JPH10218318A - Mechanical warehouse - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the containing volume efficiency of articles and the input and output efficiency of articles, to perform reliable holding of environment in a chamber, to ensure environment where a running truck is smoothly used, and to suppress an increase in the size of the whole of a warehouse, in a mechanical warehouse suitable for storage of articles on a condition different from that of external environment. SOLUTION: A mechanical warehouse comprises containing shelves 1 each having a plurality of containing sections 4 longitudinally and laterally partitioned and longitudinally and laterally disposed; a plurality of openable panels 2 longitudinally and laterally disposed at each of the openings of a plurality of the containing sections 4 and slidable in a lateral direction or a longitudinal direction; and coupling mechanisms 13 to intercouple the adjoining openable panels 2 and 2 in the lateral rows and the longitudinal trains of a plurality of the openable panels 2. One of a plurality of the containing sections 4 is openable as intercoupling between a part of the openable panels 2 and 2 is uncoupled through the coupling mechanisms 13.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention comprises a plurality of storage compartments arranged vertically and horizontally, and stores articles in each of the storage compartments, and stores the articles in a temperature, humidity, cleanliness, etc. different from the external environment. And a mechanical warehouse suitable for storing and removing the articles using a traveling cart, particularly,
The present invention relates to a mechanical warehouse suitable for use in a warehouse for frozen storage of frozen foods and the like, and for dust-free and aseptic storage of pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, frozen storage of frozen foods and the like, pharmaceuticals,
The demand for warehouses for storing semiconductors and other dust-free and aseptic products, that is, warehouses that need to store temperature, humidity, cleanliness, and the like under required conditions, as well as dust-free and aseptic conditions, has increased. However, as such a warehouse, a mechanical warehouse in which articles are taken in and out using a traveling cart in a plurality of storage sections arranged vertically and horizontally is used.

For example, FIG. 6 shows an example of a conventional mechanical warehouse. As shown in FIG. 6, the conventional mechanical warehouse has a storage shelf (three-dimensional rack) having a plurality of storage sections 34.
31 and each storage section 3 formed on the front side of the storage shelf 31
The storage door 31 includes a heat retaining door 32 provided for each of the openings 35 and a traveling trolley (stacker crane) 33 installed outside the front side of the storage shelf 31.

[0004] The storage shelf 31 has left and right side surfaces 31A and 31B, a back surface 31C, a bottom surface 31D, and a ceiling surface 31 which are partitioned from the outside.
And a plurality of horizontal partition surfaces 36A and a vertical partition surface 36B that partition the interior of the storage shelf 31 in the vertical and horizontal directions. Each storage section 34 is located inside the storage shelf 31.
The horizontal partition surface 36A and the vertical partition surface 36B are arranged in rows and columns, respectively.

[0005] On the front side of the storage shelf 31, each storage section 34 is provided.
An opening 35 is provided, and the opening 35 is provided with a heat retaining door 32. A pair of left and right heat retaining doors 32 is provided for each opening 35, and as shown in FIG.
The doors open and close independently of each other in double doors. Each of the heat retaining doors 32 is provided with an opening / closing drive mechanism 37, and can drive the heat retaining door 32 between a closed state and an open state in which the closed state is turned by about 90 ° into the storage compartment 34. It has become.

The traveling trolley 33 has a rail 33A installed parallel to the front of the storage shelf 31 and a trolley body 33B running parallel to the front of the storage shelf 31 along the rail 33A.
And a transport table 33C mounted on the carriage main body 33B so as to be able to move up and down, and a transport table 33D mounted on the transport table 33C so as to be able to move forward and backward and on which articles are loaded.

[0007] Then, the stored articles 3 are stored in a required storage section 34.
8 is loaded, the stored articles 3 are stored in the transfer table 33D.
8, the carriage main body 33B is moved in accordance with the left and right positions of the target storage section 34, and the transport table 33C is moved up and down in accordance with the vertical position of the target storage section 34, whereby the target storage section 34 is moved. The transfer table 33C is positioned up to the front of the opening 35. At the same time, after opening the heat retaining doors 32, 32 of the opening 35 of the target storage section 34, the transport table 33D is advanced, and the articles stored on the transport table 33D are moved into the target storage section 34. 38 is moved.

