JPH0650402Y2 - Equipment for handling goods - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to an article in which articles stored in a container in a state of being stacked in a plurality of stages are taken out of the container at substantially the same time and stored in storage shelves in units of stages. Related to the handling device.

(Prior Art) As a conventional technology relating to an apparatus for handling articles, see Jikken Sho 57.
The ones described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 21842 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-48550 are known.

Explaining the conventional technique described in the above publication, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Sho 57-21842 describes a multi-row container article taker that takes out articles stored in multiple rows into a transport box and supplies them to a single row. Has been done.

Further, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 56-48550 discloses a brick feeding device including a lifter that is loaded with bricks and is raised step by step, and a pusher that pushes the bricks up one by one on a feeding conveyor correspondingly. ing.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, the above-described conventional techniques have the following problems.

That is, the taker for storing articles in multiple rows described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-21842 can only take out the articles partitioned by the partition from the transport box (container).
It is not possible to take out the articles stored in the container without being partitioned. That is, if only a part of unpartitioned articles is taken out from the container, the remaining articles in the container will be misaligned, and the next time these remaining articles are held, the articles will be misaligned. Therefore, it may not be able to be held and taken out, or the article may be damaged.

Further, the brick feeding device described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 56-48550 can only feed the bricks stacked in multiple stages in units of one stage, and describes that the article is taken out from the container. It has not been done and there is no suggestion.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide articles that are stored in a container in a state of being stacked in a plurality of stages from the container at substantially the same time and that can be stored in storage shelves in units of stages. To provide a handling device.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention is to provide an article stored in a container whose side surface is opened in a state of being stacked in a plurality of stages, in a state of being stacked in a plurality of stages from the side surface of the container. In an apparatus for handling articles to be taken out at substantially the same time and to be stored in a storage rack in units of steps, an article holder that holds the articles in a stacked state in a plurality of steps, and an article take-out device that moves the article holders in the article take-out direction. A device, a dividing device that divides the retrieved articles into units, a lifting device that moves the articles divided into units to a position facing a predetermined storage unit of the storage shelf, and the predetermined storage unit. The above object is achieved by providing an article handling device, which is provided with a storage device that stores an article moved to a facing position in the storage section.

In addition, it is preferable that the take-out direction of the article is substantially horizontal.

Further, it is preferable that the dividing device and the storage device are mounted on the lifting device.

(Operation) The article handling apparatus of the present invention takes out articles stored in a container in a state of being stacked in a plurality of stages from the container at substantially the same time, and stores the retrieved articles in a storage rack in units of stages.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the article handling apparatus of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an article handling apparatus of the present invention. (1) is an article holder for adsorbing and holding a rectangular parallelepiped article (A) in a stacked state. 2) is an article take-out device that moves the article holder (1) in the take-out direction (substantially horizontal direction) of the article (A), (3) is a dividing device that divides the taken-out article (A) into units. 4) is a lifting device that moves the articles (A) divided into units to a position facing a predetermined storage section of the storage rack (9), and (5) is moved to a position that faces the predetermined storage section. A storage device for storing the article (A) in the storage section, and the lifting device (4) is equipped with a dividing device (3) and a storage device (5).
Thus, in the article handling apparatus of this embodiment, a plurality of articles (A) stored in a container (B) whose side surface is opened in a state of being stacked in a plurality of stages are arranged from the side surface of the container (B). The stacks are taken out at about the same time as they are stacked and stored in the storage rack (9). In addition, (6) is a container holding device, (7) is a traveling carriage, (81) is a carry-in conveyor,
(82) is a conveyor.

Explaining in detail each of the above components, the article holder (1)
Sucks air and applies negative pressure to each article (A),
(A), ... 25 (5 × 5) suction pads (11), (11), ..., 25 suction pads (11), (11), ... · Composed of a moving plate (12) to which is attached, and each article (A), (A)
... are sucked and held substantially at the same time.

