US20040069572A1 - Device for storing and transferring products in small packets - Google Patents

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US20040069572A1
US20040069572A1 US10/467,652 US46765203A US2004069572A1 US 20040069572 A1 US20040069572 A1 US 20040069572A1 US 46765203 A US46765203 A US 46765203A US 2004069572 A1 US2004069572 A1 US 2004069572A1
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Lars Siebel
Winfried Schroer
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G1/00—Storing articles, individually or in orderly arrangement, in warehouses or magazines
    • B65G1/02—Storage devices
    • B65G1/04—Storage devices mechanical
    • B65G1/045—Storage devices mechanical in a circular arrangement, e.g. towers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D13/00—Stationary devices, e.g. cold-rooms
    • F25D13/02—Stationary devices, e.g. cold-rooms with several cooling compartments, e.g. refrigerated locker systems
    • F25D13/04—Stationary devices, e.g. cold-rooms with several cooling compartments, e.g. refrigerated locker systems the compartments being at different temperatures

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  • the invention is directed at a device for storing and transferring products in small packets as an independent, tower-like structure to be set up in traffic areas.
  • a device for automatic unloading and/or loading of items for example hanging clothes on chain conveyors of dry-cleaning establishments, or the like, is known, whereby the desired product, in each instance, can be brought to an unloading position by means of prior and appropriate control.
  • a device for transport of drawers arranged in shelves on rails and rollers, structured essentially as a carousel, is furthermore shown in DE 32 23 426 U1, whereby an operating device centrally surrounded by receiving positions is provided within the device.
  • towers By means of the design as a tower, particularly a round tower, comparatively large storage capacities and a maximum of removal openings can be achieved on a small area, whereby towers can be constructed in such a way that they can be reached over a large area of their circumference.
  • this method of construction it is possible, using this method of construction, to spatially separate the loading position, on the one hand, and the removal position or positions, on the other hand, e.g. to have a loading position on a delivery level, while the removal position is accessible from a pedestrian level, for example, if the system is aimed directly to the end user.
  • the tower construction also makes it possible to lower at least a comparatively large region of the capacity below ground level, without additional space being required for this.
  • the containers are structured with a blockable drawer, vandalism, in particular, can be prevented in the traffic area using comparatively simple means, and also removal of container contents that are not intended for the corresponding persons can be prevented.
  • each container is positioned so that it can be pulled out in a drawer that blocks the removal opening towards the inside, but cannot be removed.
  • a particular feature of the invention consists of the fact that the container in question blocks the removal opening in the removal position, in such a way that access to the container interior is assured, but access to the interior of the device is blocked. This structure guarantees that no vandalism can occur, and that in particular, no access is made possible to containers that are not intended for the person authorized to open the compartment.
  • each container and/or the corresponding drawer is arranged to tilt in the removal position and pulled-out position.
  • Another protection possibility can consist, according to the invention, of the fact that each container in the drawer is equipped with a computer-controlled, particularly time-switched retraction drive, i.e. if the removal opening, with the container pulled out, is left in the open position, accidentally or intentionally, a retraction mechanism is activated, for example by way of a time relay, which pulls the drawer and/or the container back into the interior of the device, and thereby opens up the possibility of making the removal opening, which was previously blocked, available for third users again.
  • a computer-controlled, particularly time-switched retraction drive i.e. if the removal opening, with the container pulled out, is left in the open position, accidentally or intentionally, a retraction mechanism is activated, for example by way of a time relay, which pulls the drawer and/or the container back into the interior of the device, and thereby opens up the possibility of making the removal opening, which was previously blocked, available for third users again.
  • a particular advantage of the invention consists of the fact that at least certain regions of the tower are structured for the storage of objects that have a lower or higher temperature as compared to the ambient temperature, in accordance with their purpose.
  • a cooling region can be provided in the region of the tower that is sunk below ground level, which serves to save insulation and takes advantage of the fact that cold air sinks down, so that the lower region can be structured as a cooling zone, in simple manner.
  • regions can also be structured as a freezer zone or even, if this is desired, as a heating zone, whereby it is practical if the latter then is at a relatively great distance from a cooling zone, if both types of zones are located in the device.
  • a plurality of removal positions for the end user can be provided at the circumference of the tower.
  • the delivery zone can be structured in such a way that a plurality of loading levels and loading spaces are released, for example by way of a roll-up door, which can then be charged with products, whereby, as already mentioned above, the removal zone can have a different position from the filling zone.
  • the operating device can be provided in the device in different embodiments.
  • a tower conveyor device it can be arranged on a central mast that is either positioned so as to rotate itself or, if a hydraulic lifting cylinder is involved, a rotation of the load holding means around the drive or at the tip of the drive takes place, for example.
  • the tower conveyor device can be structured as a portal conveyor device or other similar device.
  • FIG. 1 a simplified spatial representation of the device, partly in cross-section
  • FIG. 2 a top view in a simplified representation
  • FIG. 3 a simplified representation in cross-section, as the loading and removal position, as well as in
  • FIG. 4 a detailed view of a drawer with loading aids.
  • the device indicated in general as 1 , consists, in the example shown, of a tower-like structure 2 having a region 4 that is sunk below the handling level 3 , and a region that projects above ground level.
  • a plurality of positioning levels, located one above the other, indicated in general as 5 is arranged in the interior of the tower 2 , and this also holds true for the basement region 4 that lies below ground level, whereby a plurality of containers, indicated in general as 6 , is arranged or can be positioned in the individual levels.
  • At least one central conveyor device is provided; in the example shown in FIG. 1, it is structured as a portal hoist 7 having a drive unit 8 and equipped with a telescoping conveyor 9 , whereby this conveyor device can also be structured differently.
  • the conveyor device can be moved up and down as shown by the double arrow. It can rotate by way of a turntable on the floor and in the ceiling region of the device, for example, as indicated by a double arrow 11 , whereby the load holding means is structured so that it can telescope in one level, as indicated with the double arrow 12 in FIG. 1.
  • removal windows 13 are arranged on at least one side of the tower 2 , whereby access is possible, for example, by way of a specific personal identification number, by way of a terminal indicated as 14 , which is shown outside of the device 2 here, for reasons of the illustration; it can also be an integral part of the exterior wall of the device or can be called up in different manner, for example by way of a hand-held telephone.
  • a user desires access to a compartment, he/she inputs his/her corresponding code or the call-up number or another type of identification, the container 6 assigned to him/her is positioned in front of the window 13 in the interior of the tower 2 , the window 13 opens, and access is possible.
  • each container can be arranged in a type of drawer 17 (FIG. 3).
  • this drawer 17 it is possible to pull the container partly out of the window 13 , and to tilt it down, if necessary, in order to facilitate access to the container interior.
  • the lower tower region indicated as 4 can be provided with a cooling device, referred to in general in FIG. 1 as 15 , and shown only very schematically.
  • the delivery position is indicated as 16 .
  • the wall of the tower 2 can be structured as a sliding door, in order to allow simultaneous loading of a plurality of containers by a delivery person.
  • the exemplary embodiment of the invention can still be changed in many different respects, without thereby departing from the basic idea.
  • the invention is not limited to the tower shown, which is round in cross-section; here, other cross-sectional shapes can also be provided, for example a tower that is elliptical in cross-section, having two shelf conveyors in the foci of the ellipsis, for example, or a correspondingly controlled central shelf conveyor that telescopes to different distances; depending on the installation situation, at least partly angular cross-sectional shapes can also be provided, and the like.
  • the removal positions can be separated from one another accordingly; of course, this can also apply for the loading positions, and the like.

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