JPS6274824A - Transferring apparatus for file folder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To erect a file folder in stable state by arranging the right and left guide bars in pairs for supporting the file folder over a transferring belt. CONSTITUTION:Since the transfer surface of the first transport conveyor 70 and the transfer surface of a transfer belt 90 are positioned on a nearly equal plane at the position of a transferring apparatus 9, a file folder F in erected state smoothly transfers onto the transfer belt 90. Since a pair of guide bars 97 and 97 are arranged in the longitudinal direction along the direction of transfer over the transfer belt 90, the upper parts on the right and left sides in the longitudinal direction can be supported free from falling down, even in case of the file folder F having a large height. In the state where the whole length of the file folder F is loaded onto the transfer belt 90, a signal is transmitted from a position sensor 95, and a control motor 93 is turned by one turn, since a tilting plate 91 is arranged in nearly vertical state.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is for transporting thin articles such as file folders (hereinafter simply referred to as file folders) that can be carried with documents sandwiched between them, initially in an upright position. However, the present invention relates to the structure of a transfer device which then transfers the transfer material in a lying state in a direction intersecting with the transport direction.

[Conventional technology]

Medical records at hospitals and various documents at each office are
It is stored in a predetermined position on the file folder storage shelf with it sandwiched between the file folders, and is taken out when necessary and returned to its original position when the task is completed. As an automatic device for this purpose, for example, in the prior art Japanese Patent Publication No. 46-5731, a conveyor is used to connect storage/retrieval means for a file folder storage shelf and a position far away from the storage/retrieval means, such as an operator station. A configuration has been disclosed in which a plurality of containers containing a plurality of file folders are placed and transferred on the conveyor in a connected manner.

However, unnecessary file folders that are transported in a so-called batch format by the container must also be taken out, and furthermore, the work of taking out only the necessary file folders again at the operator station is burdened.

In order to eliminate the above-mentioned inconvenience,
In the publication, a conveyance platform that moves vertically and horizontally along the front of the file folder storage shelf is provided, and while an address code is assigned to each file folder storage position of the file folder storage shelf, the side of each file folder, etc. a mark corresponding to the specified address code is attached to the file folder, and the file folder in the storage section is stored in a predetermined position of the file folder storage shelf by automatic control of the transport platform,
On the other hand, an apparatus has been disclosed which is configured to take out file folders one by one from predetermined positions on a file folder storage shelf and release them to a delivery section.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In this way, when taking out the necessary file folders one by one from the file folder storage shelf, even if they are transported in an upright state, it is better to stack them lying down at the final removal point. Easy to do.

In addition, in layouts where it is not possible to transport to a predetermined location simply by arranging one transport conveyor in a straight line, and where the end of one transport conveyor must be transferred to another transport conveyor that intersects with it, It is also conceivable to discharge the file folder in the state of being held onto a slide at the end of one transport conveyor, and then drop it onto another transport conveyor. In the state where they are almost aligned, the front end of the lower surface of the file folder released by the inertia of the transfer on the one conveyor is pushed from behind while in contact with the stationary slide, so the falling directions are different. Therefore, the posture of the file folder on the slide is not constant, and therefore the posture of the file folder on another conveyor may be oblique to the conveyance direction, or the file folder may protrude from the side edge of the conveyor. There was a problem.

[Means for solving problems]

Therefore, in the present invention, the file folder is transferred along the transfer direction adjacent to the transfer end portion of the first conveyor that conveys the vertical file folder along its longitudinal direction. Place the belt,
Below the transfer belt, there is a second ti! which transports the file folder in a lying state in a direction that intersects with the transport direction. An I-transfer conveyor is disposed, and above the transfer belt there is a pair of left and right guide bars that support the upper end surfaces of the file folder on both left and right sides in the longitudinal direction of the file folder that stands on the transfer surface of the transfer belt. At the same time, on the side above the conveyance surface of the transfer belt, there is provided a tilting plate that sweeps the file folder to the side of the transfer belt.
The file folder is configured to be tiltable in the width direction of the file folder.