Further, the article take-out device (2) has an air cylinder (2
1), guide mechanism (22), (22), take-out stand (23), etc., which is fixedly installed on the traveling carriage (7), and the moving plate (12) is substantially horizontal by the operation of the air cylinder (21). It is designed to move in the direction.

The dividing device (3) is composed of an air cylinder (31), a push bar (32), etc., and is fixedly installed on the lifting device (4) via a supporting member (33).
The push bar (32) is moved in the horizontal direction by the operation of 1), and the article holder (1) and the article removing device (2) divide the article (A) taken out from the container (B) into units. It is designed so as to be extruded and placed on a belt conveyor (51) described later.

The lifting device (4) is composed of a base (41) fixedly installed on the traveling carriage (7), a lifting platform (42) that moves up and down, and the like. ) Is moved to a position facing a predetermined storage section.

The storage device (5) is composed of a belt conveyor (51) mounted on the lift table (42), a stopper (52), an air cylinder (53), etc. The article (A) that has been moved to the position opposite to is stored in the storage section.

Further, the container holding device (6) includes a top surface pressing device (61), a top surface holding tool (62), a container unloading conveyor (63), etc., and the top surface pressing device (61) includes a pressing plate (61a) and air. Cylinder (6
1b), guide mechanisms (61c), (61c), etc., and is adapted to move the pressing plate (61a) up and down by the operation of the air cylinder (61b). A ridge and a tack (not shown) are provided on the pressing surface of the pressing plate (61a). In addition, the ceiling holder (62) sucks air and sucks and holds the ceiling of the container (B) by negative pressure, and a suction pad (62a).
(62a) and is fixedly installed on the pressing plate (61a).

In addition, the traveling carriage (7) is a carriage that travels on a rail (not shown) laid between the transfer conveyor (82) and the storage shelf (9) (in FIG. 1, wheels and the like are omitted). It is adapted to move horizontally along the storage shelf (9) in order to store the article (A) in a predetermined storage section of the storage shelf (9).

Further, the carry-in conveyor (81) is mounted on the traveling carriage (7), and the container take-in guide belt (81
a) is provided so that the container (B) accommodating the article (A) transported by the transport conveyor (82) is carried into the article handling apparatus of this embodiment.

The storage shelf (9) is a fluidized shelf having a plurality of rows and a plurality of stages of storage units (storage fronts).

Next, an aspect of handling an article using the above-described article handling apparatus will be described.

25 (5 x 5) rectangular parallelepiped articles (A), (A), ...
.. For example, a container (B) such as a cardboard box which has almost no gaps and which has a parcel wrapping in which 10 cigarette packs each containing 20 cigarettes are packed with almost no space between them is carried by the conveyor (82) and carried in. When it is supplied to a predetermined position on the carry-in conveyor (81) by the conveyor (81) and is located below the container holding device (6) on the container carry-out conveyor (63) by a pusher (not shown), the top surface pressing device (61) Presses the top surface of the container (B) and holds the container (B). That is, the pressing plate (61a) of the top pressing device (61) is moved in the vertical direction by the operation of the air cylinder (61b), and the ridges provided on the pressing surface of the pressing plate (61a) move to the container (B). It is designed to press the top surface, hold the container (B) with the ridge, and
When the article (A) is taken out by inserting a tack into the top surface of the container (B), the container (B) does not move horizontally with the article (A).

Further, almost at the same time when the top surface pressing device (61) grips the container (B), the top surface holder (62) adsorbs and holds the top surface end portion of the container (B). That is, when the articles (A), (A), ... Are taken out by adsorbing the top end of the container (B) by the suction pads (62a) and (62a) of the top holder (62). The inner surface of the top surface of the container (B) is held so as not to be attracted to the inner side (article side).

When the container (B) is held by the container holding device (6), the moving plate (12) is moved in a substantially horizontal direction by the operation of the air cylinder (21) of the article removing device (2), and the container (B) is moved to the container (B). Each stored item (A),
(A), ... Adsorption pad (1
1), (11), ... Are moved.

