KR101149499B1 - Unloading system and method of container - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a container unloading system and a method of unloading, comprising: a container crane for unloading a container from a vessel anchored in a port, a buffer station for temporarily storing a container unloaded through a container crane while lifting or circulating, and a buffer station. It is installed to be connected to the lower side of the container includes a platform to be transported along the transfer unit, and an automatic guided vehicle that can be transported to the destination by mounting a container located on the platform. Therefore, according to the present invention, the container unloading work for the container ship anchored in the port can be divided into the offshore container crane, the land buffer stage, and the automatic guided vehicle transported to the final destination, so that the unloading speed is improved. Unloading work is possible.

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Description

Container loading and unloading method {UNLOADING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTAINER}

The present invention relates to a container unloading system and a method of unloading, and more particularly, a container unloading system that can be divided on the sea side and the land side when unloading a container using a container crane in a floating port to improve the unloading speed And a method for unloading.

In general, a container manufactured in the form of an iron box for exclusively transporting cargo for import and export, etc., is loaded on a large vessel such as a container carrier and is mainly used for marine transportation. Such container loading and unloading operations are mainly performed by a container transfer device called a gantry crane, a quay crane or a container crane. Such a container conveying apparatus may be of various types, such as a single trolley, a double trolley and a dual hoist method, depending on the operation of the trolley for transporting the container.

Figure 1 schematically illustrates a container transport apparatus conventionally employed mainly in the port terminal.

Conventional container transfer device is installed in a state in which the trolley 15 for transporting the container 2 to the large steel structure 10 is installed on the inner wall of the port to enable the docking of the vessel (1).

Typically, the steel structure 10 is composed of a vertical frame 11 and a horizontal frame 12, as shown, the guide rail that is supported on the horizontal frame 12 so that the trolley 15 can be linearly reciprocated in a horizontal state (Not shown) is provided, and the trolley 15 is provided with a spread 16 for lifting and lifting the container 2 in a detachable state.

According to this conventional container transfer device, the spread 16 moves up and down while the trolley 15 linearly reciprocates between the marine vessel 1 on the sea side and the trailer 3 on the land side along the guide rail, and thus the container 2 is moved. As it is transported, it is possible to carry out loading and unloading operations.

However, the trolley 15 carries the container 2 while traveling linearly between the marine vessel 1 on the sea side and the trailer 3 on the land side, wherein the transport speed of the container 2 of the trolley 15 and Due to the difference in the entry speed and the processing speed of the trailer (vehicle), there is a problem that the loading and unloading efficiency, such as the trolley 15 waits for the trailer or the trailer has to wait for the trolley 15, and the like.

The present invention has been invented to solve the above problems, the purpose is to unload the container to the buffer station installed on land while the trolley moves, the container is moved up and down automatically in the buffer station is transferred to the platform through the conveyor The transported container is mounted on an unmanned automatic guided vehicle (AGV) using a hydraulic pressure or a manned container transport vehicle and transported to the final destination, so that the unloading work of the container is divided on the sea side and the land side, thereby improving the unloading speed as well as the container. It is to provide a high efficiency container unloading system and a unloading method that can solve the reduction of the work efficiency due to the difference in the processing speed of the crane and the processing speed of the transport vehicle.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a container crane for unloading a container from a vessel anchored in a port, a buffer station for temporarily storing the container unloaded through the container crane while lifting or circulating It is provided to be connected to the lower side and provided with a container unloading system including a platform in which the container is transported along the transport unit, and an automatic guided vehicle that can be transported to the destination by mounting the container located on the platform.

The buffer station may include a rotating chain rotated by a motor driving force, and a chain plate vertically circulating the containers provided and mounted at predetermined intervals along the rotating chain.

In addition, the platform includes a first conveyor for horizontally moving a plurality of containers on the same line from a buffer station, a designated position portion formed at an opening in the front side of the platform so that a plurality of containers can be positioned one by one, and perpendicular to the first conveyor. It may include a second conveyor to be positioned in a plurality of each of the plurality of containers transferred to the designated position portion, the opening size of the designated position portion may be formed smaller than the container area.

The induction vehicle may include a mounting plate that moves up and down so that the container located on the platform is mounted on the induction vehicle, and a guide bar having an “X” shape may be installed on the mounting plate.

In addition, the process of unloading the container by using a container crane from the vessel anchored in the harbor, the process of temporarily storing the container unloaded through the container crane in the buffer station, the process of moving the container from the buffer station to the platform in turn, It provides a container unloading method including the step of loading the container located on the platform to the automatic guided vehicle to the destination.

