JPS63310414A - Conveying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To carry out conveyance with high speed and high efficiency in the chart conveying device, etc., of a general hospital by providing a temporarily holding means for an object to be conveyed on the branch part between main and sub-conveying means, and moving an object to be conveyed to the temporarily holding means when another object to be conveyed exists in a take-out part at the time of the arrival of the object to be conveyed at the sub-conveying means. CONSTITUTION:When the arrival of a housing case 6a which passed through a main conveying passage 4 at its destination station 14 is detected by a detector and, as the existence of an empty housing case 6n at the take-out part 40 of the station 14 is confirmed by an unshown CPU, the housing case 6n is carried out through a vertical conveying passage 74b. And, the arrived housing case 6a is moved to a stage 52c via stages 52a, 52b, a housing case 61 on a stage 52f is translocated to a carrier via the stage 52a, and the housing case 6a is moved to the take-out part 40. By this structure, conveyance can be carried out with high speed and high efficiency.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Objective of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) This invention is useful for transporting medical records, slips, blood, Ringer's solution, etc. in general hospitals, etc., and for transporting mail, etc. at post offices, etc. The present invention relates to a conveyance device used for conveyance, etc.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, for example, in a general hospital, medical records, slips, heavy items, etc. are delivered and transported between the medical affairs department and the examination room. The transport methods include transporting medical records separately using a case conveyor, cypress slips using air chutes, and heavy items using a vertical conveyor, or using the same transport system using a self-propelled vehicle to transport medical records, slips, heavy items, etc. There is a method of conveying by

In the former case, the conveyance speed can be set depending on the article being conveyed. However, since multiple conveyance devices of different types are used, a large exclusive area is required. Air shooters can transport medical charts, slips, etc. at high speed, but it is difficult to transport them at the same time.

In the latter case, one model is efficient. However, there is a limit to the transport speed.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As mentioned above, this invention eliminates the drawback that a single model cannot transport medical records, slips, etc. at high speed and efficiently. It is an object of the present invention to provide a conveyance device that can convey objects at high speed and efficiently, and can also convey objects to be conveyed quickly to a take-out section.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The conveyance device of the present invention includes a main conveyance means for conveying an object, a main conveyance means for conveying the object to be conveyed branched from the main conveyance means to a take-out section, A sub-transport means for transporting the object to be transported, which is supplied from the take-out section, toward the main transport means, and a holding means that is provided near a joint between the main transport means and the sub-transport means and temporarily holds the object to be transported. , a first detection means for detecting in advance that an object to be transported is supplied from the main transport means to the sub-transport means, and a second detection means for detecting whether or not there is an empty object to be transported in the take-out section. , and when the supply of the object to be transported is detected by the first detection means and the empty object is detected by the second detection means, the object to be transported from the take-out section is transferred from the sub-transport means to the holding means. It consists of means for starting conveyance towards.

(Function) The present invention allows the sub-transporting means to transport the transported object branched from the main transport means for transporting the transported object to the take-out section, and directs the transported object supplied from the take-out section toward the main transport means. The object to be transported is temporarily held by a holding means provided near a joint between the main transport means and the sub-transport means, and the object is supplied from the main transport means to the sub-transport means. The first
A second detection means detects in advance whether there is an empty object to be conveyed in the take-out section, and the first
When the supply of the object to be transported is detected by the detection means and the empty object is detected by the second detection means, the object to be transported in the take-out section is transported from the sub-transporting means to the holding means. It was designed to start.

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

FIG. 2 shows the conveying device of this invention.

That is, 2 is a main conveyance mechanism, and this main conveyance mechanism includes a first main conveyance path section formed in an annular shape, and a branch from a midway part of this first main conveyance path section, and a second main conveyance path section. The storage case (object to be transported) 6 is transported along the main transport path 4, which is composed of a second main transport path section that merges with the second main transport path section. This storage case 6 is a case for storing various items such as medical records, slips, ringers, etc., and the shape of the case is determined according to the items to be stored. In addition, if the contents of the case, such as Ringer's, are to be disturbed, the inner case is fitted snugly into the storage case 6. The storage case 6 is locked when the lid is closed, and the lock is removed by hand to take out the contents.

