JPS63282024A - Conveying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent danger to a user by providing an offering means for offering an article to be conveyed to the user in such a condition that the article to be conveyed is removed from a branch conveying means, in the trailing end section of the branch conveying means. CONSTITUTION:When a start key is depressed, an opening and closing detecting section detects whether the cover of a conveying casing 30 is opened or not, and if it is opened, a motor 12 in an offering means 6 is operated so that the rotation of the motor 12 is transmitted to a support member 8 through a second motion transmitting member 11 and a first motion transmitting member 10. Then, a conveying casing holding member 7 integrally incorporated with the support member 8 and holding the conveying casing 30 is moved in the direction perpendicular to the a branch conveying passage 22. Further, the conveying easing 30 is set on claws 24 on a claw conveying belt 23 in the branch conveying path 22 so that it is shifted from the branch conveying path 22 onto a main conveying path 21. The conveying casing 30 having reached a station 50 is held by the conveying casing holding member 7, and is then offered to the user after it is removed from the claw belt 25 in the branch conveying path 22.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention is applicable to medical records, slips,
The present invention relates to a transport device suitable for a system that transports various objects such as medicines as objects to be transported from a certain point to another destination point.

(Prior art) As a conventional technology related to UAK issued in this application, our company has
-275480, Japanese Patent Application No. 61-239158, etc. have already been filed. A conveying device equipped with a branch conveying means for carrying in or taking out articles from each room is presented. ◇And in the branch conveying means path 2WA section of this conveying device, there is a stage for carrying in and taking out articles. 7 is provided, and the user is configured to send and receive goods to and from this device using this desk 7.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the inventions presented in these earlier applications, the articles placed on the stain 117 are transferred to the branch conveyance means for conveying them toward the main conveyance means. It is placed. Therefore, if the branching conveyance means starts moving while the user is touching the article on the stencil, there is a danger to the user.The present invention was made to solve the above problem. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a conveyance device that prevents danger to users as in the past.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention presents the conveyed object to the user in a prone position, which is removed from the terminal end trap of the one-branch conveyance means. ◇ (Function) The present invention is configured as described above.The conveyed object sent to the terminal end of the p1 branch conveyance means is presented to the user side. Therefore, the user can easily handle the transported object. Furthermore, since the object to be transported is removed from the branch transport means, there is no risk of it suddenly moving, which is safe for the user.

(Example) Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The present invention is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 60-275480 @ Hibiki Application No. 61-
It is related to the device described in Publication No. 239158, etc., and in this example, the parts related to the uK invention will be explained,
Others will be omitted.

FIG. 2 schematically shows the conveying device of the present invention. Main conveyance means (main conveyance means (
The main conveyance path 21 is constructed at equal pressure on the ceiling, attic, or under the floor of the building.

From the above-mentioned main conveyance path 21, there are, for example, medical departments, medical record rooms, orthopedics, dentistry, pediatrics, etc. located on the upper and lower floors of the main conveyance path.
A plurality of branch conveyance means (branch conveyance paths) 22 are branched and extend along the wall surface of each vehicle such as an internal medicine clinic. The conveyance system of the branch conveyance path 22 for the grains uses a belt with claws, and the details thereof are explained in Japanese Patent Application No. 60-275480. As shown in FIG. 3, the carrier 31 is attached to two guide rails 34 via a support member 33 having a plurality of wheels 32 so as to be freely movable. In addition, the carrier 31
The conveyance of the
A'c is carried out using a linear motor 37 consisting of a stator 36 which is a primary conductor (thrust applying means) provided.
Then, the stator 36 is powered by a power supply device (not shown).
Electricity is applied to the secondary conductor 35 to apply a magnetic flux that changes by 1 with time, and this change generates a constant propulsive force or reverse propulsive force in the secondary conductor 35 to cause the carrier 310 to travel and stop. Let's do it. Furthermore, a casing 38 covers the main conveyance path 21 . This casing 38 consists of a lower case 21a and an upper case 21b which is removable from the lower case 21aK so that inspection and maintenance can be easily carried out. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the transport case 30 includes a main body 40 and an openable/closeable lid body 42 which is pivotally connected to a hinge portion 41 having an elastic member.

