JPS6031408A - Automatic storage facilities for disc-like objects - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the efficiency of work by taking in or out, with respect to a shelf, disc-like objects such as a magnetic tape, a case which houses said tape or the like by means of a carrying in/out device provided with horizontally movable clamp device on a cradle which supports a carriage for holding disc- like objects. CONSTITUTION:At the time of taking out disc-like objects 12 housed respectively in the plural number of demarcated housing spaces formed on a shelf, data for said object 12 to be taken out are furnished to a control section. Then, a carrying in/out device 7 is put on traveling, and a cradle 20 is put on elevation/lowering to put a clamp device 37, provided on the cradle 20, in opposition to the disc-like object 12 to be taken out. Further, a movable frame 28 with a sliding body 31 which supports the clamp device 37, is moved along rails 27A, 27B to the shelf side, while clamping clicks 38A, 38B are positioned on both sides of the disc-like object 12 concerned to clamp it. Subsequently, the clamped disc-like object 12 is moved to the carriage 23 side along with the movable frame 28 and positioned between partition plates 25 to be held.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention has a shelf and a carry-in device that travels on a fixed path along the shelf, and the carry-in device allows a 6-piece, for example, a magnetic tape or the magnetic tape to be placed on the shelf. This invention relates to automatic storage equipment for disc-shaped objects, such as cases containing disc-shaped objects.

Conventionally, in this kind of equipment, a plurality of disc-shaped objects were stored in a box-shaped case, and the loading and unloading of the disks into and out of the shelves by a loading device was carried out in units of cases. Therefore, a shelf in which a large number of cases are stored requires space for these cases, and thus becomes larger as a whole compared to the number of disk-shaped objects stored therein. For example, when taking out a disc-shaped object from a shelf, the case containing the disc-shaped object is taken out from the shelf by a loading device, and then transported to a home position provided at the end of the shelf. Afterwards, the worker would pick up the disc-shaped objects from the case and then return the case to its original location on the shelf. If the devices are stored in different cases, the loading device must be moved multiple times between various locations on the shelf and the home position, making it difficult to expect efficient work.

Furthermore, even though storing (returning) the disc-shaped object to the shelf is a reverse operation to taking it out, it could not be expected to be an efficient operation as well.

An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic warehouse facility for disc-shaped objects that can take in and out disc-shaped objects without using a box-like case.

In order to achieve the above object, the automatic storage equipment for disk-shaped objects according to the present invention supports one disk-shaped object via its outer peripheral surface and stores the disk-shaped objects at regular intervals in the width direction with the side surfaces facing each other. A carry-in device is provided that runs along a fixed path along the shelf, and this carry-in device has a pedestal that removably supports a carriage for holding a disc-shaped object. A movable frame that can freely approach and move away from the shelf is provided on the stand,
A lamp device is provided on the side of the movable frame so as to be able to clamp the disc-shaped object, and the carriage and the clamp device are configured to be movable relative to each other in the direction of the fixed path.

According to this configuration of the present invention, the carrying-in device is run and stopped facing the target location on the shelf, and the movable frame is moved to the shelf side and the clamping device is moved to the target disc-shaped object. Thereafter, the disc-shaped object is clamped by the clamping device, and then the movable frame is moved away from the shelf, so that the disc-shaped object can be taken out to the receiving side. Also, as mentioned above, after stopping the loading device, the receiver clamps the disc-shaped object on the table with the clamping device.
By moving the movable frame closer to the shelf.

Disc-shaped objects can be stored on shelves. In this way, instead of using a box-shaped case (because you are handling the disc-shaped object you actually need directly), you can return the conventional case from its home position to the shelf.

