JP4894075B2 - Article storage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an article storage device that stores articles.

  When performing an operation to use a certain article in a specific order, for example, when assembling a product such as a screw in a factory in the factory by taking out a part such as a screw from the article storage box according to a specific order. Necessary parts according to the order need to be taken out of the storage box. At that time, selection from many storage boxes is inefficient. In addition, if the parts are selected incorrectly, the assembly may not be performed correctly, resulting in a defective product, or the need for reassembling, resulting in a reduction in production efficiency.

  As an article storage apparatus, an apparatus for storing articles and allowing the articles to be freely taken in and out, in particular, stacking a plurality of pallets in a frame like a chest with a large number of drawers, and placing an arbitrary pallet on the lower side There is known an article storage device that moves outward together with all the drawers (Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Publication No. 43-027178

  However, in the above-described conventional example, the pallet with the storage contents to be taken out is merely moved together with the lower pallet, so that the order of taking out is not conscious. An object of the present invention is to provide an article storage device that can take out an appropriate article in accordance with a work order.

  In order to achieve the above object, a first feature of the present invention is that an article container for storing an article, a support body that supports the article container movably between a use position and a retracted position, A base for supporting the support so as to be movable between an initial position and a return position, and article storage movement means for moving the support into the use position by moving the support to the return position. And a support moving means for moving the support from the return position to the initial position.

  Further, the second feature of the present invention is that an article container having an opening for accommodating an article and allowing access to the accommodated article and a plurality of the article containers stacked in the vertical direction are provided. A support body that supports the article case movably between a use position and a retracted position, a base that supports the support body movably between an initial position and a return position, and the support body to a return position A plurality of the article holders, the article holder moving means for moving the article holder at the retracted position to the use position by moving, and the support moving means for moving the support body from the return position to the initial position. Among them, there is an article storage device in which one article compartment is moved from a use position to a retracted position so that an opening of another article compartment is opened.

  Accordingly, it is possible to prevent a time loss for searching for an article necessary for the next operation, and to prevent an operation error caused by mistakenly removing the necessary article from the storage box.

  Preferably, among the plurality of article holders, one article holder is moved from the use position to the retracted position, thereby opening an opening of the article holder located at the lower stage of the one article holder.

  Preferably, an article case positioned at a lower stage of the one article case contains an article required after the article stored in the one article case.

  Preferably, the support has a placement portion on which the article case is placed, and the placement portion has a communication opening communicating with the opening of the article case, and the article moving means. An entry opening is formed.

  Preferably, the base has a mounting surface inclined with respect to a horizontal plane, and the support is mounted on the mounting surface.

  Preferably, a guide groove is formed on the base, a guide roll is rotatably provided on the support, and the guide roll is fitted in the guide groove.

  Preferably, the base is formed with a storage portion that stores articles and is immovable with respect to the support.

  Preferably, among the plurality of article holders, the article holder located at the lowest stage is immovable relative to the support.

  Preferably, the support has a storage portion in which the article case is stored, and the storage portion is a unit that can be connected to the support.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows an article storage device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The article storage device 10 includes a base 12, a support body 14, an article holder 16, and a pressing member 18 which is an article holder moving means of this embodiment.

  The base 12 has a mounting surface 20 on which the support 14 is placed. The mounting surface 20 has a low slope on the front side (front side in FIG. 1) of the base with respect to the horizontal plane, and the bottom surface 22 has a substantially horizontal plane. When placed, the mounting surface 20 is formed so as to be inclined forward.

  In the mounting surface 20, guide grooves 24 and 24 are laid in the vicinity of both side surfaces of the base 12 in parallel with the side surfaces. A first stopper portion 28 is provided at the front end portion of the guide groove 24, and a second stopper portion 30 is provided at the rear end portion. In the guide groove 24, as will be described later, a guide roll 26 provided on the support 14 is guided between the first stopper portion 28 and the second stopper portion 30 by being guided by the guide groove 24. Fits freely. Further, a storage portion 32 which is an article storage of the present embodiment having an upper surface opened is provided in the front center portion of the mounting surface 20 so that articles can be stored therein.

  As shown in FIG. 2, both sides of the support 14 are formed by plate-like frame portions 34 and 34. Plate-like guide portions 35 are provided at regular intervals in the vertical direction on the surfaces of the frame portions 34, 34 facing each other, substantially parallel to the mounting surface 20. The guide part 35 is connected to the other guide part 35 facing in the horizontal direction at the center part by the connecting part 36, and the guide parts 35, 35 and the connecting part 36 have a planar H shape. The guide portions 35 and 35 and the connecting portion 36 form a placement portion 37 on which the article case 16 is placed. And the accommodating part 38 is formed in the part divided by this mounting part 37 and the frame parts 34 and 34, and the article case 16 is accommodated in this accommodating part 38. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the mounting portion 37 has a U-shaped opening on the front side when the support 14 is mounted on the base 12 so that a person can freely put in and out the hand. A communication opening 39 is formed. The communication opening 39 communicates with the opening of the article case 16 placed on the lower stage, and can access the articles stored in the article case 16 placed on the lower stage. In addition, the rear side of the placement portion 37 forms an entry opening 40 into which a pressing member 18 described later enters. The entry opening 40 opens to a width that is slightly wider than the width of the pressing member 18 so that the pressing member 18 can be inserted in the front-rear direction.

  The distance (A) from the front end portion of the mounting portion 37 to the rear end portion of the connecting portion 36 is equal to the distance (B) from the rear end portion of the connecting portion 36 to the rear end portion of the mounting portion 37 ( A = B), both the distance A and the distance B are substantially the same length as the distance between the rising portions 41 and 41 of the article case 16 described later. Further, the distance between the frame portions 34 and 34 is such that the article case 16 is slidably movable on the guide portion 35.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of guide rolls 26 are supported in series on the bottom surface of the frame body portion of the support 14, and as described above, the guide rolls 26 are provided on the base 12. By being movably fitted in the groove 24, the support body 14 moves from the first stopper portion 28 to the second stopper portion 30 of the guide groove 24. The distance that the support 14 is guided by the guide roll 26 and moves along the guide groove 24 is set to be substantially equal to the distance between the compatible rising portions 41 and 41 of the article case 16. Here, as described above, since the mounting surface 20 of the base 12 has an inclined shape with a low front side, the support 14 is always urged to the front side of the base 12 by its own weight. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, the article case 16 has a bottom portion 43 and rising portions 41, 41 that rise substantially vertically from both ends of the bottom portion 43, and the bottom portion 43 and the rising portions 41, 41 have Opening 42 is formed. The bottom portion 43 is sized so as to be movable on the guide portions 35, 35, and the height of the rising portion 41 is lower than the distance between the guide portions arranged in the vertical direction. Yes. Then, one of the rising portions 41, 41 is arranged one by one in the vertical direction on the plurality of mounting portions 37 so that one is positioned on the front side of the support 14 and the other is positioned on the rear side of the support 14. Is done.

  By forming in this way, when the article case 16 is arranged on the mounting part 37 constituted by the guide parts 35 and 35 and the connecting part 36, the article case 16 is placed in the support body 14 in the front-rear direction. It is possible to move by a distance of about one of 16. Here, the position where the front end portions of the plurality of article cases 16 supported by the support 14 are substantially stacked in the vertical direction on the front end portion of the support 14 is defined as a use position, and the rear of the plurality of article cases 16 is provided. A position where the end portion is substantially stacked in the vertical direction on the rear end portion of the support 14 is defined as a retracted position. In this case, when the article case 16 moves on the mounting portion 37 of the support body 14 from the use position described above to the retracted position, the inclination of the support body 14 caused by the mounting surface 20 of the base 12 being inclined. Thus, the guide part 35 and the bottom part 43 of the article case 16 have a coefficient of friction that does not return backward so that the article case 16 does not return from the retracted position to the use position due to its own weight. More specifically, the frictional force generated between the guide part 35 and the bottom part 43 is configured so as not to reverse even when the necessary articles are stored in the article case 16.

  The pressing member 18 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape and is formed on the mounting surface 20 of the base 12 so as to protrude perpendicularly to the mounting surface 20 so as to be substantially the same height as the frame body portion 34 of the support 14. However, when the mounting surface 20 of the base 12 is inclined, when the base 12 is placed on a substantially horizontal floor, the pressing member 18 is slightly forward as shown in FIG. Inclined and protruded.

  The position at which the pressing member 18 protrudes from the base 12 is in a state where the guide roll 26 provided on the support 14 is in contact with the first stopper 28, that is, the support 14 is in the initial stage described later. In the front-rear direction of the base 12 when positioned at the position, it is a position adjacent to the support body 14 on the rear side, and is the center in the longitudinal direction of the base. As described above, the width of the pressing member 18 is slightly smaller than the entry opening 40, and the pressing member 18 is configured to be inserted through the entry opening 40 as the support moves. . Therefore, when the guide roll 26 provided on the support 14 is guided by the guide groove 24 and moves from the first stopper portion 28 to the second stopper portion 30, as described above, the entry opening 40 is placed in the article storage portion. 16 having a depth corresponding to approximately one, the rear end portion of the coupling portion 36 abuts against the pressing member 18 before the rearmost guide roll 26 abuts against the second stopper portion 30. The movement of the support 14 is not restricted.

The operation of the article storage device according to the above configuration will be described.
First, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 8 (a), as an initial state, the article case 16 disposed at the use position on the support 14 and the plurality of placement portions 37 provided on the support 14, respectively, It is located at the forefront of the base 12. Here, the support body 14 is in a state where the guide roll 26 is in contact with the first stopper 28, and the position where the support body 14 is in contact with the first stopper is set as the initial position. . In each article case 16, articles such as parts necessary for the work, articles necessary for the first work are placed in the top article case, and articles necessary for the next work following the first work are stored from the top. The second item is stored in the third item case, the last required item is stored in the storage unit 32 of the base 12, and so on according to the work order. Has been.

  First, an article required at the beginning of the work is taken out from the top article case 16. And after taking out, this article case 16 is pushed in manually from a use position to a retracted position.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 8B, the opening 42 of the second article case 16 located in the lower stage is opened through the communication opening 39 and can be accessed. Unless the uppermost article case 16 is moved to the retracted position, the opening 42 of the second article case 16 from the top is not opened. After the uppermost article case 16 is moved to the retracted position, the articles necessary for the next operation are taken out from the second article case 16 from the top, and then the second item as in the uppermost article case 16. The article holder 16 is manually pushed from the use position to the retracted position.

  In this manner, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8C, the article is also taken out from the third article case 16 from the top, and then the article case 16 is manually pushed from the use position to the retracted position. Then, since the storage portion 32 provided on the base 12 appears, an article necessary for the last work is taken out from here. Since the storage part 32 is provided in the base 12, it cannot move with respect to the base.

  Thus, after the necessary articles are taken out at the end of the series of operations, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8D, the support 14 and the last part of the guide roll 26 provided on the support are the guide grooves 24. It is pushed back by hand until it abuts against the second stopper portion 30 and further movement is restricted. Then, since all the article holders 16 positioned at the retracted position on the support 14 are movably mounted on the support 14, they are pushed out by the pressing member 18 so as to guide the support 14. It moves on the part 35 toward the front side of the support 14. The state in which the support body 14 is pushed rearward and the last guide roll 26 is in contact with the second stopper portion 30 is defined as a return position of the support body 14. As described above, the placing portion 37 provided on the support 14 has a length corresponding to about two of the article case 16, and the distance moved on the guide groove 24 of the support 14 is about one of the article case 16. Therefore, when the rearmost portion of the guide roll 26 provided on the support 14 comes into contact with the second stopper portion 30, the front end of the support 14 and the front end of the article case 16 are in the vertical direction. In a stacked state, that is, in a use position, it stops. That is, by pushing the support 14 from the initial position to the return position, the article case 16 positioned at the retracted position on the support 14 is moved in contact with the pressing member 18 and returned to the use position. Become.

  In this state, when the hand that has pushed the support body 14 is released, the support body 14 is biased to the front side of the base 12 by its own weight, so that it moves forward on the guide groove 24 to the initial position. Return. At this time, since the bottom portion 43 of the article case 16 and the guide portion 35 have a coefficient of friction that does not slide out due to a load, the positional relationship when contacting the pressing member 18, that is, the support body The front end portion of 14 and the front end portions of all the article compartments 16 are moved to the front side of the base 12 together with the support body 14 while being stacked in the vertical direction. Thereby, the article storage device 10 returns to the initial state shown in FIG. 1 or FIG.

  In other words, the inclined mounting surface 20, the guide roll 26, and the guide groove 24 constitute support body moving means for moving the support body 14 from the return position to the initial position. Even if the guide roll 26 is not provided, the friction coefficient between the placement surface 20 and the guide portion 35 positioned at the lowest position may be configured to be low (that is, the support 14 slides on the placement surface).

  An article insertion stopper portion (not shown) is provided on the front side of each guide portion 35 so that the article case 16 does not jump out of the support 14 due to an impact caused by the contact with the first stopper portion 28. And even better.

  In this manner, the support 14 moves to the initial position and the article storage device 10 returns to the initial state, so that it is possible to start taking out articles necessary for the work from the initial state.

  According to the article storage apparatus 10, for example, when the same work is repeatedly performed in a certain order in a factory or the like, the article storage apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment can be used to operate in the correct order without making a mistake in the order. As a result, work efficiency can be improved and defective product production can be prevented.

  Alternatively, since the device itself can be made small, it can be used at home. For example, if there are medicines to be taken in the morning, noon, and evening, the morning medicine is already taken by taking the medicine out of the container containing the medicine to be taken in the morning and then pushing the container into the back. It can be seen that it has been completed, and double dosing can be prevented.

  In addition, if there is something that needs to be stored and taken out according to a predetermined order, such as office management at a company or school, it can be used regardless of location or situation.

  In the present embodiment, the number of articles is set to 3. However, the present invention is of course not limited to this, and the number of stages of the guide portion 35 provided on the support 14 may be set to any number depending on the work content. Good. Further, a plurality of article storage devices 10 may be connected in the horizontal direction so that they can be used.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, although the mounting part 37 was comprised as what was integrally formed in the support body 14, it is not limited to this, For example, with the frame part 34 and the mounting part 37, The compartment 38 may be box-shaped, and the unit 16 may be configured by movably housing the article case 16 therein, and the unit may be assembled to the support so as to be connectable. In this case, each unit is provided with a connecting means so that the units can be stacked and assembled, and only the unit constituting the bottom surface of the support is provided with a guide roll or a base. The coefficient of friction of the unit constituting the mounting surface and the bottom surface of the support may be lowered so that it can slide even when pushed by hand. With this configuration, any number of stages can be arbitrarily assembled. In that case, it is necessary to configure the pressing member 18 so that the height can be adjusted. In this case, the height of the pressing member 18 is adjusted according to the height of the support 14.

  In the present embodiment, the upper surface of the base 12 is configured to be inclined so that the support body 14 is urged forward and moved rearward due to its own weight even when pushed backward. The forward biasing of the body 14 may be biased using, for example, a spring, or may be configured to manually move forward.

  In the present embodiment, the article case is configured to be U-shaped, but may be box-shaped or plate-shaped, and the shape is particularly limited. is not.

  Further, in the present embodiment, all the article holders 16 are configured to be movable with respect to the support body 14, but only the article holder 16 located at the lowest stage is fixed to the support body 14, and It may be immovable. In that case, it is not necessary to provide the storage part 32 in the base 12.

  As described above, the present invention can be used for an article storage device that can take out appropriate articles in order according to the work order.

It is a perspective view which shows the article storage apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the shape of the support body which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the shape of the article case which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the support body and pressing member which concern on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the article storage apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the article storage apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the article storage apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the article storage apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Article storage apparatus 12 Base 14 Support body 16 Article holder 18 Pushing member 20 Placement surface 22 Bottom face 24 Guide groove 26 Guide roll 28 First stopper part 30 Second stopper part 32 Storage part 34 Frame part 35 Guide Part 36 Connection part 37 Placement part 38 Storage part 39 Communication opening part 40 Entrance opening part 41 Standing part 42 Opening part 43 Bottom part

Claims (10)

A container for storing goods,
A support body that supports the article case movably between a use position and a retracted position;
A base that movably supports the support between an initial position and a return position;
Article storage movement means for moving the article storage in the retracted position to the use position by moving the support to the return position;
A support moving means for moving the support from a return position to an initial position;
An article storage device. A container for storing articles and having an opening that allows access to the stored articles;
A plurality of the article holders stacked in the vertical direction, and a support for supporting each article holder movably between a use position and a retracted position;
A base that movably supports the support between an initial position and a return position;
Article storage movement means for moving the article storage in the retracted position to the use position by moving the support to the return position;
A support moving means for moving the support from a return position to an initial position;
With
An article storage device in which an opening of another article compartment is opened by moving one article compartment from a use position to a retracted position among the plurality of article compartments.   The article storage device according to claim 2, wherein an opening of an article container located at a lower stage of the one article container is opened by moving one of the plurality of article containers from a use position to a retracted position. .   The article storage device according to claim 3, wherein an article container positioned in a lower stage of the one article container stores an article required after the article stored in the one article container.   The support has a placement portion on which the article case is placed, a communication opening portion communicating with the opening of the article case, and an entry opening portion into which the article moving means enters the placement portion. The article storage device according to claim 2, wherein the article storage device is formed.   The article storage device according to claim 1, wherein the base has a placement surface that is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane, and the support is placed on the placement surface.   The article storage device according to claim 1, wherein a guide groove is formed in the base, a guide roll is rotatably provided on the support, and the guide roll is fitted in the guide groove.   The article storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a storage unit that stores articles and is immovable with respect to the support is formed on the base.   The article storage device according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein among the plurality of article holders, an article holder located at a lowermost stage is immovable with respect to the support.   The article storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the support includes a storage unit in which the article case is stored, and the storage unit is a unit connectable to the support.

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