In addition, the processing speed of the container can be controlled by vertically rotating the container temporarily stored in the buffer station.

In addition, the container may be sequentially positioned at the designated opening portion of the platform.

According to the container unloading system and the unloading method of the present invention, the container unloading work for the container ship anchored in the port can be divided into a sea container crane, a land buffer stage, and an automatic guided vehicle transported to the final destination, It has the effect that the unloading operation of high efficiency which improves the unloading speed is possible.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present invention, but these are only examples, and the present invention is limited thereto. no.

Figure 2 is a schematic view showing a container unloading system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view of a platform and automatic guided vehicle in a container unloading system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the container unloading system of the present embodiment includes a container crane 100 for unloading the container 2 from the vessel 1, and a buffer station 110 temporarily storing the unloaded container 2. And, it may be configured as a platform 120 for mounting the container 2 to the automatic guided vehicle (130).

The container crane 100 unloads the container 2 from the vessel 1 anchored in the port, and puts the container 2 in the large steel structure 102 installed on the inner wall of the port so that the ship 1 can be docked. The trolley 104 for carrying) is installed in a movable state, and the trolley 104 is provided with a spread 106 for lifting and supporting the container 2 in a detachable state.

In addition, the buffer station 110 for temporarily storing the container 2 unloaded through the container crane 100 is provided with a motor 112 at the upper end side in the form of a box having a container 2 loading space therein. The motor 112 is provided with a rotating chain 114 orbitally rotated by the driving force of the motor 112, the chain plate 116 can be installed horizontally at regular intervals along the rotating chain 114. have.

In the chain plate 116, a container 2 which is unloaded through the container crane 100 may be located and temporarily stored.

The platform 120 may be installed to be connected to the lower side of the buffer station 110.

The platform 120 is composed of the upper portion 121 and the leg portion 122 is installed to the lower surface of the upper plate 121, the upper plate 121 is opened to the front side to the designated position so that the container 2 can be located The portion 124 may be formed.

One or more designated positions 124 may be formed, and the opening size may be smaller than the area of the container 2.

In addition, the upper plate 121 may be provided with a transfer unit 126 for moving the container 2 from the buffer station 110, the transfer unit 126 is a horizontal movement of the plurality of containers (2) continuously in the same line A first conveyor 126a is installed, and a second conveyor 126b is installed at right angles from the first conveyor 126a to position each container 2 transferred to each designated position portion 124. You can.

The second conveyor 126b may be formed in a pair connected with the designated position portion 124 therebetween.

The operation of the transfer unit 126 may be performed according to a controller (not shown) signal inputted so that the container 2 is sequentially positioned in the opened designated position unit 124 of the platform 120.

In addition, the auto guided vehicle 130, which mounts the container 2 located at the designated position portion 124 of the platform 120 and transfers it to a destination, is generally used to load goods from one place, such as a factory, to another. The vehicle can be wirelessly controlled.

A mounting plate 134 supported by an “X” shaped guide bar 132 is installed as an upper surface of the automatic induction vehicle 130, and one or more mounting plates 134 are installed in the automatic induction vehicle 130. It can be lifted up and down by the hydraulic cylinder 136. The area of the mounting plate 134 may be equal to or smaller than the opening size of the designated position portion 124.

Therefore, the automatic guided vehicle 130 lifts the container 2 located at the designated position portion 124 of the platform 120 to the mounting plate 134 and then moves forward, and removes the container 2 from the designated position portion 124 ( 2) and the mounting plate 134 is lowered to transfer to the destination.

Here, the automatic flow vehicle 130 is an example of an unmanned vehicle, but a manned container may be used.

The container unloading method having such a structure is performed as follows.

Loading and unloading the container from the vessel anchored in the port, temporarily storing the container unloaded by the container crane in the buffer station, moving the container from the buffer station to the platform in sequence, Mounting the container in the hydraulic lifting operation may include the step of transporting to the destination by automatic guided vehicle.

Herein, in more detail according to each process, the spread 106 moves up and down while the trolley 104 of the container crane 100 linearly reciprocates between the ship 1 on the sea side and the buffer station 110 on the land side. It moves and carries the container 2.

The container 2 unloaded to the buffer station 110 is placed on the chain plate 116, that is, the chain plate 116 rotates the rotating chain 114 orbitally rotated by the driving force of the motor 112. The container 2 on the chain plate 116 which is vertically circulated and unloaded continuously is placed on the platform 2, and the container 2 on the chain plate 116 moved downward is connected to the platform 120 along the transfer part 126 by a separate forklift or the like. Is transferred to).

