JP6729438B2 - Goods transport facility - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an article transport facility including a plurality of automated warehouses and a transport device that transports articles unloaded from the automated warehouses.

A conventional example of such an article transport facility is described in JP-A-2005-048195 (Patent Document 1). The article transport facility of Patent Document 1 includes a transport conveyor (composed of a plurality of rack connection conveyors 8, a main conveyor 9, and a plurality of branch conveyors 13). The transfer conveyor is located in a plurality of receiving parts (upstream ends of each of the plurality of rack-connection conveyors) for receiving the articles unloaded from the plurality of automated warehouses, and in a loading area for loading the articles on the platform. A plurality of stowage parts (downstream side end portions of each of the plurality of branch conveyors), and a plurality of transport parts that transport the articles received by the plurality of receiving parts to the stowage parts. This transport conveyor transports the articles W received by a plurality of receiving sections separately by a plurality of rack connection conveyors, merges the articles with a main conveyor, and then branches the articles W into a plurality of branch conveyors to transport the articles W. Transport to multiple stowage stations. By configuring the transport conveyor in this manner, even when an article is unloaded from any of the plurality of automated warehouses, the article can be transported to the intended loading section.

JP, 2005-048195, A

In the above-described article transport facility, all articles that have been unloaded from a plurality of automated warehouses are once collected on one main conveyor and then transported to the loading section. When the number of automated warehouses is large, the number of articles that merge from multiple rack-connected conveyors into the main conveyor also increases. It was difficult to efficiently convey the manufactured articles to the stowage section.

Therefore, it is desired to realize an article transporting facility that can efficiently transport the articles unloaded from a plurality of automated warehouses to the stowage section.

In view of the above, the characteristic configuration of the article transport facility includes a plurality of automated warehouses, and a transport device that transports the articles unloaded from the automated warehouses, and each of the automated warehouses has a vertical direction. A plurality of storage shelves installed in a line with each other, a plurality of transport carriages installed along each of the plurality of storage shelves and traveling along the longitudinal direction of the storage shelves, and for each of the plurality of storage shelves. A plurality of relay sections installed and a lift table that can be raised and lowered are provided, and in each of the plurality of stages, articles are transported from the storage shelves to the relay section by the transport carriage, and the elevator tables are relayed. The article is conveyed from the relay section to the elevating table in a state of being raised and lowered to a height corresponding to the section, and the article is ejected from the elevating table to the outside of the automatic warehouse.
The transfer device comprises a plurality of transfer conveyors,
Each of the plurality of transfer conveyors includes a plurality of receiving units for receiving the articles unloaded from the elevators of the plurality of automated warehouses, and a stacking unit for stacking the articles transported by the transport device on a platform. A stacking section located in the stacking area, and a transport section for transporting the articles received by the plurality of receiving sections to the stacking section,
The transport section provided in each of the plurality of transport conveyors is installed so that the movement trajectory of the article to be conveyed does not overlap with the movement trajectory of the article conveyed by the other conveyance section,
A plurality of the receiving units for receiving articles from the elevators of the one automated warehouse are installed at different heights ,
A conveying path in each of the plurality of conveying conveyors is provided with a confluent channel where the articles from the receiving section merge.
The confluent channels in each of the plurality of conveyors are arranged side by side in the vertical direction so as to overlap when viewed in the vertical direction,
The stowage portions in each of the plurality of transport conveyors are arranged side by side in a plane and arranged at the same height .

According to these characteristic configurations, the transport device includes a plurality of transport conveyors that transport the articles from the receiving section to the stacking section. Then, when an article is unloaded from the automated warehouse and is transported to a target loading section, which is one of a plurality of loading sections, a transportation including the target loading section when the article is unloaded from the automated warehouse By selecting a conveyor and unloading the article to the receiving section provided in the transport conveyor, the article can be transported to the target stacking section by the selected transport conveyor.
Since each of the plurality of conveyors is provided with a receiving section for each of the plurality of automated warehouses, even if the article is unloaded from any of the plurality of automated warehouses, It can be transported to the desired loading section.

Then, the articles discharged from the plurality of automated warehouses are conveyed to the plurality of stowage sections by the plurality of conveyors, so that the number of articles conveyed by one conveyor is reduced. Therefore, the articles are conveyed by the conveyor. In this case, the articles do not easily accumulate, and the articles released from the plurality of automated warehouses can be efficiently conveyed to the stowage section.
Further, in each of the transporting units of the plurality of transporting conveyors, the moving locus of the article to be transported does not overlap with the moving locus of the article transported by the other transporting unit, so that the article is transferred between the two transporting conveyors, for example. As described above, since the articles being conveyed by the plurality of conveyors do not interfere with each other, it is possible to efficiently convey the articles issued from the plurality of automatic warehouses to the stowage section in this respect as well.

