JPH10129807A - Chassis storage device for container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chassis storage device for a container which can store many chassis in a limited space and effectively charge/discharge a desired chassis into/from a desired position in a storage device to save a space. SOLUTION: A storage device 2 is constituted by a lifting space 2a formed over a pit 1, an entry/exit 2c adjacent to the side of the lifting space 2a, many stage storage racks 2b, and an elevator 5 moved up/down in the lifting space 2a over the pit 1 and having two-stage upper/lower pallet slide mechanisms 14a, 14b. Two-stage upper/lower pallet transshipment devices for pulling/sending a pallet 3 to/from the elevator 5 side are provided in response to the pallet slide mechanisms 14a, 14b and a pallet slide mechanism 15 is disposed at the entry/exit 2c and each storage rack 2b.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container storage device for a container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, containers are widely used for land and sea transportation as transport containers for the purpose of unitizing cargo, and accordingly, ships are located near ports which are points of contact for land and sea transportation. In order to efficiently transport containers by land in accordance with the arrival and departure of ports, it is desired to expand the standby area of the chassis on which the containers are mounted, but conventionally, the chassis is stored side by side on the ground. Was common.

[0003]

However, as described above, simply storing the chassis on the ground side has a disadvantage that a large amount of land is required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a container that can store a large number of chassis in a limited space, can efficiently move a desired chassis into and out of a desired position in a hangar, and can save space. It is intended to provide a chassis storage device for a vehicle.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a lift space is formed on a pit, and a storage space is formed by arranging an entrance and exit port and a multi-stage storage shelf adjacent to the side of the lift space. A pallet slide mechanism for disposing an elevator in the hangar so as to be able to ascend and descend between an elevating space and a pit, and supporting a pallet on which a chassis is loaded and sliding in the width direction in the elevator; and a chassis. And a pallet slide mechanism capable of supporting an empty pallet not loaded with the pallet and sliding the pallet in the width direction are provided in two vertical stages, and the elevator can be horizontally turned inside the elevator, and the front end is located outside the elevator during the horizontal rotation. And an engaging member protruding from the arm tip so as to be able to engage and disengage with a guide member attached to the lower surface of the pallet. The pallet transferring apparatus deliverable from drawn can and the elevator side elevators side, provided in upper and lower stages in correspondence with the pallet slide mechanism,
A pallet slide mechanism that supports a pallet loaded with a chassis and can slide in the width direction is disposed at the entrance / exit port and each storage shelf, and an empty pallet is placed on the pallet slide mechanism of each storage shelf. The present invention relates to a container chassis storage device characterized in that the container storage device is configured as described above.

According to the above means, the following effects can be obtained.

When the chassis is carried into the hangar, first, the elevator is moved up and down so that the upper pallet transfer device matches the level of a desired storage shelf where the chassis is not stored, and the arm of the upper pallet transfer device is moved. After the empty pallet placed on the pallet slide mechanism of the storage shelves is pulled to the pallet slide mechanism on the upper stage of the elevator and transferred, the lower tier is moved to the level of another storage shelf where the chassis is not stored. The elevator is moved up and down so that the pallet transfer device matches, and the empty pallet placed on the pallet slide mechanism of the storage shelf is drawn to the lower pallet slide mechanism of the elevator by turning the arm of the lower pallet transfer device. After that, the elevator is lowered, and the pallet transfer device in the upper stage is adjusted to the entrance / exit level of the entrance / exit port. Make.

[0008] When the upper pallet transfer device is matched with the entrance / exit level of the entrance / exit port, the pallet placed on the upper pallet slide mechanism of the elevator is rotated by the arm of the upper pallet transfer device. , The empty pallet is placed on the pallet slide mechanism of the entrance / exit port, and the arm of the upper pallet transfer device is stopped at a required position on the elevator side, and the elevator is moved. When the arm of the upper pallet transfer device is horizontally turned in a required direction after the chassis is placed on the pallet in a state where the pallet is at the height position of the loading / unloading port, the engaging member at the tip of the arm Engages the guide member, and the horizontal movement of the arm causes the engagement member to move along the guide member so that the pallet on which the chassis is mounted enters and exits. Drawn from the mouth end to the elevator side, it is placed on top of the pallet slide mechanism of the elevator.

