JPH10157809A - Individual delivery device in automatic searching device of file holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To load a file holder in orderly manner by providing an accumulating box to load the file holder falling from a side surface opening of a case main body by driving the case main body in rotation by detecting the existence of the file holder. SOLUTION: When a file holder stock sensor 109 is turned on by detecting an across-back width being a bottom surface of a file holder 9, a case main body 93 rotates by about 90 deg. in the anticlockwise direction, and comes up to an X position of an almost horizontal condition. A case rotational driving motor 98 stops driving, and also stops rotation of the case main body 93. The file holder 9 falls in a file holder accumulating box 92 by passing through an opening side surface of the case main body 93. The case main body 93 also stops, and returns to a former condition of a standing-up condition by a file holder nonexistence signal 'NO' from the file holder stock sensor 109. Therefore, since the file holder 9 falls in a file holder accumulating box 92 in an almost horizontal condition from an opening side surface of the case main body 93, impact cased by falling is reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an emergency retrieval system and an error ejection system for automatically retrieving a file holder for storing documents such as medical records from a cart and automatically storing the file holder in a storage shelf. It relates to an individual retrieval device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 2, an automatic search device for a hanging file holder includes a pair of storage shelves 3, 3;
Storage storage shelf 3 disposed between the pair of storage storage shelves 3, 3
A transfer device 6 attached to a movable column 5 that moves along the front surface of the storage device 3 so that the file holder 9 suspended from the cart 7 is taken out by the transfer device 6. It is delivered and stored at a predetermined location.

FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are explanatory views of a conventional individual unloading device, in which a file holder 9 suspended on a carriage 7 is taken out by a transfer device 6, and the taken out file holder is in error for various reasons. 11, as shown in FIG. 11, the file holder determined to be in error is temporarily stored in the temporary storage shelf 114, moved to the individual delivery device 115 by the delivery device 6 for batch processing later, and ejected. ing. When a specific file holder stored in the storage shelf 3 is urgently taken out of the storage, the specific file holder is taken out of the storage shelf 3 by the transfer device 6 and the specific file holder is individually separated by the transfer device 6. It is moved to the retrieval device 115 and discharged. The individual retrieval device 115 includes a retrieval article holding means 116, a guide shooter 117, and an accumulation box 118, and transfers a file holder from the delivery device 6 to the retrieval article holding means 116.
The pair of support rails 120, 120 are separated from each other, the file holder is discharged to the guide chute 117, and the collecting box 1 is guided by the inclined guide chute 117 as a guide.
18, and a large number of file holders are stacked in the stacking box 118.

[0004]

FIG. 12 is a diagram corresponding to FIG.
FIG. 13 is an explanatory view of the guide shooter and the accumulation box portion. As shown in FIG. 12, in the individual retrieval device using the guide shooter as described above, the retrieval article holding means 1 is located at a high position.
Since the file holder is ejected from the guide shooter 117 to the guide shooter 117 and naturally falls into the collecting box 118 by using the inclination of the guide shooter 117, the closed file holder is opened by the impact of the drop and the internal documents are scattered. Or the file holder falls down from the corner of the file holder, so that the file holder is easily damaged and easily damaged. Also, since the file holder is naturally dropped obliquely along the guide shooter, the file holder is easily caught in the middle, the drop point is not constant due to the thickness and weight of the file holder, and the file holder stacking is stepped and uneven. There was a problem that it was difficult to take out. Further, since the guide shooter is required, the space occupied by the entire individual retrieval apparatus has been increased.

