JPH08258986A - Automatic transferring device for air cargo - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To facilitate transfer of a pallet type air cargo to a sorting yard by providing a plurality of fork units, which are arranged freely retractably in the inside of a sorting stage over the predetermined distance from a dock for bringing a carriage alongside a pier and can be inserted between roller conveyors in a carriage brought alongside a pier, and providing driving devices for the fork units. CONSTITUTION: In a dock 12 for bringing a carriage alongside a pier in a sorting stage 10, a pit 14 crossing the dock 12 perpendicularly is arranged, and fork units 30 and fork driving devices 40 are arranged. On the other hand, four rows of roller conveyors 25 are arranged parallelly inside a base frame 21 in a carriage 20, and clearances 27 to which forks 31 are inserted are formed between the roller conveyors 25. In the clearances between the adjacent forks 31 and both edge parts in the longitudinal direction of an opening part, roller conveyors 17, 18 constituting a part of the sorting stage 10 are arranged parallelly to the forks 31. Between the roller conveyors 17 and between the roller conveyor 17 and roller conveyor 18, respective forks 31 are arranged freely movably. In this constitution, transferring work for a heavy weight air cargo can be carried out safely without requiring any worker.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic transfer device for transferring air cargo from a truck to a sorting stage or from a sorting stage to a truck.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Air cargo can be classified into a container type in which the cargo is stored in a box-shaped container and a pallet type in which the air cargo is stacked on a pallet of a predetermined size and hung on a net.
When unloading and loading these cargoes at the airport,
Once mounted on a trolley, it is transported between the aircraft and the sorting yard. As for the transfer work between the truck carrying the container type cargo and the sorting yard, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-56277, a truck lane having a paddle is provided on the dog side of the sorting yard to provide a container. Partially automated by pushing the shaped cargo into the sorting stage side or the truck side. However, pallet-shaped cargo in which air cargo is placed on a pallet and hung on the net is transferred manually from the truck to the sorting yard or from the sorting yard to the truck.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Since a trolley for carrying air cargo at an airport has been used for a long time, it is difficult to be manually transferred because of uneven height levels and unevenness in the horizontal plane. , Workability is also poor. Moreover, since it handles a cargo weighing up to 6 tons, it was a heavy labor and dangerous process. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a device capable of facilitating the transfer of air cargo, particularly pallet-type air cargo loaded on a pallet by stacking the cargo on a pallet and loading it on a trolley.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to an automatic air cargo transfer device, in which an air cargo carried by a carriage having a plurality of roller conveyors arranged side by side on an underframe. Is a device for transferring to a sorting stage; a sorting stage configured by laying a number of roller conveyors, omnidirectional conveyors, casters, etc. vertically and horizontally; a trolley dock for berthing on the sorting stage; A fork unit having a plurality of forks which are arranged so as to be able to move forward and backward over a predetermined distance within the sorting stage from the dog and which can be inserted between the roller conveyors of the carts docked at the shore; and a fork unit driving device provided below the fork unit Let me configure. A pit extending a predetermined length in the direction orthogonal to the dog is formed on the berth docking side of the sorting stage, and a fork unit is placed in the pit opening that is flush with the sorting stage, and a fork in the pit opening. A roller conveyor forming a part of the sorting stage is installed in the gap and the opening edge adjacent to the fork.

The fork drive device includes a traveling unit that travels in the longitudinal direction in the dog side pit of the sorting stage,
It comprises a traverse unit for aligning the fork unit with the trolley-side frame core, an elevating unit for leveling the fork unit with the trolley-side frame, and fork tilt adjusting means. The fork unit is composed of a plurality of forks forming a drive roller conveyor, and the tip of each fork is located on the dog end side of the sorting stage.
The rear end is supported by the lifting unit. Each fork has a protrusion means for slightly raising the conveying surface of the drive roller conveyor with respect to the roller conveyor on the carriage side.

The traverse unit comprises a traverse means for centering and a traverse stand provided on the traveling carriage. The elevating unit is provided through a guide member provided at the center of the traverse, several sets of elevating links arranged on the left and right of the guide member, elevating link driving means, and the elevating link to support the fork. It consists of a lift.

