JPS60102306A - Article storing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve handling speed and efficiency in an article storing apparatus for transferring articles from a vertically movable support table to a shelf of a receiving member, by constituting the apparatus such that the article storing operation is stopped when a number of such operations detected by an article storage sensor reaches a set number of shelves. CONSTITUTION:When a support table 3 reaches a predetermined shelf of a predetermined storing member 4 and a pusher 5 pushes an article onto the shelf, a sensor S4 detects the operation of storing articles and delivers a storage signal to a microcomputer, which counts the number of operations thus detected by the storage detection sensor S4. In such a manner, it determines the number of shelves which have received articles while compares this number of storing members destinated to receive articles, the latter number being stored in memory, so that the operation is stopped when the counted number reaches the number of destinated storing members. With this constitution, any useless detection is eliminated for improvement of handling speed and of efficiency.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an article storage device, and more specifically, a storage member that includes a device main body that is provided with a platform that supports articles so as to be movable up and down, and that has multi-tiered shelves adjacent to the platform. The present invention relates to an improvement in an article storage device which is provided with a transfer mechanism for transferring and storing articles from a platform to a shelf.

As described above, in the longevity article storage device, even if articles are stored on all the shelves of the storage member, the storage member detects that there is no empty shelf to store the article by performing the process of storing the next article. It warns that the storage member is full and switches the storage member.

That is, since the fullness of the storage member is detected by the article storage process performed after the storage member is full, the processing speed of this device is slow and extremely inefficient.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and its purpose is that when one article is stored on all the shelves of the storage member, that is, when the last shelf is filled with an article, the storage member becomes full. To provide an article storage device which detects the information and does not require extra time for detection.

The article storage device of the present invention is the article storage device as described above, and comprises: a sensor for detecting article storage from the table to the shelf; a counter for counting the number of detections by the sensor;
The present invention is characterized in that a storage unit is provided for setting the number of strokes for storing articles in the storage member, and storing of the articles is stopped when the number of detections by the sensor reaches the set number of strokes.

An example of the article storage device according to the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings. ) is installed vertically, and guide rails (lc
) (1c), an elevator mechanism (2) is provided, and the platform (3) is slidably fitted onto the guide rail (lc) (lc) and moved up and down by the elevator mechanism (2). do.

The elevator mechanism (2) is of a conventionally well-known structure, with tin rockets provided at the upper and lower parts, respectively, and a chain (28
) and place a stand (3) on the front side of the chain (2a).
A balance way (2b) is provided on the back side and is driven by a motor (2c).

The above-mentioned table (3) is a table on which the article is placed and is a pusher (5).
A storage member (4a) having a multi-tiered shelf (4a)
4) are placed adjacent to each other.The buttons (5) are provided protruding from a belt extending in the direction of carrying out the articles, and the belt is moved by a motor (not shown) or the like. Drive it and store it on the shelf (41L).

The storage member (4) is made of a frame with multi-stage shelves (tracks) formed thereon, and casters are provided on the bottom surface of the frame.

The positioning plate α1 is slidably provided with a loading platform (1a-) that moves in parallel, and the storage member (4) is placed on the loading platform (lOa).

The loading platform (10a) has two storage compartments u (4) as shown in Fig. 8.
) (4), and when the storage member (4) is full, drive the motor (1ob) and slide the empty storage member (4) to the right in the figure to place the empty storage member (4) on the mounting base ( 3), the full storage member (4) is replaced with an empty storage member (4).

Next, referring to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, we will discuss the sensor.
,XS,,) is the sensor installed on the stage (3), (S,)
(sヮ) (S,) (S, XS, ρ are the device body (1
).

The sensor (86) is a sensor for setting the upper limit provided at the top of the device body (1), and the sensor (B) is a sensor for setting the lower limit provided at the bottom of the device body (1).
When it reaches either sensor (8,) (S,), the platform (3) is returned to the initial position described later, and then the elevator mechanism (2) is brought to a halt.

The sensor (88) is a position detection sensor that detects whether or not the platform (3) has returned to the initial position for receiving the article. Sensors (Sρ(S, ,,) are provided respectively.

The sensors (S, ,XS
The speed is changed so that the platform (3) moves at a low speed between , ρ and at a high speed at positions above the sensor (day, ) and below the sensor (Ill, , ) to improve processing speed and make sudden stops. The aim is to prevent

The sensor (8I) detects whether or not an article is placed on the platform (3), and the sensor (S2) detects at which position of the storage member (4) there is a shelf (4a). It is a position detection sensor.

