JPH08260742A - Compound receiving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To effectively utilize a site area so as to enlarge receiving capacity, and reduce driving power. CONSTITUTION: A plurality of running vehicles 2 capable of self-running along rails 1 are mounted on two lines of solidly laid endless rails 1, and a plurality of systems of receiving devices in which a receiving cage 3 is suspended from each running vehicle 2 are put side by side so as to constitute a compound receiving device, and a transfer means 8 transferring the running vehicle 2 suspending the receiving cage 3 to the receiving device of the other system is provided. By providing a rack on the rail 1 and providing a driving pinion meshing with the rack on the running vehicle 2, the running vehicle 2 can be easily moved in any direction of being horizontal, vertical, and inclined. The running vehicle 2 suspending the receiving cage 3 can be transferred to the receiving device of the other system by the transfer means 8, if necessary.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for three-dimensionally storing an automobile or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a storage device for storing automobiles or the like, a vertical storage device such as an elevator system for transporting pallets by an elevator or a gondola system in which a cage is suspended on an endless link chain, and a pallet is horizontally moved by a link chain. There are horizontal storage devices such as a traverse pallet system and a dolly system in which pallets are taken out from a storage room by a dolly, and a storage device that combines vertical and horizontal.

[0003]

However, since the elevator type storage device requires an elevator elevating space for transporting the pallets in addition to the pallet storage space, the ratio of the storable space is small. . The gondola type storage device requires a large amount of power to drive the link chain, and the strength of the link chain is also limited. Therefore, it is difficult to increase the size of the storage device by storing about 30 units.

The horizontal storage device has a large floor space,
It is uneconomical in urban areas with high land prices. An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems in a storage device, and an object thereof is to provide a storage device which can effectively utilize a site area and has a large storage capacity.

[0005]

According to the present invention, two endless rails laid three-dimensionally in parallel are mounted with a plurality of traveling vehicles that can travel along the rails, and a storage cage is provided in the traveling vehicles. The above-mentioned problem is solved by providing a transfer means for transferring a traveling vehicle in which a storage cage is suspended to a storage device of another system in a composite storage device having a plurality of suspended storage devices arranged side by side.

The transfer means is composed of a transfer rail that intersects with the rail and a transfer vehicle that holds the rails in the transfer section at predetermined intervals and travels along the transfer rail. It can be easily transferred to the storage device.

[0007]

[Operation] At the time of warehousing, each traveling vehicle is self-propelled along the rails, the traveling vehicle suspended from the empty storage cage is moved to the entrance, and the storage objects such as automobiles are loaded into the empty storage cage. To do. At the time of leaving the warehouse, each traveling vehicle is self-propelled along the rails, the traveling vehicle suspended from the storage cage loaded with the transportation target object is moved to the entrance, and the transportation target object is taken out from the storage cage.

The traveling vehicle with the storage cage suspended is transferred to a storage device of another system by a transfer means as needed. This composite enclosure does not require a link chain to move the containment cage within the enclosure, reducing power consumption. Further, by properly laying the rails, the storage cages can be densely arranged in the storage space, and the storage cages are suspended by the transfer means between the storage devices of a plurality of systems arranged in parallel. Since vehicles can be transported, interoperability between storage devices is possible and storage capacity is large.

Furthermore, it is easy to wait for an empty storage cage, sort and store a load that is to be stored for a long time, and speed up the loading and unloading.

[0010]

1 is a front view showing the arrangement of a composite storage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view showing the arrangement of the composite storage apparatus, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of a traveling vehicle with a storage cage suspended. Figure,
4 is a front view of the traveling vehicle, FIG. 5 is a side view of the traveling vehicle, FIG. 6 is a front view of the transfer means, and FIG. 7 is a side view of the transfer means.

The composite storage device of this embodiment has two endless rails 1 laid in parallel three-dimensionally, a plurality of traveling vehicles 2 that can travel along the rails 1, and is suspended from the traveling vehicle 2. Two-system storage device SF, SB including storage cage 3
Are lined up side by side. Nijo Endless Rail 1
Gauge is L1, dual storage device SF, SB rail 1
The front-back interval between them is L2.

The rails 1 of the respective storage devices SF, SB are arranged in a concave shape rotated 90 degrees in the clockwise direction, and the spacing between the horizontal portion and the vertical portion is such that the storage cage 3 is suspended.
Are defined as movable distances without interfering with each other. The rail 1 is composed of an I-beam, a rack 5 is provided in the center of one of the flanges 11, and a trolley wire 4 is wired on the side surface of the web 12 of the I-beam.

The traveling vehicle 2 drives the wheels 22 that sandwich the flange 11 of the rail 1, the drive pinion 23 that meshes with the rack 5 provided on the flange 11 of the rail 1, and the drive shaft 24 of the drive pinion 23. The traveling bases 21 having a U-shaped cross section, each of which is equipped with the electric motor 25 with a brake, the speed reducer 26, the current collector 27 slidably contacting the trolley wire 4 and the control box 29, are mounted on the two rails 1 and supported by the support shaft 28. The cage 3 is connected to each other, and the cage 3 is rotatably suspended on the support shaft 28.

In the storage devices SF and SB, a transfer section 6 is set near the entrance / exit 7, and a transfer means 8 is installed in the transfer section 6. The transfer means 8 includes a transfer rail 81 that crosses the rail 1 and is laid in the front-rear direction.
The transfer section 6 includes a removable rail 16 having a length L of the transfer section 6 at predetermined front and rear intervals L1 and L2, and a transfer vehicle 80 traveling along the transfer rail 81.