Accordingly, the present invention is configured so that the file holder is always loaded without using a guide shooter, the falling point of the file holder is always constant, the impact caused by the fall is small, and the file holder is loaded neatly. It is an object of the present invention to provide an individual retrieval device in an automatic file holder search device that solves the above problem.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and takes out a file holder containing a medical record or the like from a transport cart by a transfer device and stores the file holder thus taken out. The storage device is suspended and stored at a predetermined position of hanging brackets juxtaposed on many shelves of a storage shelf, and a file holder designated from among the many file holders suspended and stored in the storage storage shelf is transferred by the transfer device. In the automatic search device for a file holder to be taken out, when the delivery device determines that the file holder taken out of the transporting cart is an error holder, or when a large number of file holders suspended and stored on the storage shelf, When a specific file holder is urgently taken out and delivered by the delivery device from the delivery device, it is taken out by the delivery device. The file holder received from the delivery device is an individual retrieval device formed at a predetermined position other than the storage shelf, and can receive the file holder taken out by the delivery device from the delivery device. A box-shaped shape with one side opened, a file holder is inserted from the front opening in an upright state, a file holder of the maximum back width can be stored, and a lower end is rotatably mounted on a frame near the storage shelf. A case body supported, file holder detection means provided at a lower portion of the case body for detecting the presence or absence of a file holder, case rotation driving means for driving the case body to rotate, and when the case body is in an upright state When the file holder detecting means detects the presence of the file holder, the case rotation driving means is controlled based on the presence signal. And motion control,
When the case main body is rotated downward until the case main body becomes substantially horizontal and the file holder falls from the side opening of the case main body and the file holder detecting means detects the absence of the file holder, the absence signal is output. Case drive control means for driving and controlling the case rotation drive means based on the case body, and a case drive control means for rotating the case body upward until the case body is in an upright state, provided below the case body, the upper part being opened, An accumulation box for loading a file holder that falls from a side opening of the case body.

The case body is rotatably supported by the upper end of the opening side surface of the case body and is rotatable with the upper end of the file holder. When the case body is pivoted from the upright position to a substantially horizontal position, the protrusion is provided to project downward on the lower side and can lock the lower end of the file holder when the case body is in the upright state. The locking member comes into contact with a contact member fixed to a frame near the storage shelf, and the locking between the locking member and the upper end of the file holder is released. An individual retrieval device in an automatic file holder search device characterized in that the lock with the lower end is released.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an automatic retrieval apparatus for a file holder according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the automatic file holder search device 1 has a pair of storage shelves 3 and 3 arranged side by side for storing a file holder 9 described later. A moving column 5 is disposed between the pair of storage shelves 3 and 3 so as to move along the front surface of the storage shelf 3 so as to be movable between upper and lower rails. A delivery device 6 for taking out the lowered file holder 9 and delivering and storing the file holder 9 at a predetermined location on the storage storage shelf 3 is attached to be able to move up and down. Then, the emergency unloading device 8 ₁ adjacent in the depth direction of the storage storage shelf 3 hand, urgent issuing the file holder 9 stored in the storage shelving 3,3 of the pair of storage storage rack 3, 3 Provided, and adjacent to the other storage storage shelf 3 in the depth direction,
File holder 9 taken out by the transfer device 6 from carriage 7 error discharge device ₈₂ is provided to discharge when it is determined that an error, the emergency unloading device ₈₁ and error discharge device 8 ₂ from the individual unloading device 8 It is configured. The front of the pair of storage shelves 3 and 3 is a front panel 1.
3 is covered on the side with a side panel 14. On the front side of the storage shelves 3 and 3 of the front panel 13, an outlet 24 ₁ for emergency exit of the individual retrieval device 8 and an outlet for error discharge are provided. ₂ is provided 24.

FIG. 3 shows a column 1 of the storage shelves 3 and 3.
.., And a file holder 9 mounted on the shelf 11 so as to be movable in the lateral direction.
Is a front view of a number of hanging fittings 12, 12,... For holding the hanging pieces 12, and the hanging fittings 12 are arranged at regular intervals.

