WO2019132012A1 - Dispositif d'intégration d'articles, dispositif d'empilement d'articles et dispositif de réception d'articles - Google Patents

Dispositif d'intégration d'articles, dispositif d'empilement d'articles et dispositif de réception d'articles Download PDF

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WO2019132012A1
WO2019132012A1 PCT/JP2018/048508 JP2018048508W WO2019132012A1 WO 2019132012 A1 WO2019132012 A1 WO 2019132012A1 JP 2018048508 W JP2018048508 W JP 2018048508W WO 2019132012 A1 WO2019132012 A1 WO 2019132012A1
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伊東　一夫
橘　俊之
竜彦 中村
明 高永
謙太朗 岩澤
重治 横矢
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65G47/28—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles during transit by a single conveyor
    • 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
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
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  • the present invention relates to an article arranging apparatus for putting together articles in such a manner that waste can not be as much as possible in a space or a plane when a plurality of articles are accommodated in a box or put on a pallet or the like.
  • the present invention also relates to an article loading apparatus and an article storage apparatus for loading an article on a box, a pallet or the like.
  • the present invention proposes an article arranging apparatus, an article loading apparatus, and an article holding apparatus capable of supporting a boxing operation and the like and reducing the labor of a worker.
  • An embodiment for solving the above-mentioned problems is an article arranging device which uses an accommodation container or a placement table as an article loading member and arranges articles when a plurality of articles are accommodated in the article loading member, and the shape of the article loading member And destination information storage means for storing information related to the item, article information acquisition means for acquiring information associated with the shape of each article, article selection means, and sorting means for sorting the articles;
  • the means has an article placement surface that spreads in a plane, and can move the articles on the article placement surface, and the article selection means has the shape of the article loading member stored in the delivery destination information storage means.
  • the articles are selected so that the article loading member can pack more articles, and the sorting means selects And an article compilation and wherein the article is possible to collect.
  • the container includes, for example, a cardboard box, a case, and the like.
  • the mounting table includes a pallet. According to this aspect, by putting collected items in a box or the like, it is possible to reduce the wasted space of the box or the pallet. Also, smaller boxes can be used, reducing shipping costs.
  • the sorting unit arranges the plurality of articles in a layout that matches the article loading member.
  • the information processing apparatus further includes a delivery destination information storage unit that stores information related to the shape, an article information acquisition unit that acquires information related to the shape of each article, and a sorting unit that sorts the articles. It is possible to move an article on the article placement surface, and the shape of the article loading member stored in the delivery destination information storage means and acquired by the article information acquisition means According to the shape of each article determined based on the information, a plurality of articles are arranged in a layout that matches the article loading member.
  • the sorting means arranges the articles in the order of insertion into the article loading member.
  • the article mounting surface is provided with a plurality of transport cells, and the transport cell has a moving function to move the transported object and a transport direction changing function to change the transport direction. Is preferably included.
  • a space calculation function be provided, and the space calculation function calculate a combination and / or layout of articles that reduces a gap when housing a plurality of articles in the article loading member.
  • an article carrying-in member selection means which selects an article carrying-in member.
  • the articles are collected together for each stage and the articles collected together are discharged in order from the lower side. desirable.
  • Another aspect for solving the same problem includes a loading member arrangement portion for placing an article loading member, and the article arranging device according to any of the above aspects, directly from the article arranging device or the other
  • the article loading device is characterized in that it is possible to automatically store a plurality of articles in the article loading member through the conveyance means of the above.
  • the raising and lowering member be inside the article loading member.
  • the elevating member when the article is stored in the article loading member, the elevating member is lifted to place the elevating member near the upper end of the article loading member and move the article onto the elevating member, and then the elevating member is lowered. It is desirable to do.
  • the height of the elevating member is adjusted so that the upper portion of the stored articles is positioned near the upper end of the article loading member. After that, it is desirable to store the articles constituting the next stage in the article loading member.
  • the article loading member is a storage box
  • the loading member arrangement portion includes the article storage device
  • the article storage device includes the storage box and the lifting device
  • the storage box includes the side wall and the lifting member.
  • the elevating device is installed below the roller conveyor device, and raises and lowers the elevating member of the storage box along the side wall by the elevating device, and the upper portion of the storage box
  • An elevating member is a plate member, and has receiving portions at a plurality of locations on the lower surface side, and the elevating device is adjacent in the conveyance direction of the roller conveyor device It is desirable to have a push-up member that moves up and down between the rollers, said push-up member engaging with the receiving portion of the lift member.
  • one of the receiving portion and the push-up member has a recess, and the other has a protrusion, and is engaged with each other in an uneven manner.
  • a magnet is provided on at least one of the receiving portion and the push-up member, and the receiving portion and the push-up member be drawn by the magnet.
  • the heights of the one side end and the other side end of each roller of the roller conveyor device are different, the roller conveyor device is inclined, and the lower side of the inclined roller conveyor device It is desirable to be arranged.
  • the article collecting apparatus has the upstream side conveying apparatus, and the upstream side conveying apparatus places the articles to be put into the article arranging apparatus into the storage box and conveys them, and intersects the conveying direction. It is possible to support the storage box in a direction inclined in the direction, and has bottom raising and lowering means for raising and lowering the bottom of the storage box, and while holding the storage box in an inclined posture, the bottom raising and lowering means bottoms the storage box It is desirable to be able to raise up gradually and / or slowly and to sequentially discharge stacked articles in the storage box from the upper stage side.
  • Another aspect for solving the same problem has a storage box and a lifting device
  • the storage box has a side wall and a lifting member, and is conveyed by a roller conveyor device
  • the lifting device The article storage device is installed under the roller conveyor device, and lifts and lowers the lifting member of the storage box along the side wall by the lifting device, and takes in and out the articles from the upper portion of the storage box.
  • a plate member has receiving portions at a plurality of locations on the lower surface side
  • the lifting device has a lifting member that moves up and down between the rollers adjacent in the transport direction of the roller conveyor device
  • the article storage device is characterized in that the push-up member engages with the receiving portion of the elevating member.
  • the sorting operation and the like at the time of box packing can be automated, and the labor of the operator can be reduced.
  • FIG. 10A is a perspective view showing a connecting conveyor and the vicinity of a box conveying conveyor according to a modified example of the article loading device, wherein (a) to (f) show states where articles move from the connecting conveyor side to the box side.
  • FIG. 1 shows a state in which the following articles move from the joining conveyor side to the box side, following (f) of FIG. Shows the state in which the storage box in which all the articles to be stored are stored is transported along the box transport conveyor.
  • goods loading apparatus Comprising: It is a perspective view which shows an upstream conveyor and an introductory conveyor, and (a)-(f) is the articles
  • FIG. 16 It is a perspective view of an article storage apparatus, and shows the state where a rise-and-fall member has risen. It is a disassembled perspective view of the articles
  • (A) is an enlarged perspective view of the lifting apparatus of FIG. 16,
  • (b) is an enlarged perspective view of the vicinity of the upper end of the push-up member,
  • (c) is an enlarged sectional view of the vicinity of the upper end of the push-up member It is.
