US20030102277A1 - Automatic warehouse - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an automatic warehouse used in a clean room or the like, and more specifically, to a configuration of a housing portion of the automatic warehouse.
- the rack is constructed by arranging a plurality of strut units parallel with one another, the strut units each having a large number of shelf members arranged in a vertical direction and on one or both of the sides of each of a pair of struts arranged at a front and rear positions (in a direction in which articles are loaded and unloaded), respectively.
- the pair of struts is attached to the front and rear ends of the shelf members.
- the housing shelf is composed of a pair of shelf members attached to the adjacent strut units. The article is placed on the pair of shelf members so as to extend over them.
- the present invention provides an automatic warehouse in which an article housing portion is constructed by installing a plurality of strut units parallel with one another, the strut units each having a large number of shelf members arranged in a vertical direction and extended between a pair of struts arranged in a direction in which articles are loaded and unloaded, the automatic warehouse housing articles each having projecting portions on its sides, the automatic warehouse being characterized in that one of the pair of struts, which is located at the loading and unloading side of the article, is arranged closer to the strut, which is located further from the loading and unloading side of the article, and at a position at which the strut located at the loading and unloading side of the article does not interfere with the projecting portions on the sides of the articles.
- the pair of struts is integrally formed, and a through-hole is formed between the pair of struts so that a member projecting from a floor surface is inserted into the through-hole.
- a fitting groove is formed in each side of each of the pair of struts so as to extend in a longitudinal direction, and a fixture is engaged with each of the fitting grooves so that the shelf members are mounted via the fixtures.
- groove portions are formed in a bottom surface of the article at opposite ends of the bottom surface located at the loading and unloading side of the article, and at a central position of the bottom surface located further from the loading and unloading side of the article, and outermost edges of each groove portion are arranged radially relative to its center so as to form three vertexes of an equilateral triangle.
- positioning pins are projectingly disposed on each of the shelf members and engaged with holes formed at those ends of the bottom surface of the article which are located at the loading and unloading side of the article, and a rotation preventing member is provided at a tip portion of the shelf member.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic warehouse of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the automatic warehouse.
- FIG. 3 is a top sectional view of the automatic warehouse.
- FIG. 4A is a front view showing how a side wall unit is installed so as to extend vertically
- FIG. 4B is a front view showing how a strut member is connected to the side wall unit installed so as to extend vertically.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing how strut members are connected together.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing how a joint material is attached to the strut member.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing how an engaging unit engages with a fitting groove in the strut member.
- FIG. 8 is a plan view of the strut member.
- FIG. 9 is a plan view showing how the engaging unit engages with the fitting groove in the strut member.
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing how a nut plate is inserted into the joint material.
- FIG. 11 is a front sectional view showing how the strut member and the joint material are clamped together.
- FIG. 12 is a front sectional view showing how the lower end of the strut member is fixedly positioned on a floor surface.
- FIG. 13 is a plan view showing how outer wall panels are mounted on the strut member, wherein FIG. 13A shows that a mounting operation has not been started yet, FIG. 13B shows that the mounting operation is being performed, and FIG. 13C shows that the mounting operation has been completed.
- the automatic warehouse 1 is provided with a pair of a front and rear housing portions 20 , 20 having a large number of housing shelves 25 , 25 , and an article conveying device 3 .
- Each of the housing portions 20 , 20 is provided with a large number of housing shelves 25 , 25 , . . . arranged in a lateral direction and a vertical direction.
- the pair of housing portions 20 , 20 is arranged inside a cabinet 2 opposite each other so as to sandwich a rail 38 for a carriage 30 , described later.
- a fan 9 used to suck dust is installed below a horizontal plate 29 disposed at the bottom of each of the housing portions 20 .
- the article conveying device 3 comprises a hoisting table 34 acting as a conveying member and a loading device 4 arranged on the hoisting table 34 .
- the article conveying device 3 receives an article 8 through a delivery port (not shown in the drawings) formed in the cabinet 2 and places it on the hoisting table 34 using the loading device 4 , subsequently moves the hoisting table 34 to one of the housing shelf 25 which is empty, and then delivers the article 8 to the housing shelf 25 using the loading device 4 .
- the article conveying device 3 may receive the article 8 already housed on the housing shelf 25 and place it on the hoisting table 34 using the loading device 4 , subsequently move the hoisting table 34 to the delivery port, and then deliver the article 8 to the delivery port using the loading device 4 .
- a track composed of rails 38 , 38 is laid between the housing portions 20 , 20 .
- the carriage 30 is arranged on the rails 38 , 38 .
- the carriage 30 is provided with running wheels 31 , 31 , . . . arranged on the rails 38 , 38 .
- a mast 36 is installed on the carriage 30 via a turn table 35 so as to extend vertically, and is configured to be rotationally driven together with the turn table 35 .
- the hoisting table 34 is attached to the mast 36 so as to be elevatingly driven in a vertical direction.
- the loading device 4 which loads the article 8 , is provided on the hoisting table 34 .
- the loading device 4 is configured to operate as a extendable robot hand, and the loading device 4 is provide with a fork 41 at its tip to support the article 8 by scooping up the article 8 from below.
- a projection projects upward from the top surface of the fork 41 .
- a hole portion is formed in the bottom surface of the article 8 so that the projection can be inserted through this hole portion.
- the fork 41 holding the article 8 is inserted between a lateral pair of shelf members 25 L, 25 R constituting the housing shelf 25 .
- the article 8 is placed on the shelf members 25 L, 25 R.
- the shelf member 25 L (or 25 R) is molded by bending a plate-like member by press working or the like, and a tip portion 25 b is bent obliquely upward, and one side portion 25 c is bent vertically downward and is attached to a strut member 21 .
- positioning pins 14 , 14 are projectingly disposed on the top surfaces of the shelf members 25 L, 25 R, respectively.
