JPH11227905A - Warehouse and cargo transfer method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a warehouse and a cargo transfer method in which a cargo transfer method can be automated without generating a crack, a damage and the like, in the transferring time of the cargo. SOLUTION: A warehouse 1 has a transfer method of a cargo P to transfer a long size of cargo P loaded in a container 3, to an other container 3A. The transfer means of the cargo P is composed of a table lifter 5 movable up and down, a device with claw 6, and the device with claw 6 has a claw 61 to support the cargo P being inserted under the cargo P. When the table lifter 6 is lowered in the condition to support the cargo P by the claw 61, the container 3 can be converted to the other container 3A, and when the converted other container 3A is raised by loading on the table lifter 5, the cargo P supported by the claw 61 is housed in the container 3A, so as to allow to convert the cargo P.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a warehouse and a method for transferring a long load, for example, a vinyl chloride tube or the like, loaded in a container stored in the warehouse to another container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a long cargo in a container stored in a three-dimensional automatic warehouse or the like is replaced by separating the cargo from the container while the cargo is supported by claws, and then releasing the claws. The cargo was dropped on a sling belt or another container to reload the cargo. In addition, a container used for an automatic warehouse or the like requires precision and it is not preferable to carry it out outdoors. Therefore, it is necessary to transfer the container to another container for outdoor storage. For this transshipment, transhipment work was performed using a forklift or the like.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, the method of dropping a load onto another container while supporting it with claws and reloading the load causes cracks, scratches and other defects in the load. In addition, there is a problem that the work of reloading with a forklift or the like cannot be automated because the operation requires human labor. An object of the present invention is to provide a warehouse and a method for reloading, which can automate the reloading without causing cracks, scratches, and the like when reloading the load.

[0004]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a warehouse body, a container stored in the warehouse body, and a long cargo loaded in the container are separated into separate containers. A warehouse having a plurality of floors, a storage space for containers is provided on the upper floor, and a storage space is provided on one side of the storage space from the upper floor to the lower floor below the storage space. A loading / unloading location for the leading cargo is provided, and loading / unloading means is provided at the loading / unloading location, and a table lifter capable of placing a container transported from the storage location and moving up and down from the upper floor to the lower floor,
A claw device, the claw device being provided with a claw that is inserted into the lower part of the cargo of the container to support the cargo by sandwiching the cargo from both sides, and an operation mechanism for inserting and removing the claw in the insertion direction. When the table lifter is lowered with the claw supporting the load, the container descends with the table lifter and can be replaced with another container, and another replaced container is inserted into the table lifter. When loaded and raised, another container is adapted to receive a load supported by the claws therein and to be transshipped.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of reloading a long load loaded in a container stored in a warehouse to another container, wherein the container is stored in a storage location of the warehouse. Transporting to a transshipment place, placing it on a table lifter and waiting,
A step of lowering the table lifter while inserting the claws into the lower part of the cargo in the container and supporting the load on the claws; removing the container on the table lifter after descending and returning it to the storage location in the warehouse; an empty table lifter Placing another container on the table, raising the table lifter, receiving the cargo supported on the claws, and reloading the cargo.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the warehouse main body has a plurality of floors, a storage place for containers is provided on the upper floor, and one side of the storage place is located below the lower floor from the upper floor. Since a loading / unloading place for the cargo leading to the floor is provided, automatic transportation is easy if a container transport means is provided between the storage location and the loading / unloading location.

Further, since the loading / unloading means is constituted by a table lifter capable of placing a container transported from a storage place and moving up and down from an upper floor to a lower floor, and a claw-equipped device, the transported container is transported. If means for placing the container on the table lifter and means for controlling the lifting and lowering of the table lifter are provided and linked to the operation mechanism of the device with claws, the transfer of cargo can be automated.

Further, since the claw-equipped device is provided with a claw for inserting and supporting the cargo sandwiched from both sides under the cargo of the container and an operation mechanism for inserting and removing the claw in the insertion direction, the claw-equipped device has When the claw is inserted and the load is supported on the claw, the load does not collapse or fall.

Still further, the container is configured such that a claw can be inserted into the lower portion of the cargo, and when the table lifter is lowered while the load is supported by the claw, the container is lowered together with the table lifter so that the container can be replaced with another container. When another container that has been replaced is placed on a table lifter and lifted, another container contains the cargo supported by the claws and can be reloaded. There is no shock.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a step of placing another container on the table lifter, raising the table lifter, receiving the load supported on the pawl, and reloading. As a result, there is no drop impact when reloading the cargo, and the cargo does not crack or scratch. Further, if automatic control means is provided between each step and between the steps, automation of transfer can be facilitated.