[Action/Effect]

According to this configuration of the present invention, 1) a transfer belt is provided adjacent to the terminal end of the conveyor and transfers the file in the same direction as the transfer direction, and the file folder is transferred to the transfer belt in an upright state. At this time, the upper portions of both left and right sides of the file folder are supported by a pair of guide bars, and the lower surface rests on a transfer belt, so that the file folder can stand in an extremely stable state.

By the tilting motion of the tilting plate, the side of the file folder is swept off to the side of the transfer belt by foot-sweeping, so the attitude of the file folder when it is swept off is approximately 1. This means that the longitudinal direction matches the longitudinal direction of the file folder. In addition, since the tilting plate that tilts all at once in a direction perpendicular to the direction of transfer by the transfer belt pushes out the lower part of one side of the file folder in a substantially lateral direction, the front end or rear end of the file folder to be released in the longitudinal direction There is no possibility that only one of them will fall first, and the lower surface of the file folder can be dropped while remaining substantially horizontal, allowing it to be placed on the second conveyor in a constant position.

In particular, the file folders are erected on the first conveyor so that the conveyance direction and the longitudinal direction of the file folders match, and the file folders are placed in parallel in the width direction of the first conveyor and conveyed. In this case, the transfer belt adjacent to the terminal end of the first conveyor is formed to have a narrow width, and is installed at regular intervals at each location where the weighed file folders are transferred. By simply providing a gap approximately equal to the thickness of the file folder on the side of the replacement belt, the file folder that has been swept away by the tilting plate can be ejected downward. Since the thickness dimension is smaller than the dimension in the direction, the space required for transfer can be reduced and it can be made compact.

Further, if the transfer belts are arranged at appropriate intervals and a tilting plate is provided upright on the side of each transfer belt,
A file folder that has been swept away by one of the adjacent tilting plates can slide down while being guided by the rear surface of the tilting plate that stands approximately perpendicular to the front force of its wide surface, and the tilting plate itself can slide down. It can serve as a guide board. [Embodiment] Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawing, reference numeral 1 indicates an automatic take-out and storage device for file folders. A pair of left and right file folder storage shelves 21.2'l, which can be stored in a predetermined position in a suspended state from hangers (not shown), are arranged vertically in a passageway between the front surfaces of the two file folder storage shelves 21.21. It consists of a plurality (five in the embodiment) of storage shelf units 2 for file folders, each consisting of a support 22 that moves along a rail and a transport platform 23 that is movable up and down. .

At the end of each file folder storage shelf 21.21 in each storage shelf unit 2, a file folder (F
) and a loading/unloading section 4 into which a trolley 3 is stored, and a transport platform 2.
3, a single storage unit 5 is provided for taking out the file folder (F) taken out from a predetermined position of the file folder storage shelf 21 to the front of the file folder storage shelf. File folder storage shelf 21 on the left side when facing the front of the device
An emergency retrieval unit 6 is provided at the front side of the file folder (F), and the transport platform 23 is moved by a control device (not shown) in accordance with commands to its input terminal, and also transfers files to the file folder storage shelf 21 of the file folder (F). Performs operations such as loading and unloading the folder (F).

In the loading/unloading section 4, a file folder (
F) The front side of the upper end is pinched and taken out from the left and right, transferred to a predetermined position in the file folder storage shelf 21 and stored, and conversely taken out from the predetermined position to the trolley 3. The single storage unit 5 and the emergency storage unit 6 are for releasing file folders (F) taken out from predetermined positions of the file folder storage shelves 21 by means of the transport table 23 to the outside of each storage shelf unit 2.

As shown in FIG. 8, the emergency delivery section 6 is formed in a space obtained by removing a plurality of upper and lower shelves near the front of the file folder storage shelf 21.
and an inclined passage 53 that communicates from the lower end of the delivery section 51 to the discharge port 52 of the file folder opening at the front of each storage shelf unit 2. At the upper end position of the delivery section 51, a pair of left and right guide members 55, 55 are provided. are arranged, and the left and right side surfaces of the upper end of the file folder (F), which is inserted while being held between the pair of right and left holding bodies of the conveyance table 23, are guided in the longitudinal direction by the guide members 55 and 55. I will guide you along. The front ends of both guide members 55, 55 are curved away from each other so that the inserted file folder (F) can be easily inserted therein.