Next, the elevator is raised by a required amount,
The lower pallet transfer device is made to match the entry / exit level of the entry / exit port, and the pallet placed on the lower pallet slide mechanism is moved by the rotation of the arm of the lower pallet transfer device. Sent out on the mechanism,
After placing an empty pallet on the pallet slide mechanism at the entrance / exit, the elevator is raised to a required height position, and the upper pallet transfer device is adjusted to the level of the storage shelf from which the pallet is being pulled out. In this state, when the arm of the upper pallet transfer device is horizontally turned in the opposite direction to the above, the pallets placed on the upper pallet slide mechanism are sent out to the storage shelf side, and The chassis is placed on the pallet slide mechanism, and loading of the chassis into a desired storage shelf in the storage is completed.

When the loading of the chassis into the desired storage rack is completed, the elevator is moved up and down so that the lower pallet transfer device coincides with the level of another storage rack in which the chassis is not stored, and the lower pallet transfer is performed. After the empty pallet placed on the pallet slide mechanism of the storage shelf is drawn and transferred onto the pallet slide mechanism at the lower stage of the elevator by turning the arm of the device, the elevator is lowered, and the pallet transfer device at the upper stage is lowered. To the entry / exit level of the entry / exit opening.

While the pallet on which the chassis is mounted is being conveyed by the elevator, an empty pallet is already set in the loading / unloading port. It will be performed efficiently in parallel with the work of loading the chassis by the elevator,
Hereinafter, in the same manner as described above, the upper pallet transfer device pulls the pallet on which the chassis is placed from the loading / unloading port side to the elevator side, and the lower pallet transfer device loads / unloads the empty pallet from the elevator side. After the delivery to the mouth side is performed, the loading of the chassis to a desired storage shelf is sequentially performed.

On the other hand, when unloading the chassis from the hangar, the elevator is moved up and down so that the upper pallet transfer device coincides with the storage shelf where the chassis to be unloaded is stored.
After the pallet on which the chassis on the pallet slide mechanism of the storage shelf is placed is moved by pulling the pallet on which the chassis on the pallet slide mechanism of the storage shelf is moved by rotating the arm of the upper pallet transfer device, the pallet is moved onto the lower pallet slide mechanism. Lowers the elevator with no pallets on it, first, the lower pallet transfer device is matched with the entry / exit level of the entry / exit port, and the empty pallet at the entry / exit port is once transferred to the lower pallet. By turning the arm of the apparatus, the elevator is pulled and transferred onto the lower pallet slide mechanism, and then the elevator is slightly lowered, so that the upper pallet transfer apparatus is brought into the entrance / exit level of the entrance / exit port.

[0013] When the upper pallet transfer device is matched with the loading / unloading level of the loading / unloading port, the pallet on which the chassis on the pallet slide mechanism at the upper stage of the elevator is mounted is moved to the arm of the upper pallet transferring device. The pallet on which the chassis is mounted is placed on the pallet slide mechanism of the entrance / exit port by turning the pallet, and the chassis on the pallet is towed by a towing vehicle. Empty the pallet at the entry / exit level.

While the towing vehicle is connected to the chassis on the pallet sent to the loading / unloading port, the elevator in which an empty pallet is loaded on the lower pallet slide mechanism is once pulled out. Is moved to the level of the storage shelf, and the arm of the lower pallet transfer device is turned to send the empty pallet placed on the lower pallet slide mechanism to the storage shelf side, and the lower pallet slide is moved. After the pallet is not placed on the mechanism, it is moved up and down to the level of the storage shelf where the next chassis to be carried out is stored, and the pallet on which the chassis is placed is pulled onto the pallet slide mechanism at the upper stage of the elevator. The pallet at the loading / unloading port is temporarily removed by turning the arm of the lower pallet transfer device. After pulling the pallet onto the lower pallet slide mechanism of the beta and transferring the pallet, the pallet on which the chassis on the upper pallet slide mechanism is placed is moved by turning the arm of the upper pallet transfer device to slide the pallet at the loading / unloading port. The chassis is sent out to the mechanism, and thereafter, the chassis is sequentially carried out from the desired storage shelf of the hangar in the same manner as described above.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which a lift space 2a is formed on a pit 1 and a multi-stage opening / closing port 2c is formed adjacent to a side of the lift space 2a. And storage shelves 2b are formed to form a hangar 2, and an elevator 5 is arranged in the hangar 2 so as to be able to move up and down between the lift space 2a and the pit 1. A chassis is provided in the elevator 5. The pallet slide mechanism 14a that supports the pallet 3 loaded with the pallet 19 and slides in the width direction and the pallet slide mechanism 14b that supports the empty pallet 3 not loaded with the chassis 19 and slid in the width direction are vertically moved. A pallet slide mechanism 15 that supports the pallet 3 on which the chassis 19 is loaded and is slidable in the width direction is provided at the entrance / exit 2c and each of the storage shelves 2b. .