[0008] Conversely, from the required storage section 34 to the storage article 3
8 is carried out, the left and right positions of the target storage section 34,
The carriage main body 33B and the transfer table 33C are moved in accordance with the vertical position to position the transfer table 33C in front of the target storage section 34, and the thermal insulation doors 32, 32 of the opening 35 of the target storage section 34 are opened. Then, the transport table 33D is moved forward to move the stored article 38 in the target storage section 34 onto the transport table 33D.

FIG. 7 shows another example of a conventional mechanical warehouse. As shown in FIG. 7, this mechanical warehouse has a storage shelf (three-dimensional rack) having a plurality of storage sections 44.
The whole 41 is housed in an environment holding room (for example, a warming room) 42. As described above, each storage section 44 of the storage shelf 41 is separated from the outside by the environment holding chamber 42,
An opening 45 of each storage compartment 44 is provided with a heat retaining door 32 (FIG. 6).
(See Ref.) Is not provided. Further, the traveling vehicle 3 similar to that shown in FIG.
3 is installed outside the front side of the storage shelf 41 in the same manner as described above.

[0010]

By the way, in the mechanical warehouse of the prior art shown in FIG. 6, the heat retaining door 32 provided for each storage section 34 is opened and closed as shown in FIG. 5B. When the heat-insulating door 32 is opened, the heat-insulating door 32 pivots into the storage compartment 34.
Must not interfere.

Therefore, the stored articles 3 are stored in the storage section 34.
In order to secure the required depth D for storing the storage unit 8, the depth of the storage compartment 34 is additionally reserved by the width of the heat retaining door 32 (that is, half of the opening width W of the opening 35) W / 2 ( D + W / 2). As a result, the depth of each storage compartment 34 becomes large, which causes a problem that the volume efficiency of article storage is reduced.

When the depth of each storage section 34 is increased, the transfer table 3 for loading and unloading the stored articles 38 is set.
The 3D advancing / retracting stroke also becomes longer, and the time required for taking in and out the article becomes longer, which causes a reduction in the work speed required for taking out and in the article. In addition, the burden of forward / backward drive of the transport table 33D also increases, and the traveling carriage 33 must be made to have a higher carrying capacity.

Further, in the prior art mechanical warehouse shown in FIG. 6, a pair of heat-insulating doors 32 provided for each storage compartment 34 are provided with an opening / closing drive mechanism 37 individually.
A large number of opening / closing drive mechanisms 37 are required, which increases the cost, of course, complicates the equipment configuration and drive system control, and further increases the size of the warehouse. There is.

Further, in the prior art mechanical warehouse shown in FIG. 7, since the storage rack 41 and the traveling vehicle 33 are entirely stored in the environment holding room 42, heat generated from the traveling vehicle 33 due to the operation of the traveling vehicle 33 is generated. There is a problem that it is difficult to maintain the environment in the environment holding chamber 42 (that is, to maintain the temperature, humidity, cleanliness, etc., or to maintain the dust-free and sterile state) due to dust or dust.

When the environment to be maintained is high temperature, low temperature, or high humidity,
There is also a disadvantage that the function of the traveling vehicle 33 cannot be maintained because it is not suitable as a use environment of the traveling vehicle 33. Further, there is also a problem that the environment holding room 42 is inevitably large, which causes the whole warehouse to become large.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and can improve the volume efficiency of article storage and the efficiency of taking articles in and out, can surely maintain the environment in a warehouse, and can provide a traveling vehicle. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mechanical warehouse capable of securing an environment in which the warehouse can be used smoothly and suppressing an increase in the size of the entire warehouse.

[0017]