Further, the conveyance table 23 is slidably supported by a guide rod that is vertically movable along the support column 22 so as to be able to move back and forth in parallel with the guide members 55.

Reference numeral 56 denotes a mounting table disposed below the pair of guide members 55. The front and rear end pivots 56 of the mounting table 56 are long.
1, and is attached to a control motor 562 provided in the file folder storage shelf 21 (crank 56
3 and an arm 564 protruding from the lower surface of the mounting table 56 are connected by a link mechanism 565, and when a sensor (not shown) senses that the file folder (F) is placed on the mounting table 56, the control motor 562 is activated. After one rotation, the mounting table 56 is configured to return to its original, substantially horizontal state with its upper surface inclined toward the upper end of the inclined passageway 53.

Reference numeral 566 is an integrated cover having an angular cross-section and projecting downward from the lower surface of the mounting table 56, which closes the gap at the upper end of the inclined passage 53 when the mounting table 56 is in a substantially horizontal position. Further, the upper surface of the mounting table 56 is provided with a file folder (
F) is formed in a concave shape in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction so that the lower end edge does not shift.

On the other hand, in the single storage section 5, although not shown, a mounting table 56 substantially similar to that in the above-mentioned emergency storage section 6 is provided, and the file folders (F) sliding down along the inclined passage 53 are attached to each file. They are collected in a lying state in a collection box (not shown) at the lower end of the discharge port 52 that opens on the front surface of the folder storage shelf 21.

In each emergency storage section 6, a slide 71 is arranged from the file folder discharge port 52 opening at the front of each storage shelf unit 2 at the lower end of the inclined passageway 53 toward the top of the tU feeding means 7, which will be described later. The file folder (F) that slides down along each slide 71 in a lying state is transferred to the conveying means 7 in an upright state.

The conveying means 7 includes a first conveyor 70 in the form of a wide belt, which is disposed substantially horizontally along the front surface of the storage shelf unit 2 and facing the lower position of each emergency exit section 6;
A 211th conveyor 8 adjacent to the terminal end of the conveyor 70 and located one step lower in the direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of conveyance by the first conveyor 70; and adjacent to the terminal end of the first conveyor 70. For each transfer belt 90 installed along the transfer belt 90, while standing on it, kick the lower part of the longitudinal side of the file folder (F) placed on it to perform a so-called foot sweep.
It consists of a transfer device 9 that transfers the file folder (F) in a lying state to the second transfer conveyor 8, and a chute section 10 from the transfer end of the second Ij1 transfer conveyor 8.
A file folder (
F).

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, slides 71 are arranged downwardly slanting from the discharge ports 52 of each emergency storage section 6 to the top of the 1111I conveyor 70, and on both left and right sides of each slide 71. A pair of gate-shaped frames 72.72 is the 1st!
! A plate-shaped guide plate 73 and a guide plate 74 with an upward U-shaped notch insertion lower 5 opened are installed so as to straddle the width direction of the I-transfer conveyor 70, and between the two concave frames 72 and 72.
and the width direction of the 11th general conveyor 70 (H
) are arranged parallel to each other and separated from each other, and the guide plate 73 is connected to the slide 7
The insertion lower 5 of the guide plate 74 faces the lower end of the slide 7.
Enclose the bottom end of 1. Reference numeral 76 is the slide 7
This is a guide plate that guides the side edge of the file folder (F) that slides down from 1 to facilitate insertion between the guide plates 73 and 74. When transferring onto the I-transfer conveyor 70, the file folder (F) can be prevented from being caught on the side edge of the insertion lower 5 of the guide plate 74.

