structure, the cargo W to be stored is carried in by the conveyor 25 for exclusive use of the storage, and the conveyor 2 for exclusive use of the storage.
In the same manner as described above, the goods are transferred and transferred onto the lateral load supporting portion 24 which stands by at the position where it is connected to 5. After that, the elevating load transfer table 14 is raised to the storage level. When the load W is stored in the racks 3 and 4 on the warehouse unit 1 side, the lateral load support portion 24 is used. Is laterally moved to a position adjacent to the load transfer traveling vehicle 7 or 8 on the side of the warehouse unit 1.
When the load W is to be stored in the racks 5 and 6 on the warehouse unit 2 side, the lateral load supporting portion 24 is located at a position adjacent to the load transfer traveling trolley 9 or 10 on the warehouse unit 2 side. Keep it in. Transfer of the load W from the lateral load supporting unit 24 to the load transfer units 7a to 10b of the load transfer traveling vehicles 7 to 10, and the load transfer unit 7a of the load transfer traveling vehicles 7 to 10. ~ 1
Transfer of the goods from 0b into the load storage units 3a to 6a of the racks 3 to 6 is performed in the same manner as described above.

Further, during the unloading work, the lateral load supporting portion 24 on the elevating and unloading and loading platform 14 is provided on the side of the unloading work carriage 7, 8 or 9, 10 on the side used for the unloading work. The load W is received by being laterally moved to a position adjacent to the transfer carriage. When the load receiving position does not correspond to the conveyor 26 for exclusive use of shipping, the laterally moving load supporting portion 24 is laterally moved to be connected to the conveyor 26 for exclusive use of shipping, and the conveyor for exclusive use of shipping is provided from above the laterally moving load supporting portion 24. It is sufficient to transfer the load W onto the warehouse 26.

In the illustrated embodiment, the upper and lower two-stage load transfer sections 7a-10b are provided on the load transfer carriages 7-10, but the load storage section levels of the racks 3-6 are different from each other. It is also possible to dispose one load-carrying traveling carriage provided with one load-transfer section (running fork 11). Furthermore, the loading / unloading table 14 of the loading / unloading conveyor 15 and the lifting / lowering load transfer table 14 (the load supporting portions 16, 17, 24) of the lifting / lowering transport device 12, and the lifting / lowering load transfer table 14 (the load supporting portion 16). , 17, 24) and the load transfer units 7a to 10b of the load transfer carriages 7 to 10 are not limited to the methods described in detail in the above embodiments.

[0018]

As described above, according to the automatic warehouse equipment of the present invention, the level of the conveyor for loading and unloading and the level of loading and unloading with respect to the rack, which are necessary for loading and unloading operations for two warehouse units arranged in parallel, are provided. Since the lifting and lowering transfer work of the load between the two can be performed by one lifting and lowering transfer device equipped with one lifting and lowering load transfer table, both the lifting and lowering transfer devices, which are expensive and large-scale devices, are installed in both warehouse units. The entire equipment can be constructed at a low cost as compared with the conventional configuration that is separately arranged, and the control can be performed easily and easily as compared with the case where the two lifting load transfer tables must be controlled.

In addition, in the structure of the present invention according to claim 2, 2 are arranged in parallel on the lifting load transfer table of the lifting transport device.
By using one load supporting part and two loading / unloading conveyors that are separately connected to each of the loading / unloading parts, a dedicated loading / unloading transport path for each of the two warehouse units will be configured, so that the control is even easier. Not only is it possible to raise and lower efficiently.

Further, according to a third aspect of the present invention, on the elevating load transfer table of the elevating / conveying device, one of the traveling paths of the vehicle is connected to the load transfer section of the load transfer traveling vehicle and the other is connected to the position. One load support part that can move laterally is provided between the carriage travel passage and a position connected to the load transfer part of the load transfer carriage, and the loading / unloading conveyor includes two load support parts. When a dedicated conveyor for loading and unloading and a dedicated conveyor for loading and unloading, which are connected to each of the positions, are separately provided, the loading and unloading operations are performed in a mixed manner as compared with the case where one conveyor must be used for loading and unloading. You can work efficiently, even when.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1A is a plan view of a main part, and FIG. 1B is a front view.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional front view of a main part for explaining a relationship between an elevating / conveying device and a load transfer traveling vehicle in one of the warehouse units.

FIG. 3A is a side view of the main part, and FIG. 3B is a side view of the main part for explaining the relationship between the elevating / conveying device and the loading / unloading conveyor.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a main part showing another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 warehouse unit 2 warehouse unit 1a trolley traveling passage 2a trolley traveling passage 3 rack 4 rack 5 rack 6 rack 7 transport carrier 8 transport carrier 9 transport carrier 10 transport carrier 7a load transfer part 7b load transfer part 8a load transfer part 8b load transfer part 9a load transfer part 9b load transfer part 10a load transfer part 10b load transfer part 11 running fork 12 lifting transfer device 14 lifting load Transfer table 15 Conveyor for loading and unloading 15a Conveyor for loading and unloading 15b Conveyor for loading and unloading 16 Load support part 17 Load support part 18 Recess for running fork ingress and egress 19a Transfer and load support conveyor 19b Transfer and load support Conveyor 20 Lifting conveyor 24 Lateral load support 25 Conveyor dedicated to loading 26 Conveyor dedicated to loading

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A warehouse unit having a load-carrying carriage equipped with a load-carrying section corresponding to each load-carrying-unit level of the rack in a carriage running passage between two racks arranged in parallel.
One elevator that can load transfer between the end portions of the truck traveling passages of both warehouse units and the load transfer portions of the truck traveling passages on both left and right sides of the warehouses. An automatic warehouse facility in which one elevating / conveying device equipped with a load transfer table is provided, and a loading / unloading conveyor connected to the elevating load transfer table is also provided. 2. An elevator load transfer table of the elevator transport device,
Two load supporting portions, which are respectively connected to the load transferring portions of the load transferring traveling vehicles in the vehicle traveling passages on the left and right sides, are separately provided, and the loading / unloading conveyor is provided separately from the two load supporting portions. The automatic warehouse facility according to claim 1, wherein two automatic storage facilities are arranged side by side so as to be connected. 3. An elevator load transfer table of the elevator transport device,
It is lateral between the position of one of the carriage running passages connected to the load transfer section of the load transfer traveling carriage and the position of the other carriage running passage connected to the load transfer portion of the load transfer traveling carriage. Movable 1
The automatic warehouse equipment according to claim 1, wherein one cargo support section is provided, and the loading / unloading conveyor is divided into a loading-dedicated conveyor and a loading-dedicated conveyor that are connected to each of the two positions of the loading support section.