According to the present invention, there is provided a mechanical warehouse according to the present invention, comprising: a storage shelf having a plurality of storage sections partitioned vertically and horizontally and arranged vertically and horizontally; A plurality of opening / closing panels which are disposed vertically and horizontally on the opening side of the storage shelf for each opening of the plurality of storage sections and are slidable in the horizontal or vertical direction, and rows or columns of the plurality of opening / closing panels A connection mechanism capable of connecting the respective open / close panels with each other, and releasing the connection by the connection mechanism for a part of the plurality of the open / close panels, thereby forming one of the connection release portions. And a plurality of open / close panels connected to each other are integrally moved to open or close any of the plurality of storage compartments.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the mechanical warehouse according to the first aspect, wherein a driving mechanism for driving one end of the plurality of open / close panels in a row or a column and a connecting mechanism for the connecting mechanism are provided. A disconnection mechanism for releasing the connection, releasing one of the coupling mechanisms in one row or one column of the plurality of open / close panels, and a row or column drive mechanism having the disconnection portion Is driven to open and close any of the plurality of storage compartments in the horizontal or vertical rows.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the mechanical warehouse according to the second aspect, the mechanical storage is disposed outside the opening side of the storage shelf, and the storage section is opened from each opening of the plurality of storage sections. A traveling cart for taking articles in and out of the plurality of compartments, wherein the connection release mechanism opens only a storage compartment of the plurality of compartments to be taken in and out of the articles in conjunction with the movement of the traveling cart. The connection mechanism is configured to release the connection of a required connection mechanism among the connection mechanisms.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 4 show a mechanical warehouse as an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view, FIG. 3 is a schematic partial front view thereof, and FIG. 4 is a schematic partial front view thereof.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mechanical warehouse comprises a storage shelf (three-dimensional rack) 1 and a traveling cart (stacker crane) 3 installed outside the front side of the storage shelf 1. The shelf is provided with a plurality of storage sections 4, and an opening 5 is formed for each storage section 4 on the front side of the storage shelf 1. Each of these openings 5 is provided with an opening / closing panel (sliding door for heat insulation) 2 which can be opened and closed freely.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 (B), the storage shelf 1 itself has left and right side surfaces 1A, 1B and a rear surface which partition the inside of the storage shelf 1 from the outside, as in the prior art. (Figure 1
1C, a bottom surface 1D, a ceiling surface 1E, and a leg 1F. The inside of the storage shelf 1 partitions the internal space of the storage shelf 1 in the vertical and horizontal directions. A plurality of horizontal partition surfaces 6A and vertical partition surfaces 6B are provided.

The side surfaces 1A and 1B, the back surface 1C, the bottom surface 1D, the ceiling surface 1E and the partition surfaces 6A and 6
By B, each storage section 4 is formed. That is, a plurality of storage sections 4 are arranged in a matrix in the storage shelf 1 in the vertical direction (up-down direction) and the horizontal direction (left-right direction) when viewed from the front of the storage shelf 1. Have been.

An opening 5 is formed in each storage section 4 toward the front side of the storage shelf 1, and an opening / closing panel 2 is provided in the opening 5; Each opening 5 is provided so as to individually cover the opening 5, and each opening and closing panel 2 is configured to open and close the opening 5 while sliding in a lateral direction (the left and right direction on the front surface of the storage shelf 1). Have been.

That is, as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 2, a rail-shaped guide 11 is provided on the upper surface of the horizontal partition surface 6A at the opening 5 side end and the upper surface of the bottom surface 1D at the opening 5 side end. (In the left-right direction on the front surface of the storage shelf 1),
On the lower surface of the horizontal partition surface 6A at the opening 5 side end, and on the lower surface of the ceiling surface 1E at the opening 5 side end, groove-shaped guides 12 are also provided in the lateral direction of the storage shelf 1 (the left-right direction of the front surface of the storage shelf 1). ).

The lower edge of each open / close panel 2 is formed with a groove 2A aligned with the rail guide 11, and the upper edge of each open / close panel 2 is formed with a step aligned with the groove guide 12. A portion 2B is formed, and each opening and closing panel 2
The groove 2A and the stepped portion 2B are guided by the rail-shaped guide 11 and the groove-shaped guide 12 while sliding the groove 2A and the stepped portion 2B on the rail-shaped guide 11 and the groove-shaped guide 12, respectively. It is possible to slide.

Each of the opening / closing panels 2 has a corresponding opening 5
Are provided for each of the openings 5 so as to individually cover the left and right sides. However, as shown in FIGS. Is provided with a connection mechanism 13 that can connect. In addition, between the opening / closing panel 2 at the end opposite to the installation side of the actuator 20 described later (the left end on the front surface of the storage shelf 1 in FIG. 1) and the side surface 1A of the storage shelf 1 adjacent thereto. , Connecting mechanism 1
3 is provided, but hereinafter, the combination of the open / close panel 2 at the end and the side surface 1A of the shelf 1 will be referred to as "open / close panels 2, 2".

As shown in FIG. 4, the connecting mechanism 13
A swing fitting (panel connecting fitting) 14 attached to one edge of the open / close panels 2 adjacent to the left and right, and a fixing fitting 15 attached to the other edge (including the side surface 1A).
The swing metal fitting 14 includes a base portion 14A fixed to the opening / closing panel 2 side and a swing portion 14C pivotally attached to the base portion 14A via a hinge pin 14B. .