Another characteristic configuration of the article transport facility, the article transport facility comprises a plurality of automatic warehouses, and a transport device for transporting the articles issued from the plurality of automated warehouses, each of the plurality of automated warehouses, A plurality of storage shelves installed in a state of being aligned in the up-down direction, a plurality of transport carriages installed for each of the plurality of storage shelves and running along the longitudinal direction of the storage shelves, and each of the plurality of storage shelves. A plurality of relay units installed opposite to each other, and a lifting platform that can be raised and lowered, and in each of the plurality of stages, an article is transported from the storage rack to the relay unit by the transport carriage, and the lifting platform is used. The article is conveyed from the intermediary section to the elevating table in a state of being raised and lowered to a height corresponding to the intermediary section, and the article is delivered from the elevating table to the outside of the automatic warehouse. Each of the plurality of transfer conveyors is provided with a plurality of receiving parts for receiving the articles unloaded from the elevators of the plurality of automated warehouses, and the articles transported by the transport device are stacked on the platform. A stacking section located in a stacking area for transporting the article received by the plurality of receiving sections to the stacking section, and each of the plurality of transport conveyors. The transport unit is installed so that the movement trajectory of the article to be transported does not overlap with the movement trajectory of the article transported by the other transport section, and the receiving unit that receives the article from the elevating table of the one automated warehouse, A plurality of the above-mentioned mounts are installed at different heights, the stowage area has a plurality of stowage locations where the stowage portions are arranged, and each of the plurality of stowage locations has a different shipping destination. A plurality of second conveyors for conveying articles to be stored in the plurality of automatic warehouses, each of which is provided with a plurality of conveyors for the plurality of storage locations. Each of the automatic warehouses includes a plurality of third relay portions installed for each of the plurality of stages and a third lifting platform that can be raised and lowered, and the automatic warehouses are provided in each of the plurality of stages. Articles are stored in the third elevator from the outside, and the articles are conveyed from the third elevator to the third relay with the third elevator raised and lowered to a height corresponding to the third relay. Then, the article is transported from the third relay section to the storage rack by the transport carriage, the second transport device includes a plurality of third transport conveyors, and each of the plurality of third transport conveyors is received. And a third receiving section for receiving the articles, and the articles conveyed by the third conveyer conveyor to the third elevator to be stored in the automatic warehouse. A third transfer section that transfers the articles received by the third receiving section to the storage section, and each of the plurality of third transfer conveyors transfers a plurality of articles whose shipping destinations are different from each other. The plurality of automated warehouses transport the plurality of articles once stored into the transport conveyor corresponding to each shipping destination, and then deliver the articles, and each of the plurality of transport conveyors sorts the shipping destination. To transport.

With such a configuration, the transport device includes a plurality of transport conveyors that transport the articles from the receiving section to the stacking section. Then, when an article is unloaded from the automated warehouse and is transported to a target loading section, which is one of a plurality of loading sections, a transportation including the target loading section when the article is unloaded from the automated warehouse By selecting a conveyor and unloading the article to the receiving section provided in the transport conveyor, the article can be transported to the target stacking section by the selected transport conveyor. Since each of the plurality of conveyors is provided with a receiving section for each of the plurality of automated warehouses, even if the article is unloaded from any of the plurality of automated warehouses, It can be transported to the desired loading section.

Then, the articles discharged from the plurality of automated warehouses are conveyed to the plurality of stowage sections by the plurality of conveyors, so that the number of articles conveyed by one conveyor is reduced. Therefore, the articles are conveyed by the plurality of conveyors. Occasionally, the articles do not easily accumulate, and the articles delivered from the plurality of automated warehouses can be efficiently transported to the stowage section.
Further, in each of the transporting units of the plurality of transporting conveyors, the moving loci of the articles to be carried do not overlap with the moving loci of the articles carried by the other carrying units, so that the articles are transferred between the two carrying conveyors, for example. As described above, since the articles being conveyed by the plurality of conveyors do not interfere with each other, it is possible to efficiently convey the articles issued from the plurality of automatic warehouses to the stowage section in this respect as well.