This transport case 30 stores objects to be transported, such as medical records, slips, Ringer's blood, etc., in a main body 40, and has a lid 4.
By closing 2, it becomes locked,
This lock can be opened manually and the transported object can be removed. Next, the stake 50 at the terminal end of the branch conveyance path 22 installed in, for example, a room on the first floor will be explained. A perspective view showing the appearance of this stay 50 is shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure.

The stay 50 is provided at the end of the branch conveyance path 22 arranged along the wall surface from the upper floor, and includes a receiving/input section 51 for presenting the conveyance case 30, and a midway portion of the branch conveyance path 22. An operation section 53 that is sunken and sloped to an easily visible side 5 and has an operation panel 52 for controlling the transport case, and an audio device 65 that emits an arrival sound etc., which detects whether the lid of the transport case 30 is opened or closed. It is configured to include an opening/closing detection section (not shown). At approximately the center of the operation panel 52, as shown in FIG. 6, there is a display screen 61 on which the name of each destination and the name of the shipping station are displayed when the m shipping case 30 is shipped and when it arrives. The arrow 66 in the figure is set according to the number of transport cases 300 temporarily accumulated in the stage 3, which will be described later.If the destination, etc. is not lit up, the empty transport case 30 is set as will be described later. stage 3
This indicates that the temperature is moving within the temperature range. Further, the destination input during operation is performed using the numeric keypad 62 located on the right side of the display screen 61, and when the number is input, the destination name is displayed. Also, if you press the start key on the numeric keypad 62,
The transportation of the transportation case 30 is started. Further, above the numeric keypad 62, there is an indicator light 63 consisting of a light emitting element such as a light emitting diode, which indicates arrival, operation, and abnormality by lighting the light emitting element. An emergency stop button 6 is located on the left side of the display screen 61 to stop the operation of the transport device due to an abnormality, danger, etc.
4 is up, and below this emergency stop button 64 there is an audio device 65 that notifies arrival etc. with sound.

The part where the main conveyance path 21 and the branch conveyance path 22 are branched has a stator 36 of a linear motor 37 for each K as shown in FIG. The body stop part 1 is a trap,
Transfer means 2 for transferring the transport case 30 are provided corresponding to these transport body stop parts 1, respectively.

A transport case 30 that stores objects to be transported between the main transport path 21 and the branch transport path 22. Alternatively, the operation of transferring the empty transport case 30 from which the objects to be transported are removed is automatically performed. Further, the branch conveyance path 22 includes a conveyance body stop portion IK.
A receiving/loading section 51 is branched to receive the transport case 30 transported from the opposing main transport path 21 and to store the transported object trapped in the compressed air transport case 30 and transport it to the main transport path 21. It is provided at the terminal end of the conveyance path 22. On the main transport path 21 side of the branch transport path 22, there is a stage 3 that can accommodate three transport cases 30 in two rows, that is, a total of six transport cases 30, and the transport cases 30 can be temporarily accumulated on this stage 3. It is composed of 5 parts. Further, pushing means 4 are arranged on both sides of the stage 3, respectively.
The transport case 30 transported from the main transport path 21 is fed into the receiving/throwing section 51 side. In addition, the main conveyance path 21
By putting the transport case 30 in which the transported object has been stored into the receiving/throwing section 51, the new transport case 30 thrown from the receiving/throwing section 51 is transferred to the main transport path 21. can be sent to the side). Further, the receiving/loading section 51 has an opening 5 located at the upper part and provided for taking out the objects to be transported inside the transport case 30, and an opening 5 which is located at the upper part of the transport case 30, and has an opening 5 which is arranged so that the upper part of the transport case 30 is directed toward the operator. It is mainly composed of a presentation means 6 which is a means for presenting the trap in a diagonal manner. In the presenting means 6, an inverted-shaped transport case holding member 7 that holds the transport case 30 is connected to the branch transport path 2.
It is located at the end of 2. This transport case holding material 7
An H-shaped support member 8 that supports the transport case holding member 7 is provided at the lower part of the transport case holder 7 .