A hook portion 14D is provided at the tip of the swing portion 14C, and the hook portion 14D is connected to a fixing bracket 15 mounted on the other adjacent opening / closing panel 2 (or the side surface 1A). It can be stopped. The engagement between the hook portion 14D and the fixing bracket 15 is possible only when the adjacent open / close panels 2 and 2 are joined (or approached) and the swinging bracket 14 is at a position shown by a solid line in FIG. However, when the swing metal fitting 14 is at the position shown by the chain line in FIG. 4, it is released.

Therefore, the swing metal fitting 14 has a swing part 14C.
Is provided with a spring member (not shown) for urging the hook portion 14D in the direction a in FIG. A packing 1 is provided on at least one of the adjacent opening / closing panels 2.
When the hook portion 14D and the fixing bracket 15 are engaged with each other, the opening and closing panels 2 and 2 are brought into close contact with each other through the packing 16 without any gap.

In such a coupling mechanism 13, the swing metal fitting 1
4 is pressed in the direction of arrow c shown in FIG. 4, the swing metal 14 rotates in the direction of arrow b, and the hook 14D and the fixing metal 15 are disengaged. The connection between the adjacent opening and closing panels 2 can be released. Therefore, a connection release mechanism 17 for pressing the base end portion 14E of the swing metal fitting 14 to release the connection of the connection mechanism 13 is provided.

The connection releasing mechanism 17 comprises a pressing rod (metal holding rod) 18 and a connection releasing actuator 19 for moving the pressing rod 18 in the pressing direction (the direction of arrow c in FIG. 4). As shown in FIG. 2, the pressing rod 18 is provided outside the base end 14 </ b> E of the swing metal fittings 14 arranged in the up-down direction, but here, from the upper edge to the lower edge of the storage shelf 1. It is provided to extend in the vertical direction.

That is, the upper end of the pressing rod 18 is connected to the guide member 18A at the upper edge of the storage shelf 1 (the end on the opening 5 side of the ceiling surface 1E), and the lower end is set to the lower edge (bottom surface) of the storage shelf 1. The guide members 18B at the 1D opening 5 side end) are supported so as to be able to be separated from and connected to the storage shelf 1 side. Also, springs 18C, 18C for urging the guide members 18A, 18B to separate the pressing rod 18 from the storage shelf 1 side are provided.
Is equipped. The pressing rod 18 has a pressing projection 1 corresponding to each swing metal fitting 14 arranged in the vertical direction.
8D are protruded respectively.

Therefore, when no operating force acts on the pressing rod 18, the pressing rod 18 is separated from the storage shelf 1 by the urging force of the spring 18C, and the pressing projections 18D are vertically moved. It is configured so as not to press the respective swing metal fittings 14 (see the solid line in FIG. 4). On the other hand, when an operation force (force in the direction of the arrow c in FIG. 4) acting on the urging force of the spring 18C acts on the pressing rod 18, the pressing rod 18 approaches the storage shelf 1 and The pressing projections 18D are in a state of pressing the swing metal fittings 14 arranged in the vertical direction (see a chain line in FIG. 4). In order to provide such an operating force, the disconnection actuator 19 is provided on the traveling vehicle 3 side.

That is, the traveling trolley 3 is mounted on the trolley body 3B, which runs parallel to the front of the storage shelf 1 along the rail 3A installed in parallel with the front of the storage shelf 1, and is movably mounted on the trolley body 3B. In addition to a transfer table 3C and a transfer table 3D that is slidable on the transfer table 3C, the support 3
One of E and 3E (in this case, a column on the left side as viewed from the storage shelf 1) is provided with an air cylinder as a coupling release actuator 19.

Two air cylinders (disconnection actuators) 19 are provided above and below the column 3E, and include a cylinder body 19A and a piston rod 19B coupled to a piston (not shown) in the cylinder body 19A. Is provided with a contact end portion 19C that contacts the pressing rod 18. Further, the air pressure in the cylinder body 19A is controlled to control the piston rod 19
An air supply / discharge control device (not shown) is provided to adjust the protruding stroke of B. For example, when air is supplied to the air cylinder 19 through the air supply / discharge control device, the air cylinder 19 extends and the piston moves. The contact end portion 19C at the tip of the rod 19B presses the pressing rod 18 so that the pressing rod 18 approaches the storage shelf 1 side, and the pressing projection 18D
The swing metal fitting 14 is pressed by the button to release the connection of the connecting mechanism 13.