FIG. 4 shows the file holder 9 and the shelf 1.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a cutaway part of a hanging metal fitting 12 attached to the apparatus 1; As shown in FIG.
Is an elongated locking body 15 having a predetermined thickness and having locking holes 16, 16 at its front end and rear end,
And a storage body 17 for storing a medical chart or the like, the upper end of which is fixed at the lower end. The housing 17 is made of a member having an appropriate flexibility, and its body part is expanded and its thickness (net thickness) is variable depending on the amount of articles to be stored. Such a file holder 9 is used to store the contents of the storage 1 depending on the contents to be stored or the amount thereof.
7 different back width thicknesses are available,
In the present embodiment, file holders 9 of various back widths for 8 mm, 15 mm, 20 mm, and 30 mm are prepared in order of thickness, and an appropriate back width depends on the articles to be stored or the amount thereof. The thick file holder 9 can be used properly. And file holder 9
A bar code 18 representing a code unique to the file holder is attached to one side surface of the container 17.

The hanging bracket 12 for suspending and holding the file holder 9 is suspended in the depth direction of the storage shelves 3 and in a direction perpendicular to the depth direction of the storage shelves 3 (hereinafter referred to as the storage shelves 3). (Referred to as a lateral direction), and a file holder holding portion 20 connected below the engaging portion 19 for suspending and holding the file holder 9. The engaging portion 19
A holding portion 19a for holding the front of the shelf board 11 of the storage shelf 3 so as to cover the front portion; a holding portion 19b for holding a U-shaped lower surface of the rear end of the shelf board 11; And a connecting portion 19c for connecting the front and rear of the holding portion 19b. A small mark 22 for positioning the delivery device 6 and a large mark 23 for each of a predetermined number of holding brackets are provided at the front of the grip 19a.

The file holder holding portion 20 of the hanging bracket 12 has a slit portion 20a for passing the storage body 17 of the file holder 9 and a slit portion 20a for guiding the file holder entering the slit portion 20a. Guide portions 20b, 20b tapered on both sides
And a locking portion 20c for sandwiching and locking the narrow portion at the lower end of the locking body 15 of the file holder 9 that has entered the base end of the slit portion 20a from both sides thereof.

FIG. 5 is a partial front view showing a state in which file holders 9 of various back widths are stored in the storage shelves 3, and as shown in FIG.
A large number of hanging fittings 12, 12, ... are arranged at regular intervals in 1, 11, ..., and the hanging fittings 12 have a thickness corresponding to the thickness of the back width of the file holder 9 taken out from the carriage 7.
Is exclusively stored in one file holder 9. Note that the cart 7 has a plurality of shelves 11, 11 and a large number of hanging fittings 12, 12,.
Are arranged.

Next, the delivery device 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. The delivery device 6 pulls the file holder 9 suspended and stored in the trolley 7 or the hanging fitting 12 of the storage shelf 3 into the delivery device 6, and pulls the file holder 9 from the delivery device 6 to the storage storage shelf 3 or the truck. 7 is a device to be inserted into the hanging bracket 12 and stored.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a schematic structure of the delivery device, and FIG. 7 is a schematic side view of the delivery device. As shown in FIGS. Mark detection sensors 25 and 25 for reading the marks 22 and 23, a file holder presence / absence sensor 26 for judging whether or not there is a file holder in the hanging metal, and a chucking mechanism 3 for holding or opening the file holder 9.
0, the transport mechanism 40 that transports the table on which the chucking mechanism 30 is mounted, and the thickness of the file holder 9 itself drawn into the transfer device 6 by the chucking mechanism 30 and the transport mechanism 40, that is, the type of the back width. The detection device 50 of the kind of the width to be detected and the file holder 9 are sandwiched from both sides thereof to correct the deformation such as bending of the storage body 17 of the file holder 9, and the hanging bracket 1 of the storage shelf 3 or the cart 7.
A file holder clamping mechanism 60 having a pair of flaps 61, 61 which can lead the file holder 9 and advance to the hanging bracket 12 at an empty position together with the file holder 9 so that the file holder 9 is securely inserted into the file holder 9; Retraction mechanism 70, file holder clamping mechanism 6
0 file holder 9 sandwiched between flaps 61
And a file holder / barcode reader 80 for reading the unique barcode 18 of the file holder 9 drawn into the transfer device 6 (not shown).