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the elevator 5 has a main body frame 23 and rollers 24, 25 which extend vertically from a pit 1 to an elevating space 2a of a hangar 2 so as to extend vertically. And a winch 11 rotatably driven by a motor 7 via a speed reducer 8, and a wire rope 6 drawn out from the winch 11.
Is wound around the fixed sheave 9, and then the distal end of the wire rope 6 is fixed to the main body frame 23.

The pallet slide mechanisms 14a, 14
As shown in FIG. 4, b and 15 are a plurality of guide rollers 17 for supporting the lower surface of a leg rail member 16 disposed on the lower surface at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the pallet 3 so as to extend in the width direction of the pallet 3; It has a configuration including a plurality of auxiliary guide rollers 18 that support the rail member 16 so as to sandwich both side surfaces thereof.

The main body frame 23 of the elevator 5
The pallet transfer mechanism 26a, 26b capable of pulling the pallet 3 into the elevator 5 side and sending it out from the elevator 5 side is connected to the pallet slide mechanism 14a,
14b is provided in two upper and lower stages corresponding to 14b.

As shown in FIG. 4, the pallet transfer device 26a is mounted on a guide rail 27 provided on the main frame 23 so as to extend in the width direction of the pallet 3. The motor 3 is mounted on the pedestal 28 so as to be shiftable by a required amount in the width direction of the motor 3.
The arm 32, which is horizontally turned through the speed reducer 31 by the drive of the motor 0, is disposed such that the tip thereof projects a required amount outside the elevator 5 at the time of the horizontal swing. A member 33 is attached to a guide member 34 having an inverted U-shaped cross section attached to the lower surface of the pallet 3 so that the member 33 can be engaged and disengaged.

On the other hand, the pallet transfer device 26b is structurally exactly the same as the pallet transfer device 26a, but the pallet transfer device 26a is
A pallet 3 loaded with the pallet 3 or an empty pallet 3 can be pulled into the elevator 5 side and can be sent out from the elevator 5 side, whereas the pallet transfer device 26b is arranged in a narrow space below the pallet transfer device 26a. Due to the arrangement, only the empty pallet 3 on which the chassis 19 is not loaded can be pulled into the elevator 5 side and can be sent out from the elevator 5 side.

The empty pallets 3 are configured to be placed on the pallet slide mechanism 15 of each storage shelf 2b.

In the figure, reference numeral 60 denotes a platform for filling a gap formed between the pallet 3 and the ground at the loading / unloading level.

Next, the operation of the illustrated example will be described.

When the chassis 19 is carried into the hangar 2, the elevator 5 is first moved up and down so that the upper pallet transfer device 26a matches the level of a desired storage shelf 2b where the chassis 19 is not stored. After the empty pallet 3 placed on the pallet slide mechanism 15 of the storage shelf 2b is drawn by the rotation of the arm 32 of the pallet transfer device 26a onto the pallet slide mechanism 14a at the upper stage of the elevator 5, and is transferred, the chassis 19 Pallet transfer device 2 at the lower level of another storage shelf 2b where
The elevator 5 is moved up and down so that 6b coincides with each other, and the empty pallet 3 placed on the pallet slide mechanism 15 of the storage shelf 2b is turned by the rotation of the arm 32 of the lower pallet transfer device 26b. Then, the elevator 5 is lowered and the pallet transfer device 26a in the upper stage is made to coincide with the loading / unloading level of the loading / unloading port 2c.

When the upper pallet transfer device 26a is adjusted to the loading / unloading level of the loading / unloading port 2c, the pallet 3 placed on the upper pallet slide mechanism 14a of the elevator 5 is transferred to the upper pallet transferring device. The arm 32 of the device 26a is turned to send it out onto the pallet slide mechanism 15 of the entrance / exit port 2c, the empty pallet 3 is placed on the pallet slide mechanism 15 of the entrance / exit port 2c, and the arm of the upper pallet transfer device 26a. 4 is stopped at a required position on the side of the elevator 5 as shown in FIG. 4, and the towing vehicle 20 of the chassis 19 is moved forward with the elevator 5 standing by at the height of the entrance / exit 2c. After passing over the pallet 3 located at the loading / unloading level of 2c and placing the chassis 19 on the pallet 3, the chassis 1
The outrigger 21 of FIG. 9 is grounded on the pallet 3, and the towing vehicle 20 is separated from the chassis 19 and retreated.