  • It is a cross-sectional view of the upstream side article storage apparatus which shows the state in the middle of an upstream storage box moving on a raising / lowering apparatus by an upstream conveyor apparatus.
  • FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view of the upstream-side article storage device showing a state in which the upstream-side storage box of FIG. 19 is stopped on the lifting device in the article discharge position.
  • 20 is a cross-sectional view of the upstream-side article storage device showing a state in which the lifting member of the lifting device is lifted and engaged with the receiving portion of the lifting member in the upstream storage box.
  • the lifting member lifts the inside of the upstream side storage box by the lifting member, and the article is exposed from the upper opening of the upstream side storage box, and the upstream side article storage shows a state in which discharge is possible from the upstream side storage box.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the device.
  • FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view of the upstream object storage device showing a state in which the articles on the elevating member have been discharged, following FIG. 22.
  • FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view of the upstream-side article storage device showing a state in which the elevating member descends in the upstream storage box and the engagement between the push-up member and the receiving portion of the elevating member is released.
  • FIG. 25 is a cross-sectional view of the upstream-side article storage device showing a state in which the upstream-side storage box moves from above the lifting device, following FIG. 24. It is a cross-sectional view of the downstream side article storage apparatus which shows the state which the downstream side accommodation box stopped on the raising / lowering apparatus in an article carrying-in position.
  • FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view of the upstream-side article storage apparatus which shows the state which the downstream side accommodation box stopped on the raising / lowering apparatus in an article carrying-in position.
  • FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of the downstream-side article storage device in a state in which the downstream-side storage box stops on the lifting device at the article loading position and the lifting member rises to near the shutter member.
  • FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view of the downstream-side article storage device showing a state in which an article is placed on the shutter member in the state of FIG. 27.
  • FIG. 29 is a cross-sectional view of the downstream-side article storage device showing a state in which the shutter member is opened from the state of FIG. 28 and the article is placed on the elevating member.
  • FIG. 30 is a cross-sectional view of the downstream object storage device showing a state in which the elevating member is being lowered from the state of FIG. 29.
  • FIG. 31 is a cross-sectional view of the downstream-side article storage device showing the state in which the elevating member descends and reaches the bottom wall of the downstream side storage box following the state of FIG. 30 and the articles are stored in the downstream side storage box.
  • FIG. 32 is a cross-sectional view of the downstream object storage device showing a state where the push-up member is further lowered and separated from the receiving part following the state of FIG. 31.
  • the article loading apparatus 100 is configured by the upstream conveyor 60, the introduction conveyor 50, the article collecting apparatus 51, the joining conveyor 52, and the box conveying conveyor (loading member arrangement unit) 53. There is.
  • the article management device 51 is drawn smaller than the actual size.
  • the article loading apparatus 100 is an apparatus for putting together articles to be packed into a box (layout) that can be easily put in a storage box 39 (storage container, article loading member), and automatically packing the boxes. That is, the article loading apparatus 100 loads the articles M (conveyed objects) into the article arrangement apparatus 51 by the introduction conveyor 50, arranges the articles M to be boxed by the article arrangement apparatus 51, and arranges the layout so as to be accommodated in the storage box 39. Then, the connection conveyor 52 is moved in a state of being gathered in the shape of the layout, and is accommodated in the accommodation box 39 as it is.
  • a storage box 39 (storage container) such as a cardboard box is used as the article loading member, but a pallet (mounting table) can be used instead.
  • the most characteristic apparatus is an article collecting apparatus 51.
  • the article collecting device 51 is configured by the sorting device 2 (sorting means), the article information acquisition means 56, and the upper control device 57.
  • the sorting device 2 of the present embodiment is realized by a device having a structure shown in FIG. 4 and 6 show a part of the sorting device 2 for convenience of drawing, and the actual sorting device 2 has a larger number of transport cells 1 than those of FIGS. 4 and 6.
  • the actual number of transport cells 1 is close to FIG.
  • the sorting device 2 has an article placement surface 32 on which the article M is placed. As shown in FIG. 4, the article placement surface 32 has a large number of transport cells 1 arranged in a plane. That is, a large number of transport cells 1 are spread in a plane to form a sorting device 2 having an article placement surface 32.
  • the transport cell 1 has a transport roller 3 and a swivel base 6 (FIGS. 5 and 6) for pivoting the transport roller 3.
  • the transport cell 1 functions as a biasing unit that biases the article M.
  • the transport cell 1 as a biasing means has a transport roller 3 for moving the article M in contact with the bottom of the article M, and further changes the direction of the transport roller 3 by the swivel base 6 to change the biasing direction of the article M can do. That is, by changing the biasing direction of the article M, the transport direction of the article M can be changed.
  • the transport direction of the articles M and the direction of the articles M can be changed, or the articles M can be rotated.
  • changing the direction of the article while changing the direction of the article or changing the direction of the article by rotating the article by changing the direction of urging by the respective conveyance rollers 3 or rotating the article (rotation on the spot or a circular orbit) Can.
  • the transport cell 1 exerts a moving function of causing the transport roller 3 to move the article M by biasing
  • the swivel base 6 exerts a biasing direction changing function. That is, each conveying roller 3 can exert the conveying direction changing function of changing the conveying direction of the article M by exhibiting the biasing direction changing function.
  • the transport cell units 28 are spread in a plane, and the sorting device 2 is configured.
  • the front end portion of the swivel base 6 of each transport cell 1 and a part of the transport roller 3 are exposed from the surface plate 33.
  • the bottom of the article M is in contact with the conveyance roller 3, and the article M receives a biasing force from the conveyance roller 3 as the conveyance roller 3 rotates.
  • the transport cell 1 can change the biasing direction of the article M by rotating the swivel base 6 by the swivel motor 8 (FIGS. 6 to 8).
  • the appearance of the transport cell 1 is as shown in FIG.
  • the transport cell 1 has a moving function of urging the article M to move by the transport roller 3.
  • the transport cell 1 is provided with biasing direction changing means for changing the biasing direction of the article M.
  • the transport cell 1 has the transport roller 3, and the article M is placed on the transport roller 3.
  • the transport roller 3 is rotated by the travel motor 9, and the bottom of the article M on the transport roller 3 is biased by the rotation of the transport roller 3 to move the article M.
  • the transport cell 1 has a swivel base 6, can change the direction of the transport roller 3, and can change the biasing direction of the article M.
  • the transport cell 1 includes, in order from the top, a traveling unit 5, a swivel base 6, a housing 7, a swiveling motor 8, a traveling motor 9 and the like.
  • the housing 7 is fixed to a fixing structure (not shown) of the sorting device 2.
  • a turning motor 8 is fixed to the housing 7.
  • the traveling motor 9 is fixed under the turning motor 8.
  • the traveling unit 5 is mounted on the swivel base 6.
  • the swivel base 6 is rotatably mounted on the swivel motor 8.
  • the traveling unit 5 has two conveyance rollers 3 (rotating members) as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.