By counting the number of detections by the sensor (82), it is possible to detect the number of strokes that the platform (3) passes when sliding to a predetermined shelf. In this example, the mounting table (3)
If the vicinity of the stop position is the shelf one shelf before the predetermined shelf, it is detected that the shelf has reached the vicinity of the stop position when the count number is one less than the total count number of the predetermined shelf series.

The sensor (El,) is a reflective optical sensor that detects whether articles are stored within 1ift (4a) and prevents articles from being stored in piles. the sensor
(S,) is provided on the platform (3) so as to be freely protrusive and retractable, and is adapted to protrude and move near the shelf (4a) of the storage member (4) in conjunction with the driving belt of the pusher (5). Therefore, by detecting the position of the pusher (5) with the sensor (l), the detection position of the sensor (B,) is regulated.

The sensor (S,) detects whether the pusher (5) that has moved forward has retreated and returned to its initial position.When it detects that the pusher (5) has returned to its initial position, the sensor (S,) Stop the drive belt.

The sensor (S,) detects whether the pusher (5) moves forward and reaches a predetermined position.
) has reached the predetermined position, the driving belt of the push shear (5) is reversed and the push shear (5) is detected to have reached the specified position.
) to retreat.

Since the detection signal of the sensor (S4) indicates that the button shear (5) has moved forward and transferred the article, the sensor (S4)
How many shelves (4) are counted by counting the number of detections of S4)?
a) It is possible to detect whether the goods have been transferred to
.

To explain the electrical configuration of this embodiment with reference to FIG. 6, the central processing unit R (hereinafter referred to as CPU) is
Common bus to PU)? to ROM), RA
M), the first person's output boat (c), the second person's output boat), and the motor control circuit) @(c).

The CPU is a conventionally well-known one-chip microprocessor, and is an integrated circuit with 7 amily circuits (I, ROM, RAM) and an input/output board (c).

ROMH is a conventionally well-known memory that stores the settings of the CPU program, and hD and RAM) are mainly used by the CPU.
This is a conventionally well-known memory used during program execution in (2).

The operation panel and display panel are connected to the first person's output boat (C), and the sensor (S) is connected to the second person's output boat (C).
, ) (S,) , , (S, ,) are connected respectively.

The operation panel (C) has the number of strokes (C) of the storage member (4), which will be described later.
ρ is input and stored in the RAM.

Further, the CPU (C) counts the number of times the article is stored, that is, the number of times the sensor (S2) detects the number (C), and calculates the number of strokes (C).
This is to check whether it matches ρ.

In the figure (2C) is the elevator drive motor, (5'b
) is the motor for driving the buzo shear, (lob) is the motor for driving the loading platform, each motor (2C) (5b)
(10b) are the motor control circuits (c)G! 7)(
C) and motor drive circuit 0 and (to) CP via ←
Connect to Uφ).

Each motor (2c) (eb) (1ob) is a non-excitation type brake motor with a conventional well-known structure, and can rotate in forward and reverse directions.When the power is turned off, the electromagnetic brake is activated and stops instantly. After stopping, the shaft is held at the stopped position.

Also, the elevator driving motor fi-(2c) (7)
% - motor control circuit) and motor drive circuit o.
Motor (2C) according to control signal from CPU (E)
The rotation speed of the motor is configured so that it can be switched between two stages: high speed and low speed.

The operation panel (c) is used to input commands such as a group of switches and a numeric keypad, commands to start and stop work, and the number of strokes of the storage member to be used.

The display panel) includes display lamps and a group of LEDs to display various operating states and abnormalities of the device.

Each of the panels @ (1) is appropriately provided on the surface of the device main body.

In the above embodiment, when the CPUH executes a program that has been set and stored in advance in the ROM,
A process of storing articles on the shelf (4a) is performed.

Note that the article in the present invention is, for example, one in which a plurality of bank products are mounted on a bat.

The operation of the article 1 loading device will be explained with reference to FIG.

First, when the article storage device becomes operational, operate Sakaki, then the operation panel) to change the number of strokes (0,
), reads Jin's stroke count CC, ), and stores this stroke count in RAM at a predetermined address in ).

In this state, the device is in standby mode, waiting for an article to be loaded onto the loading table (3), and when the sensor (B, ) detects the loading of the article, the first (to determine whether it is work or not).

If it is the first task, move the platform (3) down until it is detected by the lower limit sensor (S,), and count the number of strokes below the initial position of the platform (3) using the sensor (S2). A ring to do.

When the platform (3) reaches the lower limit sensor (S7), move the platform (3) upward to the first shelf, that is, the lowest shelf (4a) of the storage member (4). , Article 1 [g to the details.