In FIG. 7, reference numeral 82 denotes a file holder pull-in detection sensor for detecting the pull-in of the file holder 9 by blocking the optical path by the locking member 15 of the file holder 9 pulled in, and 83 a delivery device. 6
This is a file holder protruding detection sensor for detecting whether the file holder 9 taken into the device does not protrude from the delivery device 6.

As shown in FIG. 6, the chucking mechanism 30 of the delivery device 6 is mounted on a table 41, and the table 41 is provided with slide blocks 42a and 42a.
slide rails 43 slidably fitted to b, 42c.
Slide back and forth on 43. A drive motor 45 for moving the chucking mechanism 30 and the table 41 is provided at the rear end of the delivery device 6.
Is transmitted to the screw shaft 44 via a motor pulley, a belt, and a pulley 46, and a screw block 48 screwed to the screw shaft 44 moves to push the slide block 42 b via a spring 49, The table 41 and the chucking mechanism 30 are pressed against the storage shelf 3 or the hanging bracket 12 side of the cart 7.

A pair of grips 3 for gripping the file holder 9 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. Then, as the table 41 advances, the key-shaped tip portion advances so as to sandwich the locking body 15 of the file holder 9 suspended from the hanging bracket 12 from both sides, and engages with the locking hole 16. By driving the drive motor 45 in this state to retreat the table 41, the file holder 9 is drawn into the transfer device 6. Conversely, the hanging bracket 1
When the insertion of the file holder 9 into the holder 2 is completed, the grippers 31, 31 are opened and retracted.
The opening of the opening 31 can be made by the opening driving motor 33 or the like against the urging force of the elastic member.

Next, the back width type (8 mm thick, 15 mm thick, 20 mm thick) of the file holder 9 taken into the transfer device 6.
A description will be given of a detection device 50 of a back width type for detecting (millimeter thickness, 30 mm thickness) with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a detection device of a back width type, and FIG.
FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line A of FIG. 8, and FIG. 10 is a view taken along line BB of FIG. 8. As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the file holder 9 taken into the transfer device 6 has a back width. After entering the type detecting device 50, the type of the back width is detected. That is,
When the received container 17 of the file holder 9 enters between the pair of guides 51, 51, the guides 51, 51 mutually expand against the biasing force of the spring 52, and one of the guides 51 has one pair. Are provided on the other guide 51. A dog 55 having tongue-shaped blades passing through a concave portion (not shown) between the pair of back width type detection sensors 53 is fixed to the other guide 51. When the guides 51 are slid to the left and right and separated from each other, the mutual position between the back width type detection sensors 53 and 53 and the dog 55 is shifted by the distance thus separated, and the shift causes the file to be displaced. The type of the back width of the holder 9 is detected.

In addition to the method shown in the drawings, a generally known thickness measuring device,
For example, it is also possible to use a device that measures by pressing the file holder 9 from both sides, a device that uses a rotary encoder for entering the file holder 9, and the like. Furthermore, in addition to the method shown in the drawing, as a method of detecting the type of the file holder back width, an individual recognition mark (a hole, a black and white mark, a bar code label, etc.) is attached to the file holder, and the individual recognition mark is detected by a sensor. By doing so, the type of the back width may be determined.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a pair of flaps 61, 61 for sandwiching the file holder 9 are provided at the upper ends thereof in a hanging manner slidably on flap rails. It is movable.
Therefore, each flap 61, 61 spreads in a flared shape with the flap rail as a support shaft, and sandwiches the storage body 17 of the file holder 9 along the side surface of the storage body 17 of the file holder 9 sandwiched therein. Has become.
Projections 61a, 61a projecting forward from the lower end are formed at the narrow upper end of the flared flaps 61, 61, and the file holder 9 is inserted into the suspension fitting 12. At this time, the projecting portions 61a, 61 are held while the file holder 9 is held between the flaps 61, 61.
a enters the gap immediately below the intended hanging bracket 12,
The sandwiched file holder 9 enters between the file holders 9 on both sides.