Subsequently, the upper pallet transfer device 26
When the arm 32 is rotated horizontally in the required direction, the engaging member 33 engages with the guide member 34 at the position where the tip of the arm 32 projects the most in the width direction. The member 33 rolls along the guide member 34, and the pallet 3 on which the chassis 19 is placed is drawn toward the elevator 5 from the loading / unloading port 2c, and is placed on the pallet slide mechanism 14a at the upper stage of the elevator 5. Is placed.

Next, the elevator 5 is raised by a required amount, and the lower pallet transfer device 26b is moved to the loading / unloading port 2c.
Of the pallet 3 placed on the lower pallet slide mechanism 14a, and the arm 32 of the lower pallet transfer device 26b is rotated to move the pallet 3 in and out.
After the empty pallet 3 is placed on the pallet slide mechanism 15 of the entrance / exit port 2c, the elevator 5 is raised to a required height position,
When the arm 32 of the upper pallet transfer device 26a is horizontally turned in a direction opposite to the above, with the upper pallet transfer device 26a being set at the level of the storage shelf 2b from which the pallets 3 have been pulled out, The pallet 3 placed on the upper pallet slide mechanism 14a is sent out to the storage shelf 2b side, placed on the pallet slide mechanism 15 on the storage shelf 2b, and the desired storage shelf 2 in the storage 2
The carrying in of the chassis 19 to b is completed.

When the loading of the chassis 19 into the desired storage shelf 2b is completed, the elevator 5 is moved up and down so that the lower pallet transfer device 26b matches the level of another storage shelf 2b in which the chassis 19 is not stored. After the empty pallet 3 placed on the pallet slide mechanism 15 of the storage shelf 2b is drawn and transferred onto the lower pallet slide mechanism 14b of the elevator 5 by turning the arm 32 of the lower pallet transfer device 26b. Then, the elevator 5 is lowered, and the upper pallet transfer device 26a is made to coincide with the entrance / exit level of the entrance / exit port 2c.

While the pallet 3 on which the chassis 19 is placed is being conveyed by the elevator 5, an empty pallet 3 is already set in the entrance 2c. The work of placing
This is performed efficiently in parallel with the loading operation of the chassis 19 by the elevator 5. Hereinafter, similarly to the above, the upper pallet transfer device 26 a starts from the loading / unloading opening 2 c side of the pallet 3 on which the chassis 19 is placed. After the pulling to the elevator 5 side and the sending out of the empty pallet 3 from the elevator 5 side to the loading / unloading port 2c side by the lower pallet transfer device 26b are performed, the chassis 19 is moved to the desired storage shelf 2b. Carry-in is performed sequentially.

On the other hand, when unloading the chassis 19 from the storage 2, the elevator 5 is moved up and down so that the upper pallet transfer device 26 a coincides with the storage shelf 2 b where the chassis 19 to be unloaded is stored. Loading device 26a
Of the pallet 3 on which the chassis 19 on the pallet slide mechanism 15 of the storage shelf 2b is moved by pulling the pallet 3 onto the pallet slide mechanism 14a at the upper stage of the elevator 5, and then the pallet slide mechanism 1 at the lower stage
In a state where the pallet 3 is not placed on the pallet 4b, the elevator 5 is lowered.
6b is matched with the loading / unloading level of the loading / unloading port 2c, and the empty pallet 3 in the loading / unloading port 2c is temporarily turned on the pallet slide mechanism 14b at the lower stage of the elevator 5 by turning the arm 32 of the lower pallet transfer device 26b. Thereafter, the elevator 5 is slightly lowered, and the pallet transfer device 26a in the upper stage is made to coincide with the entrance / exit level of the entrance / exit port 2c.

When the upper pallet transfer device 26a is adjusted to the loading / unloading level of the loading / unloading port 2c, the pallet 3 on which the chassis 19 on the pallet slide mechanism 14a at the upper stage of the elevator 5 is mounted is moved to the upper pallet. The pallet 3 on which the chassis 19 is mounted is placed on the pallet slide mechanism 15 of the loading / unloading port 2c by rotating the arm 32 of the pallet transfer device 26a. 3, the outrigger 21 of the chassis 19 is contracted, the chassis 19 is towed by the towing vehicle 20, and the pallet 3 at the entrance / exit level of the entrance / exit port 2c.
Is empty.