The upper end of the support member 8 is attached to the lower part of the transport case holding member 7, and both lower ends of the support member 8 are formed into a ring-shaped groove, and the shaft 9 is attached to the upper end of the support member 8. positioned. Further, a first motion transmitting member 10 is provided at the center #C of the horizontal bar of the support member 8 to transmit the movement of a motor 12, which will be described later. One end of the first motion transmitting member 1O is formed in a ring shape and connected to the support member 8, and the other end transmits the movement of a motor 9, which will be described later. A material 11 is provided. A motor 12 is provided at the lower end of the second motion transmitting member 11 to generate a further motion of the transport case holding member 7 via the first motion transmitting member 1O1 and the second motion transmitting member 11. . Next, the operation of the station 50 will be explained. When the transport case 30 that has been transported through the main transport path 21 and the branch transport path 22 arrives at the receiving/loading section 51 of this station 50, a downward arrow 66 and a starting destination are displayed on the display screen 61 of the operation panel 52. is displayed and the audio device 65 emits an arrival sound. When the transport case 30 is held by the transport case holding member 7, the motor 12 is activated. The motion of the motor 12 is transmitted to the support member 8 via the second motion transmitting member 11 and the first motion transmitting member 10, respectively. A transport case holding member 7, which is integral with this support member 8) and holds the transport case 30, presents the transport case 30 with its upper part tilted toward the user. In addition, the transport case 30 is presented tilted.
The upper part serves as a lid body 42. When shipping, when the item to be transported is placed in the transport case 30 and the destination number is specified using the numeric keypad 62 of the display panel 52, an upward arrow and the destination will be displayed on the display screen 61; If the specified destination is correct, press the start key; if not, press the correction key, and specify the destination again using the numeric keypad 62. When the start key is pressed, an open/close detector (not shown) detects the open/close state of the transport case 30o lid 42, and the lid 4
2 is closed, the motor 12 of the presenting means 6 is activated and transmits the movement of the motor 12 to the support member 8 via the second motion transmission member 11 and the first motion transmission member IO. Then, the transport case holding member 7, which is integral with the support member 8 and holds the transport case 30, moves perpendicularly to the branch transport path 22.

Then, the transport case 30 is placed on the claws 24 of the claw-equipped transport belt 23 of the branch transport path 22.
from there to the main conveyance path 21111.

This conveyor belt with claws 23. The structure and operation of the pawl 24 are similar to those described in Japanese Patent Application No. 60-275480. As explained above, in this embodiment, the transport case 30 that has arrived at the station 50 is presented with the upper part of the transport case 30 tilted toward the operator, and the upper part is the lid 42. Additionally, since the transport case 30 is presented at an angle that makes it easy to handle the objects inside the transport case 30, the user can
Objects to be transported can be handled easily. Furthermore, since the operator can easily handle the object to be transported, the time the user spends working on the transport device is shortened, and the work efficiency is increased.

Furthermore, when the transport case 30 that has arrived at the stay 7 is held by the transport case holding member 7&C, the transport case 30
* is shown to the user after being removed from the claw belt 23 of the branch conveyance path 22. Therefore, while the user is handling the transport case 30, even if the
Even if the transport case 30 moves, there is no risk that the transport case 30 will start moving, so it is relatively safe.

In the above embodiment, the transported object is stored in the transport case 30, but the transport case is also one of the transported objects, and depending on the specifications of the transport device, the transport case 30 may be stored in the transport case 30. Of course, it can be used even when there is no need to use it.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the object is presented to the side, eight persons can safely handle the object.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the periphery of the seventh eye, which is an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b) are perspective views of the presentation means.
-A- Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram showing seven conveyance stems to which the present invention is applied, and Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the main conveyance path.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a transport case that stores objects to be transported, FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing the appearance of the station 7, and FIG. 7 is a front view showing an example of the operation panel. 6... Presentation means, 21... Main conveyance means (main conveyance path)
, 22...branch conveyance means (branch conveyance path), 30...
Object to be transported (transportation case). Agent: Patent attorney Nori Chika Renma: Yamashita -N
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Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A main transport means for transporting an object; and a direction in which the object transported by this main transport means is branched from the main transport means at a predetermined position, and in a direction different from the transport direction of the main transport means. A conveyance device comprising: a branch conveyance means for conveying the object to the branch conveyance means; and a presentation means provided at a terminal end of the branch conveyance means for presenting the object to be conveyed in a state removed from the branch conveyance means. (2) The conveyance device according to claim 1, wherein the presenting means includes a holding means for holding the conveyed object at a predetermined angle. (3) The object to be transported is a transport case for storing and transporting the article, and the presentation means is characterized in that the transport case is presented with the open part of the lid facing upward. A conveying device according to claim 1.