The fork tilt adjusting means is for adjusting the fork tilt when the bogie is empty and there is a height difference between the underframe and the top surface of the fork. The fork tilt adjusting means is provided at the end of the lifting table for supporting the fork. An actuator and an operating member of a telescopic actuator that is connected to the forks near the center in the longitudinal direction and that tilts each fork with the rear end as a fulcrum with respect to the frame of the truck.

Further, as a modified embodiment, when the load is pulled out by driving the fork drive device, the slide rail unit supports the load and smoothly transfers the load to the sorting stage. In that case, it is a device that transfers air cargo carried by a trolley in which a plurality of roller conveyors are arranged side by side on an underframe to a sorting stage; multiple roller conveyors, omnidirectional conveyors (omni-direction) (Roller conveyor), casters, etc. laid vertically and horizontally; a truck docking dog provided on the sorting stage; and a pit extending to the sorting stage side with a predetermined length in a direction orthogonal to the truck docking dog. A plurality of beams erected in the longitudinal direction of the pit opening; and a frame of the truck that is placed on the beams and projects from the dog end when the cargo is transferred between the truck and the sorting stage. A slide rail unit movably mounted on the beam so as to come into contact with the end face of the body; It is constituted by a fork unit drive device provided in a pit; and the fork unit having a plurality of forks which can be inserted between the roller conveyor of berthing been the carriage.

Although each fork in the case of the above modification has a rectangular cross section and is not provided with a drive roller conveyor, the tip of each fork is located on the dog end side of the sorting stage, and the rear end is the lifting unit of the fork unit driving device. Supported by. Also, each fork has a protrusion means for slightly raising the conveying surface of the drive roller conveyor with respect to the roller conveyor on the carriage side, which is the same as the basic type. The traveling unit, the traverse unit, the elevating unit, and the fork inclination adjusting means are also the same as the basic type.

[0010]

[Operation] After detecting the stop position of the truck, aligning and leveling, the fork unit is inserted between the rollers on the frame of the truck to receive the load, and the fork unit is moved by the drive mechanism to move the load to the stage. Pull to the side. The fork unit moves a little forward, and then the slide unit moves forward. The tip of the slide unit abuts against the side frame of the carriage to control the posture of the carriage. For example, when the side frame of the truck comes in at a slight angle with respect to the dog edge, the side frame of the truck is docked so as to be parallel to the dog edge. After inserting the fork unit, the raising roller (or the tension roller) at the bottom of the fork unit is activated to raise the conveying surface of the fork unit slightly above the conveying surface of the roller conveyor on the trolley to prevent friction when the luggage is pulled out. Float as much as you can. When the bogie frame side is higher than the fork surface due to an empty truck or other reasons, the auxiliary cylinder is driven to raise the fork.

After detecting the stop position of the carriage, aligning the core and adjusting the level, the fork unit with the drive roller is inserted between the rollers on the rotating frame of the carriage to receive the load. Receiving the load of the fork unit, pulling the cargo by driving the drive roller with the fork stopped.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic air cargo transfer device, FIG. 2 is a plan view, and FIG. 3 is a side view. A pedestal 11 is used in a building site near the airport area, and a large number of roller conveyors and omnidirectional conveyors are used. A sorting stage 10 in which (omni-direction roller conveyor), caster surfaces, anti-slip plates, etc. are arranged vertically and horizontally is provided. A fork unit 30 and a fork drive device 40 are arranged in a pier docking dog 12 on which air cargo is placed in the sorting stage 10 with a pit 14 formed in a direction orthogonal to the dog 12. The fork unit 30 is a roller conveyor 25 provided on the carriage 20.
It has a plurality of forks 31 that can be inserted between them.