  • the two conveying rollers 3 are rotatably supported by the swivel base 6. Further, the transport roller 3 is engaged with the drive roller 4.
  • the drive roller 4 is motive power transmitted from the drive shaft 14 of the traveling motor 9 via the bevel gear portion 15 and the bevel gear portion 23 and is rotated, and the transport roller 3 is rotated by rotation of the drive roller 4. That is, the conveyance roller 3 of the traveling unit 5 is rotated by receiving power conduction from the traveling motor 9.
  • the swivel base 6 is a cylindrical member, and an internal gear 18 is provided inside.
  • rotational power is transmitted from the swivel motor 8 via the gear 12, the gear 13 and the internal gear 18. Accordingly, the swivel base 6 is rotated by the swivel motor 8.
  • the traveling unit 5 is mounted on the swivel base 6. Therefore, when the swivel base 6 rotates, the direction of the traveling unit 5 changes, and the biasing direction for biasing the article M changes.
  • the rotational force of the traveling motor 9 is conducted to the transport roller 3, and the transport roller 3 rotates to bias the article M on the transport roller 3 to move the article M. Can.
  • the transport cell 1 has a moving function of moving the article M and an urging direction changing function of changing the urging direction.
  • the sorting device 2 also has an article placement surface 32 configured by the front plate 33 of the conveyance cell unit 28 and the tip of the swivel base 6 of the conveyance cell 1, and conveys the conveyance cell 1 to the article placement surface 32.
  • the roller 3 is exposed. Therefore, the article M on the article placement surface 32 can be moved by rotating the transport roller 3, and the biasing direction can be arbitrarily changed by the rotation of the swivel base 6.
  • a presence sensor 16 is provided in the transport cell 1.
  • the presence sensor 16 has a function of detecting the presence or passage of the article M.
  • the transport cell 1 has an intercommunication means (not shown), and the signal of the load sensor 16 and the driving condition of the traveling motor are transmitted to the adjacent transport cell 1.
  • the transport cells 1 constituting the sorting device 2 can be operated in the intermittent operation mode.
  • the transport roller 3 of the transport cell 1 of itself is started / stopped according to the placement state of the article M and the driving state of the transport cell 1 around.
  • the traveling motor 9 of the transport cell 1 of itself is driven to drive the transport cell of its own. 1.
  • the transport cell 1 in the forward direction of transport is in the situation of transporting the article M, and the transport cell 1 in the forward direction of movement does not move, the transport cell 1 of its own is stopped and the transport cell in front of the forward direction When 1 moves, the transport cell 1 of its own is driven to move the articles M on the transport cell 1 of its own.
  • the conveyance cell 1 which comprises the rearrangement apparatus 2 can also be drive
  • the sorting device 2 of the present embodiment is configured by laying a large number of the above-described transport cells 1.
  • the sorting device 2 of the present embodiment is rectangular in plan view.
  • an article information acquisition unit 56 is provided in the vicinity of the sorting device 2.
  • the article information acquisition unit 56 is a device such as a barcode reader or an RFID reader that reads information without contact.
  • a bar code reader is employed as the article information acquisition means 56.
  • the article arrangement device 51 has a host controller 57.
  • the host controller 57 incorporates a computer having a CPU and a memory.
  • the memory of the host controller 57 stores information related to the shape of the storage box 39. Specifically, numerical values of vertical, horizontal, and height of the storage box 39 are stored as information. In reality, there are a plurality of boxes, such as large, medium, small, vertical, high, and low, and information on the shape is stored for all the used boxes.
  • information on the shape of each article M is stored in association with information attached to the article M such as a bar code.
  • the item is identified by the barcode of the item M, and the shape of the item is read from the memory.
  • the shape of the article M can be known indirectly by the barcode attached to the article, and the barcode records information related to the shape of the article.
  • information on the shape of the article information on the appearance shape such as a rectangular parallelepiped, a cube, a cylindrical shape, a cone shape, and a plate shape, and numerical values of vertical, horizontal, and height are stored as information. It also stores special information such as cross-loading prohibition and stacking prohibition.
  • the memory of the host control device 57 functions as a delivery destination information storage unit and an article shape storage unit.
  • the host control device 57 has a space calculation function that calculates how many useless items can be reduced by combining a plurality of ordered articles M and packing them in the storage box 39. And it has an article selection function which chooses an article required for combination. That is, the upper control device 57 functions as an article selection unit. Further, the host controller 57 receives the signal of the presence sensor 16 of the transport cell 1 and the driving condition of the traveling motor, and grasps the position of each article M on the article placement surface 32.
  • the introduction conveyor 50 is a known conveyor device, and supplies the articles M to be packed in the storage box 39 to the sorting device 2.
  • the connecting conveyor 52 is a conveyor that connects between the sorting device 2 and the storage box 39.
  • a box conveyance conveyor (loading member arrangement unit) 53 is connected to a box storage area (not shown), connects empty boxes to the lower end of the conveyor 52, and sends out a box containing articles M to a not-shown delivery area.
  • the function of the article loading apparatus 100 will be described. For example, it is assumed that the 12 goods M from the goods a to l are sent to the mail order purchaser. Each article M is provided with a barcode identifying the article. From the warehouse (not shown), twelve items from items a to l are taken out and introduced into the sorting device 2 by the introduction conveyor 50 as shown in FIG. 9 (a).
  • the bar code of each article M is read by the article information acquisition means 56, and the information is sent to the host control device 57. Further, the upper control device 57 is notified of the position of the transport cell 1 of the sorting device 2 where the article M is placed first. Further, in the host control device 57, the shape of each article M is grasped based on the acquired barcode. Therefore, the host control device 57 monitors which shape of the article M is at which position of the sorting device 2.
  • Each article M moves the article placement surface 32 of the sorting device 2 in the XY direction or in the oblique direction. Although each article M is to be delivered between the transport cells 1, the position of each article M is tracked based on the signal of the presence sensor 16 of the transport cell 1 and the driving condition of the traveling motor, and the upper control is performed. It is grasped by the device 57.
  • the upper control device 57 selects a container 39 most suitable for containing all the articles. Then, in response to a command from the host controller 57, the selected storage box 39 is moved by the box transport conveyor 53 to the end of the joining conveyor 52. At the same time, the host control device 57 virtually stuffs the articles M in the storage box 39 by the space calculation function, and calculates a combination with the smallest gap. For example, when the articles M are stacked in three layers, it is determined that the clearance is the smallest. That is, as shown in FIG.
  • the high-order controller selects the articles c, f, h, and l constituting the first stage, moves the articles c, f, h, and l on the article mounting surface 32, and as shown in FIG. , Arrange in the assumed rectangular layout. Specifically, while driving the transport roller 3 of the transport cell 1 on which the articles c, f, h, l are placed, the swivel base 6 is rotated in a predetermined direction, and the articles c, f, h, l are Each item is delivered to the adjacent transport cell 1, and this is repeated to collect the articles c, f, h, l on the connecting conveyor 52 side. Furthermore, the position is fine-tuned, and the layout is adjusted so as to constitute the assumed quadrangle.