On the outside of the pair of guide plates 73, 74, there are a total of four guide rails 77-177.
77 and 77 are arranged in parallel, and the end of each guide rail 77 is placed so as to reach the end of the conveyance of the first conveyor 70, so that the file folders ( F) A plurality of conveyance paths 12 are formed in parallel to individually convey the objects in an upright state.

At this time, the blocks 78 are hung from each of the concave frames 72 and 72, and the ends of the guide rails 77 cut into appropriate lengths are cut diagonally on both the front and back sides of the blocks 78, and setscrews are installed. They are fixed by each.

The transfer device 9 provided adjacent to the conveyance end portion of the 111th conveyor 70 is a narrow transfer belt disposed along the longitudinal direction of each conveyance path 12 in the first) I conveyor. 90 and the transfer belt 9
The transfer belt 90 is provided with a tilting plate 91 that tilts to the side substantially perpendicular to the transfer direction at an upper position at a suitable distance from the transfer surface of the transfer belt 90 at each lateral position of the transfer belt 90. A gap is formed on the side of .90 into which the file folder (F) can fall in a direction substantially perpendicular to its longitudinal direction.

Each tilting plate 91 is rotatably supported by a frame 92 via a support shaft 913, and a long groove 915 is formed in an arm 914 that projects upward from the tilting plate 91.
A crank bin 931 attached to the shaft of the control motor 93 is engaged, and one rotation of the control motor 93 causes the lower part of the tilting plate 91 to move on the longitudinal side of the file folder (F) mounted on it for each of the transfer belts 90. Transfer the file folder (F) by kicking the lower part of the belt 90
It is configured so that it can be removed from the body and brushed off to the side.

Reference numeral 94 denotes a guide plate disposed obliquely between the lower side of each transfer belt 90 and the upper surface of the second conveyor 8, and the lower side of each transfer belt 90 is integrated with a cover having an upwardly U-shaped cross section. 902 so that the upper end of the file folder (F) that falls and tilts does not come into contact with the side edge of the transfer belt 90.

Reference numeral 95 is a contact sensor or a light blocking type sensor that detects when the front end of the file folder (F) transferred to each of the transfer belts 90 has come to a predetermined position (inside the side edge of the lower second conveyor 8). The position sensor 95 is a position sensor such as a non-contact sensor, and the control motor 93 is intermittently rotated by one rotation based on the signal from the position sensor 95.

Reference numeral 96 is a stopper that prevents the file folder (F) from moving too far. Also, the code 97.97
98 and 98 are a pair of guide bars that guide the upper ends of both left and right sides of the file folder (F), and 98 and 98 are guide bars that guide the file folder (F) so that it can be easily transferred from the 1111th conveyor 70 to each transfer belt 90. Each end face guide is shown.

With this configuration, for each of the transfer belts 90, the longitudinal direction of the file folder (F) placed on the transfer belt 90 is
The lower part of the side surface is kicked by the tilting plate 91 to perform a so-called foot sweep, and the file folder (F) is transferred by falling through the gap between the sides of each transfer belt 90 and lying on the second conveyor 8. It is.

The second conveyor 8 is arranged in a direction substantially perpendicular to the conveyance direction by the first IB conveyor 70, and extends rearward along the side of the terminal side of the storage shelf unit 2 at the end of the device 1. Extends. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, below the transfer end of the second conveyor 8, there is an emergency collection box 11, and a chute 10, which is U-shaped in side view, is provided between the top and bottom of the box 11. This allows the file folders (F) to be accumulated in the emergency storage accumulation box 11.

The emergency storage collection box 11 has an inclined plate 11 at its inner bottom.
0, and a pair of support frames 111.
is arranged upright so that the file folders (F) accumulated in the emergency storage collection box 11 can be taken out by grasping the top and bottom.

In this configuration, the file folder (
To store F), use the light pen of the input terminal (not shown) to alternately mark the code mark attached to each file folder hanging part of the trolley 3 and the code mark attached to each file folder (F). read sequentially. Next, the trolley 3 is placed in the opening of either the left or right loading/unloading section 4 of the predetermined storage shelf unit 2 and set. After that, by pressing the warehousing switch of the input terminal device, the transport platform 23
In accordance with controlled operation, each file folder (F) in the trolley 3 is sequentially stored in a predetermined position in the file folder storage shelf 21.21.