The carriage 20 is formed by connecting a plurality of cars to each other, and is run by being pulled by a tag car (not shown). Arrival air cargo unloaded at the aircraft pit is loaded on each truck, and shipping cargo is loaded on the aircraft from each truck.
This dolly 20 is called a dolly, and has a plurality of wheels 22 under an underframe 21, and a towing metal fitting 2 is provided in front of the underframe 21.
3, and there is a receiving member 24 for connection (FIG. 9). A plurality of (four rows in the figure) roller conveyors 25 are arranged in parallel in the underframe 21, and a gap 27 into which a fork 31 is inserted is formed between the roller conveyors. Reference numeral 15 is a guide (tire guide) for the truck wheels 22 provided on the ground surface near the dog in parallel with the dog.

The dolly 20 is provided with a detection unit 29 (FIG. 9) such as a mark for alignment or a reflection plate at the center of the side surface of the underframe 21. Corresponding to this, a detecting means 19 such as a photoelectric tube is provided at the tip of the fork or the dog to detect the position and level difference between the center of the underframe and the fork core (FIG. 5). A control device (not shown) is driven based on this detected value to operate a traverse unit and an elevating unit, which will be described later. The dolly 20 in the illustrated example is a so-called eagle in which the cargo 90 is placed on the pallet 28 and hung on the net. However, this device can also be applied when the container is directly placed on the rotating frame (not shown) of the dolly. You can

Roller conveyors forming a part of the sorting stage are installed in parallel with the forks in the pit opening corresponding to the adjacent fork gaps of the fork unit and at both longitudinal edges of the opening. That is, the support material 11 is provided at the front end of the opening of the pit 14 and the support material 11 is provided at the rear end thereof, and the roller conveyors 17, 17 forming a part of the stage are provided on the support material 11, and at positions corresponding to both edges of the opening. A roller conveyor 18 is arranged (Fig. 3). Between the roller conveyors 17, 17 and between the roller conveyors 17, 18, forks 31 described below are movably arranged.

As shown in FIGS. 2-5, each fork 31 of the fork unit 30 forms a drive roller conveyor. That is, a fork main body 31a having a substantially U-shaped cross-section with an open upper surface, a large number of rollers 32 horizontally mounted in the fork main body 31a, and one shaft end of each roller are commonly connected via a worm gear 33a. The line shaft 33, the motor 34 for driving the shaft attached to the lower part of the fork main body 31a, and the transmission member 35 provided between the line shaft 33 and the motor shaft. The tip of each fork 31 is located at the end of the dock 12 of the sorting stage 10, and the rear end is pin-supported by the lifting unit 60 of the fork drive device 40. Although the roller in the illustrated example is directly driven by the line shaft, it may be of a chain drive roller conveyor type.

When transferring from the cart 20 to the sorting stage 10, the path of the roller conveyor in the fork is slightly raised from the conveying surface of the roller conveyor 25 on which the cargo is loaded, and then the rollers 32 of each fork are driven. In order to pull out the cargo by means of the fork 31, the front half of each fork 31 is provided with an embossing means 36 comprising a tension roller 37, a lever 38 and a cylinder 39 (FIG. 5).

The fork drive device 40 is provided in the dog side pit 14 of the sorting stage 10 to move the fork unit 30 forward and backward toward the roller conveyor 25 of the trolley, and in the dog side pit 12 of the sorting stage 10. A traveling unit 41 that travels in the longitudinal direction, a traverse unit 50 that aligns the fork unit 30 with the center of the side surface of the underframe 21, and an elevating unit 60 that aligns the fork unit 30 with the trolley-side frame 21. And a fork inclination adjusting means 70 (FIG. 5).

The traveling unit 41 includes a traveling guide rail 42 arranged in the longitudinal direction in the pit 14, a traveling carriage 44 having several sets of wheels 43 that sandwich the rail 42 between the upper and lower sides, and the innermost portion in the pit. Drive motor 45 equipped with a speed reducer, the chain 4 having both ends fixed to the traveling carriage 44
6 and the sprockets 47, 4 provided at both ends of the rail 42
8 formed. The traverse unit 50 includes a traverse stand 51 provided on the traveling carriage 44, a centering drive means (cylinder) 52 provided between a bracket 49 fixed to a substantially upper center of the traveling carriage 44, and a lower portion of the traverse carriage 51. Consists of. The pedestal 51 is a frame body 45a provided at the front and rear edges of the traveling carriage 44.
It has several sets of wheels 53 sandwiching the flange portion and is mounted so as to be laterally movable by a predetermined distance in a direction orthogonal to the guide rail 42 (FIGS. 4 and 5).