[0011]

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a warehouse, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of a floor portion, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a method of reloading cargo by process, and FIG. 4 is a storage container.
Fig. 5 is a plan view, Fig. 5B is a front view, Fig. 5 is a transport container, Fig. 5A is a plan view, and Fig. 5B is a front view.

Referring to FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a three-dimensional automatic warehouse. The warehouse 1 includes a warehouse body 2 and containers 3 stored in the warehouse body 2 as shown in FIGS.
.., And a transfer means 4 of the load P for transferring the long load P (hard PVC pipe) loaded in the storage container 3 to another transport container 3A. .

The warehouse body 2 is a two-story building, in which a storage place 21 for the storage container 3 is provided on the second floor, and a cargo passing from the second floor to the first floor below the storage place 21 on one side of the storage place 21. A transfer area 22 for P is provided. 2
Reference numeral 3 denotes a floor on the second floor, on which a conveyor 7 is provided from the storage location 21 to the transshipment location 22. 24 and 25 are openings provided on the second and first floors. A crane device 26 is installed on the opening 24 and used for loading and unloading the storage container 3. Also, the conveyor 7 is installed on the first floor corresponding to the storage place 21 on the second floor, and is used as a work zone for collecting and reusing the containers 3 sent from the second floor. .

[0014] Then, the transfer means 4 for the cargo P
The table lifter 5 is installed at the transshipment location 22 and includes a table lifter 5 on which the storage container 3 transported from the storage location 21 can be placed and raised from the second floor to the first floor, and a claw device 6. The claw-equipped device 6 includes a pair of opposed L-shaped and inverted L-shaped claws 61, 61 that are inserted into a lower portion of the cargo P of the container 3 and support the cargo P from both sides.
An operation mechanism 62 for inserting and removing the claw 61 in the insertion direction.
And This operation mechanism 62 is used for the transfer place 2
2 on the first floor ceiling.

Storage container 3 and transport container 3A
In each case, the claw 61 can be inserted into the lower part of the cargo P. When the table lifter 5 is lowered while the load P is supported by the inserted claws 61, the storage container 3 is lowered together with the table lifter 5 and can be replaced with another transport container 3A. When another transported container 3A that has been replaced is placed on the table lifter 5 and lifted, the transported container 3A accommodates the cargo P supported by the claws 61 therein and can be transshipped.

The storage container 3 and the transport container 3
Details of A are shown in FIGS. The storage container 3 shown in FIG. 4 includes a bottom frame 31 formed into an elongated quadrangular shape by using a shape steel,
Supports 32, 32,... Formed of square pipes erected at intervals on both sides along the longitudinal direction of the bottom frame 31, and a support member 32 bridged between the bases of the supports 32 on both sides of the bottom frame 31. ,
It is composed of When a long cargo P (hard vinyl chloride pipe) is loaded into the storage container 3, FIG.
As shown in the figure, the lower part of the load P is supported on the upper surface of the support member 33, and a gap is formed between the support member 33 and the load P so that the claw 61 can be inserted. In addition, columns 32, 3
Since the space between the two is empty, the table lifter 5 can be lowered while the load P is supported by the inserted claws 61.

The transport container 3A shown in FIG.
Although the structure is similar to that of the storage container 3, it is not used in the warehouse 1, so that the structure is simplified with reduced accuracy. 31A is the bottom frame, 32A
Is a support, and 33A is a support material. When a long load P (hard vinyl chloride tube) is loaded into the transport container 3A, similarly to the storage container 3, the lower portion of the load P is the upper surface of the support material 33A. A gap is formed between the support member 33A and the cargo P, where the claw 61 can be inserted. Further, since the space between the columns 32A, 32A is vacant, when the table lifter 5 is lifted from below the load P supported by the inserted claws 61, the load P is received in the transport container 3A, and the load P is received. They can be transshipped. A lower frame 34A is provided so that a forklift claw can be inserted between the lower frame 31A and the lower frame 31A to be transported.

Next, using the warehouse 1 configured as described above, the storage container 3 stored in the warehouse 1 is used.
A method for reloading a long load P loaded in a container to another transport container 3A,
This will be described with reference to FIGS. First, in the first step, as shown in FIG. 1, the storage container 3 is transported from the storage location 21 of the warehouse 1 to the transshipment location 22 using the conveyor 7, placed on the table lifter 5, and waits. Let it.

Next, in the second step, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), the table lifter 5 is lowered to the vicinity of the first-floor ceiling, and the cargo P in the storage container 3 is placed at this position.
Insert claws 61, 61 from both sides into the lower part of
While supporting the cargo on the top, add a table lifter 5
To the first floor. Then, these claws 61, 61
The side of the cargo P is sandwiched from both sides and held by the L-shaped vertical piece.