- the article 8 placed on the housing shelf 25 is provided with groove portions in its bottom surface at three positions, i.e. on the opposite sides of the bottom surface located at the insertion side of the fork 41 , that is, located at the loading and unloading side of the article 8 , and in a central portion of the bottom surface located further from the insertion side of the fork 41 , that is, located further from the loading and unloading side of the article 8 , the groove portions being arranged radially relative to the center of the bottom surface.
- the tops of the outermost edges of the groove portions form the three vertexes of an equilateral triangle.
- the article 8 is placed on the housing shelf 25 by engaging the grooves located on the opposite sides of the bottom surface located at the loading and unloading side of the article 8 , with the positioning pins 14 , 14 on the top surfaces of the shelf members 25 L, 25 R, respectively. Further, at this time, the tip portions 25 b , 25 b of the shelf members 25 L, 25 R are placed so as to abut against the end of the article 8 located at the loading and unloading side of the article 8 . Accordingly, the tip portions 25 b , 25 b of the shelf members 25 L, 25 R regulate rotation of the article 8 .
- the article 8 is positioned by the positioning pins 14 , 14 provided on the shelf members 25 L, 25 R, respectively, and the bent tip portions 25 b , 25 b .
- This configuration does not require a positioning pin that is engaged with the groove portion formed in the bottom surface of the article 8 in its central portion located further from the loading and unloading side of the article 8 . This reduces the number of parts required.
- the fork 41 may be used to insert the groove portions in the bottom surface of the article 8 over the two positioning pins 14 , 14 on the shelf members 25 L, 25 R, respectively.
- An inserting operation can be accomplished more easily than in the case with three positioning pins. Consequently, insertion errors are reduced to improve reliability.
- a feeder line holder 50 is suspended from at least one of the horizontal plates 29 , arranged at the bottoms of the housing portions 20 , and the feeder line holder 50 holds a pair of feeder lines 51 , 51 at its tip portion.
- the feeder lines 51 , 51 are arranged along the rails 38 , 38 , and further, the carriage 30 is provided with a power receiving device 5 that obtains current from a magnetic field generated in the feeder lines 51 , 51 .
- the power receiving device 5 is provided with an E-shaped core 52 .
- the pair of feeder lines 51 , 51 is inserted into the core 52 and arranged so as not to contact with the core 52 .
- a pickup coil 53 is wound around the core 52 . Accordingly, the power receiving device 5 obtains current on the basis of the nature that the magnetic field generated in the feeder lines 51 , 51 induces electromotive force in the pickup coil 53 as a result of electromagnetic induction.
- Electric power obtained by the power receiving device 5 as described above is used to drive a drive source for the carriage 30 , a drive source for the hoisting table 34 , and others provided in the article conveying device 3 .
- a frame is formed of the strut members 21 , 21 , . . . , the side wall unit 24 , and joint materials 22 , 22 , . . . that connect the strut members 21 , 21 together and the strut member 21 and the side wall unit 24 together.
- Thin-plate-like outer wall panels 23 are mounted on the respective surface areas defined by the strut members 21 , 21 and the joint materials 22 , 22 .
- the shelf members 25 L, 25 R are attached to the left and right sides of the strut member 21 , respectively, and to the inner side of the side wall unit 24 and are arranged at predetermined intervals in a height direction as shown in FIG. 4.
- the strut member 21 comprises strut bases 21 B, 21 B to which the shelf members 25 L, 25 R are attached, respectively, and a cylindrical member 21 A provided between the strut bases 21 B, 21 B, the strut bases 21 B, 21 B and the cylinder member 21 A being molded integrally by extruding aluminum.
- Fitting grooves 21 a , 21 a , 21 a , 21 a , 21 b each appearing to be T-shaped in a sectional view are formed at five locations, i.e. in opposite sides of each of the strut bases 21 B, 21 B and the outer side of one of the strut bases 21 B which is orthogonal to the above opposite sides.
- a lateral pair of engaging pieces 21 c , 21 c is projectingly disposed on the outer sides of the other strut base 21 B, respectively.
- the tips of the engaging pieces 21 c , 21 c are bent so as to face each other, with a generally T-shaped engaging groove 21 d formed between the tips.
- the fitting grooves 21 a , 21 b and the engaging groove 21 c are formed along the longitudinal direction of the strut member 21 , and engaging units 11 are engaged with the fitting grooves 21 a , 21 b , and the joint materials 22 are assembled via the engaging units 11 as described later in detail.
- a nut plate is engaged with the fitting groove 21 a at its predetermined position, and a fixing hole formed in the side portion 25 c of the shelf member 25 L (or 25 R) is then arranged at the side of the nut plate.
- a fixing bolt 15 is then inserted through the fixing hole sideward from the exterior. Then, the fixing bolt 15 and the nut plate are clamped together.
- the side portion 25 c of the shelf member 25 L (or 25 R) is fitted in the two fitting grooves 21 a , 21 a , formed in one side of the strut member 21 , via the fixing bolts 15 , 15 and the nut plate (see FIG. 2).
- a large number of shelf members 25 L, 25 R, . . . are attached to the respective sides of the strut member 21 at predetermined intervals to form a strut unit in advance.
- a strut unit is constructed by installing a large number of shelf members on a pair of struts arranged at a front and rear positions so that the shelf members are arranged in the vertical direction.
- one of the pair of struts which is located at the loading and unloading side of the article 8 , is arranged closer to the other strut, which is located further from the loading and unloading side of the article 8 .
- both struts are molded integrally to construct the strut member 21 .
- the strut unit is constructed by attaching a large number of shelf members 25 L, 25 R to the strut member 21 so that the shelf members are arranged in the vertical direction.
- Some articles 8 have hand gripping portions 8 a , 8 a projecting from their opposite sides.
- the hand gripping portions 8 a , 8 a When the article 8 having the hand gripping portions 8 a , 8 a is housed, the hand gripping portions 8 a , 8 a and the strut members 21 , 21 are prevented from interfering with each other.
