JPH10139115A - File holder carry-in controlling method for truck - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform the file holder carry-in by a truck for delivery device in short time. SOLUTION: A carry-in and carry-out mechanism of a file holder 3 from a truck 1 in which a lifting components is arranged on a shelf board is provided and a plurality of detecting sensors 6, 6a, 6b detecting the file holder 3 are provided on the lifting component adjacent to the shelf board. A delivery device 5 having a storage part of the file holder 3 is arranged to transport the file holder 3 between a storage shelf and the truck 1 and insert the file holder 3 or to take out the file holder 3. The delivery device 5 is stopped at the front location of the file holder 3 of the truck 1, the file holder 3 is taken out, presence or absence of the file holder 3 within the lifting components is detected by the plurality of detection sensor 6, 6a, 6b of the delivery device 5, this information is stored in a storage means and the taken out file holder 3 is transported to a prescribed portion of the storage shelf. The delivery device 5 goes direct to the location of lifting component stored in the storage means or goes direction to outside of retrieving range.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a file holder storage control for a trolley in which a file holder storing documents such as medical records is automatically taken out from a trolley suspended and arranged at predetermined intervals and stored in a predetermined location on a storage shelf. About the method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a plurality of hanging file holders are stored in a trolley by engaging the holders of the file holders with hanging metal fittings arranged at a constant pitch on the upper surface of a shelf plate of the trolley. Is stored. The presence / absence of the file holder is detected by one detection sensor of the transfer device, and the file holder is taken out, taken in the transfer device, transported, and stored. The file is stored on a shelf, and the hanging bracket having the file holder of the cart is searched again, the file holder is taken out by the delivery device, and stored at a predetermined position on the storage shelf.

[0003] In addition, in the method of unloading from a truck described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-237718, the presence / absence of a file holder is searched for while moving the transport unit along the front of the suspension point of the truck, and the file holder is searched. Is stored in the storage device, and then the transport unit is moved to the hanging point where the file holder is located, and the file holder is taken out and stored in the storage shelf.

[0004]

The storage operation of such a file holder in the trolley to the storage shelf by the transfer device is performed by a single detection sensor of the transfer device located in front of the shelf plate of the trolley. The presence / absence of the holder is detected, and if there is, the file holder is taken out, stored in the storage shelf, and the hanging bracket with the file holder of the cart is searched again to take out the file holder. As described above, the search operation of the file holder is complicated, such as searching for each hanging bracket of the truck each time, and searching for the file holder next to the file holder when there is no file holder.

[0005] In the case of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 7-237718, the entire hanging point of the bogie is searched once, the presence or absence of a file holder at each address is stored in a storage device, and the work of taking out the file holder is performed. It took time to do it. An object of the present invention is to provide a truck file holder storage control method in which detection sensors for a plurality of file holders are arranged in a delivery device and storage of the file holder into the truck can be performed in a short time. Further, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for controlling the entry of a file into a truck, which detects and stores a hanging bracket having a file holder in a shelf of the truck, and allows the file holder to be taken out of the truck in a short time.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems The object of the present invention is to provide:
Hanging fittings are arranged at predetermined intervals on shelves erected on a plurality of trolleys, file holders storing documents such as charts are taken out from the trolleys suspended and stored on these shelves by a delivery device, In the file holder storage control method for storing the taken out file holder at a predetermined position on a storage shelf, the shelf board is moved up, down, left, and right along a front surface of the bogie where hanging brackets are arranged at predetermined intervals on the shelf board. An input / output mechanism for inserting or removing a file holder in the hanging bracket, and a plurality of detection sensors capable of simultaneously detecting the inside of the plurality of hanging brackets as to whether there is a file holder in the hanging bracket adjacent to the shelf board. And transferring the file holder between the storage shelf and the cart by providing a delivery device having a storage unit for storing the file holder. And the file transfer device is stopped at the front position corresponding to the hanging bracket where the file holder of the cart is present, and the file holder is taken out. The plurality of detection sensors of the transfer device detect whether or not there is a file holder in one or more hanging brackets adjacent to the hanging bracket, store this information in storage means, and retrieve the extracted file holder. Is transferred to a predetermined location on the storage shelf and stored in the hanging bracket, and then the delivery device goes directly to the position of the hanging bracket where the file holder stored in the storage means is located, or is adjacent to the location of the detection sensor of the delivery device. If no file holder is detected in the hanging bracket, transfer it to the adjacent hanging bracket position outside the previous search range Location can be achieved by the structure is controlled to direct.