When taking out the file folder (F) to the empty trolley 3 in the opening of the loading/unloading section 4, input the necessary code data into the operation panel of the input terminal, and then input the data into the loading/unloading section 4. When a retrieval command is given, the transfer table 2 is removed from a predetermined location on the file folder storage shelf 21 by the operation opposite to the above.
The file folder (F) held and taken out by 3 is transferred to trolley 3.
Since the truck 3 can be carried inside the store, it is only necessary to carry the cart 3 out of the loading/unloading section 4.

When taking out the file folder (F) to the single storage section 5 and the emergency storage section 6, necessary code data is input into the operation panel of the input terminal.

This emergency retrieval command can interrupt the loading/unloading operation of the trolley 3, and can give priority to the emergency retrieval work. Next, by giving a retrieval command to either the single retrieval section 5 or the temporary retrieval section 6, the transport platform 2 is moved from a predetermined position of the file folder storage shelf 21.
The file folder (F) held and taken out by the holding body of No. 3 is transferred to the delivery section 5 in the instructed delivery section.
Place it in front of 1. 1. Next, a pair of guide members 55.
When moving forward toward the front of the file folder (F
) are guided on both left and right sides of the upper end, while the lower end of the file folder (F) goes deep along the top of the mounting table 56.

When a position sensor (not shown) detects a state in which the file folder (F) can be placed on the mounting table 56, the holding body on the conveyance table 23 is separated and the file folder (F) stands on the mounting table 56. It turns out. Mounting table 5
When the control motor 562 is rotated once with an appropriate delay after the switch of the contact sensor provided on the top surface of the mounting table 56 is turned on or the position sensor is turned on, the mounting table 56 is tilted in a direction substantially perpendicular to its longitudinal direction. The file folder (F) in the open state slides down so that its lower end is transferred onto the inclined passage 53, and is collected in a collection box in the single storage part 5, so that the file folder (F) can be taken out at any time. The second half rotation of the control motor 562 returns the mounting table 56 to its original horizontal position.

In the emergency delivery section 6, the first transfer conveyor 70 is boarded from the slide 71, and the chute section 1 is transferred from the transfer terminal section of the second tM conveyor 8 via the transfer device 9 described above.
0 to the emergency collection box 11.
) can be accumulated.

In this way, a large number of storage shelf units 2 are arranged, and the emergency retrieval section 6 and one emergency retrieval accumulation box 11 are connected by one conveyance means 7, so that the retrieval operator can move the emergency retrieval accumulation box 11 The user only needs to be on standby at the store, and the trouble of looking around at a large number of emergency delivery units 6 and single delivery units 6 can be saved.

Further, the first tall conveyor 70 in the conveying means 7 is connected to a file folder (F) in each emergency storage section 6.
The conveyor belt 70 is divided in its width direction to provide a conveyance path 12 that can independently convey the file folders (F) to each of the six emergency storage locations. Because of this structure, even if emergency retrieval work is performed on each storage shelf unit 2 at substantially the same time, there will be no inconvenience such as the file folders (F) colliding with each other in the transport means 7.

Further, a slide 71 and a pair of guide plates 7 are connected to each independent conveyance path 12 from the discharge port 52 of each emergency exit section 6.
3.74, the thin file folder (F) can be inserted in an upright position, so the 1111th
Even if the width of the conveyor 70 is not increased, it is possible to accommodate a large number of emergency storage units 6, and the entire apparatus can be configured compactly.

In the 90 locations of the transfer device, the 11th! Feeding conveyor 7
0 and the transfer belt 90 are located on substantially the same plane, the file folder (F) from the end of the 181st conveyor 70 is smoothly transferred to the transfer belt 90 in an upright state. Since a pair of longitudinal guide bars 97° 97 are arranged above each transfer belt 90 along the transfer direction, even if the file folder (F) is tall, its longitudinal direction can be easily controlled. The tops on both the left and right sides are supported to prevent them from falling over.