  • the articles a, d, g, and i constituting the second stage are selected, and the articles a, d, g, and i on the article placement surface 32 are moved, as shown in FIG. Arranged in a square shape. Further, b, e, j, k to be placed on the top row are selected, and b, e, j, k are collected at predetermined positions as shown in FIG. 9 (b).
  • the order of selection of articles and the order of reordering corresponding to each row are not the same, and all articles may be moved at one time, or may be moved in the order of articles arranged in front or in the order of objects arranged laterally. .
  • the group of articles formed into one block according to the shape of the containing box 39 is sequentially discharged to the joining conveyor 52 as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 11, and FIG. In FIG. 1, FIG. 11, and FIG. 12, the group of articles is illustrated smaller than the actual size because of the drawing.
  • the group of articles is ideally assembled into the size as shown in FIG.
  • the storage box 39 and the bottom plate of the storage box 39 are moved up and down so that the connection conveyor 52 smoothly moves from the connection conveyor 52 to the storage box 39. It is recommended to match the height of the bottom surface of the box 39 and the top surface of the previously loaded articles.
  • the articles M are stacked in multiple stages and packed in the storage box 39.
  • the articles M may be placed in the storage box 39 in a flat stack state.
  • the joining conveyor 52 (other conveyance means) is interposed between the article collecting device 51 and the storage box 39 (article loading member), but the joining conveyor 52 is omitted.
  • a plurality of articles may be automatically accommodated directly in the accommodation box 39 (article carrying-in member).
  • connection conveyor 52 may be omitted, and the article M may be put into the storage box 39 by the hand of the operator.
  • the articles M are arranged so as to match the shape of the containing box 39, but in the case where the articles M are put in the box by the hand of the worker, May be.
  • a method of grasping the position of each article M in addition to the above-mentioned measures, for example, a camera including the entire surface of the article placement surface 32 in the imaging area is installed, a moving picture is taken by the camera, and the image is analyzed It can be realized.
  • the control device of each transport cell 1 is provided with temporary storage means to teach which article M on the transport cell 1 is. Then, each time the article M moves, the position of the article M can be grasped also by passing the information of the article M to the transport cell 1 of the movement destination. The movement of the article M is detected by the presence sensor 16.
  • each transport cell 1 has a moving function to move the article M and an urging direction. Although it has a changing direction changing function, not all the cells need to have this function, and a cell having only a moving function or a cell having only a changing direction function is included. It is also good.
  • the connecting conveyor 52 shown in FIG. 11A is the same as that shown in FIG. 1, but the box conveying conveyor 53 is provided with a storage guide member 70.
  • the housing guide member 70 is a substantially U-shaped frame-like member, and has inclined surfaces 70a, 70b, 70c which are inclined downward from the outside to the inside.
  • the storage guide member 70 is disposed at a height position slightly higher than a storage box 39 of an article storage device 40 described below which moves on the box conveyance conveyor 53, and is disposed downstream of the connecting conveyor 52.
  • the upper end of the inclined surface 70 a of the accommodation guide member 70 is close to the joining conveyor 52 and at a height position slightly lower than the conveying surface of the joining conveyor 52.
  • the lower end of the inclined surface 70a is It is located above the upward opening 44 (FIGS. 11 (c) to 11 (e)) of the storage box 39 moving on the box conveyance conveyor 53 and at a height slightly higher than the opening 44. That is, the inclined surface 70 a is inclined downward from the connecting conveyor 52 to the opening 44 of the containing box 39.
  • a storage box (article loading member) 39 of the article storage device 40 is placed on the roller 53a of the box conveyance conveyor 53, and is conveyed along the box conveyance conveyor 53 when the roller 53a rotates.
  • the height position of the opening 44 of the containing box 39 is slightly lower than the containing guide member 70. Further, between the opening 44 of the containing box 39 and the containing guide member 70, a shutter 71 which is a plate moving horizontally can be interposed.
  • a shutter 71 is provided below the storage guide member 70 at a height position slightly higher than the opening of the storage box 39.
  • the shutter 71 is a plate-like member that moves horizontally, and has a function of opening and closing the opening 44 of the storage box 39. When opening the opening 44 of the storage box 39, the shutter 71 retracts (moves) below the joining conveyor 52.
  • the article storage device 40 has a storage box 39 and a lifting device 41. That is, the article storage device 40 is configured of a storage box 39 and a lifting device 41.
  • the housing box 39 is a housing having a square pillar shape in appearance, and has four side walls 42a to 42d and a bottom wall 80.
  • the upper part of the containing box 39 is open, and the upper part of the containing box 39 constitutes an opening 44. In the vicinity of the four corners of the bottom wall 80, through holes are provided.
  • a lifting member 45 is disposed inside the storage box 39.
  • the raising and lowering member 45 is a rectangular plate-like member and is made of a rigid material that is difficult to deform. Further, the friction coefficient of the upper surface of the elevating member 45 is small. That is, the upper surface of the raising and lowering member 45 is processed (polished, coating with oil component or the like) so as to reduce the coefficient of friction. Furthermore, the raising and lowering member 45 has a size that can be received just in the receiving box 39, and can smoothly move up and down the inside of the receiving box 39 along the inner surface of the side walls 42a to 42d of the receiving box 39. it can.
  • the raising and lowering member 45 may be made of a ferromagnetic metal material so as to attract the approaching magnet.
  • conically recessed receiving members 18a to 18d are fixed to the four corners on the lower surface side of the raising and lowering member 45.
  • Each receiving member 18a to 18d is attached at a position corresponding to the through hole of the bottom wall 80 of the storage box 39. That is, when the elevation member 45 is accommodated in the accommodation box 39, the receiving members 18a to 18d coincide with the through holes 16a to 16d of the accommodation box 39. Therefore, when viewed from below, the receiving member of the raising and lowering member 45 can be seen through the through holes 16 a to 16 d of the bottom wall 80 of the storage box 39.
  • the lifting device 41 has four push-up members 46a to 46d and a drive unit 47, as shown in FIGS.
  • the push-up members 46a to 46d are linear shaft members in the vertical posture.
  • the upper end portions (upper end portions 23a to 23d) of the push-up members 46a to 46d are conically pointed and constitute a convex portion.
  • the upper end portions 23a to 23d (convex portions) and the receiving members 18a to 18d (recessed portions) are in surface contact with each other when the axes coincide with each other, and the support of the lifting member 45 by the lifting members 46a to 46d is stabilized.
  • rack portions 48a to 48d are provided at portions below the upper end portions of the push-up members 46a to 46d.
  • the racks 48a to 48d are formed on the surfaces of the push-up members 46a to 46d in a direction parallel to the axis of the push-up members 46a to 46d.
  • the drive unit 47 includes a drive motor 65, pinions (gears) 67a to 67d, and the like.
  • the drive motor 65 is a geared motor and has an output shaft 65a.
  • the output shaft 65a and the pinions 67a to 67d are connected so as to be able to transmit power via a power transmission belt, a pulley, an intermediate gear and the like.
  • the power of the drive motor 65 is similarly transmitted to the respective pinions 67a to 67d, and rotates in synchronization with the drive motor 65 being driven.