In addition, at least two detection sensors of the delivery device are arranged at intervals of the hanging brackets of the shelf in the transporting direction of the delivery device, and the adjacent suspensions in the shelf are detected by the detection sensor of the delivery device. Based on the detection signal of the file holder of the bracket, when it is detected that the adjacent hanging bracket is empty, at the time of the loading operation of the next delivery device, the shelf plate which was detected that there was no file holder in the previous search. Search for the adjacent hanging bracket outside the previous search range of the hanging bracket, and when a file holder is detected, take out the file holder, perform storage, and detect the file holder in the hanging bracket adjacent to the detection sensor. In this case, the above object can be achieved by a configuration in which the delivery device goes straight to the hanging bracket to take out the file holder.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The storage control method for a file holder of a trolley according to the present invention is directed to a storage shelf in which a plurality of trolleys and charts used for loading and unloading file holders from a storage shelf are stored on a shelf plate. And multiple detections that can simultaneously detect the presence or absence of a file holder in a hanging bracket adjacent to the shelf plate, by carrying out file holder loading work between the When the transfer device for arranging the sensors is reciprocated, and when the transfer device causes the file holder to be received from the hanging bracket on the shelf of the trolley, the presence or absence of the hanging bracket of the trolley and the file holder in the hanging bracket adjacent thereto is determined. Since the information is retrieved by the detection sensor and this information is stored by the storage means, the delivery device takes out the file holder from the cart and transports it to the storage shelf. After storing and, from perpendicular to the position of the lifting lugs have a file holder the delivery device is adjacent, it is not necessary to the entire area retrieval storing the presence or absence of file folder pre trolley shelf in plate.

In addition, the presence or absence of the file holder in the adjacent hanging bracket can be simultaneously searched by one search operation by the detection sensor of two or more file holders arranged at a predetermined interval of the transfer device. , The next take-out position of the delivery device is determined, so that the work of searching for the delivery device is not wasted, and the loading / unloading operation of the file holder can be performed in a short time.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a truck according to an embodiment used in the truck file holder storage control method of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory view showing the relationship between the cart and the delivery device of FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a delivery device used in the file holder storage control method of the present invention.

The cart 1 has two shelves 2 arranged vertically, and a file holder 3 containing a medical chart or the like is hung on each shelf 2 and hanging brackets 4 are arranged at regular intervals so as to be able to store them. ing. The address of the hanging bracket 4 is 1 from the left end.
It is assumed that the number is given by an integer of 2, 3,. On the other hand, a transfer device 5 that moves up, down, left and right along the front surface of the shelf 2
The delivery device 5 includes, as shown in FIG. 2, detection sensors 6 and 6a for detecting the file holder 3 in the hanging bracket 4 of the truck 1 and a detection sensor 6b for the truck 1a on the opposite side. The racks 1 and 1a are arranged along the moving direction of the front surface of the shelf plate at the same interval as the hanging metal fittings 4. According to the embodiment of the drawing, three detection sensors 6 are arranged. When the delivery device 5 is rotated by 180 ° to take out the file holder 3 from the left carriage 1a and perform a storage operation, a search is performed by the detection sensors 6 and 6b of the delivery device 5.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a storage portion of the file holder 3 of the transfer device 5. In this storage portion, a thickness detection device 10 of a width type for detecting the width type of the file holder 3 to be inserted and a net of the file holder 3. A net thickness detecting device 50 and the like for detecting the thickness are provided. Reference numeral 8 denotes a guide member for inserting the file holder 3 into the suspension fitting 4 such as the carriage 1.

A description will now be given, with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings, of a method for controlling the storage of a file holder in a truck according to the present invention. When removing the file holder 3 from the cart 1, the delivery device 5
Moves along the front surface of the shelf 2 of the trolley 1 and stops at the address 1 of the hanging bracket 4. At this time, the presence of the file holder 3 in the address 1 and the address 2 is detected by the detection sensors 6 and 6a of the transfer device 5. Address 1
If the file holder 3 exists, the file holder 3 is taken into the transfer device 5, and at this time, the identification contents of the file holder 3 are grasped, the net thickness is measured, and the width of the file holder 3 is detected. And input data other than the net thickness to the central controller. On the other hand, the presence or absence of the file holder 3 in the adjacent hanging fitting 4 is confirmed by the detection sensor 6a and stored. The delivery device 5 moves to the storage shelf and stores the file holder 3 in a predetermined location based on the data of the width and the identification content of the file holder 3. When taking out the file holder 3 from the transfer device 5, the guide member 8 is inserted into an empty space of the hanging metal fitting 4 to be stored, and its tip is slightly widened to secure a space where the file holder 3 can easily enter. The gripper 3 of the file holder 3 by the drive motor 33
1 is opened, and the drive member is driven to push out the file holder 3 and house it.