The elevating unit 60 includes an elevating table 61 provided at an upper portion of the traverse table 51 and a traverse table 51.
A guide member 62 provided at the center of the guide member 62, a guide roller 63 sandwiching the guide member 62, a plate 64 with a cam groove 65 slidably arranged on the left and right sides of the guide member 62, and a driving means (cylinder) 66 for the plate 64. , Elevator 61
And a cam follower (roller) 67 provided on the lower surface of (Fig. 3, 4, 5). A bracket 68 is provided on the rear portion of the upper surface of the lift 61, and a pin 69 is inserted into the bracket 68 and the bracket 55 at the rear end of each fork 31 to support each fork 31 in a cantilever state.

The fork tilt adjusting means 70 is for adjusting the tilt of the fork in a cantilever state with the pin 69 when the truck is empty and there is a height difference between the roller slat surface and the fork top surface, and supports the fork. Expansion / contraction actuator (auxiliary cylinder) 71 provided at the tip of the elevator 61
And an operating roller 72 that tilts each fork 31 that is connected near the longitudinal center of each fork and that has its rear end as a fulcrum with respect to the frame body 21 of the carriage (FIG. 5).

Next, the operation of the above device will be described. a. When transferring cargo from the truck 20 to the sorting stage 10. The cart-carried cargo is towed by a tag car, introduced into a wheel guide (tire guide) 15, and docked with the dog 12. Therefore, the detection means 19 detects the bogie stop position and the misalignment, and drives the traverse unit and the elevating unit to align the level with the core. Then, the fork is moved forward, and the fork unit 30 with the driving roller is inserted into the gap 27 between the roller conveyors 25, 25 on the underframe. At this time, the truck supports the load of the front half of the fork 31.

Since the upper surface of the fork when the fork is inserted is lower than the conveying surface of the roller conveyor 25, the cargo 90 cannot be pulled out even if the fork is retracted as it is. Therefore, after inserting the forks, the two lifting or tensioning rollers 37 attached to the lower part of each fork are operated to raise the carrying surface of the fork unit slightly above the carrying surface of the truck roller conveyor 25, and Float enough to get friction when pulling out. Also,
When the bogie frame side is higher than the fork surface to the extent that the tension roller 37 is pushed up due to an empty bogie or other reasons, the auxiliary cylinder 71 for fork tip height adjustment is driven. Raise the fork 31.

The fork unit 30 is moved forward by the drive of the drive device 40.
1 is inserted into a gap formed between the lower surface of the pallet 28 and the adjacent roller conveyors 25, 25 on the underframe to receive the cargo 90. The transportation surface of each fork 31 is slightly raised from the trolley-side roller conveyor 25 to support the cargo on the fork unit, and then the drive rollers 32 are driven with the fork 31 stopped to sort the cargo 90 and the stage 10 side. It is drawn into the roller slats 17 and 18 of.
In the sorting stage 10, incoming cargo is sorted by destination by conveyors laid vertically and horizontally, and then appropriately transferred to a truck or the like docked at a shipping dog (not shown). During this time, the fork unit is retracted, and the fork 31 is returned to the original level as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 to prepare for the next cargo transfer.

B. When transferring cargo from the sorting stage 10 to the carriage 20. The empty cart 20 is previously pulled into the dog transfer position. Cargo 9 sorted by flight in sorting stage 10
0 is placed on the fork unit 30 and is moved forward by the fork unit drive device 40. At this time, each fork 31 is made slightly higher than the conveying surface of the roller conveyor on the carriage by the operation of the raising roller 37. After inserting each fork 31 into the gap 27 of the roller conveyor on the truck, the raising roller 37 is returned to the original state, the level of the fork unit 30 is lowered, and the cargo 90 placed on the pallet is transferred to the truck 20. In this way, each trolley 2
After the cargo 90 is transferred to 0, it is towed by the tag car and loaded on the aircraft.