In the third step, as shown in FIG. 3B, the storage container 3 on the table lifter 5 is removed from the conveyor 7 after the descent, and the storage container 3 is placed in the storage place of the warehouse 1. return.

In the fourth step, FIG.
(B) As shown in the figure, another transport container 3A is placed on the empty table lifter 5, and the table lifter 5
Is lifted, and the cargo P supported on the pawls 61 is received in the transport container 3A and is transshipped.
Then, the table lifter 5 is again lowered to the first floor, the transported container 3A is moved from the table lifter 5, and is taken out of the warehouse 1 using a forklift or the like, and is shipped outdoors until shipment. store.

As described above, the warehouse 1 of the present embodiment
According to the method of transshipping the cargo P using the warehouse 1, the following effects are obtained. (1) The warehouse body 2 is on the second floor, and a storage place 21 for the storage container 3 is provided on the second floor.
A transfer place 22 for the cargo P is provided from the floor to the first floor below the storey, and the transfer conveyor 7 for the container 3 is installed between the storage place 21 and the transfer place 22, so that the container 3 can be automatically transferred.

(2) Since the transfer means 4 for the cargo P is composed of the table lifter 5 and the claw-equipped device 6, means for placing the transported storage container 3 on the table lifter 5, and a table lifter If the lifting and lowering control means 5 is automated and linked to the operation mechanism 62 of the claw-equipped device 6, the transfer of the cargo P can be automated.

(3) The device 6 with claws is used for the container 3
A pair of opposing L-shaped and inverted L-shaped claws 61 that are inserted into the lower part of the cargo P to support the cargo P from both sides,
61, and an operating mechanism 62 for moving the claw 61 in and out in the insertion direction.
To support the load P on the claws 61, the load P
There is no collapse or falling of cargo.

(4) Further, the containers 3, 3A are:
The claw 61 can be inserted into the lower part of the cargo P, and the claw 6 can be inserted.
When the table lifter 5 is lowered while supporting the cargo P in 1, the storage container 3 can be lowered together with the table lifter 5 and replaced with another transport container 3A,
When the replaced transport container 3A is placed on the table lifter 5 and raised, the claws 61 are inserted into the transport container 3A.
Since the cargo P supported by the above is accommodated and reloaded, there is no drop impact at the time of reloading.

[0026]

According to the first and second aspects of the present invention,
Since the transfer of cargo can be automated, the number of work steps can be reduced. For example, if the shipping container is installed at a predetermined position, it will be re-loaded and returned to the predetermined position,
Another task can be performed. Further, since there is no drop impact at the time of reloading the cargo, there is no fear that the cargo is damaged or broken. Furthermore, since the load can be transferred from the storage container to another transport container and transported, the load does not drop and is not damaged during transport.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a warehouse according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a second floor portion of the warehouse of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a method of transshipping a load for each process.

FIG. 4 is a storage container, in which (a) is a plan view,
(B) The figure is a front view.

FIG. 5 is a transport container, in which (a) is a plan view,
(B) The figure is a front view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Warehouse 2 Warehouse body 21 Storage place 22 Transshipment place 3, 3A container 4 Transshipment means 5 Table lifter 6 Claw device 61 Claw 62 Operating mechanism P Loading

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A warehouse comprising: a warehouse main body; a container stored in the warehouse main body; and a load transfer means for transferring a long load loaded in the container to another container. The warehouse body has multiple floors, a storage area for containers is provided on the upper floor, and a loading / unloading area is provided on one side of the storage area from the upper floor to the lower floor below it. A table lifter installed at the transshipment place and capable of placing a container transported from the storage place and moving up and down from an upper floor to a lower floor, and a claw device; The lower part of the container has a claw that supports the inserted cargo by sandwiching it from both sides, and an operating mechanism that inserts and removes the claw in the insertion direction, so that the container can be inserted into the lower part of the cargo. When the table lifter is lowered while supporting the cargo with the claws, the container is lowered together with the table lifter and can be replaced with another container, and another replaced container is placed on the table lifter and raised,
A warehouse, characterized in that another container accommodates a load supported by claws therein so that it can be transshipped. 2. A method for reloading a long cargo loaded in a container stored in a warehouse to another container, comprising: transporting the container from a storage location of the warehouse to a transshipment location;
A step of placing on a table lifter and waiting, a step of lowering the table lifter while inserting a claw into the lower part of the load in the container and supporting the load on the claw, removing the container on the table lifter after lowering, Returning to the storage area of the warehouse, placing another container on the empty table lifter, raising the table lifter,
Receiving the cargo supported on the claws and transshipping the cargo.