  • the pinions 67a to 67d are engaged with the racks 48a to 48d of the push-up members 46a to 46d, respectively. Therefore, when the drive motor 65 is driven, the push-up members 46a to 46d respectively engaged with the pinions 67a to 67d move up and down in synchronization.
  • the lifting device 41 of the article storage device 40 is disposed on the downstream side in the conveying direction of the joining conveyor 52 and below the roller 53 a of the box conveying conveyor 53.
  • the push-up members 46a to 46d can protrude above the roller 53a from between the adjacent rollers 53a, or can retract below the roller 53a.
  • the push-up members 46a to 46d are in the positional relationship of the four corners of the square. Further, the storage box 39 is stopped above the lifting device 41, and the push-up members 46a to 46d are identical to the through holes 16a to 16d and the receiving members 18a to 18d of the storage box 39 shown in FIG. I do.
  • the push-up members 46a to 46d move up, the push-up members 46a to 46d pass between the adjacent rollers 53a of the box conveyance conveyor 53 to reach the lower part of the containing box 39, as shown in FIG.
  • the height position of the raising and lowering member 45 in the storage box 39 can be controlled by a control device (not shown). That is, the control device (not shown) can drive the drive unit 47 such that the height position of the elevation member 45 in the storage box 39 becomes the desired height position.
  • the storage box 39 can move along the box transport conveyor 53.
  • FIGS. 11 (a) to 11 (f) and FIGS. 12 (a) to 12 (e) how to store the articles in the storage box 39 of the article storage device 40 will be described.
  • the opening 44 (FIG. 11 (c)) of the storage box 39 of the article storage device 40 is closed by the shutter 71 as shown in FIG. 11 (a).
  • the elevating member 45 (FIG. 11C) is raised to a height position close to the shutter 71.
  • the article group P1 (plurality of articles) on the joining conveyor 52 slides down on the inclined surface 70a of the housing guide member 70 and is placed on the shutter 71 as shown in FIG. 11 (b). That is, the article group P1 moves from the joining conveyor 52 to the shutter 71 along the inclined surface 70a. The group of articles P1 moves from the connecting conveyor 52 to the shutter 71 via the inclined surface 70a, so that the group of articles P1 receives less impact, or the group of articles P1 receives almost no impact.
  • the shutter 71 moves to the connecting conveyor 52 side to open the opening 44.
  • the article group P1 on the shutter 71 abuts on the inclined surface 70a on the connecting conveyor 52 side, and only the shutter 71 retracts below the connecting conveyor 52. Therefore, the group of articles P1 is left above the opening 44, and when the shutter 71 is opened, the group of articles P1 falls onto the elevating member 45, as shown in FIG. 11 (d).
  • the elevation member 45 is elevated to a height position close to the shutter 71, even if the article group P1 falls from the shutter 71 to the elevation member 45, the impact received by the article group P1 is extremely small.
  • the control device drives the drive unit 47 to lower the elevating member 45. That is, as shown in FIG. 11E, the elevating member 45 is lowered such that the article group P1 on the elevating member 45 is at a height position slightly lower than the shutter 71. Then, as shown in FIG. 11F, the shutter 71 closes the opening 44 without colliding or contacting the article group P1.
  • the subsequent article group P2 on the joining conveyor 52 slides down on the shutter 71 along the inclined surface 70a of the accommodation guide member 70 and is placed on the shutter 71 (FIG. 12A).
  • the shutter 71 opens the opening 44, and the article group P2 on the shutter 71 falls onto the lifting member 45 (on the article group P1) as shown in FIG. 12 (b).
  • the drop height of the article group P2 at that time is also set to be as low as possible. Therefore, the impact received by the falling article group P2 and the article group P1 colliding with the falling article group P2 is small.
  • FIG. 12B on the raising and lowering member 45, the group of articles P1 dropped first and the group of articles P2 dropped later overlap.
  • the article group P3 on the connecting conveyor 52 is placed on the shutter 71 (FIG. 12D), and then the control device (not shown) opens the shutter 71 and the article group P3 on the shutter 71 is the lifting member 45 It falls on the top (on the article groups P1 and P2) (FIG. 12 (e)). At this time, the drop height of the group of articles P3 is adjusted to be as low as possible, and the impact received by the group of articles P1 and P2 that has dropped first and the group of articles P3 that has dropped later are small.
  • control device (not shown) adjusts the height position of the elevation member 45 so that the drop distance when the group of articles P1, P2, P3 moves from the shutter 71 side to the elevation member 45 side becomes as small as possible.
  • the elevation member 45 is lowered based on the height information of the articles.
  • the control device acquires height information of each of the articles constituting each of the article groups P1, P2 and P3 detected by a sensor (not shown).
  • the control device acquires the height position of the highest part of the article group P1 and / or P2 previously placed on the lift member 45, which is detected by a sensor (not shown). Then, the control device (not shown) adjusts the height position of the elevating member 45 so that the height position does not contact or collide with the shutter 71 that opens and closes.
  • the control device raises or lowers the elevation member 45 based on the height information of each article constituting the group of articles P1 and / or P2. Let down. Therefore, the drop distances from the shutter 71 side to the elevation member 45 side of the articles constituting the article groups P1, P2 and P3 are substantially uniform.
  • the control device (not shown) lifts the push-up members 46a to 46d from the bottom wall 80 of the accommodation box 39.
  • the box transport conveyor 53 is driven down to a lower height position. That is, the push-up members 46a to 46d are separated from the storage box 39, and the storage box 39 can be transported by the box transport conveyor 53.
  • goods (article group P1, P2, P3) is conveyed by the roller 53a which rotates to a conveyance destination.
  • another storage box 39 is transported from the upstream side of the box transport conveyor 53, and is stopped on the lifting device 41. Then, the shutter 71 closes the opening 44 of the other containing box 39, and accommodates the subsequent articles on the joining conveyor 52 in the containing box 39 as described above.
  • the upstream conveyor 60 is also provided with an article storage apparatus (sometimes referred to as an upstream article storage apparatus) 40a.
  • the upstream-side article storage device 40 a has the same structure as the article storage device 40 a installed on the box conveyance conveyor 53. That is, the structure of the upstream storage box 61 and the lifting device 62 installed at the lower part thereof (sometimes referred to as the upstream lifting device) are basically similar to the storage box 39 and lifting device 41 on the box transport conveyor 53 described above. Is the same.
  • the upstream storage box 61 has the same structure as that of the above-described storage box 39, and redundant description will be omitted. Further, an upstream lifter 62 is provided at a connection portion of the upstream conveyor 60 with the introduction conveyor 50.
  • the upstream conveyor 60 is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane, and the upstream lifting device 62 is also installed in an inclined posture in accordance with this inclination.
  • an elevating member (sometimes referred to as an upstream elevating member) 45a which is moved up and down by the elevating device 62 is disposed.
  • An article is placed on the lifting member 63 in a plurality of stages.