Next, based on a command from the control device, if the file holder 3 is located at the address 2, the transfer device 5 moves to the hanging bracket 4 at the address 2 on the shelf 2 of the carriage 1. If there is no file holder 3 at the address 2, the transfer device 5 moves directly to the take-out position of the hanging metal 4 at the next address 3 without going to the address 2, and the hanging of the address 3 and the address 4 is performed. The presence or absence of the file holder 3 in the metal fitting 4 is searched, and the
When the file holder 3 does not exist and the file holder 3 exists at the address 4, the delivery device 5 moves along the transport direction, takes out the file holder 3 at the address 4, and takes it into the storage section 7 of the file holder 3 of the delivery device 5. . As described above, the next destination is determined by the detection sensors 6 and 6 a of the transfer device 5, so that it is not necessary to search for the file holders 3 in all the hanging fittings 4 of the shelf 2. Since the next destination is determined while the transfer device 5 takes in the file holder 3, it is not necessary to search for the presence or absence of the file holder 3 in the entire hanging fitting 4 in advance, and the truck 1
Can be performed in a short time.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which file holders 3 of different thicknesses, that is, different kinds of back widths, are stored in a shelf plate 2 of a trolley 1. As shown in FIG. Are arranged side by side at regular intervals.
The number of the hanging brackets 4 is the number of the hanging brackets corresponding to the thickness of the back width of the file holder 3.
Is occupied and stored. A detection sensor S (for example, a reflection plate of an irradiated electromagnetic wave) is installed on a wall surface of the carriage 1 where the file holder 3 is suspended.

Next, the delivery device 5 will be described with reference to FIG. The transfer device 5 is a file holder 3 that is suspended and stored in the suspension fitting 4 of the shelf 2 of the carriage 1.
Is inserted into the delivery device 5 and the file holder 3 is inserted into the storage shelf from the delivery device 5 and stored, or in the case of unloading work by a control command, the file holder 3 in the storage shelf at a predetermined location is searched, This is a device for taking out, transporting and inserting it into the hanging bracket 4 of the shelf 2 of the carriage 1.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a schematic structure of the delivery device. The delivery device 5 has detection sensors 6 and 6a for the file holder 3 for determining whether or not the file holder 3 is present on the hanging fitting 4. , 6b are installed on the shelf 2 side of the trolley 1 along the transport direction, irradiate the inside of the shelf 2, receive the reflected light and the like, and detect the file holder 3. The transfer device 5 includes a chucking mechanism 30 for holding or opening the file holder 3,
The transport mechanism 40 that transports the table on which the “0” is placed, the thickness of the file holder 3 itself drawn into the transfer device 5 by the chucking mechanism 30 and the transport mechanism 40, that is, the type of the back width that detects the type of the back width. Thickness detection device 10,
The file holder 3 is sandwiched from both sides thereof and leads the file holder 3 so that the file holder 3 is securely inserted into the hanging metal fittings 4 of the shelf 2 of the storage shelf or the trolley 1. Hanging bracket 4
Mechanism 9 and a flap retracting mechanism 9a having a pair of guide members 8 and 8 which can advance to the outside, and a net for detecting the net thickness of the file holder 3 sandwiched between the guide members 8 and 8 of the file holder sandwiching mechanism 9. Thickness detector 5
0, a file holder / barcode reader for reading a unique barcode of the file holder 3 drawn into the delivery device 5.

As shown in FIG. 3, the chucking mechanism 30 of the transfer device 5 is mounted on a table 41, and the table 41 is a slide rail which is slidably fitted to the slide blocks 42, 42. 43, slide back and forth on 43; A driving motor 4 for moving the chucking mechanism 30 and the table 41 is provided at the rear end of the delivery device 5.
The rotation of the drive motor 45 is transmitted to the screw shaft 44 via a motor pulley, a belt, and a pulley 46, and the screw block 48 screwed to the screw shaft 44 moves to move the spring 49. The table 41 and the chucking mechanism 30 are pushed by pushing the slide block 42 through
Is pressed against the hanging bracket 4 of the carriage 1.