There is no need to take the case out from the shelf to the home position, and by sequentially stopping the loading device at multiple locations on the shelf, it is possible to take out and take out multiple disc-shaped items without returning to the home position. , thereby making it possible to work efficiently.Furthermore, since the shelf stores a plurality of disc-shaped objects without using a case, unnecessary space is eliminated and the overall size can be reduced.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. In FIGS. 1 and 2, (υ) is a shelf configured in a frame-like manner by vertical frames (2) and horizontal frames (3), and has a plurality of compartment storage spaces (41) in the vertical and horizontal directions. A pair of shelves (1) are arranged side by side with a passageway (5), and within this passageway (5) is a loading device ()) which runs on a fixed path (6) along the shelf (1). As shown in Figures 8 to 6, the shelf (8) is attached to form the bottom plate of each compartment storage space (4). ) is formed in the center thereof with a rectangular notch (9).A receiving plate O0 is provided on the shelf board (8) in which the recess (10a) fits into the notch (9). and is fixed with bolts etc.Furthermore, on the receiving plate rs,
Guide plates σV are arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals in the width direction (2), and these guide plates aυ are fixed by insertion, welding, etc.The opposing sides of each guide plate (B) are inclined surfaces ( Therefore, the disk-shaped object (b) inserted between the guide plates (b) is supported on the receiving plate 00 via its outer peripheral surface.

In addition, since the outer circumferential edges are guided by the inclined surfaces (lla) and (llb) and their positions are corrected, it is possible to store the pieces at a constant pitch (Px) in the width direction (4) with their sides facing each other. become. In addition, a cover (to) to prevent falling off is attached to the surface of the shelf (1) opposite to the passage (5). As shown in Figures 4 and 7 to 10, the carrying device (7) is installed on a rail DI laid on the floor side, with wheels (B) and rollers. ), it can reciprocate along the fixed path (6), and has a cradle (e) that moves up and down while being guided by an upright post 01. The top surface of this cradle (E) is the guide surface (
2), and a removable carriage (E) that is fitted into the recess formed in the center of the guide surface () is provided. This Calitsu e @ consists of a bottom plate (■) that is fitted into the recess (■) and a plurality of partition plates () that stand up from this bottom plate (C). 1) Open both sides.

A disc-shaped object (b) can be held between these partition plates (b). The upper surface of the bottom plate is at the same level as the guide surface, but a recess is formed in the center to prevent the disk-shaped object from moving. The holding pitch (P2) of the carriage is equal to the constant pitch [Pl]. The said receiver has a pair of front and rear frames (26A) on the stand (E).
) (26B) are attached, and these frames (26A) (
26B) and a trail (27A) (2
? B) is installed in the width direction. (C) is a movable frame, and the guided objects (29A) (29B) are attached to the bottom surface of both ends of the movable frame.
are supported and guided by the guide trays Jl/(27A) (27B) so that they can move toward and away from the shelf (J1 ζ), and the movement toward and away from the shelf is performed by, for example, a screw mechanism.

A guide rail along the fixed path (6) is laid on the upper surface of the movable frame (to), and on this guide rail)
supports and guides the slide body Ia+). The reciprocating movement of the slide body (b) along the fixed path (6) is performed by a screw mechanism. At the bottom of the slide body C1η.

A front-rear shaft (6) along the constant path (6) is rotatably arranged, and a worm gear (goods) that is always engaged with a worm wheel (2) fixed to the front-rear shaft (2) is attached to the slide body CL. It is linked to the installed motor (to).

A rocking body is fixed to the protruding end of the front and rear shafts.

This rocking body (to) is provided with a lamp device that can swing freely around the front-rear axis (sza). This clamp device (2) has a pair of long plate-shaped clamp claws (88A) (88B) facing both sides of the n-th disc-shaped object (6).

The shaft parts (89A) (89B) integrated with the bases of these clamp claws (88A) (88B) are supported by the swinging body (to), and the longitudinal axis ( 88aX88b). A rotary drive device is provided which interlocks and rotates both clamp claws (88A) (8BB) in mutually opposite directions. Gear (41A) ('41
B) and one shaft part (JI9B) and a rocking body -
It consists of a motor attached to the The clamp claws (88A) (8BB) can be rotated in forward and reverse directions between a position where the long transparent surface is in the vertical direction and a position where it is in the horizontal direction. A buffer body (48
A) (4BB) is the installation.

The action will be explained below.

First, when a disc-shaped object (goods) is to be taken out, data on a plurality of disc-shaped objects to be taken out is given to the control section. As a result, the loading device (7) travels, and the disk-shaped object (onto the cradle) rises to remove the clamping device (2).
goods). In this state, move the movable frame (to) to the shelf (1)
As shown in Figure 8, the solid line in Figure 4, and Figure 9, clamp claws (8
8A) (88B). At this time, the clamp claw (
88A) CB8B The long transparent surface is vertical,
Therefore, the disk-shaped object (goods) can be inserted into both sides without any problem. Next, the rotary drive device (2) is activated. In other words, the sector gear (41A) (
41B), the shaft parts (89A) and (89B) are rotated in opposite directions to each other, and as shown from the solid line to the imaginary line in FIG.
Both clamp claws (88A) (8BB) are attached to the buffer body (48A).
) (48B) is close to the side surface of the inner plate-like object.
88aX88b) in opposite directions. As a result, the long transparent surfaces of the clamp claws (88A) (88B) become transverse, and they clamp the disc-shaped object via the buffer bodies (48A) (48B). At that time, use the clamp claw (88A) (
The other end of 88B) comes into contact with the side surface of the adjacent disk-shaped object (b), but this is not a problem because the adjacent disk-shaped object 0 has enough room to swing in the parallel direction. Next, the movable frame) is moved to move away from the corresponding shelf (υ). As a result, the clamped disc-shaped object (b) is moved from above the receiving plate C10 to the guide surface (2) of the receiving stand (e). ) and placed between the partition plates of the carriage 4 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 4 by phantom lines. Thereafter, the clamp device (2) is moved to non-clamp, thereby completing the first removal operation. If the second disk-shaped object (2) to be taken out is near the front take-out device, the slide body (B) is moved to correct the take-out position. Furthermore, if the take-out position is outside the permissible range of movement of the slide body (B), the position is corrected by traveling the loading device (υ) and raising and lowering the cradle (1).The clamp claw (88A) (
88B), there is a risk that the carriage will collide with the quadruple disc-shaped object. In order to avoid such a situation, the clamping device can be moved upward around the longitudinal axis (82a) via the oscillator. By repeating this operation, a predetermined number of disc-shaped objects (b) are created.
(in the carriage), a predetermined number of disc-shaped objects (2) can be taken out without returning the carrying-in device (7) to its home position. After the predetermined number of items have been taken out, the carry-in fold N (7) is returned to the home position, and the carriage @ is lowered.

Then, the empty carriage is loaded with a new removal command.

The storage of the disc-shaped object (b) is made possible by the opposite action to that described above. At that time, the carriage (E) holding the disc-shaped object 4 to be stored is loaded at the home position, and after storing all the disc-shaped objects (goods), the loading device (7) returns to the home position.

A fixed path (6) between the carriage and the clamp device (b)
In the embodiment, a slide body H is provided and the clamp device is moved as a configuration for moving the clamp device relatively in the direction of .
Alternatively, it may be possible to move both separately (,
In this case, the partial pitch (Pl) and the holding pitch CP do not necessarily have to be equal.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, the first being a side view and the second being a side view.
The figure is a plan view, FIG. 8 is a front view of the main part, FIG. 4' is an open plan view, FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway front view of the clamp device, FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional plan view thereof, and FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of the operation of the clamp claw. (1) - ° Shelf, (6) · ° · Fixed route, (7) · · · Carrying device, (B) · · · Guide plate, (Foundation) · · · Disc-shaped object, (4) ··· The receiver is a stand, ni)...recess, ■...carriage, (goods)...bottom plate, ni)...partition plate, (e)-
Movable frame, )... Clamp device [, (88A) (88B
)...Clamp claw/(rotation)°°゛ rotation drive device, (4
8A) (4BB)...Buffer agent Yoshihiro Morimoto Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 1? / Figure 2 2 1st θ diagram

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A loading device that supports disc-shaped objects through their outer peripheral surfaces and stores them at regular pitches in the width direction with their sides facing each other, and that runs along a fixed path along the shelves. This loading device has a pedestal that removably supports a carriage for holding a disc-shaped object, and a movable frame that can move toward and away from the shelf is provided on the pedestal, and this movable A lamp device is provided on the frame side for freely clamping the disc-shaped object, and a clamp carriage and clamp storage equipment are provided.