  • FIGS. 13 (a) to 13 (f) three articles T1, T2 and T3 are vertically stacked and accommodated in the upstream storage box 61 and placed on the upstream elevating member 63. There is. That is, the articles T1, T2, and T3 are placed on the elevating member 63 in order from the top (FIG. 13A).
  • the upstream accommodation box 61 is inclined at the same inclination as the upstream conveyor 60 in order to move on the upstream conveyor 60. That is, the upstream storage box 61 is inclined so that the side wall 61 a on the introduction conveyor 50 side is lowered. Therefore, the articles T1, T2, and T3 in the upstream side storage box 61 are biased to the side wall 61a side and abut on the inner surface of the side wall 61a.
  • the lifting member 63 When the lifting member 63 further rises, the article T2 moves to a position higher than the edge of the side wall 61a (FIG. 13 (d)), and the article T2 having lost support by the side wall 61a falls onto the introduction conveyor 50 and the introduction conveyor 50 (FIG. 13 (e)). Similarly, when the article T3 moves to a position higher than the edge of the side wall 61a, the article T3 loses the support by the side wall 61a, falls onto the introduction conveyor 50, and is transported by the introduction conveyor 50 (FIG. 13 (f)). At this time, the lifting and lowering member 63 is lifted to the opening of the upstream storage box 61.
  • the respective articles T1 to T3 stacked in the upstream side storage box 61 are discharged individually and sequentially to the introduction conveyor 50. Furthermore, since the introduction conveyor 50 is driven, the article T2 dropped later on the introduction conveyor 50 and the article T1 dropped on the introduction conveyor 50 do not overlap. That is, on the introduction conveyor 50, the articles overlapping each other in the upstream storage box 61 are eliminated from overlapping each other. Therefore, the article arranging device 51 (FIG. 1) on the downstream side of the introduction conveyor 50 can easily sort the individual articles T1 to T3.
  • the article storage device 40 (40a) is composed of the storage box 39 (61) and the lifting device 41 (62) as described above.
  • the article storing device 40 will be described representatively.
  • receiving members 18a to 18d (receiving portions) formed of a ferromagnetic metal material are fixed.
  • the receiving members 18a to 18d constitute conical (conical) mortar-shaped concave portions (concave curved surfaces) 22a to 22d which are recessed deeper toward the center. Further, holes 19a to 19d are provided at central portions of the receiving members 18a to 18d. That is, the receiving members 18a to 18d pass through.
  • the receiving members 18a to 18d are attached at positions corresponding to the through holes 16a to 16d of the storage box 39. That is, when the elevation member 45 is accommodated in the accommodation box 39, the receiving members 18a to 18d coincide with the through holes 16a to 16d of the accommodation box 39. Therefore, when the storage box 39 accommodating the lifting member 45 is viewed from below, the receiving members 18a to 18d of the lifting member 45 can be seen through the through holes 16a to 16d. In the present embodiment, since the diameters of the receiving members 18a to 18d are smaller than the through holes 16a to 16d, the receiving members 18a to 18d fit into the through holes 16a to 16d, and the lower surface of the elevating member 45 is the storage box 39. It rests on the bottom wall 80.
  • the receiving members 18a to 18d are provided at positions corresponding to the through holes 16a to 16d of the bottom wall 80 of the storage box 39, and in this embodiment, are provided at four positions so as to have a rectangular positional relationship. That is, through holes (16a to 16d) are provided at a plurality of locations on the bottom wall 80 of the storage box 39, and receiving members (18a to 18d) are provided at a plurality of locations on the lower surface of the elevating member 45.
  • the lifting device 41 of the article storage device 40 As shown in FIG. 17 (a), the lifting device 41 has four lifting members 46a to 46d and a driving unit 47.
  • the push-up members 46a to 46d are linear shaft members in the vertical posture.
  • the upper end portions 23a-23d of the push-up members 46a-46d are conically pointed.
  • the conical sloped surfaces of the upper end portions of the push-up members 46a to 46d are convexly curved surfaces that coincide with the slopes of the concave portions 22a to 22d, which are concave (butter shaped) curved surfaces of the receiving members 18a to 18d of the elevating member 45.
  • the upper end portions (convex portions) of the pushing-up members 46a to 46d and the receiving members 18a to 18d (recessed portions) are in surface contact when the axes coincide with each other, and the support of the elevating member 45 by the pushing-up members 46a to 46d is stabilized.
  • iron cores 36a to 36d are provided at the central portions of the upper end portions 23a to 23d, and the iron cores 36a to 36d are in the longitudinal direction of the push-up members 46a to 46d. It extends along the (axial direction).
  • Coils 38a to 38d are disposed around the iron cores 36a to 36d.
  • Lead wires 75a to 75d and 49a to 49d are connected to both ends of the coils 38a to 38d.
  • Annular members 76a to 76d made of magnetic metal such as iron are disposed on the outer side (outer periphery) of the coils 38a to 38d.
  • nonmagnetic members 37a to 37d are provided on the conically curved surfaces of the upper end portions 23a to 23d. That is, the nonmagnetic members 37a to 37d are provided on exposed portions of the upper end portions 23a to 23d around the iron cores 36a to 36d.
  • the iron cores 36a to 36d and the nonmagnetic members 37a to 37d are on the same conical curved surface, and the iron cores 36a to 36d are on the inner peripheral side, and the nonmagnetic members 37a to 37d are on the outer peripheral side. It is continuous.
  • the nonmagnetic members 37a to 37d are made of, for example, a resin. As shown in FIG. 17C, nonmagnetic members 37a to 37d and coils 38a to 38d are disposed in order from the inner peripheral side around the iron cores 36a to 36d of the push-up members 46a to 46d.
  • rack portions 48a to 48d are provided at portions below the upper end portions 23a to 23d of the push-up members 46a to 46d.
  • the racks 48a to 48d are formed along the axial center direction of the push-up members 46a to 46d.
  • the drive unit 47 includes the drive motor 65, the power transmission shafts 26a and 26b, the pinions (gears) 67a to 67d, the intermediate shaft 25, and the like.
  • the drive motor 65 is a geared motor and has an output shaft 65a. Pulleys 30 and 31 are attached to the output shaft 65a.
  • Pinions 67a and 67b are fixed to both ends of the power transmission shaft 26a.
  • Pinions 67c and 67d are fixed to both ends of the power transmission shaft 26b.
  • the power transmission shafts 26a, 26b are arranged in parallel.
  • the pinions 67a to 67d are engaged with the racks 48a to 48d of the push-up members 46a to 46d, respectively.
  • a pulley 72 is fixed near one end of the power transmission shaft 26a (near the end to which the pinion 67b is fixed).
  • the pulley 30 of the output shaft 65 a of the drive motor 65 and the pulley 72 of the power transmission shaft 26 a are connected by a belt 34 so that power can be transmitted. That is, the output shaft 65a of the drive motor 65 is connected to the pinion 67b so that power can be transmitted.
  • the pinion 67b and the pinion 67a are integrated by the power transmission shaft 26a, and the power of the drive motor 65 is transmitted to the pinions 67a and 67b.