Next, the individual retrieval devices for emergency retrieval and error discharge will be described. Figure 1 is a front view showing an individual outgoing device, as shown in the figure, the individual unloading device 8, i.e. each emergency unloading device ₈₁ and error discharge device 8 _2,
It comprises a file holder transfer machine 91 and a file holder accumulation box 92. Since the emergency unloading unit ₈₁ and the error discharge device 8 ₂ separate unloading device 8 the same configuration,
It explained emergency unloading device 8 ₁ only configuration.

The file holder transfer device 91 is used to store the storage shelves 3
And has a box-shaped case main body 93 that is open on the front and one side so that the file holder 9 of the maximum width can be stored. A holder support member 94 is rotatably supported on a pin 95 as a fulcrum at the upper end of the opened side surface of the case body 93. The lower part of the holder support member 94 is a holder support part 94a and the upper part is a dog contact part 94b, and is urged in a counterclockwise direction (arrow B direction) by an elastic member (not shown).

Further, a projection 93a is provided at the upper end on the lower side of the opening side surface of the case body 93 so as to face upward. The lower end of the lower side of the opening side surface of the case body 93 is provided with a rod 9.
The shafts 6 provided at both ends of the rod 96 are rotatably supported by a frame (not shown) attached to the column 10. A sprocket 97 is fixedly mounted on one shaft of the rod 96.
A chain 100 is wound around a sprocket 99 fixed to a rotating shaft of a case rotating motor 98 fixed to the column 10 via a frame. Further, a file holder presence sensor 109 is provided at the lower end inside the case body 93.
Is provided, and the presence or absence of a back width portion which is the bottom surface of the file holder 9 is detected. Also, the dog abutment portion 94b and can contact the dog 102 of the holder support member 94 is fixed to the upper part of the discharge port 24 ₁ in the rear surface of the front panel 13.

Therefore, the case main body 93 is rotatable around the shaft of the rod 96. When the case main body 93 is in the upright state at the Y position, the holder supporting member 94 is also biased by an elastic member (not shown). In a substantially vertical state, the locking member 15 of the file holder 9 is locked to the holder supporting portion 94a of the holder support member 94, and the back width portion of the storage body 17 of the file holder 9 is locked by the projection 93a. The entire file holder 9 is housed in the case body 93 and locked. Then, when the case main body 93 rotates to the X position in a substantially horizontal state, and the dog contact portion 94b of the holder support member 94 contacts the dog 102, the holder support member 94 receives the urging force of an elastic member (not shown). As the pin 95 pivots clockwise (in the direction of arrow A) with the pin 95 as a fulcrum, the contact between the holder support portion 94a of the holder support member 94 and the locking member 15 of the file holder 9 is released. 9 is configured to drop through the opening side of the case body 93 into the file holder accumulation box 92.

Next, a procedure for taking out the file holder 9 from the cart 7 and storing it in the storage shelf 3 will be described. First,
In response to a command from a control device (not shown), the hanging metal mark detection sensors 25, 25 of the delivery device 6 read the unique marks 22, 23 of the hanging metal 12 of the truck 7, and move the moving pillar 5 in front of the predetermined hanging metal 12. And the transfer device 6 stops driving, and the file holder presence / absence sensor 26 of the transfer device 6 determines whether or not the predetermined file holder 9 has the target file holder 9. The chucking mechanism 30 of the chucking mechanism 30 is advanced by operating the transport mechanism 40 to advance the chucking mechanism 30.
The locking holes 16 of the locking body 15 of the file holder 9
, And with the grippers 31, 31 holding the file holder 9, retracted by the transport mechanism 40, and the file holder 9 is moved to the file holder rails 47, 47 (see FIG. 7).
The upper part enters between the flaps 61, which have been expanded in advance, and is taken into the delivery device 6. When the file holder 9 is taken into the delivery device 6, the flaps 61 do not protrude from the box of the delivery device 6.