- the article 8 can be housed more efficiently without widening the lateral space between the strut members 21 , 21 .
- the strut unit of the present configuration can be conveyed more easily than the conventional strut unit, in which a large number of concave housing shelves project from the strut. Therefore, the strut unit of the present configuration allows the article to be conveyed more efficiently.
- the strut unit of the present configuration is extended vertically in an outer peripheral portion of the area in which the cabinet 2 is to be installed. This allows workers to perform operations more easily. Further, the adjacent strut members 21 , 21 can be easily assembled together via the joint members 22 .
- the engaging unit 11 appears generally like a key in a plan view.
- a T-shaped engaging portion 11 b is projected from a square main body 11 a , and a fitting hole 11 c is formed in the center of the main body 11 a .
- An edge 11 d of the fitting hole 11 c in one side of the main body 11 a is chamfered so as to be tapered. This allows a fixing bolt 13 to be inserted easily into the fitting hole 11 e from above with the main body 11 a located so that the above mentioned side of it faces upward.
- the joint material 22 is formed, by extruding aluminum or the like, to have a hollow portion extending in the longitudinal direction.
- the top and bottom surfaces of the joint material 22 are connected together by a pair of vertical planes 22 b , 22 b , and the vertical planes 22 b , 22 b are connected together by a reinforcing member 22 a .
- a general “H” shape is formed by the vertical planes 22 b , 22 b and a horizontal plane 22 c of the reinforcing member 22 a .
- Step portions 22 d , 22 d are each formed in the lower part of the corresponding one of the vertical surfaces 22 b , 22 b so as to project outward.
- the longitudinal opposite sides of the joint material 22 are bored from above so that through-holes 22 e , 22 f are formed in the top surface of the joint material 22 and in the horizontal plane 22 c , located immediately below the top surface.
- insertion grooves 22 g , 22 g are formed in the top and bottom surfaces, respectively, of the joint material 22 so as to extend in the longitudinal direction.
- the insertion grooves 22 g , 22 g are arranged at one side end of the joint material 22 in its latitudinal direction.
- the through-holes 22 e , 22 f are arranged slightly closer to the other side relative to the center.
- the side wall unit 24 is installed in the planned installation area for the cabinet 2 so as to extend vertically.
- the side wall unit 24 is fixedly positioned on the floor surface using a foot adjuster 6 .
- the strut member 21 to which the shelf members 25 L, 25 R, . . . are attached is installed at the side of the side wall unit 24 so as to extend vertically.
- a support member 26 is attached to the lower end of the strut member 21 so as to extend inward.
- the foot adjusters 6 , 6 are attached to the bottom surface of the support member 26 and the bottom surface of the strut member 21 , respectively.
- the joint materials 22 , 22 , . . . are sequentially attached to the strut member 21 , extended vertically without being fixed to the floor surface.
- the joint material 22 is attached as follows:
- the engaging unit 11 is inserted into the fitting groove 21 a so that the engaging unit extends in the vertical direction. Then, the engaging unit 11 is rotated through 90° so as to extend in the horizontal direction. Subsequently, the engaging portion 11 b of the engaging unit 11 is engaged with the fitting groove 21 a with its surface with the fitting hole 11 c with the chamfered edge 11 d facing upward.
- the opposite sides of the nut plate 12 as a clamped unit are engaged with the step portions 22 d , 22 d of the reinforcing member 22 a from one side the joint member 22 .
- the nut plate 12 is then pushed inward.
- the main body 11 a of the engaging unit 11 a is inserted into an insertion space formed between the horizontal plane 22 c and the nut plate 12 housed between the step portions 22 d , 22 d.
- a fixing hole 12 c formed in the center of the nut plate 12 is aligned with the insertion holes 22 e , 22 f substantially in a line, the insertion holes 22 e , 22 f being formed in the top surface of the joint material 22 and in the horizontal plane.
- the fixing bolt 13 as a clamp is inserted through the insertion holes 22 e , 22 f to connect the lower end of the fixing bolt 13 to the fitting hole 11 c in the engaging unit 11 and to the fixing hole 12 c in the nut plate 12 .
- the fitting hole 11 c in the engaging unit 11 is located slightly closer to the strut member 21 than the insertion holes 22 e , 22 f .
- the fixing bolt 13 is screwed into the fixing hole 12 c in the nut plate 12 .
- the engaging unit 11 is guided by the edge 11 d of the fitting hole 11 c and moved away from the strut member 21 . That is, the engaging portion 11 b of the engaging unit 11 pulls the fitting groove 21 a in the strut member 21 , and the engaging unit 11 is fixed to the strut member 21 , and the joint material 22 is fixed to the strut member 21 .
- the other side of the joint material 22 is attached via a fitting groove formed in the side wall unit 24 .
- the strut member 21 and the side wall unit 24 are connected together by thus interposing the joint materials 22 , 22 , . . . between the strut member 21 and the side wall unit 24 at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction.
- the foot adjusters 6 , 6 are fixed to the floor surface, the foot adjusters 6 , 6 being attached to the bottom surface of the strut member 21 and to the bottom surface of the support member 26 .
- An insertion hole 21 e in the cylindrical member 21 A of the strut member 21 is molded so that an adjuster bolt 61 of the foot adjuster 6 can be inserted into the hole 21 e . That is, as shown in FIG. 12, the adjuster bolt 61 is fixedly inserted into the insertion hole 21 e , in which a nut member has been fixedly fitted. Further, an adjuster bolt foot lock fixture 62 is fixed to the floor surface via a fixing bolt 63 already buried into the concrete floor surface to fixedly position the strut member 21 .
- the automatic warehouse 1 of this embodiment is constructed on the concrete floor surface. However, it may be constructed on a grating floor surface on which a large number of openings are formed, or the like. In this case, the fixing bolt 63 is secured to the grating.