When the suction pads (11), (11), ... Are moved to a position where they can suck the respective articles (A), (A), ... Or before the movement is completed, A vacuum device (not shown) operates and the suction pads (11), (11),
..Air is sucked from, and 25 (5.times.5) suction pads (11), (11), ... Adsorb each article (A), (A) ,. Retained.

When each of the articles (A), (A), ... Is adsorbed and held one by one, the moving plate (12) is moved substantially horizontally by the operation of the air cylinder (21) of the article take-out device (2). Moved, suction pads (11), (11), ...
Items (A), (A), ... Adsorbed on the container (B)
After being completely removed from the suction pads (11), (1
1), ... Adsorption of articles (A), (A), ... is released, and 25 (5 × 5) articles (A), (A), ...
.. are placed on the take-out table (23) in a stacked state.

All the articles (A) stored in the container (B),
When (A), ... Are placed on the take-out table (23),
Push bar (32) of splitting device (3) and storage device (5)
After the belt conveyor (51) and the belt conveyor (51) have been moved by the elevating device (4) so as to face the uppermost articles (A), (A), ... ,
The push bar (32) is moved in a substantially horizontal direction by the operation of the air cylinder (31) of the dividing device (3), and the uppermost five articles (A) placed on the take-out table (23), (A), ... Are extruded onto the belt conveyor (51) and divided into units. When the topmost articles (A), (A), ... are pushed out, the articles (A), (A), ... stacked one step below are pushed by the side surface of the lift table (42). It is locked so that it cannot be taken out.

When the uppermost articles (A), (A), ... Are extruded on the belt conveyor (51) in units of steps, the five articles ( A),
(A), ... Are moved to a position facing the uppermost storage section of the storage shelf (9).

When the five articles (A), (A), ... Are moved to a position facing the uppermost storage section, the belt conveyor (51) is activated and the air cylinder (53) is activated to stop the stopper. (52) is lowered and the articles (A), (A), ... Are stored in the uppermost storage section.

In the same manner, the next five articles (A), (A),
... is pushed out onto the belt conveyor (51), moved to a position facing the storage section of the next stage by the lifting device (4), and stored in the storage section of the next stage,
The lowermost articles (A), (A), ... Are repeated until they are stored in the lowermost storage section.

Incidentally, the empty container (B) from which the articles (A), (A), ... Are taken out is carried out to the carrying conveyor (82) via the container carrying-out conveyor (63).

Although the embodiment of the device for handling goods of the present invention and the embodiment of handling goods using the embodiment have been described above, the invention is not limited thereto. For example, the dividing device (3) or the storage device (5) may be provided with independent lifting means. Further, the storage shelf (9) may be a fixed shelf or the like.

Needless to say, the article (A) is not limited to the rectangular parallelepiped shape and may be a plastic bolt or the like. In this case, an appropriate manipulator is used instead of the suction pad (11). You can also

(Advantages of the Invention) As described above, since the article handling apparatus of the present invention includes the article take-out apparatus that moves the article holder in the article take-out direction and the dividing apparatus that divides the taken-out article into steps. The articles stored in the container in a state of being stacked in a plurality of stages can be taken out of the container at substantially the same time, and the taken-out articles can be stored in the storage rack in units of steps.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the article handling apparatus of the present invention. (1): article holder, (2): article removing device (3): dividing device, (4): lifting device (5): storage device, (9): storage shelf (A): item, (B) :container

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. Articles stored in a container whose side faces are opened in a state of being stacked in a plurality of stages are taken out substantially simultaneously from the side face of the container in a state of being stacked in a plurality of stages, and stored in units of stages. In an apparatus for handling articles to be stored on a shelf, an article holder for holding the articles in a stacked state in a plurality of stages, an article take-out device for moving the article holders in a take-out direction of the article, and a taken-out article A dividing device that divides into units, a lifting device that moves the items divided into units into a position facing a predetermined storage unit of the storage shelf, and an article that has been moved into a position facing the predetermined storage unit A storage device for storing the above in the storage section. 2. The article handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the article is taken out in a substantially horizontal direction. 3. The article handling device according to claim 1, wherein the dividing device and the storage device are mounted on an elevating device.