This main transport mechanism 2 has a main transport path 4 as shown in FIG.
It is suspended from the ceiling of the hallway 12 so that it is approximately horizontal. A plurality of stations 14 are provided on the main transport path 4 at intervals.

The plurality of sub-transport mechanisms 16 each transport the storage case 6 along a plurality of sub-transport paths 18 extending from the station 14 on the main transport path 4 .

The sub-transport route 18 includes medical supplies, endoscopy, stomatology surgery, otorhinolaryngology, orthopedics, surgery, neurosurgery, after-hours care, internal medicine,
It extends along the inner wall surface of each room 20 such as pediatrics, ophthalmology, obstetrics and gynecology, and urology.

The extending end of the sub-conveyance path 18 extending downward is located at the bottom of the floor where the main conveyance path 4 is provided.

The extending end of the auxiliary transport path 18 rising upward extends to the examination room 20 on the upper floor of the floor where the main transport path 4 is provided.

When connecting the sub-transport path 18 to the examination room 20 above or below, for example, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. A fourth main conveyance path section (not shown) is provided, and the sub-conveyance path 18 is connected to this fourth main conveyance path section (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 4, the main transport mechanism 2 has a carrier (transport carrier) 24 having a case accommodating section 22. This carrier 24 is supported by a support member 26. This support member 26 includes a plurality of guide rollers 28 . These guide rollers 28 are movably guided by a pair of guide rails 30. This allows the carrier 24 to move at high speed along the main transport path 4.

The carrier 24 is provided with a reaction plate 32 which is a secondary conductor. On the main conveyance path 4,
Stators 34, which are negative conductors, are provided at predetermined intervals. These reaction plates 32 and stator 34 constitute a linear motor. The stator 34 is energized and driven by a power supply device (not shown), and a magnetic flux that changes with time is applied to the reaction plate 32. A constant propulsive force or braking force is generated in the reaction plate 32 by this change in magnetic flux. As a result, the carrier 24 is moved or stopped. The station 14 provided on the main conveyance path 4 is provided with the stator 34 described above. The carrier 24 is stopped at this station 14 if necessary.

In addition, the code|symbol 36 is a casing which covers the main conveyance path 2. This casing 36 consists of a lower case 36a and an upper case 36b that is detachable from the lower case 36a so that inspection and maintenance can be easily performed.

As shown in FIG.
At the lower end of the housing 38, there is an operation panel 39, a case takeout/supply section (takeout section) 40, and a device that uses infrared rays or the like to detect when an object (human being) approaches the vicinity to prevent danger. Detection means are provided.

When the detection means detects that an object approaches, the movement of the storage case 6 by the sub-transport path 18 is stopped.

As shown in FIG. 6, the operation panel 39 has a speaker hole 39a1 provided corresponding to a speaker (not shown) that generates an arrival sound when the storage case 6 arrives at the case removal and supply section 4o. Display section 39b1 for providing guidance on arrival, start, destination (destination), etc. Numeric keypad for manually inputting the destination 39c1 Call key 39d1 for instructing to start Destination key 39e1 Correction key for correcting manual input 39e1 Emergency stop display for displaying emergency stop Operation indicator 3 that displays the operating status of device 39f1
The arrival indicator 39h1 displays the arrival of 9g1, and the error indicator 39i displays an error.

In the case of destination display, the display section 39b displays the destination and a number for each destination.
In the case of arrival display, the name of the destination and the name of the starting station (starting subtransport route) are displayed, and the arrows are set according to the number of buffers. If there is no display of the destination or the like, it indicates an empty storage case 6.

Furthermore, when the destination (the sub-transport path 18) is down (abnormal state), the display section 39b displays a message to that effect ("unavailable because the destination is down").

The case takeout and supply section 4o is provided with an open/close detector for the lid of the storage case 6 and an empty detector for detecting whether the storage case 6 is empty or not.

The station 14 is provided with a transfer mechanism 44, as shown in FIG. This transfer mechanism 44 transfers the storage case 6 containing medical charts etc. A between the main transfer mechanism 2 and the sub-transport mechanism 16. That is, this transfer mechanism 44 is operated by a pulse motor 46 as shown in FIG.
It has a timing belt 48 driven by.