According to this configuration, the article that has arrived at the article transport facility is transported by the second transport device and stored in the plurality of automated warehouses. The received products are products to be shipped to various shipping destinations, and the plurality of third transfer conveyors of the second transfer device transfer a plurality of products having different shipping destinations. Items with different shipping destinations are stored in a plurality of automatic warehouses regardless of the shipping destination, for example, by preferentially entering into an automatic warehouse with a low storage rate, thereby increasing the storage efficiency of a plurality of automatic warehouses. be able to.
Further, the transport device is provided with a plurality of transport conveyors, and each of the plurality of transport conveyors is provided with a receiving unit for a plurality of automated warehouses, so that an article is delivered from any of the automated warehouses. Even in this case, the article can be conveyed to the stowage unit corresponding to the shipping destination.
In this way, the received goods can be conveyed to the stowage section according to the shipping destination of the articles by the plurality of second conveyors, the plurality of automated warehouses, and the plurality of conveyors. Can be used as a sorting facility for sorting articles by shipping destination.

The top view of the article conveyance equipment in 1st embodiment Front view of the article transport facility in the first embodiment Perspective view of the article transport facility in the first embodiment Perspective view of the automated warehouse in the first embodiment The top view which shows the 2nd conveyance apparatus of the article conveyance equipment in 2nd embodiment. The top view which shows the 1st conveyance apparatus of the article conveyance equipment in 2nd embodiment. The top view of the stowage area in a second embodiment. Front view of the article transport facility in the second embodiment The top view which shows the 2nd conveyance apparatus of the article conveyance equipment in 3rd embodiment. The top view which shows the 1st conveyance apparatus of the article conveyance equipment in 3rd embodiment. Front view of the article transport facility in the third embodiment

1. First Embodiment A first embodiment of the article transport facility will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the article transport facility includes a plurality of automated warehouses 1, a delivery apparatus 2 for delivering goods W delivered from a plurality of automated warehouses 1, and a plurality of automated warehouses. The storage transport device 3 as a second transport device that transports the articles W to be stored in the warehouse 1.
Hereinafter, when viewed in the vertical direction Z, a direction in which the plurality of automated warehouses 1 are arranged is referred to as a width direction Y, and a direction orthogonal to the width direction Y is referred to as a longitudinal direction X. Further, one direction of the longitudinal direction X is referred to as a first longitudinal direction X1 and the other direction of the longitudinal direction X is referred to as a second longitudinal direction X2. Further, one direction of the width direction Y is referred to as a first width direction Y1, and the other direction of the width direction Y is referred to as a second width direction Y2.

1-1. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, each of the plurality of automated warehouses 1 has a plurality of storage shelves 6 installed in a state of being aligned in the vertical direction Z, and a longitudinal direction X (for each of a plurality of stages). And a plurality of transport carriages 7 that are installed and travel along the storage rack 6). A pair of storage shelves 6 are provided for each of the plurality of stages in a state where they are lined up at intervals in the width direction Y. The transport carriage 7 is provided between the pair of storage shelves 6 for each of the plurality of stages.

In addition, each of the plurality of automated warehouses 1 is provided with a first relay unit 9 as a relay unit installed in each of a plurality of stages, and a first elevator 10 as an elevator that can be raised and lowered. The plurality of first relay portions 9 and one first elevating table 10 are installed on the first longitudinal direction X1 side (one side of the longitudinal direction X) with respect to the storage rack 6. In addition, the plurality of first relay portions 9 are installed in the storage rack 6 in a state of being aligned in the first longitudinal direction X1. The first lift 10 is installed in a state of being aligned with the plurality of first relay portions 9 in the first longitudinal direction X1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, each of the plurality of automated warehouses 1 includes a second relay section 11 installed in each of a plurality of stages, and a second elevating platform 12 that can be raised and lowered. The plurality of second relay portions 11 and the one second lifting platform 12 are installed on the second longitudinal direction X2 side (the other side in the longitudinal direction X) with respect to the storage rack 6. To add a description, the plurality of second relay portions 11 are installed in the storage rack 6 in a state of being aligned in the second longitudinal direction X2. The second lifting platform 12 is installed in a state of being aligned with the plurality of second relay portions 11 in the second longitudinal direction X2.