- a new strut member 21 is mounted at the side of the above strut member 21 via the joint materials 22 , 22 , . . . and is fixedly positioned on the floor surface. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the strut members 21 , 21 , . . . are sequentially installed parallel with one another. Finally, the side wall unit 24 is mounted at the side of the outermost strut member 21 to construct the frame of the cabinet 2 .
- the flexible thin-panel-like outer wall panels 23 are mounted on the respective surface areas defined by the strut members 21 , 21 and the joint materials 22 , 22 and are each fitted via presser members 18 , 18 and a groove engaging member 19 .
- the presser member 18 and the groove engaging member 19 are substantially as long as the single outer wall panel 23 and are formed to appear as shown in FIG. 13A, in a plan view.
- the presser member 18 is shaped generally like the character “F” rotated through 90 °, and has an engaging portion 18 a that engages with the engaging piece 21 c on the outer side of the strut member 21 , a press lock portion 18 b projecting parallel with the engaging portion 18 a , and a locked portion 18 c projecting in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the engaging portion 18 a .
- the tip of the engaging portion 18 a is bent toward the press lock portion 18 b and formed like a hook.
- the groove engaging member 19 has locking portions 19 a , 19 a on its right and left, respectively, so as to appear generally like the character “U” rotated through 90 °.
- the groove engaging member 19 is configured so as to be elastically deformed.
- the lower end of the outer wall panel 23 is inserted into the insertion groove 22 g (see FIG. 10), formed in the top surface of the lower joint material 22 . Then, the upper end of the outer wall panel 23 is inserted into the insertion groove 22 g in the upper joint material 22 while being flexed.
- the engaging portions 18 a , 18 a of the presser members 18 , 18 are engaged with the pair of engaging pieces 21 c , 21 c , respectively, on the outer side of the strut member 21 .
- the press lock portion 18 b of one of the presser members 18 is used to press a side end of the outer wall panel 23 in this surface area.
- the press lock portion 18 b of the other presser member 18 is used to press a side end of the outer wall panel 23 in the adjacent surface area.
- a spacer may be interposed between the press lock portion 18 b of the presser member 18 and the side end of the outer wall panel 23 .
- the outer wall panel 23 may be fixed via this spacer.
- the groove engaging portion 19 is inserted between and engaged with the locked portions 18 c , 18 c of the presser members 18 , 18 , which engage with the pair of locked pieces 21 c , 21 c , respectively.
- the width of the groove engaging member 19 is slightly wider than the size of the space between the presser members 18 , 18 .
- the groove engaging member 19 is elastically deformed to urge the locked portions 18 c , 18 c laterally outward.
- the locking portions 19 a , 19 a are each formed to have a smaller space at its tip than at its root. This allows the locking portion 19 a , 19 a can be inserted more easily between the locked portions 18 c , 18 c.
- the elastic groove engaging member 19 urges the presser members 18 , 18 , located at the respective sides of the groove engaging member 19 . Consequently, the presser members 18 , 18 are not removed easily from the engaging pieces 21 c , 21 c . In this manner, the outer wall panel 23 can be mounted easily on the surface area defined by the strut members 21 , 21 and the joint materials 22 , 22 , without using any special tools.
- the outer wall panel 23 is removed easily by catching the upper or lower end of the groove engaging member 19 with the finger, the groove engaging member 19 being engaged between the presser members 18 , 18 . Then, the opposite sides of the outer wall panel 23 may be held, and the upper and lower ends of the outer wall panel 23 may be pulled out of the insertion grooves 22 g , 22 g in the joint material 22 . In this manner, removal operations can be performed easily. If for example, the loading device 4 fails, the operator can remove the corresponding outer wall panel 23 and directly take out the article 8 , placed on the housing shelf 25 , from the exterior of the automatic warehouse 1 .
- the present invention has the following effects.
- the present invention provides an automatic warehouse in which an article housing portion is constructed by installing a plurality of strut units parallel with one another, the strut units each having a large number of shelf members arranged in a vertical direction and extended between a pair of struts arranged in a direction in which articles are loaded and unloaded, the automatic warehouse housing articles each having projecting portions on its sides, wherein one of the pair of struts, which is located at the loading and unloading side of the article, is arranged closer to the strut, which is located further from the loading and unloading side of the article, and at a position at which the strut located at the loading and unloading side of the article does not interfere with the projecting portions on the sides of the article.
- the pair of struts is integrally formed, and a through-hole is formed between the pair of struts so that a member projecting from a floor surface is inserted into the through-hole.
- a fitting groove is formed in each side of each of the pair of struts so as to extend in a longitudinal direction, and a fixture is engaged with each of the fitting grooves so that the shelf members are mounted via the fixtures.
- the shelf member can be fixed to an arbitrary height along the fitting groove, thus improving operability.
- groove portions are formed in a bottom surface of the article at opposite ends of the bottom surface located at the loading and unloading side of the article, and at a central position of the bottom surface located further from the loading and unloading side of the article, and outermost edges of each groove portion are arranged radially relative to its center so as to form three vertexes of an equilateral triangle.
- the article can be positioned on the shelf member and prevented from rotating without using a positioning pin engaged with the positioning groove portion located in the center of the bottom surface of the article and further from the loading and unloading side of the article.
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It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic warehouse in which an article housing portion is constructed by installing a plurality of strut units parallel with one another, the strut units each having a large number of shelf members arranged in a vertical direction and extended between a pair of strut bases arranged in a direction in which articles are housed, the automatic warehouse housing articles each having projecting portions such as hand gripping portions on its sides, wherein the hand gripping portions of the article and the strut bases located at the front and rear of the article are prevented from interfering with each other and wherein the articles can be housed more efficiently in the automatic warehouse without increasing the size of a housing space for each article. One of the pair strut bases 21B is arranged closer to the other strut member 21B, located at the loading and unloading side of the article 8. That is, the former strut base is retreated so as not to interfere with the projecting portions 8 a provided on the sides of the article 8. Further, a cylindrical member 21A is arranged between the pair of strut bases 21B, 21B and has an insertion hole 21 e through which an adjuster bolt 21 is inserted. The pair of strut bases 21B, 21B and the cylindrical member 21A is integrally formed.