A pushing plate 50 is attached to the timing belt 48, and the pushing plate 50 reciprocates along a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the carrier 24 on the main conveyance path 4 as the timing belt 48 rotates forward and backward. .

The extrusion/plate 50 is provided at a height that pushes against the side surface of the storage case 6. Due to this reciprocating movement of the push-out plate 50, the storage case 6 held in the carrier 24 of the main transport mechanism 2 is pushed out to the stage 52a serving as a receiving/delivery section of the sub-transport mechanism 16, or the storage case 6 on the stage 52a is pushed out. Case 6 is placed on carrier 24.

An opening/closing lid 54 is provided at the top of the storage case 6 for taking out and putting in and out medical records etc. A.

As shown in FIG. 7, the carrier 24 has a pair of holding frame portions 58 in an abbreviated shape, and the storage case 6 is held by the holding frame portions 58. The storage case 6 stored in the case storage section 22 is restricted from moving only along the moving direction of the carrier 24 and from moving up and down. That is, the storage case 6 can freely move in the transfer direction.

For this reason, the holding frame portion 58 of the carrier 24 is provided with a case fixing mechanism 60. This case fixing mechanism 60 fixes the storage case 6 housed in the case storage section 22 so that the storage case 6 will not come out during transportation.

This case fixing mechanism 60 has a pair of fixing members 62. These fixing members 62 are each constructed by bending both ends of a wire rod in the same direction and then bending the tip downwards, and are connected to the carrier via a pair of support shafts 64. It is rotatably attached to the holding frame portion 58 of No. 24.

Biasing springs 6 are provided at both ends of these fixing members 62, respectively.
6 are connected to each other. These biasing springs 66 keep the fixing member 62 in a position where it is always in contact with the stopper 68, that is, as shown by the solid line.
The image front end 62a is biased so that it is located at the case entrance/exit portion of the case storage section 22. The storage case 6 accommodated in the case storage section 22 has a pair of fixing members 62
It is held by four tip portions 62a.

Each station 14 has a pair of release mechanisms 70 for releasing the fixing operation by the case fixing mechanism 60 as necessary.
is provided. This release mechanism 70 is a push-down rod 72
have. These push-down rods 72 are lowered by a cylinder (not shown). As a result, the midway portion of the fixing member 62 is pushed down against the biasing force of the spring 66, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 7, whereby the fixing member 62 is rotationally displaced. Due to the rotational displacement movement of the fixed member 62,
The image front end portions 62a are each displaced to a position where insertion and removal of the storage case 6 is not hindered, as shown by two-dot chain lines in FIG.

Further, the sub-transport path 18, that is, the sub-transport mechanism 16
As shown in the figure and FIG. 9, it is composed of a horizontal conveyance path 74a and a vertical conveyance path 74b having a buffering function.

The sub-conveyance mechanism 16 includes a horizontal belt 78 for the horizontal conveyance path 74a, a vertical belt 80, a direction conversion mechanism 82,
It has horizontal belt drive motors 84, . . . and a vertical belt drive motor 86.

As shown in FIGS. 1A and 9B, the horizontal conveyance path 74a is composed of two rows of three stages, that is, six stages 52a-52b-,...52f. has been done. These stages 52a1... have a function of buffering the storage case 6, and have a maximum of 3 stages.
Two storage cases 6 can be buffered at the same time.

The horizontal belt 78 is connected to each of the stages 52a1...
It is set in. For example, on the stage 52a, the storage case 6 on the carrier 24 is transferred onto the horizontal belt 78 by the transfer timing belt 48, and the storage case 6 on the horizontal belt 78 is transferred onto the carrier 24. be done. Further, the horizontal conveyor belts 78, . . . are driven in normal and φ reverse directions by the corresponding horizontal belt drive motors 84, . The storage case 6 is sent from the carrier 24 to the next stage 52b, and the storage case 6 pushed from the restage 52f is sent to the carrier 24 by the pushing mechanism 94.

In addition, the other stages 52a to 52f include a pushing mechanism,
Alternatively, a transfer mechanism or the like is provided.