The file holder 9 gripped by the chucking mechanism 30 of the transfer device 6 is suspended by the lower end of the locking member 15 being drawn between the pair of file holder rails 47. At this time, the back width type of the file holder 9 is detected by the back width type detecting device 50, and the unique bar code 18 of the file holder 9 is read by the file holder / bar code reader 80. Then, the file holder holding mechanism 60 is operated, and the pair of flaps 61, 61 causes the file holder 9 to move.
, The net thickness of the file holder 9 is detected by a net thickness detecting device (not shown).

If the net thickness of the file holder detected by the net thickness detecting device is within the storable specified thickness determined for each type of back width of the file holder, the file is stored in the storage shelf according to the type of back width. At the same time, the net thickness of the file holder exceeds the storable specified thickness determined for each type of the file holder back width, or the file holder taken out from the carriage 7 by the transfer device 6 depends on the contents of the file holder. is discharged to a file folder transfer machine 91 of the file holder error discharge device 8 in ₂ separate unloading device 8 as an error holder when there is no vacant addresses became shelf attribute value (storage location) is full It has become.

Then, in response to a command from the control device, the movable pillar 5 and the delivery device 6 move, and the hanging metal mark detection sensors 25, 25 of the delivery device 6 use the unique marks 22, 25 of the hanging hardware 12 of the storage shelf 3 for storage. 23, the moving column 5 and the transfer device 6 stop driving in front of the predetermined hanging fitting 12, and the file holder presence / absence sensor 26 of the transferring apparatus 6 determines whether or not the predetermined hanging fitting 12 is empty. 1
If 2 is empty, the transport mechanism 40 is operated, and while the file holder 9 in the transfer device 6 is sandwiched between the flaps 61, 61, the protrusions 61a, 61a of the flaps are located immediately below the intended hanging bracket 12. Into the gap, the sandwiched file holder 9 and the file holders 9 and 9 on both sides are inserted.
Is narrowly inserted into the slit portion 20a, and then the advance of the file holder 9 is temporarily stopped. At this position, the flaps 61 and 61 are mutually expanded to release the holding of the file holder 9, and The transporting mechanism 40 is operated to further advance the chucking mechanism 30, and the lower end of the locking body 15 of the file holder 9 is locked by being sandwiched from both sides of the locking portion 20 c of the file holder holding portion 20 of the hanging bracket 12, Thus, the insertion of the file holder 9 is completed.

Then, the grip 3 of the chucking mechanism 30
1 and 31 are opened, the engagement between the holding portions 31 and 31 and the locking hole 16 of the locking body 15 of the file holder 9 is released, and the transfer mechanism 40 is operated to transfer the chucking mechanism 30 to the inside of the transfer device 6. And the flap retracting mechanism 70 is operated to operate the flaps 61,
61 is drawn into the delivery device 6.

Next, the operation of the individual retrieval device 8 will be described. First, in the case of an emergency release in which a specific file holder stored in the storage storage shelf 3 is urgently released, the file holder taken out from the carriage 7 by the transfer device 6 according to an emergency release command from a control device (not shown) is transferred. apparatus casing body 9 to the file holder transfer machine 91 of the emergency unloading device 8 ₁ separate unloading device 8 by 6 is in the upright state in the Y position
Pressed into 3.

In this state, the holder support member 94 is also urged in a counterclockwise direction (the direction of arrow B) by an elastic member (not shown) so that the locking member 15 of the file holder 9 is engaged with the holder support member 94 in a substantially vertical state. At the same time as being locked by the holder support portion 94a, the back width portion of the storage body 17 of the file holder 9 is locked by the projection 93a, and the entire file holder 9 is stored and locked in the case body 93.

