JPH0753010A - Carrying-in/out device for atuomated warehouse - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To save a space by carrying-in/out articles at one position, and sorting the articles during their traveling on a straight lane so as to use a device for both carrying-in and -out. CONSTITUTION:Articles are conveyed from a carrying-in port 7, sorted while they are being conveyed on an automatic sorting conveyer 5 for carrying-in which consists of straight conveyers and arrive at a carrying-in port 8. The articles which have arrived are conveyed to a carrying-in/out conveyer 3 with a loop type track carriage 4 and stored in an article storage shelf 2 by a stacker crane 1. On the other hand, when articles are carried out, the articles are conveyed to a carrying-out port 9 by the loop type track carriage 4 through a reverse route, sorted by an automatic sorting conveyer 6 for carrying-out which consists of straight conveyers, and conveyed to a prescribed position. It is thus possible to dispose this device both carrying-in and -out ports for automated warehouse facility and eliminate wasteful spaces by a combination of straight conveyers and by eliminating unnecessary parts of conveyers.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a loading / unloading device for an automated warehouse, and more particularly to an automated warehouse facility for continuously processing relatively small and standard articles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An apparatus for automatically sorting articles is described in, for example, Hokusho Co., Ltd. Auto Sorter Catalog (Hokusho Co., Ltd. Auto Sorter Catalog P.2 to P.3).

[0003]

One of conventional examples of an apparatus for automatically sorting articles is shown in Hokusho Co., Ltd. Auto Sorter Catalog. In this conventional example, the articles traveling on the linear conveyor have a structure in which the articles are sorted to the right and left diagonally forward with respect to the traveling direction, and there is an effect of sorting the articles, but the articles are loaded and unloaded like an automatic warehouse. The equipment is not space efficient, and it is assumed that it will be used on the line where goods are normally delivered. In addition, there is a problem in that the length of the conveyor for conveying the articles becomes long.

An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic warehouse loading / unloading apparatus which can use automatic sorting of articles for both loading and unloading, and which can save the space and easily change the layout.

[0005]

[Means for solving the problems] Automatically sorting articles,
In order to install a device for loading and unloading in a small space, it is equipped with a large number of linear conveyors that are arranged at right angles or in parallel to the conveyed goods and equipped with equipment that can automatically sort the goods. , Can be effectively achieved by combining the input and output conveyors with unnecessary parts deleted.

[0006]

[Function] By continuously sorting the articles conveyed on a large number of linear conveyors, the linear conveyors can be arranged at both the entrance and the exit of the automatic warehouse equipment, and unnecessary parts of the conveyors can be arranged. By deleting, it is possible to eliminate wasted space. Further, since it is a linear conveyor, the layout can be easily changed even when the capacity is increased or decreased.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 1 shows an automatic warehouse facility for loading and unloading articles into and from the article storage shelf 2 by a stacker crane 1, which is composed of a loading and unloading conveyor 3, a loop-type track trolley 4, an automated loading and unloading conveyor 5, and an automated unloading conveyor 6 for shipping. It is a top view which shows the whole installation.

In FIG. 1, articles are conveyed from a storage port 7, are sorted while being conveyed by a storage automatic sorting conveyor 5 composed of a linear conveyor, and arrive at a storage port 8. The arrived articles are conveyed by the loop-type track carriage 4 to the loading / unloading conveyor 3, and are stored in the article storage rack 2 by the stacker crane 1. On the other hand, when the goods are to be unloaded, the goods are transported to the shipping port 9 by the loop type track vehicle 4 in the reverse route, sorted by the shipping automatic sorting conveyor 6 constituted by the linear conveyor, and transported to a predetermined position. It The overall configuration of the present invention is as described above.
2, which will be described with reference to FIG. 2, the article 10 is stored from one storage port 7. At the storage entrance 7, for example, the barcode reader 11 or the like reads the data of the article 10, and the conveyor control device 12 confirms the empty ports I to VI of the storage port 8 to determine the transport destination. This data is sent to the computer 13 that manages the article information of the entire facility, and conveys the article 10 to the designated article storage rack 2. The article 10 from which the data has been read is conveyed by the conveyor 14a, and the direction changer 1
Change the traveling direction by 5. For example, II of the receiving port 8
When the article 10 is transported to the
0 is conveyed, the load of the article 10 is detected by the sensor 16, and the article 10 is conveyed to the conveyor 14c by the direction changer 15. The article 10 is conveyed on the conveyor 14c and reaches the storage port 8 II. In this way, the articles 10 are sorted and conveyed to the storage port 8. In the case of leaving the warehouse, the article 10 is similarly transported.

Another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, a container 17 for transporting the article 10 has an article data recording unit 18 (for example, a bar code, a magnetic tape, etc.), and while transporting on the conveyor 14, the sensor 16 reads the data of the article 10 and a storage port It is a method of deciding where to carry. The same applies to the case of warehousing.

[0010]

According to the present invention, as the loading / unloading equipment of the automatic warehouse equipment, if the space is the same as that of the other method, the ability to convey articles is higher than that of the other method, and if the ability is the same. Can be installed in a small space. In addition, the layout can be easily changed by increasing or decreasing the conveyor with respect to the increase or decrease in the capacity.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the overall configuration of an automated warehouse according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a loading / unloading device for an automated warehouse according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a loading / unloading device for an automated warehouse according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Stacker crane, 2 ... Goods storage shelf, 3 ... Storage / conveyor, 4 ... Loop type track trolley, 5 ... Automatic sorting conveyor for storage, 6 ... Automatic sorting conveyor for storage, 7 ... Storage port, 8 ... Port for storage , 9 ... Delivery port.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An automatic warehouse facility comprising an article storage shelf, an article loading / unloading conveyor, and a tracked vehicle, and loading and unloading articles from one location and automatically sorting the articles while traveling in a straight lane. An automatic warehouse loading / unloading device.