By the way, one end of a plurality of open / close panels 2,..., 2 arranged in the horizontal direction (the left-right direction of the front surface of the storage shelf 1) (here, right side from the front side of the storage shelf 1) The opening / closing panel 2) is provided with an opening / closing actuator (drive mechanism) 20 for driving the opening / closing panel 2 or an appropriate opening / closing panel 2 arranged in the same horizontal direction as the opening / closing panel 2 by sliding the opening / closing panel 2 in the horizontal direction. ing.

The opening / closing actuators 20 are provided one by one with respect to the horizontal rows of the opening / closing panel 2 on a column 1G provided at the end of the storage shelf 1 (here, the right end when viewed from the front). Each has a cylinder body 20A and a piston rod 20B coupled to a piston (not shown) in the cylinder body 20A, and the tip of the piston rod 20B is located at one end side (right side from the front side of the storage shelf 1).
Is connected to the open / close panel 2.

An air supply / discharge control device (not shown) is provided to control the air pressure in the cylinder body 20A to adjust the protruding stroke of the piston rod 20B. Air cylinder 20
Is released, the air cylinder 20 extends and the open / close panel 2 at one end connected to the piston rod 20B.
Is driven to a closed position, that is, a position for closing the corresponding opening (opening on the right side from the front side of the storage shelf 1) 5.

At normal times, the air cylinders 20 are extended, and the openings 5 of the storage compartments 4 arranged in the horizontal row are held closed by the corresponding opening / closing panels 2. I have. On the other hand, when air is supplied to the air cylinder 20 through the air supply / discharge control device, the air cylinder 20 is contracted and the open / close panel 2 at one end connected to the piston rod 20B is moved to one end (from the front side of the storage shelf 1). (To the right as viewed), so that one of the openings 5 is opened.

In this case, between the open / close panel 2 on one end side and the second open / close panel 2 from the end adjacent thereto, or the third open / close panel 2 from the end and 3 from the end adjacent thereto.
The connection mechanism 1 is between the opening and closing panel 2 and the like.
In the state of being connected by 3, all of the connected open / close panels 2 are simultaneously slidably driven together.

Therefore, for example, when opening the opening 5 of the m-th storage section 4 from the right in the n-th row from the top when viewed from the front side of the storage shelf 1, this opening 5 _nm
(The letter nm with a lower right indicates the n-th from the top and the m-th from the right.) An opening / closing panel 2 _nm that is closed and an opening / closing panel 2 _{n (m + 1)} adjacent to the left of the opening / closing panel 2 _nm And only the connection mechanism 13 between them is released, and the others are left in a connected state.
If air is supplied to the n-th air cylinder 20 from the top,
The air cylinder 20 contracts, and in the nth row from the top, the opening and closing panel 2 that has closed the opening 5 of the mth storage section 4 from the right slides in the opening direction (rightward), The opening 5 of the nth storage section 4 from the top and the mth storage section 4 from the right is opened.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 21 denotes an environment holding device such as an air conditioner, which holds the inside of each storage compartment 4 under conditions such as temperature, humidity, cleanliness, etc. different from those of the external environment. It is a device for keeping it dust-free and sterile. In the warehouse, for example, the interior of each storage compartment 4 is pressurized to a higher pressure than the external environment by, for example, the air conditioner 21, so a special seal mechanism is provided between the opening / closing panel 2 and the outer periphery of the opening 5. At least, it is possible to prevent foreign substances such as heat, moisture, dust, and bacteria from entering the storage compartment 4 from outside the storage compartment 4.

Since the mechanical warehouse as one embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above, when carrying the stored articles 8 to the required storage section 4, the stored articles 21 are stored on the transport table 3D. The truck body 3 </ b> B is mounted on the vehicle, and the bogie main body 3 </ b> B is moved in accordance with the left and right positions of the target storage section 4. Here, one support (the support on the left side toward the storage shelf 1) 3 of the traveling vehicle 3
Air is supplied to a disconnection actuator (air cylinder) 19 mounted on the piston E, the air cylinder 19 is extended, and the pressing rod 18 is pressed by the contact end portion 19C at the tip of the piston rod 19B. 18 is moved to the storage shelf 1 side. As a result, the pressing projection 18D presses the swing metal fitting 14, and the connection of the connecting mechanism 13 is released.

Next, an opening / closing actuator (air cylinder) 2 provided in a row where a required storage section 4 exists.
Supply air to zero. Thereby, the air cylinder 20
Is contracted to close the opening 5 of the required storage compartment 4 from the opening / closing panel 2 on the side of the air cylinder 20.
Are slid together and only the required opening 5 is opened.