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- The present invention relates to an automatic warehouse used in a clean room or the like, and more specifically, to a configuration of a housing portion of the automatic warehouse.
- Automatic warehouses have hitherto been known which are provided with a stacker crane used to convey articles. In such an automatic warehouse, a pair of racks is installed and provided with housing shelves on which articles are housed and which are arranged in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction. Further, a rail is laid between the racks so that the stacker crane can run on the rail. The stacker crane has a carriage running along the rail and provided with a mast extending vertically. Furthermore, a hoisting table is provided which elevates and lowers along the mast. The hoisting table is provided with a loading device that is extendable in the horizontal direction to load articles on the housing shelves. The rack is constructed by arranging a plurality of strut units parallel with one another, the strut units each having a large number of shelf members arranged in a vertical direction and on one or both of the sides of each of a pair of struts arranged at a front and rear positions (in a direction in which articles are loaded and unloaded), respectively. The pair of struts is attached to the front and rear ends of the shelf members. Further, the housing shelf is composed of a pair of shelf members attached to the adjacent strut units. The article is placed on the pair of shelf members so as to extend over them.
- In recent years, more and more articles have had projecting portions such as hand gripping portions on their opposite sides. Accordingly, the space between the strut units has been widened in a lateral direction so as to correspond to these projecting portions so that the projecting portions of such an article to be housed will not interfere with struts located at the front and rear of the article. This increases the size of a housing space for each article to preclude articles from being housed efficiently.
- It is an object of the present invention to allow articles to be more efficiently housed in an automatic warehouse.
- The problems to be solved by the present invention have been described. Now, means for solving the problems will be described below.
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claim 1, the present invention provides an automatic warehouse in which an article housing portion is constructed by installing a plurality of strut units parallel with one another, the strut units each having a large number of shelf members arranged in a vertical direction and extended between a pair of struts arranged in a direction in which articles are loaded and unloaded, the automatic warehouse housing articles each having projecting portions on its sides, the automatic warehouse being characterized in that one of the pair of struts, which is located at the loading and unloading side of the article, is arranged closer to the strut, which is located further from the loading and unloading side of the article, and at a position at which the strut located at the loading and unloading side of the article does not interfere with the projecting portions on the sides of the articles. - Further, as set forth in
claim 2, the pair of struts is integrally formed, and a through-hole is formed between the pair of struts so that a member projecting from a floor surface is inserted into the through-hole. - Furthermore, as set forth in
claim 3, a fitting groove is formed in each side of each of the pair of struts so as to extend in a longitudinal direction, and a fixture is engaged with each of the fitting grooves so that the shelf members are mounted via the fixtures. - Moreover, as set forth in
claim 4, groove portions are formed in a bottom surface of the article at opposite ends of the bottom surface located at the loading and unloading side of the article, and at a central position of the bottom surface located further from the loading and unloading side of the article, and outermost edges of each groove portion are arranged radially relative to its center so as to form three vertexes of an equilateral triangle. Further, positioning pins are projectingly disposed on each of the shelf members and engaged with holes formed at those ends of the bottom surface of the article which are located at the loading and unloading side of the article, and a rotation preventing member is provided at a tip portion of the shelf member. - FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic warehouse of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the automatic warehouse.
- FIG. 3 is a top sectional view of the automatic warehouse.
- FIG. 4A is a front view showing how a side wall unit is installed so as to extend vertically, and FIG. 4B is a front view showing how a strut member is connected to the side wall unit installed so as to extend vertically.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing how strut members are connected together.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing how a joint material is attached to the strut member.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing how an engaging unit engages with a fitting groove in the strut member.
- FIG. 8 is a plan view of the strut member.
- FIG. 9 is a plan view showing how the engaging unit engages with the fitting groove in the strut member.
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing how a nut plate is inserted into the joint material.
- FIG. 11 is a front sectional view showing how the strut member and the joint material are clamped together.
- FIG. 12 is a front sectional view showing how the lower end of the strut member is fixedly positioned on a floor surface.
- FIG. 13 is a plan view showing how outer wall panels are mounted on the strut member, wherein FIG. 13A shows that a mounting operation has not been started yet, FIG. 13B shows that the mounting operation is being performed, and FIG. 13C shows that the mounting operation has been completed.