  • an intermediate shaft 25 is provided between the drive motor 65 and the power transmission shaft 26b.
  • the intermediate shaft 25 has a pulley 29 and a gear 35. That is, the pulley 29 and the gear 35 are integral with the intermediate shaft 25.
  • the pulley 31 of the output shaft 65 a of the drive motor 65 and the pulley 29 of the intermediate shaft 25 are connected by a belt 73 so that power can be transmitted.
  • the gear 35 of the intermediate shaft 25 is engaged with the pinion 67c. That is, the output shaft 65 a of the drive motor 65 is connected to the pinion 67 c via the intermediate shaft 25 so as to be able to transmit power.
  • the pinion 67c and the pinion 67d are integrated by the power transmission shaft 26b, and the power of the drive motor 65 is transmitted to the pinions 67c and 67d.
  • the storage box 39 and the lifting device 41 of the article storage device 40 shown in FIGS. 14 to 16 are separate members. Therefore, in the article storage device 40, the storage box 39 moves on the box conveyance conveyor 53 which is a roller conveyor device, but the lifting device 41 is installed at the lower part of the box conveyance conveyor 53. The same applies to the structure of the upstream-side article storage device 40a provided on the upstream-side conveyor 60.
  • the upstream-side storage box 61 moves on the upstream-side conveyor 60. It is installed at the bottom.
  • the upstream-side article storage device 40 a and the article storage device 40 have the same structure, the upstream-side article storage device 40 a is used for discharging articles out of the upstream-side storage box 61.
  • the storage device 40 is used for the purpose of introducing an article into the storage box 39.
  • the upstream lifting device 62 is installed below the upstream conveyor device 60 in an inclined posture. That is, the axis direction (moving direction) of the push-up members 46a to 46d of the lifting and lowering device 62 is orthogonal to the inclined transport surface S1 (FIG. 1). Also, as a matter of course, the elevating member 63 of the elevating device 62 is also inclined with respect to the horizontal plane.
  • the drive motor 65 of the lifting and lowering device 62 is driven, and the lifting members 46a to 46d are lifted and penetrate the through holes 16a to 16d of the bottom wall 80 of the storage box 61. Further, the upper end portions 23a to 23d of the push-up members 46a to 46d engage with the receiving members 18a to 18d of the elevating member 45 (FIG. 21). Then, as shown in FIG. 22, the drive motor 65 of the drive unit 47 is driven, and the lifting members 63 are pushed up by the lifting members 46a to 46d. That is, the elevating member 63 is raised along the side walls 13a to 13d. In FIG. 22, the elevating member 63 is lifted to the opening 44 at the top of the storage box 61.
  • the position of the elevating member 63 is corrected so that the axial centers (centers) of both conical curved surfaces coincide. That is, the weight of elevating member 63 itself and the weight of articles P1 to P2 placed on elevating member 63 are upper end portions 23a to 23a of push-up members 46a to 46d via recesses 22a to 22d of receiving members 18a to 18d. It acts on 23 d and slides until the axes of the two conical surfaces coincide.
  • the iron cores 36a to 36d (the centers of the upper end portions 23a to 23d) are fitted into the holes 19a to 19d of the receiving members 18a to 18d.
  • the annular members 76a to 76d which are made into electromagnets, also contact (closely contact) with the ferromagnetic receiving members 18a to 18d (recess portions 22a to 22d) in an annular manner.
  • the receiving members 18a to 18d of the lifting member 63 and the upper end portions 23a to 23d of the lifting members 46a to 46d of the lifting device 41a are engaged in an uneven shape, and the receiving members 18a to 18d on the lifting member 63 side Since the iron cores 36a to 36d (electromagnets) at the centers of the lifting members 46a to 46d and the annular members 76a to 76d are attracted, the lifting member 63 is not affected by an external force acting on the lifting member 63 or the articles P1 to P4. There is no concern that the push-up members 46a to 46d may be detached. That is, the support of the lifting and lowering member 63 by the lifting members 46a to 46d is stable.
  • the lifting members 46a to 46d move up and down between the rollers 53c and 53d adjacent in the transport direction, and the lifting members 46c and 46d are rollers adjacent to in the transport direction. Move up and down between 53a and 53b.
  • the elevating member 63 is elevated to a height position near the shutter member 11 by the lifting members 46a to 46d which are elevated through the rollers adjacent in the transport direction (FIG. 22).
  • the elevating member 63 when the elevating member 63 ascends to the opening 44 of the upstream side storage box 61, the articles P1 to P4 on the elevating member 63 can be discharged.
  • the upstream conveyor 60 is inclined so that the side wall 61a side is lower, the articles P1 to P4 on the elevating member 63 are discharged to the introduction conveyor 50.
  • the friction coefficient of the upper surface of the raising and lowering member 63 is small, and the articles P1 to P4 slide on the introduction conveyor 50 from the upper surface of the raising and lowering member 63 which is the inclined surface by their own weight.
  • the control device retracts the lifting members 46a to 46d below the transport surface S1 (FIG. 24).
  • the upstream storage box 61 receiving members 18 a to 18 d
  • the lifting members 46 a to 46 d upper end portions 23 a to 23 d
  • the control device retracts the lifting members 46a to 46d below the transport surface S1 (FIG. 24).
  • the engagement of the storage box 61 (receiving members 18a to 18d) and the lifting members 46a to 46d (upper end portions 23a to 23d) of the lifting device 62 is disengaged. It can move over 60 ( Figure 25).
  • the storage box 39 is stopped below the shutter member 11 in the box transport conveyor 53. Also, the shutter member 11 is closed.
  • a control device (not shown) drives the drive motor 65 to raise the lifting members 46 a to 46 d of the lifting device 41.
  • the upper end portions 23a to 23d (iron cores 36a to 36d) of the push-up members 46a to 46d are fitted into the holes 19a to 19d of the receiving members 18a to 18d of the elevating member 45, and the iron cores 36a to 36d are the lower surfaces of the elevating member 45. Abut on.
  • the iron cores 36a to 36d are electromagnets, and the iron cores 36a to 36d are attracted to the inner peripheral surfaces of the holes 19a to 19d of the receiving members 18a to 18d on the raising and lowering member 45 side.
  • the lifting members 45 are supported, and the lifting members 46a to 46d push the lifting members 45 to a height position near the shutter member 11 (FIG. 27).
  • FIG. 28 When the article P on the connecting conveyor 52 is placed on the shutter member 11 (FIG. 28), the shutter member 11 is opened and the article P is placed on the elevating member 45 (FIG. 29). Although only one article P is depicted in FIG. 1, FIG. 29 shows that four articles P1 to P4 are placed on the elevation member 45.
  • the elevating member 45 descends along the side walls 13a to 13d (FIG. 30), and the elevating member 45 reaches the bottom wall 80 of the storage box 39 (FIG. 31). ). That is, the articles P1 to P4 are accommodated in the accommodation box 39.
  • the push-up members 46a to 46d are further lowered to retract the upper end portions 23a to 23d to a height position lower than the transport surface S2 (FIG. 32).