[0046] For example, as shown in FIG. 1, when opening the opening 5 of the right from the third storage compartment 4 in the second from the top, the opening and closing panel 2 ₂₃ which closes the opening 5 ₂₃ ,
Releasing the coupling mechanism 13 only between the opening and closing panel ₂₂₄ to the left of the opening and closing panel 2 _23, if supply air from above the second air cylinder 20, the third from the right in the second from the top The opening 5 of the storage compartment 4 opens.

In parallel with or before or after this, the transport table 3C is moved up and down in accordance with the vertical position of the target storage section 4, and the transport table 3C is positioned in front of the opening 5 of the target storage section 4.
Align. Then, into the opened opening 5,
By moving the transport table 3D forward, the stored articles 8 on the transport table 3D are moved into the target storage section 4. Thereafter, the air cylinder 20 is extended by discharging the air from the air cylinder 20 which has been contracted, and
The continuous open / close panel 2 from the open / close panel 2 on the 0 side to the open / close panel 2 for closing the opening 5 of the required storage compartment 4 is integrally slid and driven, and all the open / close panels 2 in the row are correspondingly opened. Is closed. Then, the extended air from the air cylinder 19 is discharged, the pressing of the pressing rod 18 is released, and the pressing projection 18D is retracted. As a result, the swing bracket 14 returns to the connected state,
The coupling mechanism 13 is again in the coupled state.

When carrying out the stored articles 8 from the required storage section 4, the carriage body 3B is moved in accordance with the left and right positions of the target storage section 4 to extend the air cylinder 19 in the same manner as described above. Then, the connection of the connection mechanism 13 is released, and then the air cylinder 20 is contracted, and the required opening / closing panel 2 is slid integrally, so that only the required opening 5 is opened. At the same time, the transfer table 3C is moved up and down in accordance with the vertical position of the target storage section 4, and the transfer table 3D is advanced into the opened opening 5, and the transfer table 3D is moved from the target storage section 4 to the upper side. Is moved.

Thereafter, air is discharged from the air cylinder 20 to extend the air cylinder 20, and all the open / close panels 2 in such a row are brought into a state in which the corresponding openings 5 are closed, and air is discharged from the air cylinder 19. The connection mechanism 13 is brought into the connected state again by contracting the air cylinder 19. Thus, in this mechanical warehouse, the open / close panels 2 adjacent to the left and right
By setting only the appropriate open / close panels 2 to the disconnected state through the connecting mechanism 13 provided therebetween, only the required openings 5 can be opened, and a plurality of rows arranged in one horizontal row can be opened. Only by providing one actuator 20 for the opening / closing panel 2, it is possible to open the openings 5 of all the storage compartments 4 in the row one by one.

Therefore, the number of actuators required for opening and closing the opening and closing panel 2 can be reduced, and not only cost reduction but also simplification of warehouse equipment configuration and simplification of drive system control can be promoted. It also contributes to downsizing of the warehouse. Further, the air is supplied to the air cylinders 19 and 20 only when the article 8 is taken in and out, and in other cases, the air in the air cylinders 19 and 20 is discharged. There is an advantage that the load on the compressor and the like is reduced. Of course, air cylinder 1
The operation of the cylinders 9 and 20 is not limited to this, and the air in one or both of the air cylinders 19 and 20 is discharged when the article 8 is taken in and out. May be configured to supply the air.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the depth D of the storage compartment 4 for storing the storage article 8 is particularly extra (W / 2) as in the prior art (see FIG. 6). There is no need to secure them, and the depth of each storage compartment 4 can be made small, and the volume efficiency of article storage can be improved. In addition, if the depth of each storage section 4 is reduced, the reciprocating stroke of the transport table 3D when loading and unloading the stored articles 8 can be reduced accordingly, and the time required for loading and unloading the articles can be reduced. Therefore, there is an advantage that the working speed can be improved, and an advantage that the load of forward and backward driving of the transport table 3D can be reduced.

A conventional mechanical warehouse (see FIG. 7)
As described above, there is no need to worry about heat generation or dust generation from the traveling vehicle 33 due to the operation of the traveling vehicle 33, and to maintain the environment in the storage compartment 4 (that is, to maintain temperature, humidity, cleanliness, etc.
Aseptic condition) can be performed easily and reliably. Of course, the traveling cart 3 is not in a special environment such as a high temperature, a low temperature, or a high humidity, such as in the environment holding room 42 and the storage compartment 4 shown in FIG. The use environment of the carriage 3 can be kept good, and the function of the traveling carriage 3 can be sufficiently exhibited.

