JPS5912003A - Space warehouse - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize efficient assortment at the time of delivery from a space warehouse by realizing optional connection of a transfer route between a desired stock conveyor and a palletizer conveyor. CONSTITUTION:A space warehouse main body S is composed of many stock conveyors 1 which are provided in many stages and rows and are also forwardly movable. Carrying out conveyors 2 perpendicular to the conveyor 1 of each stage through moving direction converting means are attached to and extended from the front ends 1a of the conveyors 1. These extended points are provided with carrying out selective conveyors 4, with their end parts perpendicularly connectable through transfer direction converting means, in the plural number of rows, and their basic ends are supported so as to swivel round left and right shafts 4a. Further, the plural number of palletizer selective conveyors 5, with their basic ends supported so as to swivel round left and right shafts 5a, are connected in parallel to each basic end of the conveyors 4. Thus, a transfer route is optionally connected between the desired conveyor 1 and the conveyor 5 by swiveling the conveyor 4 and the conveyor 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an improvement in a multi-story warehouse, and particularly to an efficient sorting process when goods are unloaded from such a multi-story warehouse.

It is widely known that a three-dimensional warehouse is configured to enter the warehouse from one side and exit from the other side.

-4fζIt is also known that the goods are taken out from such a multi-level warehouse, sorted and transferred according to the destination. However, this sorting of goods is not considered to be practical.

Therefore, in this invention, a multi-level warehouse is constituted by a large number of stock conveyors that are arranged in multiple stages and rows and can be transported forward, and at the end of these stock conveyors, there is a change in the transport direction for each stage. Orthogonal carry-out conveyors are attached and extended via the means, and a plurality of carry-out selection conveyors whose tips can be orthogonally connected to each of these extension points via the transfer direction conversion means rotate their base ends around the left and right axes. To provide a multi-level warehouse, in which a plurality of palletizer selection conveyors are provided, the palletizer selection conveyors being connected to the base ends of these discharge selection conveyors and having their base ends rotatably supported about left and right axes. This is an attempt to solve the aforementioned problems.

1 An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the JT diagram.l is multi-stage (5 stages in this embodiment) and multi-row (σ)'J
They are arranged in 4 rows on the side, horizontally and in the front direction (
In this embodiment, it is a stock conveyor that is capable of transporting loaded items (leftward in FIG. 1). In this embodiment, the conveyor 1 is composed of a known belt conveyor, and is configured to be movable or stopped in the forward direction by a power M1 (not shown), and the stiff conveyor 1 is assembled to form a three-dimensional structure. A warehouse main body S is configured.

2 i, j Al at the unloading conveyor. Competition '72 is equipped with a transport direction changing means (first
(not shown in the figure)) 3, the conveyor l
is attached orthogonally to The conveyor 2 is attached to the front end 1a and is extended 2a slightly to the left (in the direction of Ir in FIG. 1). In this embodiment, the conveyor 2 is configured as a roller conveyor that can move the load to the left or stop it by means of a power M2.

There are various known means 3. For example, the second
In the one shown in the figure, a plurality of chain circulation devices 3b are provided that face between the rollers 2a of the conveyor 2 and can circulate around an axis 3a perpendicular to the rollers 2a.

In the embodiment, the circulation device 3b faces between every other roller 2a, and is driven by a motor M3 (not shown) and a transmission means of a chain and its sprocket, and is driven by a transmission means of a chain and its sprocket.
Endless tubes wrapped around individual sprockets 3c, -
The tubes 3d are arranged to be circulated in the same direction and at the same speed. On the outer periphery of each chain 3d, protrusions 3e are provided that have the same phase and continuously protrude by an appropriate length. In the embodiment, the protrusions 3e are integral with every other link of the chain 3d. The continuous length of the protrusion 3e in this embodiment is sufficiently longer than half the length of the roller 2a. The protruding body 3e is configured to be able to protrude and retract from the upper end of the roller 2a by the circulation of the chain 3d. In addition, each chain 3d has its circulation position determined so that when the power M (not shown) is stopped, the protruding body 3e is always recessed from one end of the rollers 2a-, 1 as shown in FIG. It is done like this.

. In other words, the baggage W sent by the conveyor 1 has its tip slightly exposed to the surface of the conveyor 2, and then the power M is applied.
, t, by rotating the device 3b once in the direction of the arrow in the figure, the cargo W is transferred onto the conveyor 2 as shown by the two-dot button line in the figure. ) No, the details of the embodiment of the above-mentioned means 3 can be found in Utility Model Publication No. 1983-3.
This is disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2179.