- Now, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
- In the following description, for convenience, a description will be given of the front and rear, and right and left positions of each structure of an
automatic warehouse 1 by defining the direction of arrow F, shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, as frontward. This also applies to the front and rear, and right and left positions of each structure in the other drawings. - First, the
automatic warehouse 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. - The
automatic warehouse 1 is provided with a pair of a front andrear housing portions housing shelves article conveying device 3. - Each of the
housing portions housing shelves housing portions cabinet 2 opposite each other so as to sandwich arail 38 for acarriage 30, described later. Afan 9 used to suck dust is installed below ahorizontal plate 29 disposed at the bottom of each of thehousing portions 20. - The
article conveying device 3 comprises a hoisting table 34 acting as a conveying member and aloading device 4 arranged on the hoisting table 34. Thearticle conveying device 3 receives anarticle 8 through a delivery port (not shown in the drawings) formed in thecabinet 2 and places it on the hoisting table 34 using theloading device 4, subsequently moves the hoisting table 34 to one of thehousing shelf 25 which is empty, and then delivers thearticle 8 to thehousing shelf 25 using theloading device 4. Alternatively, thearticle conveying device 3 may receive thearticle 8 already housed on thehousing shelf 25 and place it on the hoisting table 34 using theloading device 4, subsequently move the hoisting table 34 to the delivery port, and then deliver thearticle 8 to the delivery port using theloading device 4. - A track composed of
rails housing portions carriage 30 is arranged on therails carriage 30 is provided with runningwheels rails - The above arrangements enable the
carriage 30 to run along therails rails - A
mast 36 is installed on thecarriage 30 via a turn table 35 so as to extend vertically, and is configured to be rotationally driven together with the turn table 35. The hoisting table 34 is attached to themast 36 so as to be elevatingly driven in a vertical direction. Theloading device 4, which loads thearticle 8, is provided on the hoisting table 34. - The
loading device 4 is configured to operate as a extendable robot hand, and theloading device 4 is provide with afork 41 at its tip to support thearticle 8 by scooping up thearticle 8 from below. A projection projects upward from the top surface of thefork 41. On the other hand, a hole portion is formed in the bottom surface of thearticle 8 so that the projection can be inserted through this hole portion. Thus, the projection and the hole portion can be engaged with each other to hold thearticle 8 so that it will not fall from thefork 41. Thefork 41 holding thearticle 8 is inserted between a lateral pair ofshelf members housing shelf 25. Thearticle 8 is placed on theshelf members - The
shelf member 25L (or 25R) is molded by bending a plate-like member by press working or the like, and atip portion 25 b is bent obliquely upward, and oneside portion 25 c is bent vertically downward and is attached to astrut member 21. - Further, positioning pins14, 14 are projectingly disposed on the top surfaces of the
shelf members article 8 placed on thehousing shelf 25 is provided with groove portions in its bottom surface at three positions, i.e. on the opposite sides of the bottom surface located at the insertion side of thefork 41, that is, located at the loading and unloading side of thearticle 8, and in a central portion of the bottom surface located further from the insertion side of thefork 41, that is, located further from the loading and unloading side of thearticle 8, the groove portions being arranged radially relative to the center of the bottom surface. The tops of the outermost edges of the groove portions form the three vertexes of an equilateral triangle. Thearticle 8 is placed on thehousing shelf 25 by engaging the grooves located on the opposite sides of the bottom surface located at the loading and unloading side of thearticle 8, with the positioning pins 14, 14 on the top surfaces of theshelf members tip portions shelf members article 8 located at the loading and unloading side of thearticle 8. Accordingly, thetip portions shelf members article 8. - In this manner, the
article 8 is positioned by the positioning pins 14, 14 provided on theshelf members bent tip portions article 8 in its central portion located further from the loading and unloading side of thearticle 8. This reduces the number of parts required. - Further, with the present configuration, the
fork 41 may be used to insert the groove portions in the bottom surface of thearticle 8 over the twopositioning pins shelf members - For a clean room in which the
automatic house 1 is installed, a non-contact feeding method is employed to perfectly prevent the occurrence of dust. Afeeder line holder 50 is suspended from at least one of thehorizontal plates 29, arranged at the bottoms of thehousing portions 20, and thefeeder line holder 50 holds a pair offeeder lines rails carriage 30 is provided with apower receiving device 5 that obtains current from a magnetic field generated in thefeeder lines - The
power receiving device 5 is provided with anE-shaped core 52. The pair offeeder lines core 52 and arranged so as not to contact with thecore 52. Apickup coil 53 is wound around thecore 52. Accordingly, thepower receiving device 5 obtains current on the basis of the nature that the magnetic field generated in thefeeder lines pickup coil 53 as a result of electromagnetic induction. - Electric power obtained by the
power receiving device 5 as described above is used to drive a drive source for thecarriage 30, a drive source for the hoisting table 34, and others provided in thearticle conveying device 3. - Now, a description will be given of a method of assembling the
cabinet 2 according to the present invention. - In the
cabinet 2, a frame is formed of thestrut members side wall unit 24, andjoint materials strut members strut member 21 and theside wall unit 24 together. Thin-plate-likeouter wall panels 23 are mounted on the respective surface areas defined by thestrut members joint materials shelf members strut member 21, respectively, and to the inner side of theside wall unit 24 and are arranged at predetermined intervals in a height direction as shown in FIG. 4. - As shown in FIGS.5 to 8, the
strut member 21 comprises strut bases 21B, 21B to which theshelf members cylindrical member 21A provided between the strut bases 21B, 21B, the strut bases 21B, 21B and thecylinder member 21A being molded integrally by extruding aluminum. Fittinggrooves pieces other strut base 21B, respectively. The tips of the engagingpieces groove 21 d formed between the tips. Thefitting grooves groove 21 c are formed along the longitudinal direction of thestrut member 21, and engagingunits 11 are engaged with thefitting grooves joint materials 22 are assembled via the engagingunits 11 as described later in detail. - Further, a nut plate is engaged with the
fitting groove 21 a at its predetermined position, and a fixing hole formed in theside portion 25 c of theshelf member 25L (or 25R) is then arranged at the side of the nut plate. A fixingbolt 15 is then inserted through the fixing hole sideward from the exterior. Then, the fixingbolt 15 and the nut plate are clamped together. In this manner, theside portion 25 c of theshelf member 25L (or 25R) is fitted in the twofitting grooves strut member 21, via the fixingbolts shelf members strut member 21 at predetermined intervals to form a strut unit in advance. - In the prior art, a strut unit is constructed by installing a large number of shelf members on a pair of struts arranged at a front and rear positions so that the shelf members are arranged in the vertical direction. However, in this embodiment, one of the pair of struts, which is located at the loading and unloading side of the
article 8, is arranged closer to the other strut, which is located further from the loading and unloading side of thearticle 8. Further, both struts are molded integrally to construct thestrut member 21. Then, the strut unit is constructed by attaching a large number ofshelf members strut member 21 so that the shelf members are arranged in the vertical direction. - Some
articles 8 havehand gripping portions article 8 having thehand gripping portions hand gripping portions strut members article 8 can be housed more efficiently without widening the lateral space between thestrut members - Furthermore, the strut unit of the present configuration is extended vertically in an outer peripheral portion of the area in which the
cabinet 2 is to be installed. This allows workers to perform operations more easily. Further, theadjacent strut members joint members 22. - As shown in FIG. 9, the engaging
unit 11 appears generally like a key in a plan view. A T-shaped engagingportion 11 b is projected from a squaremain body 11 a, and afitting hole 11 c is formed in the center of themain body 11 a. Anedge 11 d of thefitting hole 11 c in one side of themain body 11 a is chamfered so as to be tapered. This allows a fixingbolt 13 to be inserted easily into the fitting hole 11 e from above with themain body 11 a located so that the above mentioned side of it faces upward. - As shown in FIGS. 6, 10 and11, the
joint material 22 is formed, by extruding aluminum or the like, to have a hollow portion extending in the longitudinal direction. The top and bottom surfaces of thejoint material 22 are connected together by a pair ofvertical planes vertical planes member 22 a. A general “H” shape is formed by thevertical planes horizontal plane 22 c of the reinforcingmember 22 a.Step portions vertical surfaces joint material 22 are bored from above so that through-holes joint material 22 and in thehorizontal plane 22 c, located immediately below the top surface. - Furthermore,
insertion grooves joint material 22 so as to extend in the longitudinal direction. Theinsertion grooves joint material 22 in its latitudinal direction. The through-holes - Now, a description will be given of a method of assembling these members together.