As with the rail 1, a trolley wire (not shown) is wired on the transfer rail 81. The transport vehicle 80
The transfer rail 81 is provided with a transfer table 83 having an H-shaped cross section, which includes wheels 82, an electric motor 85 with a brake for driving the wheels 82, a speed reducer 86, and a current collector (not shown) in sliding contact with the trolley wire. A beam 84 that suspends the rail 16 of the transfer section 6 at predetermined front-rear intervals L1 and L2 is suspended below the transfer table 83.

At the time of warehousing, a control signal is sent from the trolley wire 4 to the traveling vehicle 2 together with power, and the control box 29 drives and controls the electric motor 25 with a brake.
Self-propelled along rail 1. Since the drive pinion 2 meshes with the rack 5, the traveling vehicle 21 can be easily moved in any of horizontal, vertical, and inclined directions. When the traveling vehicle 21 suspended from the empty storage cage 3 moves to the doorway 7, an object to be stored such as an automobile is loaded on the empty storage cage 3.

At the time of unloading, each traveling vehicle 21 is self-propelled along the rail 1 and the traveling vehicle 21 suspended from the storage cage 3 loaded with the unloading object is moved to the entrance / exit 7 to remove the unloading object. Take out from the storage cage 3. The traveling vehicle 21 on which the storage cage 3 is suspended is transferred to a storage device of another system by the transfer means 8 as needed.

For example, when the storage cage 3 is transferred from the storage device SF to the storage device SB, the traveling vehicle 21 is moved to the rail 1.
After the traveling vehicle 21 on which the storage cage 3 to be transported is suspended is moved to the transportation section 6 and stopped, the transportation vehicle 80 is moved backward by a distance L1 + L2 and the storage device SB is driven.
Stop at the position. Then, since the rail 16 on the side of the storage device SF is connected to the rail 1 on the side of the storage device SB, each traveling vehicle 21 is allowed to travel along the rail 1 by itself.

When the storage cage 3 is transferred from the storage device SB to the storage device SF, the transfer vehicle 80 may be moved forward by the distance L1 + L2 in the same manner. In this combined storage device, since the traveling vehicle 21 that suspends the storage cage 3 along the endless rails 1 in the storage devices SF and SB is self-propelled, the link chain for moving the storage cage 3 is unnecessary and power consumption is not required. Is less. Further, by properly laying the rails 1, the storage cages 3 can be densely arranged in the storage space.

Since the traveling vehicle 2 on which the storage cage 3 is suspended by the transfer means 8 can be transferred between the storage devices SF and SB arranged side by side, the storage devices SF and SB can be interoperable and have a large storage capacity. Becomes Besides, for example, if the empty storage cage 3 is made to stand by on the rear side storage device SB side and is controlled so as to be sequentially supplied to the front side storage device SF, the empty storage cage 3 in the front side storage device SF is controlled. It is not necessary to travel 3 to a long distance and move to the entrance / exit 7, and a quick warehousing process can be performed at the time of rushing for warehousing.

Further, if there is a cargo to be delivered in a short period of time and a cargo to be stored for a long period of time, the stored items can be easily managed by selecting and storing them in the front and rear storage devices SF and SB. In order to perform such control, an identification label may be provided on each traveling vehicle 21, a detector may be provided on the rail 1 to detect the arrangement position of the storage cages 3, and the program may be controlled by a computer.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing the arrangement of a composite storage apparatus of another embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a side view thereof. In this embodiment, the storage device SF is provided on the front side from the ground to the underground, the storage device SBS is provided on the rear part on the rear side, and the storage device SBU is provided on the underground part due to the restriction of the storage space. The detailed structure is the same as that of the above-mentioned embodiment.

With such a construction, the cargo to be stored for a long period of time is stored in the storage device SBU in the underground part away from the doorway 7,
The storage device SBS on the ground near the doorway 7 is controlled so as to store the cargo to be delivered in a short period of time.

[0024]

As described above, the composite storage device of the present invention can effectively utilize the site area and can increase the storage capacity. In addition, the position of the storage cage can be easily controlled without requiring a large amount of power. Furthermore, interoperability between the storage devices is possible, and it is easy to wait for empty storage cages, sort and store loads that are to be stored for a long time, and speed up loading and unloading.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an arrangement of a composite storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an arrangement of a composite storage device.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the traveling vehicle with the storage cage suspended.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a traveling vehicle.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the traveling vehicle.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the transfer means.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the transfer means.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing the arrangement of a composite storage device according to another embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing an arrangement of a composite storage device according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 rail 2 traveling vehicle 3 storage cage 4 trolley wire 5 rack 6 transfer section 7 entrance / exit 8 transfer means 11 flange 12 web 21 traveling platform 22 wheels 23 drive pinion 24 drive shaft 25 brake electric motor 26 speed reducer 27 current collector 28 support shaft 29 Control Box 80 Transfer Vehicle 81 Transfer Rail 82 Wheels 83 Transfer Stand 84 Beam 85 Motor with Brake 86 Speed Reducer SF Storage Device SB Storage Device

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of storage devices in which a plurality of traveling vehicles capable of self-propelling along the rails are mounted on two endless rails laid three-dimensionally in parallel and a storage cage is suspended on the traveling vehicles. A composite storage device in which systems are arranged in parallel, wherein a transfer means for transferring a traveling vehicle with a storage cage suspended to a storage device of another system is provided. 2. The composite storage device according to claim 1, wherein the transfer means comprises a transfer rail that intersects with the rail and a transfer vehicle that holds the rails of the transfer section at predetermined intervals and travels along the transfer rail. .