If it is not the first operation, the number of strokes below the initial position of the platform (3) detected in the step υQ and the memory of how many shelves (4a) from the bottom the item has already been stored are stored. Based on this, it is determined whether the shelf (4&) that will store the next item is above or below the initial position of the platform (3), and what number of shelf (υ) is from the initial position.
4 &) Determine whether.

A predetermined shelf (4 &) is reached by moving the platform (3) up or down based on the above judgment and detecting and counting the number of passing shelves (4a) with a sensor (S,). (3) and stop the mounting platform (3).

Next, the pusher (5) is driven to store the articles on the platform (3) onto the shelf (4a) (2), and when the sensor (B4) detects the end of the transfer and storage of the article, the article on the platform (3) is stored on the shelf (4a). 3) f, 0 force to return to the initial position.

Next, count the number of times the item is stored (C) by 1), check whether this dangerous count (C) matches the number of strokes of the storage member (4) stored in the RAM), and A ring that detects whether it is full.

If they do not match, repeat the above operations for processing θ-bar, and if they match, issue a switching command for the storage member (4) (
(lamp, buzzer, etc.) is turned on, and the system is in a waiting state until the storage member (4) is switched.

Note that there may be cases where items that you have forgotten to take down are stored in the storage member (4), so it is recommended that you take the following steps to avoid storing items on top of each other on shelves that already have items stored on them. .

In the process, the sensor (S,) is placed on the shelf (4a).
) is already stored, and if it is, add one to the storage count (C) and check if the storage member (4) is full at that count (C). (at the same time), move to the shelf one level higher and store the item on the next shelf.

In the above embodiment, all the shelves (4) of the storage member (4)
The storage member (4) is switched when the article is stored in (a). In this way, all the shelves (4e) of the storage member (4)
It is most common to store articles in L) and is advantageous in terms of the number of processing steps. However, the predetermined shelf (4a) of the storage member (4) is left empty without storing any articles, and the empty shelf (4a) is left empty without checking the types of articles stored in the storage member (4). A work method that determines the type of article based on its position is also seen in practice.

The present invention can also be applied to the above cases.

For example, the operation panel (c) is provided with a switch for setting the number of strokes and a switch for setting the empty shelf position, and the number of strokes and the empty shelf position are set before operating the device.

Next, in process (b), the set number of strokes (CD and empty shelf position are read and stored in the RAM) at a predetermined address.

In the process α, first, it is determined whether the shelf to be stored this time is set as an empty shelf or not, and if it is set as an empty shelf, the number of times the item is stored (0) is counted by 1, and the shelf is Move the platform (3) to the next shelf above and store the items.

If the shelf is not set as an empty shelf, the processing is the same as in the previous embodiment.

As described above, the present invention provides a device main body with a platform for supporting articles that can be moved vertically, and a storage member having multi-tiered shelves arranged adjacent to the platform. An article storage device comprising a transfer mechanism for transferring and storing articles to a shelf, comprising: a sensor for detecting article storage from the table to the shelf; a counter for counting the number of detections by the sensor; and a storage device. Since the article storage device is provided with a storage section for setting the number of strokes for storing articles of the member, and stops article storage when the number of detections of the sensor reaches the set number of shelves,
No extra time is required to detect whether the storage member is full, and efficiency is high.

Thus, the desired goal is achieved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an article storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the same, FIG. 8 is a side view of the same, FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the arrangement of sensors, and FIG. A side view, FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the overall flow of the article storage device. In the diagram (1) - Equipment body (2) Elevator mechanism (3)
- Mounting stand (4) - Storage member (4&)...shelf (5), Gnosha ψ) Central processing unit (CPU) (S, ) sensor. Patent Applicant Teraoka Seiko Co., Ltd. Figure 3 Figure 4 SL+ Figure 5 Procedural Amendment (To the Patent H1 Office Examiner) 1. Indication of Tenancy 1980 Patent Application No. 208072 2
, Name of the invention Article storage device 3, Consideration for making amendments f Supplementary iF
7. Submit an engraving of the detailed description of the amendment (with no changes to the content) as attached.

Claims (1)

[Claims] The device body is provided with a platform that can freely move up and down on which the article is placed.
In an article storage device, a storage member having multi-tiered shelves is arranged adjacent to the loading platform, and a transfer mechanism for transferring and storing articles from the loading platform to the shelf is provided. a sensor for detecting storage of an article, a counting section for counting the number of times the sensor detects the article, and a storage section for setting a valence for storing the article in the storage member, and the number of times the sensor detects the article is determined by the set valence. Article storage device 5゜ that stops storing articles when the