- First, as shown in FIG. 4A, the
side wall unit 24 is installed in the planned installation area for thecabinet 2 so as to extend vertically. Theside wall unit 24 is fixedly positioned on the floor surface using afoot adjuster 6. Then, as shown in FIG. 4B, thestrut member 21 to which theshelf members side wall unit 24 so as to extend vertically. As shown in FIG. 5, asupport member 26 is attached to the lower end of thestrut member 21 so as to extend inward. Thefoot adjusters support member 26 and the bottom surface of thestrut member 21, respectively. - Then, the
joint materials strut member 21, extended vertically without being fixed to the floor surface. - The
joint material 22 is attached as follows: - As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and9, first, the engaging
unit 11 is inserted into thefitting groove 21 a so that the engaging unit extends in the vertical direction. Then, the engagingunit 11 is rotated through 90° so as to extend in the horizontal direction. Subsequently, the engagingportion 11 b of the engagingunit 11 is engaged with thefitting groove 21 a with its surface with thefitting hole 11 c with the chamferededge 11 d facing upward. - Next, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the opposite sides of the
nut plate 12 as a clamped unit, are engaged with thestep portions member 22 a from one side thejoint member 22. Thenut plate 12 is then pushed inward. Then, themain body 11 a of the engagingunit 11 a is inserted into an insertion space formed between thehorizontal plane 22 c and thenut plate 12 housed between thestep portions - Then, a fixing
hole 12 c formed in the center of thenut plate 12 is aligned with the insertion holes 22 e, 22 f substantially in a line, the insertion holes 22 e, 22 f being formed in the top surface of thejoint material 22 and in the horizontal plane. Then, the fixingbolt 13 as a clamp is inserted through the insertion holes 22 e, 22 f to connect the lower end of the fixingbolt 13 to thefitting hole 11 c in the engagingunit 11 and to the fixinghole 12 c in thenut plate 12. More specifically, thefitting hole 11 c in the engagingunit 11 is located slightly closer to thestrut member 21 than the insertion holes 22 e, 22 f. In this state, the fixingbolt 13 is screwed into the fixinghole 12 c in thenut plate 12. Then, the engagingunit 11 is guided by theedge 11 d of thefitting hole 11 c and moved away from thestrut member 21. That is, the engagingportion 11 b of the engagingunit 11 pulls thefitting groove 21 a in thestrut member 21, and the engagingunit 11 is fixed to thestrut member 21, and thejoint material 22 is fixed to thestrut member 21. - Similarly, the other side of the
joint material 22 is attached via a fitting groove formed in theside wall unit 24. Thestrut member 21 and theside wall unit 24 are connected together by thus interposing thejoint materials strut member 21 and theside wall unit 24 at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction. Subsequently, thefoot adjusters foot adjusters strut member 21 and to the bottom surface of thesupport member 26. - An
insertion hole 21 e in thecylindrical member 21A of thestrut member 21 is molded so that anadjuster bolt 61 of thefoot adjuster 6 can be inserted into thehole 21 e. That is, as shown in FIG. 12, theadjuster bolt 61 is fixedly inserted into theinsertion hole 21 e, in which a nut member has been fixedly fitted. Further, an adjuster boltfoot lock fixture 62 is fixed to the floor surface via a fixingbolt 63 already buried into the concrete floor surface to fixedly position thestrut member 21. - The
automatic warehouse 1 of this embodiment is constructed on the concrete floor surface. However, it may be constructed on a grating floor surface on which a large number of openings are formed, or the like. In this case, the fixingbolt 63 is secured to the grating. - Similarly, a
new strut member 21 is mounted at the side of theabove strut member 21 via thejoint materials strut members side wall unit 24 is mounted at the side of theoutermost strut member 21 to construct the frame of thecabinet 2. - Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the flexible thin-panel-like
outer wall panels 23 are mounted on the respective surface areas defined by thestrut members joint materials presser members groove engaging member 19. - The
presser member 18 and thegroove engaging member 19 are substantially as long as the singleouter wall panel 23 and are formed to appear as shown in FIG. 13A, in a plan view. Thepresser member 18 is shaped generally like the character “F” rotated through 90°, and has an engagingportion 18 a that engages with the engagingpiece 21 c on the outer side of thestrut member 21, apress lock portion 18 b projecting parallel with the engagingportion 18 a, and a lockedportion 18 c projecting in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the engagingportion 18 a. The tip of the engagingportion 18 a is bent toward thepress lock portion 18 b and formed like a hook. Thegroove engaging member 19 has lockingportions groove engaging member 19 is configured so as to be elastically deformed. - Now, description will be given of a method of mounting the
outer wall panel 23 using thepresser members groove engaging member 19. - First, the lower end of the
outer wall panel 23 is inserted into theinsertion groove 22 g (see FIG. 10), formed in the top surface of the lowerjoint material 22. Then, the upper end of theouter wall panel 23 is inserted into theinsertion groove 22 g in the upperjoint material 22 while being flexed. - Then, as shown in FIG. 13B, the engaging
portions presser members pieces strut member 21. Thepress lock portion 18 b of one of thepresser members 18 is used to press a side end of theouter wall panel 23 in this surface area. Thepress lock portion 18 b of theother presser member 18 is used to press a side end of theouter wall panel 23 in the adjacent surface area. - In this regard, a spacer may be interposed between the
press lock portion 18 b of thepresser member 18 and the side end of theouter wall panel 23. In this case, theouter wall panel 23 may be fixed via this spacer. - Then, as shown in FIG. 13C, the
groove engaging portion 19 is inserted between and engaged with the lockedportions presser members pieces - In this case, the width of the