As shown in FIG. 8, the case removal and supply section 40 is provided with a case removal guide 100. As shown in FIG. This case removal guide 100 is attached to a rotation shaft 102. When the rotation shaft 102 is rotated by the motor 104, the case removal guide 100 is rotated from an upright position shown by a solid line in FIG. 8 to an inclined position shown by a phantom line. The storage case 6 is held by the case retrieval guide 100 in the upright position of the case retrieval guide 100.
The storage case 6 can be taken out from the case take-out guide 100 at the inclined position.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, each of the direction changing mechanisms 82 has a pair of rotating frames (not shown). Each rotating frame has two pairs of rollers 128.
．． 130 are rotatably mounted, each pair of rollers 128
, 130 are provided with belts 132 and 134, respectively.

A claw 136 that engages with the storage case 6 is attached to one of the belts 132. The storage case 6 is conveyed by driving this belt 132 by a motor 138 fixed to a rotating frame. other belt 1
34 is driven by a motor 140 fixed to a rotating frame to convey the storage case 6 by frictional force.

For example, the timing of starting the storage case 6a in which medical records and the like are stored will be explained using FIG. 1(a). That is, the storage case 6a in which medical records and the like are stored is supplied to the case retrieval supply unit 40, and the stages 52e and 52f are
With empty storage cases 6b and 6c set in
When the storage case 6 in the case takeout supply section 40 is instructed to start, the storage case 6a of the case takeout supply section 40
is moved to the stage 52f via the vertical conveyance path 74b1 stages 52d and 52e, and the empty storage case 6C of the stage 52f is moved to the stage 52a, 52b, 52e%.
52d, and the vertical conveyance path 74b to the case takeout/supply section 40, and the empty storage case 6b on the stage 52e is moved to the stage 52c via the stages 52f and 52a152b. When the carrier 24 stops at the corresponding station, the empty storage case 6d on the carrier 24 is transferred to the stage 5 via the stage 52a.
2b, and the storage case 6a on the stage 52f is moved onto the carrier 24 via the stage 52a.

Thereafter, the storage case 6a in which medical records and the like placed on the carrier 24 are stored is transported by the main transport path 4.

Further, the arrival (incoming call) of the storage case 6a in which medical records and the like are stored will be explained using FIG. 1(b).

That is, there is no empty storage case 6n in the case takeout supply section 40.
is set and empty storage cases 6ms 61 are set on stages 52e and 52f, the main transport path 4
When it is determined that the storage case 6 has arrived from the storage case 6, the storage case 6n of the case removal and supply section 40 is moved toward the stage 52e via the vertical conveyance path 74b1 and the stage 52d, and the empty storage case 6m of the stage 52e is moved. It is moved to stage 52f. When the carrier 24 stops at the corresponding station, the storage case 6a on the carrier 24 is transferred to the stage 52 via the stage 52a152b.
c, and the storage case 61 on the stage 52f is moved onto the carrier 24 via the stage 52a. Thereafter, the empty storage case 61 placed on the carrier 24 is transported by the main transport path 4. Also, stage 52c
The storage case 6a set in the storage case 6a is moved to the case takeout and supply section 40 via the stage 52d1 and the vertical conveyance path 74b.

Next, the entire electric circuit will be explained using FIG. 10. That is, the central control device 150 controls the entire system, and includes a main control section 151, a monitoring panel 152, and a sub-control section 15.
3, and each station 14,..., sub-conveyance path 18
Interface to connect with (composed of R3232C) 1
54,... Above central control unit! Reference numeral 150 indicates the conveyance state of the storage cases 6 on the main conveyance path 4, that is, the position and which sub-conveyance path 18 the storage cases 6 are being conveyed to be supplied to. It is designed to output which storage case 6 is compatible. Further, the central control device 150 determines the down state of each sub-transport path 18 in accordance with a signal supplied from a CPU 160 of each sub-transport path 18, which will be described later.

Further, each station 14, . . . and the sub-transport path 18, . . . corresponding to each station 14, . R8232C) 161, the operation panel 39, a detector 162 that detects whether the storage case 6 in the case takeout and supply section 40 is empty, and a detector 162 that detects whether there is an object (human) near the case takeout and supply section. a power supply control circuit 1648% for controlling the plurality of stators 34 in the main transport path 4, a driver 165 for controlling the driving of the sub transport path 18, and a transport of the storage case 6. It is composed of a detector 166 that detects.