In the warehouse, since the interior of each storage compartment 4 is pressurized by the air conditioner 21 or the like to a higher pressure than the external environment, a special sealing mechanism is provided between the opening / closing panel 2 and the outer periphery of the opening 5. Even without this, it is possible to prevent foreign substances such as heat, moisture, dust, and bacteria from entering the storage compartment 4, and to keep the item 8 cold (heat), humidity, cleanliness, and dust-free at low cost. The aseptic condition can be maintained. However, when the heat retention, humidity maintenance, cleanliness maintenance, dust-free and sterile condition maintenance are required with higher accuracy, the space between the opening / closing panel 2 and the outer periphery of the opening 5 is required. Some sealing means may be added.

In the present embodiment, the horizontal open / close panels 2 are connected to each other by the connecting mechanism 13, but the vertical open / close panels 2 may be connected to each other by the connecting mechanism 13. Good. In this case, for example, if the opening / closing actuator 20 is installed above the uppermost opening / closing panel 2, the required tandem actuators 20 are operated,
If all of the upper open / close panels 2 are simultaneously driven upward from the position where the connection mechanism 13 is released, the opening 5 of the storage section 4 immediately above the position where the connection mechanism 13 is released is opened. Similar to the embodiment, a required opening 5 can be opened.

However, when driving the open / close panel 2 in such a column unit, the drive must be performed against the own weight of each open / close panel 2, so that the load on the actuator 20 becomes large. It can be said that it is advantageous to drive the open / close panel 2 in units of rows as in this embodiment. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the storage compartments 4 are arranged in a matrix, but the present warehouse can also be applied to a case where the storage compartments 4 are arranged only in columns or rows only. You only have to have one.

Further, the swinging part 14C of the swinging fitting (panel connecting fitting) 14 of the connecting mechanism 13 of the present embodiment swings (rotates) around the vertical rotation axis while the tip of the swinging part 14C is being rotated. The hook portion 14D is configured to engage and disengage with the fixing bracket 15 while moving in the front-rear direction with respect to the fixing bracket 15, but the configuration of the coupling mechanism 13 is not limited to the embodiment. .

For example, the rotation axis of the oscillating portion 14C is set in the horizontal direction, and the hook 14D at the tip of the oscillating portion 14C moves vertically with respect to the fixing
May be configured to perform engagement and disengagement.
When the configuration of the connection mechanism 13 is changed in this manner, the connection release mechanism 17 disconnects the connection of the connection mechanism 13 by, for example, lowering the base end portion 14E of the swing metal fitting 14, for example. The configuration of the release mechanism 17 also needs to be changed accordingly.

The actuators 19 and 20 are not limited to air cylinders, but may be other drive mechanisms such as hydraulic cylinders, electric motors and hydraulic motors. For example, a rack is provided on a required opening / closing panel 2 and a pinion that meshes with the rack is configured to be rotated by a motor, and the rotation of the motor is converted into a slide of the opening / closing panel 2 via a rack and pinion, and the opening / closing panel 2 is rotated. May be opened and closed. In this case, the actuator can be installed more compactly.

As described above, the present invention is a mechanical warehouse that includes a plurality of storage sections partitioned vertically and horizontally and arranged vertically and horizontally, and stores articles in the respective storage sections. A machine that manages articles under conditions such as temperature, humidity, and cleanliness that are different from the external environment, and keeps them in a dust-free and sterile state. It is suitable for type storage.

[0060]

As described above in detail, according to the mechanical warehouse of the first aspect of the present invention, a part between the open / close panels is appropriately disconnected through the connecting mechanism, and the other parts are connected. Thus, any of the plurality of storage sections can be opened and closed while integrally sliding the open / close panels connected to each other, and the storage sections can be opened and closed with high drive efficiency.

Further, since the opening and closing panel is slidably driven, there is no possibility that a dead space near the opening of the storage compartment is created due to entering into the storage compartment at the time of opening and closing as in the case of the swing drive. The space inside can be used efficiently, and the volumetric efficiency of the warehouse can be improved. Therefore, the warehouse can be made smaller even when obtaining a required storage space. Also, since there is no dead space near the opening of the storage compartment,
There is also an advantage that articles can be taken in and out of the storage compartment more efficiently.