Then, the file holder presence sensor 109
Detects the bottom width of the file holder 9 and
At N, the case rotation drive motor 98 is driven by a control device (not shown), and the sprocket 99, the chain 100,
Rod 96 and case body 9 via sprocket 97
Rotate 3 The case body 93 moves about 90 counterclockwise.
When rotated to the X position in a substantially horizontal state, the case rotation drive motor 98 stops driving, and the rotation of the case body 93 also stops. At this time, the dog contact portion 9 of the holder support member 94
4b abuts on the dog 102, and the holder support member 94 rotates clockwise (in the direction of arrow A) with the pin 95 as a fulcrum against the urging force of an elastic member (not shown). The locking between the portion 94a and the locking body 15 of the file holder 9 is released, and the locking between the projection 93a and the back width portion of the storage body 17 of the file holder 9 is released. It falls into the file holder accumulation box 92 after passing through the opening side of 93.

Then, when the file holder 9 falls into the file holder accumulation box 92, the file holder presence sensor 109 detects the absence of the file holder, and the file holder absence signal “NO” from the file holder presence sensor 109 causes The control device (not shown) drives the case rotation drive motor 98 in the reverse direction, and when the case body 93 rotates clockwise by about 90 ° to reach the Y position, the case rotation drive motor 98 stops driving and the case body 93 also stops. It stops and returns to the original state of the upright state, and at the same time, the holder supporting member 94 is urged in the counterclockwise direction (the direction of arrow B) by the urging force of the elastic member to return to the original state of the substantially vertical state.

Therefore, the file holder 9 is attached to the case body 9
3 falls into the file holder accumulation box 92 in a substantially horizontal state from the side surface of the opening, so that the impact caused by the fall is small.
Further, since the file holder is forcibly dropped in a substantially horizontal state, the file holder does not get caught halfway as in the case of using the guide shooter. Further, the file holder is always dropped from the side of the opening of the case main body 93 at the X position in a substantially horizontal state, and the file holder is always dropped at a fixed drop point, so that the file holder is uniformly and orderly loaded in the file holder accumulation box. Is done. In addition, since the guide shooter is not required, the entire individual retrieval apparatus can be made compact and space can be saved.

[0036] In the above embodiment, although the formed individual unloading device 8 from the emergency unloading unit ₈₁ and the error discharge device 8 ₂ two devices is not limited thereto, the emergency unloading errors emissions combined It may be composed of a single device.
Also, in the above-described embodiment, the large mark 23 is attached to each of the predetermined number of hanging fittings 12, and the upper hanging fitting mark detection sensor 25 that reads the large mark 23 is provided in the delivery device 6.
The present invention is not limited to this. The large mark 23 and the upper hanging metal mark detection sensor 25 may be omitted, and all the small marks 22 may be used as the single hanging metal mark detection sensor 25 that reads the small mark 22. Good. In the above embodiment, the type of the back width of the file holder 9 is 8 mm thick,
The thickness is 15 mm, 20 mm, and 30 mm, but is not limited to this, and it is a matter of course that another thickness may be used. Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, a pair of storage shelves is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
Needless to say, other numbers of storage shelves such as four, four or the like may be used.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the file holder falls from the case body into the accumulation box in a substantially horizontal state, an impact caused by the fall is small. Further, since the file holder is forcibly dropped in a substantially horizontal state, the file holder does not get caught halfway as in the case of using the guide shooter. Further, since the file holder is always dropped in a substantially horizontal state and is always dropped at a fixed drop point, the file holder is uniformly and orderly stacked in the collecting box, and can be taken out very easily. In addition, since the guide shooter is not required, the entire individual retrieval apparatus can be made compact and space can be saved. In addition, since the case body is provided with a locking member that can be locked or unlocked with the upper end of the file holder and a projection that can be locked or unlocked with the lower end of the file holder, when the case body is in the upright state, Thus, the file holder can be securely stored and locked in the case main body, and when the case main body is in a substantially horizontal state, the file holder can be reliably dropped from the opening side surface of the case main body.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of an individual retrieval device in an automatic file holder search device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a cart and a storage shelf showing the entire file holder automatic search device to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a number of hanging fittings attached to a shelf plate of a storage shelf.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a cutaway part of a hanging bracket attached to a file holder and a shelf board.