The power supply control circuit 164a controls the positioning and stopping of the carrier 24 by controlling the frequency of the power applied to the stator 34, and the power supply control circuits 164b, . . .
The speed of the carrier 24 is controlled by on/off control of the power applied to the stator 34.

The CPU 160 includes a power supply control circuit 164a.

By controlling the stators 34, . . . , by controlling the stators 34, .
8), when accelerating using all the stators 34 and stopping the carrier at this station 14 (in other words, when the storage case 6 is not taken into the corresponding sub-transport path 18) When taking in), decelerate using the 2nd and 3rd stators 34 and 34 from the left,
The carrier 24 is stopped by the stator 34 of the first person.

Further, when the storage case 6 is detected by the detector 166, the CPU 160 determines whether to allow the storage case 6 to pass or to stop based on a signal from the central control device 150 and a start instruction from the operation panel 39. It is something to judge.

Furthermore, when the sub-transport path 18 malfunctions or is abnormal (down), the CPU 160 detects the abnormality and outputs it to the central control device 150, so that the storage case 6 can be transferred to the sub-transport path 18. Delivery is now suspended.

Note that the central distribution board 170 is connected to the central control device 1501 described above.
Each of the stations 14, ..., the power supply control circuit 1
64a, . . . and the sub-conveyance path 18, for example, an AC voltage of 200V is applied.

Next, the operation in the above configuration will be explained. For example, now, the storage case 6 containing medical records, etc. is set in the case takeout and supply unit 40 of the predetermined sub-transport path 18, the destination is entered using the numeric keys 39c of the operation panel 39, and the start key 3 is set.
Insert 9d. By inputting this destination, CPU160
outputs the destination to the main control section 151. Then, the main control unit 151 checks whether or not the sub-transport path 18 of the corresponding destination is in a down state, and outputs this check result to the CPU 160 to which the destination is supplied. As a result, that CPU1
60, when a signal indicating that the destination is down is supplied from the main control section 151, displays a message "Unavailable because the destination is down φ" on the display section 39b, and is set in the case extraction supply section 40. Do not move the storage case 6. Further, the CPU 160 includes the main control unit 15
If a signal indicating that the destination is not in a down state is supplied from 1, the storage case 6 set in the case retrieval supply unit 40
is moved and output to the main conveyance path 4.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1(a), the storage case 6a in which medical records and the like of the case retrieval and supply section 40 are stored is moved to the stage 52f via the vertical conveyance path 74b1 and the stage 52d152e, and the empty stage 52f is moved to the stage 52f. Storage case 6C is stage 52a-52b 152c
The empty storage cases 6b on the stage 52e are moved to the case take-out supply section 40 via the vertical conveyance path 74b, and the empty storage cases 6b on the stage 52e are transferred to the stages 52f, 52a, 52b.
The stage 52c is then moved to the stage 52c. Then, when the carrier 24 on which the empty storage case 6d is placed stops at the corresponding station, the empty storage case 6d on the carrier 24 is moved to the stage 52b via the stage 52a, and the storage case 6a on the stage 52f is moved to the stage 52b. is moved onto the carrier 24 via the stage 52a. Thereafter, the storage case 6a in which medical records and the like placed on the carrier 24 are stored is transported by the main transport path 4.

When the storage case 6a is supplied to the main conveyance path 4, the CP
U160 outputs a signal indicating its status to main control section 151. As a result, the main control unit 151 controls the storage case 6.
The supply of a to the main conveyance path 4 is stored. Hereafter, main control unit 1
Reference numeral 51 sequentially detects the moving position of the storage case 6a on the main transport path 4.

A carrier 24 on which the storage case 6a is placed
When the transport of the station 14 is detected by the detector 166 of the corresponding destination (station 14), the main control section 151 outputs an arrival signal to the CPU 160 of that station 14.