  • the shutter member 11 is depicted in a closed state in preparation for the next item loading operation.
  • the storage box 39 moves on the box transport conveyor 53 and is transported to the transport destination.
  • convex portions may be provided on the receiving members 18a to 18d, and concave portions may be provided on the lifting members 46a to 46d so as to engage with each other.
  • the upper end portions 23a to 23d of the push-up members 46a to 46d are convex portions in which two inclined surfaces (two inclined surfaces whose normal lines are obliquely upward) intersect, and the receiving members 18a to 18d correspond to the push-up members 46a to 46d. It is good also as a crevice which constitutes the slope which accommodates a convex part (slope whose normal line inclines downward).
  • the article storage devices 40 and 40a are configured as described above, and the respective articles are taken in and out of the storage boxes 39 and 61 of both the storage devices 40 and 40a without receiving an impact, and along the transport path It is transported smoothly.
  • each push-up member is arranged (layed out) so as to support the elevating member and the article in a well-balanced manner.
  • the shaft-shaped push-up members 46a to 46d are moved up and down between the rollers adjacent in the transport direction of the roller conveyor device.
  • the existing conveyor it can be installed at any position. That is, there is a high degree of freedom in configuring the transport path.
  • the bottom wall 80 is provided at the bottom of the storage box 39, 61, and the through holes 16a to 16d are provided in the bottom wall 80.
  • the bottom wall 80 is omitted.
  • 63 may be substituted for bottom wall 80. That is, the lower end of the side walls 13a to 13d of the storage boxes 39 and 61 is provided with a portion (for example, a projection, an inward flange, etc.) for locking the elevating members 45 and 63. And may be supported near the lower end of the containing box 39, 61 and may be substituted for the bottom wall 80.
  • the shutter member 11 can also be abbreviate
  • the iron cores 36a to 36d functioning as electromagnets are provided at the upper end portions 23a to 23d of the push-up members 46a to 46d, but permanent magnets can be used instead.
  • electromagnets when electromagnets are used, when engaging the push-up members 46a to 46d (upper end portions 23a to 23d) with the receiving members 18a to 18d, the coils 38a to 38d are energized to function as electromagnets, and the push-up members 46a to 46d And the receiving members 18a to 18d are easily engaged.
  • the push-up members 46a to 46d are magnets (electromagnets), but magnets may be further provided on the receiving members 18a to 18d. Further, the push-up members 46a to 46d may be simply formed of a ferromagnetic metal material, and magnets may be provided on the receiving members 18a to 18d.
  • no magnet including an electromagnet
  • the contact portions are simply conical surfaces or inclined surfaces. You can just do it.
  • the article storage device described above has a storage box and a lifting device, the storage box has a side wall and a lifting member, is transported by a roller conveyor device, and the lifting device is the roller conveyor device.
  • An article storage device installed below and raising and lowering a lifting member of the storage box along a side wall by a lifting device, and taking in and taking out articles from the upper portion of the storage box, wherein the lifting member is a plate member
  • the lower surface side has receiving portions at a plurality of locations
  • the lifting device has a lifting member that moves up and down between the rollers adjacent in the transport direction of the roller conveyor device, and the lifting member moves up and down
  • It is an article storage device characterized by engaging with a receiving part of a member.
  • the storage box is provided with the plate member functioning as the raising and lowering member, the raising and lowering member has the receiving portions at a plurality of locations on the lower surface side, and the raising and lowering device is in the conveyance direction of the roller conveyor device.
  • the push-up member moves up and down between the adjacent rollers, and the push-up member engages with the receiving portion of the lift member. Therefore, the push-up member engages with the receiving portion of the elevating member to push up the receiving portion.
  • the elevating member is supported by the push-up member to move up and down.
  • the push-up member moves up and down through the rollers adjacent in the transport direction of the roller conveyor device, so the article storage device of the present invention can be installed in the existing roller conveyor device.
  • one of the receiving portion and the push-up member has a recess, and the other has a protrusion to engage with each other in a concavo-convex manner.
  • one of the receiving portion and the push-up member has a concave portion, and the other has a convex portion, and is engaged with each other in a concavo-convex manner.
  • the receiving portion is a concave portion
  • the push-up member is a convex portion that fits into the receiving portion. Therefore, the receiving portion of the elevating member and the push-up member are easily engaged with each other. That is, the positioning of the push-up member with respect to the elevating member is easy. Further, even if an external force acts on the elevating member, the engagement between the elevating member and the pushing-up member is not easily released.
  • a magnet is provided on at least one of the receiving portion and the push-up member, and the receiving portion and the push-up member be drawn by the magnet.
  • a magnet is provided on at least one of the receiving portion and the push-up member, and the receiving portion and the push-up member are attracted by the magnet, so that the receiving portion of the elevating member easily engages with the push-up member. That is, the positioning of the push-up member with respect to the elevating member is easy. Further, even if an external force acts on the elevating member, the engagement between the elevating member and the pushing-up member is not easily released.
  • the magnet is preferably an electromagnet. That is, when the receiving portion and the push-up member engage with each other, power is supplied to exhibit the function as an electromagnet so that both can be easily engaged. When the receiving portion and the push-up member are disengaged, the power is stopped. Then, it is preferable to make it easy to disengage the two by disabling the electromagnet.
  • the article storage device is disposed under the inclined roller conveyor device in which the heights of the one side end and the other side end of each roller of the roller conveyor device are different and the roller conveyor device is inclined. You can also
  • sorting means 32 Article loading surface 50 Introduction conveyor 51 Article arrangement device 52, connecting conveyor 53 Box conveyance conveyor (carrying-in member arrangement part) 55 box (article carrying in member) 56 Article information acquisition means 57 Host controller (article selection means) 100 Article Loading Device

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L'invention concerne un dispositif d'intégration d'articles et un dispositif d'empilement d'articles permettant d'assister une opération d'emballage et de réduire le travail requis d'un opérateur. La présente invention comprend un moyen de mémoire d'informations de destination de transport, qui mémorise des informations concernant la forme d'une boîte de réception (39), un moyen d'acquisition d'informations d'articles, qui acquiert des informations concernant la forme d'articles (M), un moyen de sélection d'articles et un moyen de réagencement (51) qui réagence les articles. Le moyen de réagencement (51) comprend une surface de chargement d'articles (32) qui s'étend en forme de feuille, et qui est apte à déplacer les articles (M) sur la surface de chargement d'articles (32). Le moyen de sélection d'articles sélectionne des articles (M), en fonction de la forme de la boîte de réception (39) mémorisée dans le moyen de mémoire d'informations de destination de transport et de la forme des articles établie sur la base des informations acquises par le moyen d'acquisition d'informations d'articles, de sorte qu'il soit possible d'emballer une plus grande quantité des articles (M) dans la boîte de réception (39). Les articles (M) sélectionnés par le moyen de réagencement (51) sont collectés.
PCT/JP2018/048508 2017-12-28 2018-12-28 Dispositif d'intégration d'articles, dispositif d'empilement d'articles et dispositif de réception d'articles WO2019132012A1 (fr)

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