6 to 8 show a modified example in which a fork without a drive roller conveyor is used and a slide rail is arranged under the fork. A plurality of beams 56 are installed in the longitudinal direction of the pit opening, and a slide rail unit 80 is placed on the beams 56. The slide rail unit 80 is movably mounted on the beam 56 so as to project from the dog end and come into contact with the end surface of the underframe when the cargo is transferred between the carriage 20 and the sorting stage 10. There is. Further, the fork unit 30 is arranged above the slide rail unit 80 so as to be able to move forward and backward. This fork unit 30 has a plurality of forks that can be inserted between the roller conveyors 25 of the trolleys that are docked at the time of forward movement, as in the previous embodiment, and the fork unit drive device 40 is provided in the pit. There is.

Each fork 31b of the fork unit 30 shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 has a flat upper surface without a conveyor roller. The tip of each fork 31b is located at the dog end of the sorting stage 10 on the bogie side of the truck, and the rear end is supported by the lifting unit 60 of the fork drive device 40.
The load for transferring the cargo 90 between 0 and the sorting stage 10 is configured to be transmitted to the beam 56 via the slide rail unit 80, and each fork is forked to the roller conveyor 25 on the truck side to the fork 31b. It has a protrusion means 36 for slightly raising the upper surface of the fork, and a fork inclination adjusting means 70.

The slide rail unit 80 includes the beam 5
It is supported by guide rollers 81 sandwiching the flange of No. 6 and reciprocates for a predetermined stroke by a telescopic cylinder 82. The fork unit 30 moves a little forward, and then the slide unit 80 moves forward. The tip of the slide unit 80 is brought into contact with the side frame of the carriage 20 to control the posture of the carriage (the side frame of the carriage is bent inward so that the side frame is parallel to the dog edge, and is not tilted). .

[0029]

According to the present invention, a plurality of fork units having a fork unit which can move forward and backward in the longitudinal direction above the pit opening, which is flush with the sorting stage, and which can be inserted between the roller conveyors of the truck docked on the sorting stage. Since the fork supports the cargo, the fork moves backward to transfer the cargo on the truck to the sorting stage, and the fork moves forward to transfer the cargo from the sorting stage to the truck. The transfer work of can be safely processed without human intervention. In particular, it is possible to quickly and accurately transfer the pallet-type air cargo, which is loaded on a pallet, hung on the net and placed on a trolley, to a sorting yard and from the sorting yard to the trolley.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic transfer device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the entire device.

FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view of FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional front view of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a fork unit type transfer device with a drive roller which is a modified example of the invention.

FIG. 7 is a side view of FIG. 6;

8 is an enlarged cross-sectional front view of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a side view of the cart.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a fork center alignment detection unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Sorting stay 11 11a Frame 12 Dog 15 Tire guide 16 Support platform on pit opening 17,18 Roller conveyor 19 Detecting means 20 Carriage 21 Carriage frame 21,43,53 Wheels 23 Traction metal fitting 24 Coupling metal fitting 25 Carriage on car Roller conveyor 26, 32, 72 Roller 27 Skimmer 28 Pallet 29 Detected part 30 Fork unit 31, 31a, 31b Fork 33 Line shaft 33a Worm gear 34 Motor 35 Transmission member 36 Lifting means 37 Fork raising roller 38 Link 39 Cylinder 40 Fork Drive device 41 Travel unit 42 Rail 44 Travel vehicle 45 Drive motor 46 Chain 47, 48 Sprockets 49, 55, 68 Bracket 50 Traverse unit 51 Traverse platform 52 Drive means 56 Bee 60 elevation unit 61 elevation frame 62, 63 the guide member 64 plate 65 cam groove 66 lifting means 67 the cam follower 70 the fork tilt adjusting unit 71 auxiliary cylinder 80 the slide rail unit 81 guide rollers 82 telescopic cylinder 90 Airfreight

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[Submission date] June 29, 1995