・It should be understood that when the following means 3 is referred to as means 3, they have the same configuration.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a plurality of parallel delivery selection conveyors (four sets in parallel in this embodiment). Conveyor 41d In this embodiment, it is configured as a belt conveyor, the base end of which is a chisel: right shaft 4at
Instead, it is supported so that it can be tilted up and down, the tilting angle is forced by a power M4 (not shown), and the loaded object on the conveyor 4 can be transferred from the tip to the base end. More specifically, the power M4 has both ends connected to the tip of the conveyor 4 for angle forcing and a fixed location, and is also connected to a linear actuator.

All the conveyors 4 have four sets of the same length from the tip to the base, and the tip 4b is configured to be orthogonally connected to the extension portion 2b of each conveyor 2 via the transfer direction changing means 3. be done. That is, the terminal end 1a of the conveyor l of each stage
Therefore, each stage of the conveyor 2 exists in a circular arc centered on the axis 4a. Furthermore, it is assumed that the means 8 is provided over the entire length of the conveyor 2.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a V-tizer selection conveyor connected to each base end of the conveyor 4. The conveyor 5 is configured as a belt conveyor in this embodiment, and a relay free belt conveyor 51
The conveyor 4 and its base end are connected through the conveyor 4, and the base end is connected by a left-right shaft 5a so that it can be raised or lowered freely, and the angle of elevation or elevation is forced by a power M5 (not shown); It is assumed that conveyors 5 are conveyed from the proximal end to the distal end, and that all conveyors 5 have the same length.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a warehousing conveyor configured in four stages, and 61 and 62 further below it are first and second palletizer conveyors configured in two stages, both of which are configured as roller conveyors. .

And the conveyor 62, 61 and the lower g12 conove
16, each of which can be orthogonally connected to the tip of each conveyor 5 via a transport direction converting means 3 (not shown);
The single conveyor 6 can be driven left and right in the figure by a power M6 (not shown), and the conveyors 61 and 62 are
They can be driven to the left in FIG. Furthermore, conveyors 61 and 6
The two ends 61a and 62a are located in front and behind each other, and are used to sort and hang cargo to be transferred. It is assumed that the left end of each conveyor 6 is connected to a warehousing source (not shown).

Reference numeral 7 designates switching belt conveyors for warehousing of the same length arranged in four rows, which are rotatable by a shaft 7a in the left and right direction, and are rotated and driven in the proximal direction by a power M7 (not shown). The tip of the conveyor 7 is connected to the four-stage conveyor 6 from the top through the transport direction changing means 3 (not shown).
Can be connected to any of the following. In other words, the conveyor 6 for the four stages from the top has a circular arc centered on the shaft 7a, and the conveyor 6 for the two stages from the bottom and the conveyors 61 and 62
It should be understood that Jl exists on a circular arc centered on the axis 5a.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a selection belt conveyor for warehousing, which connects each conveyor 7 to its base end through a relay free belt conveyor 8I. The conveyor 8 has its base end as a shaft 8a in the left and right direction.
It is configured to be rotatable and have the same length, and the rotation angle is forced and driven in the direction of the tip by a power M8 (not shown).

Reference numeral 9 denotes a carry-in roller conveyor which can be orthogonally connected to the terminal of each conveyor 8 through rotation of the conveyor 8 via a transfer direction converting means 3 (not shown); . The conveyor 9 can further be connected to the rear end of the conveyor l of each stage via the means 3, that is, the rear end of the conveyor l of each stage, that is, the conveyor 9 is configured in an arc with the shaft 8a as the center.

The starting and stopping of each of the power sources M1 to M9 mentioned above is controlled by a known control means not shown in the drawings.

The operation of the above-mentioned embodiment will be described below.1 First, in order to store the baggage W on the conveyor l, the power M (i) is driven to collect the baggage W from the storage source connected to any of the conveyors 6. It is transferred to the right on the conveyor 6, while the power M
7 and M8, one of the conveyors 7 is rotated to connect it to the conveyor 6, and the conveyor 8 whose base end is connected to the conveyor 7 is rotated so that the tip of the conveyor 1 is to be stocked. Connection J with conveyor 9 corresponding to the stage
-1, -Then, the power M7, MR, M3 and M9 move the cargo W from the conveyor 7 to the conveyor 9 J.
2, and then move it on conveyor 9 to the desired conveyor l.
is positioned facing the rear end of the Furthermore, power M
3 and Ml are operated to move the cargo W on the conveyor 9 onto the rear end of the conveyor 1.