groove engaging member 19 is slightly wider than the size of the space between thepresser members portions groove engaging member 19 is elastically deformed to urge the lockedportions portions portion portions - After the locking
portions portions groove engaging member 19 urges thepresser members groove engaging member 19. Consequently, thepresser members pieces outer wall panel 23 can be mounted easily on the surface area defined by thestrut members joint materials - On the other hand, the
outer wall panel 23 is removed easily by catching the upper or lower end of thegroove engaging member 19 with the finger, thegroove engaging member 19 being engaged between thepresser members outer wall panel 23 may be held, and the upper and lower ends of theouter wall panel 23 may be pulled out of theinsertion grooves joint material 22. In this manner, removal operations can be performed easily. If for example, theloading device 4 fails, the operator can remove the correspondingouter wall panel 23 and directly take out thearticle 8, placed on thehousing shelf 25, from the exterior of theautomatic warehouse 1. - Owing to the above configuration, the present invention has the following effects.
- First, as set forth in
claim 1, the present invention provides an automatic warehouse in which an article housing portion is constructed by installing a plurality of strut units parallel with one another, the strut units each having a large number of shelf members arranged in a vertical direction and extended between a pair of struts arranged in a direction in which articles are loaded and unloaded, the automatic warehouse housing articles each having projecting portions on its sides, wherein one of the pair of struts, which is located at the loading and unloading side of the article, is arranged closer to the strut, which is located further from the loading and unloading side of the article, and at a position at which the strut located at the loading and unloading side of the article does not interfere with the projecting portions on the sides of the article. - This eliminates the need to widen the space between the strut units to allow the articles to be housed more efficiently.
- As set forth in
claim 2, the pair of struts is integrally formed, and a through-hole is formed between the pair of struts so that a member projecting from a floor surface is inserted into the through-hole. - This enables the struts to he attached to the floor surface and eliminates the need to form a separate insertion hole in a projecting member. Therefore, the number of parts required is reduced to reduce costs.
- Further, as set forth in
claim 3, a fitting groove is formed in each side of each of the pair of struts so as to extend in a longitudinal direction, and a fixture is engaged with each of the fitting grooves so that the shelf members are mounted via the fixtures. - Consequently, the shelf member can be fixed to an arbitrary height along the fitting groove, thus improving operability.
- Furthermore, as set forth in
claim 4, groove portions are formed in a bottom surface of the article at opposite ends of the bottom surface located at the loading and unloading side of the article, and at a central position of the bottom surface located further from the loading and unloading side of the article, and outermost edges of each groove portion are arranged radially relative to its center so as to form three vertexes of an equilateral triangle. - Moreover, and positioning pins are projectingly disposed on each of the shelf members and engaged with holes formed at those ends of the bottom surface of the article which are located at the loading and unloading side of the article, and a rotation preventing member is provided at a tip portion of the shelf member.
- Therefore, the article can be positioned on the shelf member and prevented from rotating without using a positioning pin engaged with the positioning groove portion located in the center of the bottom surface of the article and further from the loading and unloading side of the article.
Claims (4)
1. An automatic warehouse in which an article housing portion is constructed by installing a plurality of strut units parallel with one another, the strut units each having a large number of shelf members arranged in a vertical direction and extended between a pair of struts arranged in a direction in which articles are loaded and unloaded, the automatic warehouse housing articles each having projecting portions on its sides, the automatic warehouse being characterized in that one of said pair of struts, which is located at the loading and unloading side of the article, is arranged closer to the strut, which is located further from the loading and unloading side of the article, and at a position at which the strut located at the loading and unloading side of the article does not interfere with the projecting portions on the sides of the article.
2. An automatic warehouse according to claim 1 , characterized in that said pair of struts is integrally formed, and a through-hole is formed between the pair of struts so that a member projecting from a floor surface is inserted into the through-hole.
3. An automatic warehouse according to claim 1 or claim 2 , characterized in that a fitting groove is formed in each side of each of said pair of struts so as to extend in a longitudinal direction, and a fixture is engaged with each of the fitting grooves so that said shelf members are mounted via the fixtures.
4. An automatic warehouse according to claim 1 or claim 2 , characterized in that groove portions are formed in a bottom surface of said article at opposite ends of the bottom surface located at the loading and unloading side of the article, and at a central position of the bottom surface located further from the loading and unloading side of the article, and outermost edges of each groove portion are arranged radially relative to its center so as to form three vertexes of an equilateral triangle, and in that positioning pins are projectingly disposed on each of said shelf members and engaged with holes formed at those ends of the bottom surface of the article which are located at the loading and unloading side of the article, and a rotation preventing member is provided at a tip portion of the shelf member.
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