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A device for transferring air freight carried by a carriage having a plurality of roller conveyors arranged side by side on an underframe to a sorting stage; a large number of roller conveyors, omnidirectional conveyors, casters, etc. A sorting stage configured by laying vertically and horizontally; a truck docking dog provided on the sorting stage; a roller conveyor for the truck docked along the sorting stage so that the cart can be moved forward and backward over a predetermined distance from the truck docking dog An automatic air cargo transfer device comprising a fork unit having a plurality of forks that can be inserted between them; and a fork unit drive device provided at the bottom of the fork unit. 2. An apparatus for transferring air cargo carried by a carriage having a plurality of roller conveyors arranged side by side on an underframe to a sorting stage; a large number of roller conveyors, omnidirectional conveyors, casters, etc. A sorting stage constructed by laying vertically and horizontally; a truck docking dog provided on the sorting stage; a plurality of beams erected over a predetermined distance within the sorting stage from the truck docking dog; mounted on the beam A slide rail unit placed on the beam so as to project from the dog end and come into contact with the end face of the frame of the truck when the cargo is transferred between the truck and the sorting stage; A fork unit having a plurality of forks that is arranged on the upper part of the slide rail unit so as to be able to move forward and backward and can be inserted between the roller slats of the bogie docked at the shore. And an automatic air freight transfer device including a fork unit drive device provided under the fork unit. 3. A pit for extending a predetermined length in a direction orthogonal to the dog on the cart docking side of the sorting stage, and a fork unit is arranged in a pit opening which is flush with the sorting stage, and which has a pit. The automatic air cargo transfer device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a roller conveyor forming a part of the sorting stage is installed in the fork gap in the opening and the opening edge adjacent to the fork. 4. The fork unit drive device comprises a traveling unit that travels in a longitudinal direction in a dog side pit, a traverse unit for aligning the fork unit with a bogie side frame body core, and a fork unit for the bogie side frame body. An automatic air cargo transfer device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, which comprises an elevating unit for leveling with the fork tilt adjusting means. 5. The fork unit comprises a plurality of forks forming a drive roller conveyor, the front end of each fork is located at the dog end side of the sorting stage, and the rear end is supported by the lifting unit of the fork unit driving device. 5. The automatic air cargo transfer device according to claim 1, wherein each fork has an embossing means for slightly raising the conveying surface of the drive roller conveyor with respect to the carriage roller conveyor. 6. The fork unit is composed of a plurality of forks each having a flat upper surface, the front end of each fork is located on the dog end side of the sorting stage, and the rear end is supported by the elevating unit, between the carriage and the sorting stage. The fork is configured to transfer the load when the cargo is transferred to the beam to the beam through the slide rail unit, and each fork is a floating means that slightly raises the transport surface of the drive roller conveyor with respect to the roller conveyor on the truck side. The automatic transfer apparatus for air cargo according to claim 2, further comprising: 7. The automatic air cargo transfer device according to claim 4, wherein the traveling unit comprises a rail, a traveling carriage, a drive motor, a chain, and a sprocket that are arranged in a longitudinal direction in the pit. 8. The automatic air cargo transfer device according to claim 4, wherein the traverse unit comprises a traverse means (cylinder) for centering provided on the traveling carriage and a traverse base. 9. The elevating unit is provided via a guide member provided at the center of the traverse, several sets of elevating links arranged on the left and right of the guide member, a drive cylinder for the elevating link, and the elevating link. The automatic transfer apparatus for an air cargo according to claim 4, which comprises an elevator for supporting the fork. 10. The fork inclination adjusting means is for adjusting the fork inclination when there is a difference in height between the bogie frame surface and the fork surface when the bogie is unloaded, and is provided at the tip of a lift table that supports the fork. 5. The aviation system according to claim 4, comprising an expansion / contraction actuator and an expansion / contraction actuator operation member that is connected to the forks in the longitudinal direction toward the center and tilts the forks with the rear end as a fulcrum with respect to the frame of the bogie. Automatic cargo transfer device. 11. A detection part for centering is provided at the center of the side surface of the bogie frame, and detection means for detecting the position and level difference of the detection part is provided at the tip of the fork or the dog, and the detection value of the detection means is used. 3. The air cargo automatic transfer device according to claim 1, further comprising control means for operating the traverse unit and the lifting unit.