JPS61136830A - Storage equipment for containers - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently carry-out the loading and unloading of a container by suspending the container by a ceiling crane after carried-in to a container carry-in/out passage and changing the direction of the container by 90 deg. and piling-up the containers in multistages at a prescribed position through the transverse traveling. CONSTITUTION:A container 8 is carried-in to a loading position in the container carrying-in/out passage B of the storage equipment by a transport means 9. At this time, the longitudinal direction of the container is set parallel to the carrying-in/out passage B. Therefore, after suspended by a ceiling crane 6, the container 8 is direction-changed by nearly 90 deg. on the carrying-in/out passage B. Then, the ceiling crane 6 is traveled transversely, and one edge of the container 8 is engaged with between the container guide metal fittings 7 and 7 installed onto a supporting frame 1, and separated from the ceiling crane. Thus, a prescribed number of stages are superposed onto the both sides of the carrying-in/out passage B. In unloading, the reverse operations are carried-out. Therefore, the crane is traveled transversely in the longitudinal direction of the container, and the time used exclusively for the crane 6 per container can be shortened, and loading and unloading work can be carried-out efficiently.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a container storage facility for efficiently storing a large number of containers in a container terminal or the like.

[Conventional technology]

Container storage facilities that use conventional cranes include transfer crane systems (tire mounts or rail mounts), but these can only stack containers in multiple tiers, at most five tiers. or.

A Ganchika Yai crane was used. Multi-level container storage facilities using the so-called cell guide system used on container ships have been realized. That is, the facility assembles runway girders for traveling overhead cranes at appropriate intervals on the container storage site, and also installs a number of vertical cell girders to guide and support container corners between the girders. Then, run an overhead crane on the runway girder,
Containers brought in by means of transport such as trucks are first lifted up and partially lifted above the cell girder, then guided by the cell girder and stacked from below.

In this case, the containers are arranged in parallel so that their longitudinal directions are parallel to the runway girder, and are stacked in multiple rows vertically and horizontally without leaving any gaps between the two runway girders.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, with conventional container storage facilities such as those mentioned above, there are restrictions on use depending on the loading method used, and it is naturally possible to load only a limited number of containers.
The site and space cannot be used effectively. According to the cell guide type multi-tiered container storage facility described above, a large number of cell guides must be installed to support the containers, which makes the facility itself complicated and increases costs.

Furthermore, in order to establish cell guides and stack containers sequentially in multiple rows from one side of the runway girder,
- When loading and unloading containers, it was necessary to go over the top of the cell guide, so the overhead crane usage cycle was long and efficient work was not possible. In order to quickly load and unload a predetermined number of containers, it was necessary to increase the number of overhead cranes.

The present invention has been developed in view of the above-mentioned problems in conventional container storage facilities, and allows loading and unloading of containers using an overhead crane to be extremely efficient. The purpose is to realize a container storage facility with a simple structure that allows for efficient storage.

[Means/effects for solving the problem] The present invention was proposed to achieve the above object, and the present invention was proposed in order to achieve the above-mentioned object. In a container storage facility where containers are lifted and stacked in multiple stages, an overhead crane lifts the container and then turns the container 90 degrees so that the longitudinal direction of the container is perpendicular to the runway garter used by the overhead crane. The containers are arranged in parallel so as to be located at the container loading/unloading route, and a container guide hardware is attached to the container guide hardware, and one end of the containers is engaged with the hardware so that the containers can be stacked in multiple stages. It was lifted up by an overhead crane.

The direction is changed approximately 90 degrees on the spot, and the sheets are moved laterally and stacked in multiple stages at a predetermined position.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. 1st
Figure 2 is a plan view showing the overall layout of the container storage facility, Figure 2 is its front view, Figure 3 is a partially enlarged plan view of the structure in Figure 1, Figure 4 is its front view, and Figure 5 is its front view. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a runway girder for traveling by an overhead crane, FIG. 6 is a plan view showing how container guide hardware is installed, and FIG. 7 is a front view thereof.

In the diagram, GA> is a site for container storage.

Two lines of container storage facilities having container storage areas (C) on both sides of the container loading/unloading path (B) are arranged therein. (1) (1) is the container loading/unloading path (B
) and container storage area (C) A support frame erected on both sides of (C) with a height corresponding to the number of stacked containers, and pillars (2) placed at predetermined intervals.
f2)...and the beam connecting the same support (2) (2+)...
3) (3)... and place (4) (4)... (5) (5) is the support frame (1)
Runway girder laid at the top end of (1), (6)
is an overhead crane that is movable between the runway girders (5) on both sides.

As shown in FIG. 6, this is a container guide hardware that extends vertically and is fixed to the beam (3) (3) of the support frame (1) (1).