Then, in each of the plurality of automated warehouses 1, the articles W are transported from the storage rack 6 to the first relay section 9 by the transport carriage 7 in each of the plurality of stages, and the first lifting platform 10 corresponds to the first relay section 9. The article W is conveyed from the first relay portion 9 to the first elevator 10 in a state where the article W is raised and lowered to a predetermined height, and the article W is delivered from the first elevator 10 to the outside of the automated warehouse 1.
Further, each of the plurality of automated warehouses 1 conveys the article W from the storage rack 6 to the second relay portion 11 by the transport carriage 7 in each of the plurality of stages, and the second elevator 12 corresponds to the second relay portion 11. The article W is conveyed from the second relay section 11 to the second elevator 12 in a state where the article W is raised and lowered to a predetermined height, and the article W is unloaded from the second elevator 12 to the outside of the automated warehouse 1.
As described above, each of the plurality of automated warehouses 1 is configured to output the articles W stored in the storage rack 6 from the first elevator 10 or the second elevator 12 to the outside of the automated warehouse 1, The automated warehouse 1 can be delivered from both the first longitudinal direction X1 and the second longitudinal direction X2.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, each of the plurality of automated warehouses 1 includes a third relay section 13 installed for each of a plurality of stages, and a third elevating platform 14 that can be raised and lowered. ing. In addition, the plurality of third relay portions 13 are installed in the storage rack 6 in a state of being aligned in the first longitudinal direction X1. The third lifting platform 14 is installed in a state of being aligned with the plurality of third relay portions 13 in the first longitudinal direction X1.
Then, each of the plurality of automated warehouses 1 stores the articles W from the outside of the automated warehouse 1 into the third lifting platform 14 in each of the plurality of stages and sets the third lifting platform 14 at a height corresponding to the third relay section 13. The article W is conveyed from the third elevating table 14 to the third relay section 13 in a state where the article W is raised and lowered, and the article W is conveyed from the third relay section 13 to the storage rack 6 by the conveyance carriage 7.
As described above, each of the plurality of automated warehouses 1 is configured to store the articles W to be stored in the storage shelves 6 into the automated warehouse 1 from the third lifting platform 14, and the automated warehouse 1 in the first longitudinal direction. You can enter from X1 only.

1-2. First Transfer Device The delivery device 2 includes a plurality of first transfer conveyors 16 as a plurality of transfer conveyors and a plurality of second transfer conveyors 17.
Each of the plurality of first conveyors 16 includes a plurality of first receiving units 18 that receive the articles W unloaded from the first elevators 10 of the plurality of automated warehouses 1 and one first receiving unit located in the loading area E1. The stacking unit 19 and the first transporting unit 20 that transports the articles W received by the plurality of first receiving units 18 to one first stacking unit 19 are provided.
Each of the plurality of second transport conveyors 17 includes a plurality of second receiving units 21 that receive the articles W unloaded from the second elevators 12 of the plurality of automated warehouses 1 and one second receiving unit 21 that is located in the loading area E1. The stacking unit 22 and the second transport unit 23 that transports the articles W received by the plurality of second receiving units 21 to one second stacking unit 22 are provided.

The loading area E1 is an area for loading the articles W transported by the delivery device 2 on the cart K as a loading body, and is arranged in the first width direction Y1 with respect to the plurality of automated warehouses 1. Has been formed. The articles W transported to the first stacking unit 19 of the first transport conveyor 16 are stacked on the cart K by the worker. Similarly, the articles W transported to the second stacking unit 22 of the second transport conveyor 17 are stacked on the cart K by the worker.
The stowage area E1 has a plurality of stowage points E3 in which the first stowage portion 19 and the second stowage portion 22 are arranged. Each of the plurality of loading locations E3 is a location where loading is performed on the loading bodies having different shipping destinations. At least one of the first stowage portion 19 and the second stowage portion 22 is provided in each of the plurality of stowage points E3, and the plurality of stowage points E3 have the first The transport conveyor 16 or the second transport conveyor 17 is separately provided.

In the first transport unit 20 provided in each of the plurality of first transport conveyors 16, the trajectory of the article W to be transported is the trajectory of the article W transported by the other first transport unit 20, and the plurality of the second transport sections. It is installed so as not to overlap the movement trajectory of the article W transported by the transport unit 23. Therefore, the first transport unit 20 is provided for the first transport unit 20 without passing the article W received from the first receiving unit 18 to another first transport unit 20 or the second transport unit 23. It is transported to another single first stacking unit 19.
In the second transport unit 23 provided in each of the plurality of second transport conveyors 17, the moving trajectory of the article W to be transported is the same as the moving trajectory of the article W transported by the other second transport unit 23 and the plurality of the plurality of second transport sections 23. It is installed so as not to overlap the movement trajectory of the article W transported by the first transport unit 20.
Therefore, the second transport unit 23 is provided for the second transport unit 23 without passing the article W received from the second receiving unit 21 to another second transport unit 23 or the first transport unit 20. It is transported to one second stacking unit 22.