While the towing vehicle 20 is connected to the chassis 19 on the pallet 3 sent to the entrance 2c,
The elevator 5, which has loaded the empty pallets 3 on the lower pallet slide mechanism 14b, once rises to the level of the storage shelf 2b from which the pallets 3 have been pulled out, and the arm 32 of the lower pallet transfer device 26a. The empty pallet 3 placed on the lower pallet slide mechanism 14b is sent to the storage shelf 2b by the rotation of the pallet, and the pallet 3 is placed on the lower pallet slide mechanism 14b.
Is moved to the level of the storage shelf 2b where the next chassis 19 to be carried out is stored, and the pallet 3 on which the chassis 19 is placed is placed on the upper pallet slide mechanism 14a of the elevator 5. The pallet 3 is moved to the lower pallet slide mechanism 14b of the elevator 5 by turning the arm 32 of the lower pallet transfer device 26b. After being pulled and transferred, the pallet 3 on which the chassis 19 on the upper pallet slide mechanism 14a is placed is moved on the pallet slide mechanism 15 of the entrance 2c by turning the arm 32 of the upper pallet transfer device 26a. Then, the chassis 19 is sequentially carried out from the desired storage shelf 2b of the storage 2 in the same manner as described above.

In this way, a large number of chassis 19 can be stored in a limited space, a desired chassis 19 can be efficiently moved in and out of a desired position of the hangar, and space can be saved. Transfer device 26a, 26b using an arm capable of horizontally rotating the pallet 3 between the lifting space 2a and the entrance 2c or the storage shelf 2b.
, The height of the storage shelves 2b can be minimized, and the empty pallets 3 are placed on the respective storage shelves 2b. The pallet transfer device 26b and the pallet slide mechanism 14b at the lower stage of the elevator 5 need only be deep enough to be accommodated, and need not be provided below the entrance / exit 2c, which is effective for reducing construction costs and the like.

It should be noted that the container chassis storage device of the present invention is not limited to the illustrated example described above, and it goes without saying that various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0036]

As described above, according to the container storage device for containers of the present invention, a large number of chassis can be stored in a limited space, and a desired chassis can be efficiently moved into and out of a desired position in a hangar. In addition, the space can be saved, and furthermore, the pallet is transferred between the elevating space of the hangar and the entrance / exit port or the storage shelf by the pallet transfer device using the horizontally rotatable arm. As a result, the height of the storage shelves can be kept to a minimum, and empty pallets can be placed on each storage shelves. There is no need to provide it below the entrance and exit, so that it is effective to reduce construction costs and the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of arrows II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view taken in the direction of arrows III-III in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view taken along an arrow IV-IV in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pit 2 Hangar 2a Elevating space 2b Storage shelf 2c Storage door 3 Pallet 5 Elevator 14a Pallet slide mechanism 14b Pallet slide mechanism 15 Pallet slide mechanism 19 Chassis 20 Tow truck 26a Pallet transfer device 26b Pallet transfer device 32 Arm 33 Engage Member 34 Guide member

Claims (1)

[Claims] An elevator space is formed on a pit, and an entrance / exit port and a multi-stage storage shelf are arranged adjacent to a side of the elevator space to form a hangar. A pallet slide mechanism that arranges an elevator so as to be able to move up and down between the pits, and that supports a pallet on which a chassis is loaded and slides in the width direction, and an empty pallet on which no chassis is loaded; And a pallet slide mechanism capable of supporting and slidable in the width direction are provided in two vertical stages, and an arm that is horizontally rotatable and whose tip end projects a required amount outside the elevator during the horizontal rotation, An engaging member protruding from the arm tip so as to be able to engage and disengage with a guide member attached to the lower surface of the pallet, and the pallet can be pulled toward the elevator side. Pallet transfer device that can be sent out from the elevator side
An empty pallet provided with a pallet slide mechanism capable of supporting a pallet on which a chassis is loaded and sliding in a width direction at the entrance / exit port and each of the storage shelves, corresponding to the pallet slide mechanism; The container storage device is configured to be placed on a pallet slide mechanism of each storage shelf.