They are arranged in correspondence with the width interval of the container, and their tips are shaped to open somewhat outward. (3) is a container stored within the facility, and (9) is the same container (8
) to the storage facility.

The loading operation of the primary container (8) in the storage facility in the above configuration will be explained.

First, the container (3) is transported from outside the storage facility by means of transportation (9), and is transported to the storage facility's container loading/unloading path (
It is carried to the loading position 9 in B).

In this case, the container (8) is generally placed at a point where the longitudinal direction of the container is approximately parallel to the container loading/unloading path (B), as shown in Figure 4.
It is carried in the form of Therefore, the transported container (
8) is lifted by the overhead crane (6) and then turned approximately 90 degrees on the container loading/unloading path (B).

Next, move the overhead crane (6) sideways and move the container (
3) Engage one end between the container guide hardware (7) attached to the support frame (1) and disconnect it from the overhead crane. While repeating the above operations one after another, stack them on top of the container (8) placed in front of you.
After a predetermined number of tiers are stacked on both sides of the container loading/unloading path (B), the overhead crane (6) moves the containers forward and backward one by one, and stacks the containers in the same way as above to stack the containers (8) in multiple tiers in the storage facility. Also, for unloading the container (8), the loading operation described above is performed in reverse.

In this example, container guide hardware (7) (7) is used.
), which is effective when stacking containers (8) in many stages, but may be omitted when the number of stages is small.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the container storage facility of the above embodiment, the containers (8) are stacked in multiple stages on both sides of the container loading/unloading path (B) so that the longitudinal direction of the containers is perpendicular to the runway girder (5). Because I do.

The exclusive time of the overhead crane (6) per container can be minimized, and the loading and unloading of containers (8) into and out of the facility can be done in less than half the conventional work time, making it extremely efficient. Also, according to this facility, there are overhead cranes (6
) runway garter (5) supporting frame (5) that supports (5)
1) By using (1), it is possible to increase the number of stacked containers (8), and it is also possible to put an outer wall on the support frame (1) (1), which prevents accidents such as the container (8) becoming undone due to strong winds. At the same time, the working environment within the facility can be improved.

Furthermore, by using the support frame (1) (1) and attaching container guide hardware (7) (7)... as necessary, one side and both corners of the multi-tiered containers (8) can be strengthened. It can be supported and safely stacked in multiple stages.

In short, according to the present invention, in a container storage facility in which the containers brought into the loading/unloading route are lifted up and stacked in multiple stages by an overhead crane that straddles the container loading/unloading route, the ceiling crane straddles the container loading/unloading route. After hoisting the container, the container is turned approximately 90 degrees, and the containers are arranged in parallel on top, with the longitudinal direction of the container being perpendicular to the traveling runway girder of the overhead crane;
The containers are stacked in multiple tiers on both sides of the loading/unloading route, and if necessary, a container guide hardware is attached to the support frame of the runway girder for traveling of the overhead crane, and one longitudinal end of the container is engaged with the hardware, so that the container can be stacked on both sides of the ceiling. It is extremely useful for industry because it can realize a container storage facility with a simple structure that can efficiently stack a large number of containers in multiple stages within a predetermined site using a crane, and can load and unload containers efficiently in a short time. It is something.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings relate to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the overall layout of a container storage facility. Fig. 2 is a front view of Fig. 1, Fig. 8 is a partially enlarged plan view of the structure of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a front view of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a ceiling, ceiling FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the runway gutter support frame for running, FIG. 6 is a plan view showing how the container guide hardware is installed, and FIG. 7 is a front view of FIG. 6. (B): Container loading/unloading route, C): Container storage area. (1) (1): Support frame, (2) (2)...: Support column,
C3) (3)... Beam, (5) (5): Runway garter, (6): Overhead crane, (7) (7): Container guide hardware, (8): Container No. 40

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a container storage facility in which containers carried into the loading/unloading route are lifted and stacked in multiple stages by an overhead crane spanning the container loading/unloading route, after the overhead crane lifts the containers on the container loading/unloading route,
The containers are turned approximately 90 degrees and arranged in parallel so that their longitudinal direction is perpendicular to the runway girder for traveling of the overhead crane, and are stacked in multiple stages on both sides of the container loading/unloading path. Characteristic container storage facility. (2) In a container storage facility in which containers sent into the loading/unloading route are lifted up and stacked in multiple stages using an overhead crane that straddles the container loading/unloading route, after the overhead crane lifts the containers on the container loading/unloading route,
The container is turned approximately 90 degrees, one longitudinal end of the container is engaged with a container guide hardware installed in a support frame of a runway girder for traveling of the overhead crane, and stacked in multiple stages on both sides of the container loading/unloading path. A container storage facility that is characterized by: