JP4149358B2 - Container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage container suitable for storing a plurality of small articles side by side.

  For example, in large libraries, etc., it is necessary to efficiently manage a large number of books. Therefore, these books are classified and stored in containers (container containers), and the containers are managed in a three-dimensional automatic warehouse. There is a case.

  Also, if the items to be stored are small and many such as recorded tapes for computers, video for broadcasting, audio tapes or medical records for hospitals, not only library books After being stored in a container, it may be managed in a three-dimensional automatic warehouse. And the small article accommodated in the automatic warehouse via the container as needed is taken out by remote operation with a robot etc. (patent document 1).

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the storage container employed in Patent Document 1, and FIG. 5 is a partial side view of an article storage device used to take in and out the storage container of FIG. 4 from a storage shelf.

  For example, the storage container 13 used in an automatic warehouse is formed in a substantially box shape having an upper opening, and a small item 26 such as a narrow file or a book is stored therein via a small box 26. .

  And the container 13 in which the many small articles 12 are accommodated through the small boxes 26 in this way is stored in a multistage manner in the vertical storage shelf 1 configured in the article storage device as shown in FIG. Contained.

  That is, in this article storage device, a space 4 is secured between a storage shelf 1 formed in a vertical direction with a predetermined width and a storage shelf 1 adjacent to the storage shelf 1. Is placed on the traveling rail 5 below.

Then, the article loading / unloading machine 7 is guided by the upper and lower traveling rails 6, 5 and travels in the horizontal direction and moves up and down along the main frame 8, whereby the predetermined container 13 is taken out.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No.2-18022

  By the way, when using a storage container in an automatic warehouse like this, in order to store and remove the container by remote operation without touching a person's hand, a case where a so-called low-back item such as a magazine is stored in the storage container If the narrow article is not accommodated in a full state, the article may fall inside.

  Then, in addition to the fact that the article cannot be confirmed from the outside, in some cases, the fallen article may fall from the shelf board.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems associated with the prior art, and a case where a so-called low-skinned article is accommodated or a small amount of a narrow article is accommodated inside the container. Even if it is not, the object is to provide a storage container that prevents the article from falling over and thus has no risk of falling of the internal article when used as a container for an automatic warehouse.

The container according to the present invention for achieving the above object is
A bottom plate, a pair of long side walls erected from the bottom plate portion by a pair of short side wall portion which is erected from the bottom plate portion, entrance of the article upper face of the container body is formed, the container The bottom plate portion of the main body is a storage container in which a guide groove for detachably locking a leg portion of a partition member that divides an internal article storage portion is formed ,
The guide groove is one step lower than the first bottom plate portion so as to cover the first bottom plate portion that forms the outer peripheral area of the bottom plate portion and has an opening formed at the center, and the entire opening of the first bottom plate portion. position
And is configured in a horizontal direction along a connecting portion between the first bottom plate portion and a second bottom plate portion integrated with the first bottom plate portion by a rib-like connecting body .

  According to the present invention having such a configuration, even when a low-back article is accommodated or when a narrow article is accommodated, the article can be prevented from falling.

  With such a configuration, the guide groove can be easily constructed by molding.

  Furthermore, in the container according to the present invention, it is preferable that the rib-like coupling bodies are formed at predetermined intervals.

  If it is such a structure, the ventilation property can be ensured using the space | gap between connected bodies.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the separation distance between the lower surface of the first bottom plate portion and the upper surface of the second bottom plate portion is a length corresponding to the thickness of the partition member.

  With such a configuration, the partition member can be sandwiched between the two upper and lower bottom plate members.

  According to the present invention, if the partition member is arranged at a predetermined position as required, the article may fall down even if the article is weakly accommodated or not fully filled. There is nothing wrong. In addition, for example, when used in an automatic warehouse, even a thin article can be stored in a reliable state without fear of dropping.

  The present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an automatic warehouse container 20 as a container 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The container main body 20a includes a bottom plate portion 8, a pair of long side wall portions 16 and 18 erected from the bottom plate portion 8, and a pair of short side wall portions 22 and 24, and an article on the upper surface of the container main body 20a. The entrance and exit are formed.

Of the pair of long side wall portions 16, 18, one long side wall portion 16 is tall and the other long side wall portion 1
8 is set shorter than this.

  A thin article such as a book or a file is preferably accommodated in the container body 20a.

  On the other hand, the bottom plate portion 8 in this embodiment is divided into two in advance by the partition body 70.

  By providing such a partition body 70, for example, the whole can be classified into a container for 2000, the left half region into the first half of 2000, and the right half region into the second half of 2000.

Accordingly, flat label mounting planes S ₁ , S ₂ , S _{3 and the} like are formed in the long side wall portion 18 accordingly, and the left and right label mounting planes are formed on the central label mounting plane S ₁ , for example, in 2000. If a label or bar code with necessary information such as the first half of 2000, the second half of 2000, etc. is attached to S ₂ and S ₃ , the label or bar code etc. The contents can be judged.

  Furthermore, the bottom plate portion 8 according to the present embodiment is configured such that two rectangular recesses D and D are arranged in the left and right regions. In addition, this recessed part D will be formed continuously, when the center partition body 70 is not installed. That is, as shown in the schematic cross-sectional view of FIG. 2, the bottom plate portion 8 includes a first bottom plate portion 82 disposed at a higher level and a second bottom plate portion 84 disposed at a lower position than the first bottom plate portion 84. Both bottom plate portions 82 and 84 are connected by a rib-like connecting body 90 arranged at predetermined intervals.

  A guide groove 72 is formed in the horizontal direction between the first bottom plate portion 82 and the second bottom plate portion 84. The guide groove 72 is configured in the height direction between the first bottom plate portion 82 and the second bottom plate portion 84, and the guide grooves 72, 72 include a partition member 74 as shown in FIG. 3. The leg portions 52 on both sides extending in the horizontal direction are detachably locked.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the partition member 74 used in the present embodiment has a U-shaped portion 50 that opens downward and a pair of leg portions 52, 52 that support the U-shaped portion 50. The leg portion 52 has two rod-like portions 54a and 54b extending substantially in the horizontal direction, and is formed so that it can stand on its own.

  On the other hand, the first bottom plate portion 82 and the second bottom plate portion 84 of the container body 20a described above are connected by rib-like connecting bodies 90 that are erected at predetermined intervals during molding, and are adjacent in the lateral direction. An opening is provided between the connecting bodies 90 and 90. Therefore, even if dust or water enters into the recess D at a lower level, it can be discharged to the outside. Moreover, normally, the ventilation property is ensured through this opening.

  In the present embodiment, a partition member 74 as shown in FIG. 3 is detachably mounted in the pair of guide grooves 72, 72, whereby the interior of the container body 20a is arbitrarily divided.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

In order to mount the partition member 74 according to this embodiment in the container main body 20a, first, it is grasped by hand so as to sandwich the leg portion 52, and the rod-like portion 54a is directly inserted into the guide groove 72 as shown in FIG. It ’s fine. When the force is released from the leg portion 52 of the partition member 74, the pair of leg portions 52 and 52 are opened outward to return to the natural state, so that the outer rod-shaped portion 54 a contacts the side surface of the coupling body 90. Can be touched. At this time, as shown in FIG.
The thickness (diameter) m of a and the separation distance n between the first bottom plate member 82 and the second bottom plate member 84 are the same length. That is, the height n of the guide groove 72 is substantially the same as the thickness (diameter) m of the rod-shaped portion 54a. Therefore, the partition member 74 can be erected in a stable posture.

  Further, since the rod-shaped portions 54a and 54a on both sides are disposed inside the coupling bodies 90 and 90, when the container main body 20a is viewed from the back side, the rod-shaped portions 54a and the like do not protrude outward from the container main body 20a. Therefore, the partition member 74 does not get in the way.

  Furthermore, since the rod-shaped portions 54a and 54b are disposed below the upper surface of the first bottom plate member 82, a thin book or file in a posture parallel to the short side walls 22 and 24 of the container body 20a can be obtained. When stored, these items will not wobble.

  Such a storage container 20 can be effectively used as a container used in an automatic warehouse. That is, in an automatic warehouse, sliding in the horizontal direction on the shelf plate as shown in FIG. 5 is performed many times, so even if there is a slight bulge in the sliding part, a smooth slide is performed. May interfere. In the container 20 of this embodiment, a part of the partition member 74 is not exposed or protrudes on the back side of the container main body 20a, so that the slide is not disturbed.

  As mentioned above, although one Example of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said Example at all.

  For example, the attachment of the partition member 74 to the bottom plate portion 8 is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be attached in any manner.

  In particular, when it is not necessary to slide at an installation place or the like unlike when used for an automatic warehouse, the rod-like portion 54a of the leg portion 52 can be arranged outside the coupling body 90.

  In such a case, as shown in FIG. 2, the partition member 74 is kept in a stable posture by causing the rod-shaped portion 54 a to extend along the side surface of the rib 85 provided on the first bottom plate portion 82 in the horizontal direction. Can be fixed.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a receiving container according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting structure of a partition member attached to the container shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the partition member shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a conventional container used in an automatic warehouse disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 21-8002. FIG. 5 is a partial front view showing a part of an automatic warehouse disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 21-8002.

Explanation of symbols

8 Bottom plate part 12 Small article 16, 18 Long side wall part 20 Storage container 20a Container body 22, 24 Short side wall part 50 U-shaped part 52 Leg part 54a, 54b Bar-shaped part 70 Partition body 72 Guide groove 74 Partition member 80 U-shaped Part 82 First bottom plate part 84 Second bottom plate part 90 Connecting body n Separation distance S ₁ , S ₂ , S ₃ Label mounting plane

Claims (3)

A bottom plate, a pair of long side walls erected from the bottom plate portion by a pair of short side wall portion which is erected from the bottom plate portion, entrance of the article upper face of the container body is formed, the container The bottom plate portion of the main body is a storage container in which a guide groove for detachably locking a leg portion of a partition member that divides an internal article storage portion is formed ,
The guide groove is one step lower than the first bottom plate portion so as to cover the first bottom plate portion that forms the outer peripheral area of the bottom plate portion and has an opening formed at the center, and the entire opening of the first bottom plate portion. The housing is arranged in a horizontal direction along a connecting portion between the first bottom plate portion and a second bottom plate portion integrated with the first bottom plate portion by a rib-like connecting body. container. The container according to claim 1, wherein the rib-like coupling bodies are formed at predetermined intervals . The accommodation according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a separation distance between a lower surface of the first bottom plate portion and an upper surface of the second bottom plate portion is a length corresponding to a thickness of the partition member. container.

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