In this way, various packages W are stored in each stage and each row on each conveyor l, and the type and storage position of the packages W are stored in a control means (not shown).1 Next, the unloading process will be described. Conveyor l where cargo W to be delivered is stored
The power M4 is activated to rotationally connect the conveyor 4 to the conveyor 2 corresponding to the conveyor 2. A conveyor 5 corresponding to the conveyor 4 connected above by activating the shunting power M5
Conveyor 61' according to the sorting! ! : or 62 by rotation, and then the power M1 to M6. −
1: or Ml, 2 is activated, the cargo W to be taken out is transferred to conveyor 1 - means 3 - conveyor 2 - means: 1 -> conveyor 4 - or conveyor 51 - -> conveyor 5 -> conveyor 61
It is transported and sorted. In this case, since a plurality of conveyors 4 and 5 are arranged in parallel, for example, in order to sequentially sort the packages W onto the conveyor 61, the plurality of conveyors can be operated alternately to prepare for transferring the packages W one after another. From this, the blade is shortened.

1/-, connect conveyor 5 to conveyor 6, and load Wf
Co/B-75-・Conveyor 6-・Conveyor 7・Co/-7
81・Conoveyor 8-・Means 3-・Conveyor 9-[゛stage 3
・You can also return to Conveyor L and the original Conveyor L7
, which is used to hang a part of the cargo W stored on a certain conveyor 1 when it is desired to be picked (for example, when a product with a certain serial number is to be returned to the 12 store). .

0・ri) In addition to the above-mentioned embodiments, the invention includes various C
) variations are also possible.

(a) In order to allow the IT to select each conveyor, heald conveyor, and roller conveyor at will, mutually orthogonal conveyors and J-conveyors are determined by the structure of the conveyance direction changing means interposed therebetween.

(b) In addition to the above-mentioned actual case, the conveyance direction changing means is
-, 96469, Japanese Patent Publication No. 50-38872, etc. may be used.

(c) The number of stages and rows of the multi-story warehouse body S can be arbitrarily selected from those in the above-mentioned embodiments, and conveyors 4, 5, 6, 7.
The number of parallels, such as 8, and the number of sorting by conveyors 61 and 62 are arbitrary, such as 1.

b) Other replacements of each structure with equivalents within the scope of the technical idea of this invention are also included in the technical scope of this invention.

Since this invention is as described above, it is possible to achieve the unique and remarkable effects described in (3) (1) A C1 unloading conveyor is attached and extended to a multi-stage, multi-row stock conveyor; Since the base end is pivoted so that the tip of the carry-out selection conveyor can be connected to the part, and the base end of the palletizer selection conveyor is pivoted in contact with this base end, the carry-out selection conveyor and the palletizer selection conveyor can be rotated. As a result, it is not only possible to arbitrarily connect the transfer route between the desired stock conveyor and the palletizer conveyor, but also to simplify the configuration for this purpose.

(II) Since a plurality of carry-out selection conveyors and palletizer selection conveyors are both installed in parallel, the work cycle time can be shortened by performing transfer work on one side and preparing for it on the other.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings all show one embodiment of this invention, and Fig. 1 is an overall perspective view with some parts omitted, and Fig. 2 is an illustration of the part shown in Fig. 1.
FIG. l° stock conveyor, la stock conveyor front end,
2. Unloading conveyor, 2a. Extending the unloading conveyor, 3
... Transfer direction conversion means, 4. Export selection conveyor, 5.
Palletizer selection conveyor, 4a and 5a, left and right axis, S
...The main body of the three-dimensional warehouse. Applicant ShinMaywa Industries Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] The main body of the multi-level warehouse is composed of a large number of stock conveyors that are arranged in multiple stages and rows and can be transported forward, and the front end of these stock conveyors is connected to a transport direction that is perpendicular to each other through transport direction changing means for each stage. A conveyor is attached and extended, and a plurality of parallel carry-out selection conveyors whose tips are orthogonally connected to each of these extension points via transfer direction conversion means are supported at their base ends so as to be rotatable around the left and right axes. A multi-level warehouse in which a plurality of palletizer selection conveyors are arranged in parallel, each of which is connected to the base end of each of these carry-out selection conveyors and whose base end is rotatably supported about a left and right axis.