At this time, the buffer station 110 controls the processing speed while vertically circulating the chain plate 116 on which the container 2 is placed, and the plurality of containers 2 are sequentially and sequentially transferred through the first conveyor 126a. Subsequently, the containers 2 are sequentially positioned one by one to the designated position portion 124 opened and driven by the second conveyor 126b according to a signal of a predetermined controller. ) May be automatically mounted on the induction vehicle 130 located on the lower side and transferred to the destination.

When the mounting process to the automatic guided vehicle 130 lifts the mounting plate 134 with the hydraulic cylinder 136, the mounting plate 134 passes through the designated position portion 124 while the guide bar 132 is extended and lifted. The container 2 is lifted up, and in that state, the induction vehicle 130 moves forward to remove the container 2 from the designated position part 124.

Next, the automatic guided vehicle 130 moves to the transfer destination in a state where the mounting plate 134 on which the container 2 is raised is lowered as the hydraulic cylinder 136.

When the container 2 is positioned in the designated position unit 124, the auto guided vehicle 130 that is automatically controlled may be moved and mounted regardless of the order.

As described above, the container 2 transported by the container crane 100 is unloaded to be temporarily stored in the buffer station 110 installed on the land, and the container 2 automatically moves up and down in the buffer station 110. The moved container 2 is moved to the platform 120 through the transfer unit 126, and the transferred container 2 is mounted on the auto guided vehicle 130 using hydraulic pressure and then moved, thereby moving the trolley 104 of the container crane 100. Since the shortening speed of the container 2 is improved, and the container 2 unloading speed of the trolley 104 is different from the transport speed of the container 2 in the land, the processing speed can be adjusted through the buffer station 110. In addition, as the unloading speed is improved, the number of trolleys 104 may be increased, and loading and unloading of both sides may be possible by installing the buffer station 110 and the platform 120 on the opposite side as well as unloading the unloaded port.

As described above as a specific embodiment of the container loading and unloading method according to the present invention, but this is only an example, the present invention is not limited to this, and should be construed as having the broadest scope in accordance with the basic idea disclosed herein. do. Those skilled in the art can easily change the material, size, etc. of each component according to the application field, and can be combined / substituted the disclosed embodiments to implement a pattern of a timeless shape, but this also does not depart from the scope of the present invention will be. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be readily made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Figure 1 schematically illustrates a container transport apparatus conventionally employed mainly in the port terminal,

Figure 2 is a schematic view showing a container unloading system according to an embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a perspective view of the platform and the automatic guided vehicle in the container unloading system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: container crane 102: steel structure

104: trolley 106: spread

110: buffer station 112: motor

114: rotation chain 116: chain plate

120: platform 121: top plate

122: leg portion 124: designated position portion

126: transfer unit 126a: first conveyor

126b: second conveyor 130: automatic induction vehicle

132: guide bar 134: mounting plate

136: hydraulic cylinder

Claims (9)

A container crane that unloads a container from a vessel anchored in the port, A buffer station for temporarily storing the container unloaded through the container crane while lifting or circulating the container; A platform installed to be connected to a lower side of the buffer station and the container being transported along a transport unit; It includes an automatic guided vehicle that can be mounted to the container located on the platform and transported to the destination, On the platform, A first conveyor for horizontally moving the plurality of containers on the same line from the buffer station; An opening portion formed at the front side of the platform, the designation position portion of which a plurality of containers can be positioned one by one; And a second conveyor, each of the plurality of containers formed and transferred from the first conveyor at a right angle to be positioned at the designated position. The method of claim 1, The buffer station, A rotating chain rotated by a motor driving force, Container unloading system consisting of a chain plate for vertically circulating the container is provided and mounted at a predetermined interval along the rotating chain. delete The method of claim 1, And the opening size of the designated position portion is smaller than the container area. The method of claim 1, And a loading plate for lifting and lowering the container positioned on the platform to be mounted on the automatic induction vehicle. 6. The method of claim 5, The loading plate is a container unloading system is installed "X 'shaped guide bar. Unloading the container using a container crane from a ship anchored in the port; Temporarily storing the container unloaded through the container crane in a buffer station; Sequentially moving the container from the buffer station to a platform; Mounting the container on the platform in an automatic guided vehicle and transferring the container to a destination; In the process of moving the container in turn from the buffer station to the platform, And unloading the container in order to open the designated portion of the platform. The method of claim 7, wherein In the process of temporarily storing the container unloaded through the container crane in the buffer station, Container discharging method for adjusting the processing speed of the container by vertically circulating the container temporarily stored in the buffer station. delete

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