FIG. 5 is a partial front view showing a state where file holders having various widths are stored in a storage shelf.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a schematic structure of a delivery device.

FIG. 7 is a schematic side view of the delivery device.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a detection device of a width type of the delivery device.

9 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a view taken along line BB of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a front view of a conventional individual retrieval device.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a guide chute and an accumulation box portion of FIG. 11;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic search device of file holder 3 Storage shelf 6 Delivery device 7 Cart 8 Individual retrieval device 8 ₁ Emergency retrieval device 8 ₂ Error ejection device 9 File holder 10 Support 11 Shelf 12 Suspension fitting 15 Locking body 17 Storage body 18 Bar Code 24 ₁ Discharge port for emergency exit 24 ₂ Discharge port for error discharge 25, 25 Hanging bracket mark detection sensor 26 File holder presence / absence sensor 30 Chucking mechanism 40 Transport mechanism 50 Width detection device 60 File holder clamping mechanism 80 File holder / barcode reader 91 File holder transfer machine 92 File holder loading box 93 Case main body 93a Projection 94 Holder support member 94a Holder support portion 94b Dog contact portion 96 Rod 98 Case rotation drive motor 102 Dog 109 File holder presence sensor

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Yasuomi Sasaki 2-15-7 Asahi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture (72) Inventor Kazuyuki 31-15, Oshigome Nishihiracho, Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture (72) Invention Person Rikuyu Hironaka 1-6-6 Ujinahigashi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A file holder containing a medical record or the like is taken out of a transport trolley by a transfer device, and the taken out file holder is hung at a predetermined position of hanging metal fittings juxtaposed on a number of shelves of a storage shelf. In a file holder automatic search device for storing and extracting a designated file holder from among a large number of file holders suspended and stored on the storage shelf by the transfer device, the file holder is extracted from a transport cart by the transfer device. When the file holder is determined to be an error holder, or when a specific file holder is urgently taken out and taken out of the large number of file holders suspended from the storage shelf by the delivery device, the delivery device Receiving the file holder retrieved by the transfer device from the delivery device An individual retrieval device formed at a predetermined position other than the above, wherein the file holder taken out by the delivery device can be received from the delivery device, in a box shape having front and one side opened, and a front opening in a standing state. And a case body capable of storing a file holder of the maximum width and having a lower end pivotally supported by a frame near the storage shelf, and a file provided at a lower portion of the case body. File holder detection means for detecting the presence or absence of a holder; case rotation drive means for rotating and driving the case body; and when the file holder detection means detects the presence of the file holder when the case body is in the upright state, The case rotation driving means is driven and controlled based on the presence signal, so that the case body is in a substantially horizontal state with the case body downward. When the file holder is dropped from the side opening of the case main body and the file holder detecting means detects the absence of the file holder, the case rotation driving means is driven and controlled based on the absence signal, and the case is rotated. Case drive control means for rotating the main body upward until the case main body is in an upright state; and a file holder provided below the case main body, opened at the top, and dropped from a side opening of the case main body. An individual retrieval device in an automatic file holder search device, comprising: an accumulation box; 2. The case body is rotatably supported by an upper end of an opening side surface of the case body and is rotatable with the upper end of the file holder. When the case body is pivoted from the upright position to a substantially horizontal position, the protrusion is provided to project downward on the lower side and can lock the lower end of the file holder when the case body is in the upright state. The locking member comes into contact with a contact member fixed to a frame near the storage shelf, and the locking between the locking member and the upper end of the file holder is released. The individual retrieval device in the automatic file holder search device according to claim 1, wherein the lock with the lower end is released.