A pair of grippers 3 for gripping the file holder 3 are provided at the front end of the table 41 which slides back and forth.
1, 31 are provided. The grips 31, 31 are urged by an elastic member or the like in a direction in which they come into contact with each other, the tip is formed in a key shape, and the rear end is tapered and fixed by a fixing screw. And the table 41
As a result, the key-shaped tip portion advances and engages from both sides of the file holder 3 suspended by the suspending bracket 4 and engages. In this state, the drive motor 45 is driven to move the table 41. By retreating, the file holder 3 is drawn into the delivery device 5. Conversely, when the insertion of the file holder 3 into the hanging bracket 4 is completed, the grippers 31, 31 are opened and retracted, but the openings of the grippers 31, 31 resist the urging force of the elastic member. It can be performed by the opening drive motor 33 or the like.

Next, the back width type (8 mm thick, 15 mm thick, 20 mm thick) of the file holder 3 taken into the transfer device 5.
A thickness detecting device 10 of a back width type for detecting a thickness of 30 mm is described. As the thickness detecting device 10 of this kind of back width, the one described in JP-A-8-198407 can be used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and in addition to the method shown in the drawings, a generally known thickness measuring device, for example, a device that measures by pressing the file holder 3 from both sides, The one using a rotary encoder or the like can also be used.
In addition to the method shown in the drawing, a method for detecting the width of the file holder back width is different from that shown in the drawings. By doing so, the type of the back width may be determined.

As shown in FIG. 3, a pair of guide members 8, 8 for sandwiching the file holder 3 are provided at their upper ends in a slidable manner on the file holder rails 47, 47, respectively. It can be moved back and forth. Therefore, each of the guide members 8, 8 spreads in a flared manner with the file holder rails 47, 47 as the support shafts,
The file holder 3 is sandwiched along the side surface of the file holder 3 sandwiched therein. Projections 8a, 8 projecting forward from the lower end of the flared guide members 8, 8 are provided at the narrow upper end between them.
When the file holder 3 is inserted into the hanging bracket 4, the projecting portions 8a, 8a enter the gap immediately below the intended hanging bracket 4 while the file holder 3 is held between the guide members 8, 8. The file holder 3 is inserted between the adjacent file holders 3 together with the sandwiched file holder 3.

The procedure for taking out the file holder 3 from the shelf plate 2 of the cart 1 and storing it in the storage shelf will be described. First, in response to a command from a control device (not shown), the detection sensors 6 and 6a of the file holder 3 of the transfer device 5 search for the existence of the file holder 3 in the hanging fittings 4 arranged at regular intervals on the shelf 2 of the carriage 1. Then, the delivery device 5 stops driving in front of the predetermined hanging fitting 4 where the file holder 3 is located, and the detection sensors 6 and 6 a of the file holder 3 of the transferring device 5 allow the predetermined hanging fitting 4 to move the target file holder 3 to the predetermined hanging fitting 4. It is determined whether or not the file holder 3 is present, and if the file holder 3 is present, the transport mechanism 40 of the transfer device 5 is operated to advance the chucking mechanism 30, and the grippers 31 of the chucking mechanism 30 are moved. 31 is engaged with the locking hole of the locking body of the file holder 3, and the holding mechanism 31, 31 is retracted by the transport mechanism 40 with the file holder 3 sandwiched therebetween. 7 and 47 (see FIG. 3) file holder previously entered between expansion has been that the guide members 8, 8 on 3 is taken into the transfer device 5. When the file holder 3 is taken into the delivery device 5, the guide members 8, 8 do not protrude from the box of the delivery device 5.

The file holder 3 gripped by the chucking mechanism 30 of the transfer device 5 is drawn and suspended between the pair of file holder rails 47, 47. The type of back width of the file holder 3 is detected by the thickness detecting device 10 of FIG. 1, and the unique bar code of the file holder 3 is read by the file holder / bar code reader. Then, the file holder clamping mechanism 9 is operated to clamp the file holder 3 by the pair of guide members 8, 8.
The net thickness of the file holder 3 is detected by the net thickness detecting device 50 provided at the innermost position of the guide members 8.
This detector is also disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No.
The mechanism described in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 198407 can be used.

If the net thickness of the file holder detected by the net thickness detecting device 50 is within the storable thickness specified for each type of back width of the file holder, the file is transferred to the storage shelf according to the type of back width. If the file holder is stored and the net thickness of the file holder exceeds the storable specified thickness defined for each type of file holder back width, the file holder is discharged to an error holder discharge station (not shown) as an error holder. It has become.