Since the tilting plate 91 is arranged substantially vertically at a lateral position above the conveyance surface of each transfer bell l-90, the tilting plate 91 and both wide surfaces of the file folder (F) face each other. When the entire length of the file folder (F) is placed on the transfer belt 90, a signal is output from the position sensor 95 which detects this and causes the control motor 93 to rotate once. During the first half rotation, the crank pin 931 and the long groove 91 in the arm 914 of the tilting plate 91
Due to the relationship between
Insert file folder C while it is still standing from the gap between the
F) falls. At this time, the first transport conveyor 8, which is diagonally supported by an inclined guide plate 94 arranged below the transfer belt 90, has a
The file folder (F) is laid down and conveyed with its longitudinal direction substantially aligned with the width direction of the second conveyor 8 (see the dashed line in FIG. 2).

A tilting plate 91 disposed on the side of the transfer belt 90 stands approximately vertically when not in operation, and does not move the file folder (
F) Since it plays the role of separating each location, the file folder (F) that is removed at the adjacent location will not be inadvertently transferred to the adjacent transfer bell) 90.

An integrated cover 902 having an upwardly U-shaped cross section that covers the sides and lower part of each transfer belt 90 is designed to prevent the upper end of a file folder (F) that falls and falls when the gap between adjacent transfer belts is narrow from being transferred. This is to prevent the posture from being disturbed by contact with the side edge of the replacement pect 90.
When the gap is large or the height of the file folder (F) is too large, the transfer belt 9
It is not necessary when the height is smaller than the height to the bottom of 0.

It goes without saying that the transfer device 9 of the present invention can also be used for a first conveyor having only one conveyance path 12.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show embodiments of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is I-1 in FIG.
An enlarged sectional view of the main parts of the transfer device indicated by lines, Figure 2 is the same as Figure 1.
A side view of the main part shown on line nn in the figure, Figure 3 is II of Figure 1.
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The figure is a right side view, Figure 7 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the file folder takeout and storage device, Figure 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part indicated by the line ■-■ in Figure 4, and Figure 9 is the figure 8. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the main part shown in Fig. 8, Fig. 11 is a sectional view taken along line XI-XI of Fig. There is a front view of x■-x■ line pressure. 1...File folder removal and storage device, F...
・File folder, 2...Storage shelf unit, 21
．． 21... File folder storage shelf, 23...
Transport platform, 3... Trolley, 4... Input/output section, 5.
...Single delivery department, 6...Emergency delivery department, 51...
- Sending part, 52... Ejection part, 53... Inclined passage, 55° 55... Guide member, 56... Placement table, 561... Pivot, 562... control motor, 7... conveyance means, 12... conveyance path, 70...
...111th! Conveyor, 71...Slide, 7
3.74... Guide plate, 77° 77... Guide rail, 8... Second conveyor, 9... Transfer device, 90... Transfer belt, 902... ...
Cover integrated, 91...Tilt plate, 913...Spindle,
914... Arm, 915... Long groove, 93...
...Control motor, 931...Crankbin, 94.
...Guide plate, 95...Position sensor, 96...
... Stopper, 97.97 ... Guide bar, 98°98 ... End guide, 10 ... Chute, 11
...Emergency collection box. Figure 12

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A transfer belt adjacent to the transfer end portion of the first conveyor that conveys the upright file folder along its longitudinal direction, on which the file folder is transferred along the transfer direction. A second conveyor is disposed below the transfer belt for conveying the file folder in a lying state in a direction crossing the transfer direction, and above the transfer belt is disposed a second conveyor conveying the file folder in a lying state. A pair of left and right guide bars are installed to support the upper end surfaces of the file holder on both left and right sides in the longitudinal direction of the file folder, which the user rides while standing on the conveyance surface of the transfer belt. The file folder transfer device is characterized in that a tilting plate for sweeping off the file folder to the side of the transfer belt is provided so as to be tiltable in the width direction of the file folder.