Then, the CPU 160 confirms that there is no person near the sub-transport path 18 and that an empty storage case 6n is set in the case takeout/supply section 40, and then moves the corresponding storage case on the main transport path 4. 6a is accepted, that is, arrival processing is performed.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1(b), when the detector 166 detects the arriving storage case 6a in a state where the empty storage case 6n is set in the case retrieval/supply section 40, the CPU 160 , the storage case 6n of the case removal and supply unit 40 starts to be transported through the vertical transport path 74b. The CPU 160 also operates a power supply control circuit 164 a s
. . , the carrier 24 is decelerated and stopped to correspond to the station 14 of the sub-transport path 18. Then, the storage case 6a on the carrier 24 is placed on stage 5.
2a and 52b to the stage 52c, and the storage case 61 on the stage 52f is moved onto the carrier 24 via the stage 52a. After this, carrier 24
An empty storage case 61 placed thereon is conveyed by the main conveyance path 4.

Moreover, the storage case 6a moved to the stage 52c is
It is moved to the case take-out supply section 40 via the stage 52d1 and the vertical conveyance path 74b.

At this time, arrival information (starting station, name of destination) of the storage case 6a is provided on the display section 39b. As a result, medical records and the like can be delivered using the storage case 6a supplied to the case removal and supply section 40.

In addition, the storage case 6a that stores the medical records etc. launched from the predetermined station 14 as described above is placed on the main transport path 4.
When the corresponding destination station 14 goes down while the storage case 6a is being transported, the main control unit 151 changes the starting station of the storage case 6a to the arrival station. Then, the arrival process is performed as described above, and the case is returned to the case retrieval supply unit 40 in the corresponding sub-transport path 18 of the starting station 14, and the display unit 3 in the operation unit 39
9b indicates that the destination station is down.

Further, when the corresponding destination station 14 goes down before the storage case 6a storing medical records etc. is supplied to the main conveyance path 4 after performing the above-mentioned start processing, the CPU 151 removes and supplies the storage case 6a. Return to section 40.

As mentioned above, a mechanism for buffering storage cases is provided between the main transport path and the sub-transport path, and the storage cases supplied to the sub-transport path are transported to the front of the station corresponding to that sub-transport path. When the storage case is removed, the empty storage case set at the take-out section of the sub-conveyance path is started to be moved.

As a result, a single model can transport storage cases in which medical records, slips, etc. are stored, for example, at high speed and efficiently, and moreover, storage cases on the main transport path can be transported quickly to the sub transport path.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention, a single model can transport, for example, medical records, slips, etc. at high speed and efficiently, and the objects to be transported can be transported quickly to the take-out section. We can provide a conveyance device that can

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings are for explaining one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the movement state of the storage case at the time of departure and arrival, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the conveyance device. Figure 3 is a diagram showing the positional relationship between the main conveyance path and sub-conveyance path of the same device, Figure 4 is a sectional view schematically showing the main conveyance path of the same device, and Figure 5 is a diagram showing the main conveyance path of the same device. FIG. 6 is a perspective view schematically showing a part of the transport path and the sub-transport path, FIG. 6 is a plan view for explaining the configuration of the operation panel, FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the transfer mechanism of the device, and FIG. 9 and 9 are perspective views showing the internal structure of the sub-conveyance path, and FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the structure of the electric circuit. 2... Main transport mechanism, 4... Transport path, 6... Storage case (object to be transported), A... Medical records, etc., 14... Stage gin, 16... Sub-transport mechanism, 18 ...Subconveyance path, 24...Carrier, 32...Reaction plate, 34...Stator, 39...Operation unit, 39b.
...Display section, 40...Case supply and takeout section (takeout section)
, 52as~...stage, 74a...horizontal conveyance path, 74b...vertical conveyance path, 150...central control unit, 160...CPU. 164a, ... power supply control circuit, 162.163.1
66...Detector, 165...Driver.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A main transport means for transporting objects; A main transport means for transporting objects branched from the main transport means to a take-out section, and transporting objects supplied from the take-out section to the main transport means. holding means for temporarily holding the object to be transported, which is provided in the vicinity of a joint between the main transport means and the sub-transport means; a first detection means for detecting in advance whether or not there is an empty object to be conveyed in the take-out section;
supply of the conveyed object is detected by the detection means and the first detection means,
Moreover, the present invention is characterized by comprising means for starting to transport the object in the take-out section from the sub-transport means to the holding means when an empty object is detected by the second detection means. Conveyance device. (2) The conveyance device according to claim 1, wherein the object to be conveyed is a storage body that stores medical records, slips, etc.