Then, in response to a command from the control device, the delivery device 5 is moved, and the hanging bracket mark detection sensor of the delivery device 5 reads a unique mark of the hanging bracket 4 of the shelf board 2, and a predetermined front of the hanging bracket 4. Then, the delivery device 5 stops driving, and the file holder detection sensor 6 of the delivery device 5
6a determines whether or not the predetermined hanging metal member 4 is empty. If the hanging metal member 4 is empty, the transport mechanism 40 is operated, and the file holder 3 in the transfer device 5 is held between the guide members 8, 8. The projecting portions 8a of the flaps enter the gap immediately below the target hanging bracket 4 and enter the space between the adjacent file holders 3 together with the sandwiched file holder 3, and at this time the upper end narrow portion of the file holder 3 Is in a state of slightly entering the slit portion, and then the advance of the file holder 3 is temporarily stopped, and the guide members 8, 8 are mutually expanded at this position to release the holding of the file holder 3, and the transport mechanism 40 is moved. By operating the chucking mechanism 30 further, the lower end of the file holder 3 is sandwiched and locked by the file holder holding portion of the hanging bracket 4 from both sides thereof, whereby the file Insertion of the holder 3 is completed.

Then, the gripping portion 3 of the chucking mechanism 30
1, 31 are opened, the grippers 31, 31 are disengaged from the file holder 3, the transport mechanism 40 is operated, the chucking mechanism 30 is retracted into the transfer device 5, and the flap retracting mechanism 9a is operated. Then, the guide members 8 projecting from the box of the delivery device 5 are drawn into the delivery device 5. The transfer device 5 moves to the storage shelf and stores it at a predetermined location.

[0027]

The trolley file holder storage control method of the present invention simultaneously searches for file holders in a plurality of hanging brackets by a plurality of detection sensors for the presence or absence of a file holder in a shelf of a trolley, and searches for a target address. When a file holder is taken out from the hanging bracket, a file holder at an adjacent address can be searched, so that a wasteful storage operation of a transport unit such as a delivery device can be performed in a short time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a trolley according to an embodiment used in a trolley file holder storage control method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory view showing the relationship between the cart and the delivery device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a delivery device used in the file holder storage control method of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cart 2 ... Shelf board 3 ... File holder 4 ... Hanging fitting 5 ... Transfer device 6, 6a, 6b ... Detection sensor 7 ... Storage part 8 ... Guide member 9 ... File holder clamping mechanism 10 ... Thickness detection device of back width type Reference numeral 30: a chucking mechanism 40: a transport mechanism 50: a net thickness detecting device

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A file holder selected from a trolley in which file holders storing documents such as medical charts are hanged and stored on these shelves by arranging hanging brackets at predetermined intervals on shelves provided on a plurality of stages on the trolley. In the file holder storage control method of taking out the file holder taken out by the delivery device and storing the taken out file holder at a predetermined position on the storage shelf, the storage device may be arranged vertically and horizontally along the front surface of the bogie where hanging brackets are arranged at regular intervals on the shelf board. It is possible to simultaneously detect the inside of a plurality of hanging brackets to determine whether or not there is a file holder in an adjacent hanging bracket of the shelf board by moving and taking out or inserting a file holder in the hanging bracket of the shelf board. A transfer device having a plurality of detection sensors capable of storing the file holder and a storage unit for storing the file holder. The transfer device is arranged so that the file holder can be inserted into or removed from the hanging metal fittings of these shelves, or can be taken out from the hanging metal fitting, and the transfer device corresponds to the hanging metal fitting with the file holder of the cart. It stops at the front position, removes the file holder, and detects whether the file holder is present in one or more suspension fittings adjacent to the suspension fitting by the plurality of detection sensors of the transfer device, and detects this information. After transferring the file holder stored in the storage means and taken out in the delivery device to a predetermined location of the storage shelf and storing it in the hanging bracket, the delivery device is moved to the bogie side and stored in the storage means. Either go straight to the position of the adjacent hanging bracket where the file holder is located, or place the file holder in the adjacent hanging bracket by the detection sensor of the transfer device. When Da is not detected, the file holder warehousing control method of the bogie, characterized in that the previous search range of delivery to an adjacent hanger position device is controlled so as to direct. 2. The bogie according to claim 1, wherein at least two detection sensors of said transfer device are arranged at intervals of said hanging members of said shelf plate in the transporting direction of said transfer device. File holder storage control method. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the detecting sensor of the transfer device detects that the adjacent suspending member is empty based on a detection signal of a file holder of the adjacent suspending member in the shelf board. At the time of warehousing work, search the adjacent hanging metal fittings outside the previous search range of the hanging metal fittings of the shelf board that was detected as having no file holder in the previous search, and when the file holder is detected, remove the file holder, The delivery operation is carried out directly to the hanging metal fitting to take out the file holder when performing the warehousing operation and detecting the file holder in the hanging metal fitting adjacent to the detection sensor. Trolley file holder storage control method.