According to the mechanical warehouse of the present invention, one of the connection mechanisms in one row or one column of the plurality of open / close panels is released by the connection release mechanism to release the connection. When the drive mechanism provided in the row or column of the opening / closing panel to which the connected coupling mechanism belongs is operated, the opening / closing panel on one end side in the row or column of the opening / closing panel and the opening / closing panel connected to the opening / closing panel on one end side are all provided. It slides together to open the required opening. Therefore, by selecting the connection release position, one of the plurality of openings can be selected and opened by one drive mechanism, and there is an advantage that the storage compartment can be opened and closed with high drive efficiency.

Further, according to the mechanical warehouse of the present invention, the connection release mechanism interlocks with the movement of the traveling trolley to store and unload articles from the plurality of storage compartments. Since only the required coupling mechanism of the coupling mechanism is released so as to open only the opening mechanism, when moving articles in and out through the traveling vehicle, the traveling vehicle can be moved and the target storage section can be opened,
It is possible to efficiently carry out the work of taking in and out the articles between the storage compartment and the traveling cart.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a mechanical warehouse as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view showing a mechanical warehouse as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic partial front view showing a mechanical warehouse as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic partial plan view (a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3) showing a mechanical warehouse as one embodiment of the present invention.

5A and 5B are diagrams for explaining the advantages of a mechanical warehouse as one embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 5A is a plan view showing a storage section of the warehouse of the present invention, and FIG. 5C is a conventional example (FIG. 6). It is a top view which shows the storage section of the warehouse of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of a conventional mechanical warehouse.

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view showing another example of a conventional mechanical warehouse.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage shelf (solid rack) 1A, 1B Side of storage shelf 1 1C Back of storage shelf 1 1D Bottom of storage shelf 1 1E Ceiling surface of storage shelf 1 1F Leg of storage shelf 1 1G Prop of storage shelf 1 2 Open / close Panel (sliding door for heat retention) 2A Groove of opening / closing panel 2B Step of opening / closing panel 2 3 Traveling trolley 3A Rail 3B Bogie main body 3C Carriage 3D Carrying table 3E Post 4 Storage compartment 5 Opening of storage compartment 4 6A Horizontal partition surface 6B Vertical partition 8 Stored articles 11 Rail guide 12 Groove guide 13 Connecting mechanism 14 Swing fitting (panel connecting fitting) 14A Base of swing fitting 14B Hinge pin of swing fitting 14C Swing of swing fitting 14 Portion 14D Hook portion of swing metal fitting 14E Base end of swing metal fitting 15 Fixing metal fitting 16 Packing 17 Connection release mechanism 18 Press rod (metal fitting) 18A, 18B Guide member of the pressing rod 18 18C Spring of the pressing rod 18 18D Projection for pressing the pressing rod 18 19 Decoupling actuator 19A Cylinder main body 19B Piston rod 19C Contact end portion 20 Opening / closing actuator (driving mechanism) 20A Cylinder body 20B Piston rod

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A storage shelf having a plurality of storage sections partitioned in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction and arranged in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, and an opening side of the storage shelf, and a vertical and horizontal direction for each opening of the plurality of storage sections. A plurality of open / close panels slidable in the horizontal or vertical direction, and a connecting mechanism capable of connecting the adjacent open / close panels in a row or column of the plurality of open / close panels. By releasing the connection by the connection mechanism for a part of the plurality of open / close panels, one or a plurality of open / close panels connected to each other arranged in one of the connection release portions is moved integrally to form the plurality of open / close panels. A mechanical warehouse, characterized in that one of the storage compartments can be opened and closed. 2. A driving mechanism for driving an open / close panel at one end in a horizontal or vertical direction of the plurality of open / close panels, and a connection release mechanism for releasing connection of the connection mechanism, wherein one of the plurality of open / close panels is provided. Disengaging one of the coupling mechanisms in a row or column and driving a row or column drive mechanism having this disengagement portion will cause any of the plurality of storage compartments in the row or column to be released. The mechanical warehouse according to claim 1, wherein the mechanical warehouse is configured to be opened and closed. 3. The storage shelf is provided outside the opening side of the storage shelf,
A traveling vehicle for carrying articles in and out of the storage compartments from the respective openings of the plurality of storage compartments, wherein the connection release mechanism interlocks with the movement of the traveling carriages, and 3. The mechanical warehouse according to claim 2, wherein a required connection mechanism of the connection mechanisms is disconnected so as to open only a storage compartment into which articles are taken in and out. .