Next, a description will be given focusing on one of the plurality of first conveyors 16.
One first transfer conveyor 16 is provided with a first receiving section 18 for each of the plurality of automated warehouses 1, and one first transfer conveyor 16 includes a plurality of first receiving sections 18 (the automated warehouses 1). The same number of the first receiving parts 18) are provided. The plurality of first receiving parts 18 provided in one first transfer conveyor 16 are installed at the same height. Each of the plurality of first receiving portions 18 is installed in the first elevating table 10 so as to be aligned in the first longitudinal direction X1. In this way, the plurality of first receiving units 18 of the first conveyor 16 are installed in the first longitudinal direction X1 with respect to the plurality of automated warehouses 1.
Only one first stowage unit 19 is provided in one first conveyor 16. One first stowage unit 19 in the first conveyor 16 is installed in the first width direction Y1 with respect to the plurality of automated warehouses 1.

The 1st conveyance part 20 of one 1st conveyance conveyor 16 is equipped with one 1st downstream part and several 1st upstream parts. The first downstream portion is installed from the first longitudinal direction X1 of the plurality of automated warehouses 1 to the first width direction Y1 of the plurality of automated warehouses 1, and conveys the articles W along one conveyance path. .. The plurality of first upstream portions are provided for each of the plurality of first receiving portions 18, and are provided between the first downstream portion and the plurality of first receiving portions 18. The one first conveyor 16 conveys the articles W received by the plurality of first receiving portions 18 separately by the plurality of first upstream portions, and then merges the articles W into one first downstream portion and The articles W are conveyed to the one first stacking unit 19 by the one downstream portion.

Next, one of the plurality of second conveyors 17 will be focused on and described.
One second transfer conveyor 17 is provided with a second receiving section 21 for each of the plurality of automated warehouses 1, and one second transfer conveyor 17 has a plurality of second receiving sections 21 (the automated warehouse 1). The same number of second receiving units 21) as the number of the second receiving units are provided. The plurality of second receiving units 21 provided in one second transfer conveyor 17 are installed at the same height. Each of the plurality of second receiving portions 21 is installed in the second elevating table 12 so as to be aligned in the second longitudinal direction X2. In this way, the plurality of second receiving units 21 of the second conveyor 17 are installed in the second longitudinal direction X2 with respect to the plurality of automated warehouses 1.
Only one second stowage 22 is provided in each second conveyor 17. One second stowage unit 22 in the second conveyor 17 is installed in the first width direction Y1 with respect to the plurality of automated warehouses 1.

The second transport section 23 of one second transport conveyor 17 includes one second downstream section and a plurality of second upstream sections. The second downstream portion is installed from the first longitudinal direction X1 of the plurality of automated warehouses 1 to the first width direction Y1 of the plurality of automated warehouses 1 and transports the article W along one transportation route. .. The plurality of second upstream portions are provided for each of the plurality of second receiving portions 21, and are installed between the second downstream portion and the plurality of second receiving portions 21. The one second conveyor 17 conveys the articles W received by the plurality of second receiving portions 21 separately by the plurality of second upstream portions, and then merges the articles W into one second downstream portion to obtain the one first conveyor. The articles W are conveyed to one second stacking unit 22 by the two downstream portions.

The first receiving section 18 of each of the plurality of first transport conveyors 16 is installed for one automated warehouse 1. That is, a plurality of first receiving units 18 that receive the articles W from the first lifting platform 10 of one automated warehouse 1 are installed. The plurality of first receiving portions 18 are installed at different heights, and are installed at the same position in the longitudinal direction X and the width direction Y.
Further, the second receiving section 21 of each of the plurality of second transport conveyors 17 is installed for one automated warehouse 1. That is, a plurality of second receiving units 21 that receive the articles W from the second lifting platform 12 of one automated warehouse 1 are installed. The plurality of second receiving portions 21 are installed at different heights, and are installed at the same position in the longitudinal direction X and the width direction Y.

In the stowage area E1, the first stowage section 19 of each of the plurality of first transport conveyors 16 and the second stowage section 22 of each of the plurality of second transport conveyors 17 are installed. In other words, in the stowage area E1, a plurality of first stowage sections 19 (the same number of first stowage sections 19 as the first transport conveyor 16) and a plurality of second stowage sections 22 (the same number as the second transport conveyor 17). The second stowage section 22) is installed. The plurality of first stowage parts 19 and the plurality of second stowage parts 22 are installed in a line in the state of being aligned in the longitudinal direction X, and are installed at the same height on the floor surface F.

1-3. Second Transfer Device The storage transfer device 3 includes a plurality of third transfer conveyors 26.
Each of the plurality of third transfer conveyors 26 passes one third receiving section 27 for receiving the received goods W and the article W transferred by the third transfer conveyor 26 to the third lifting platform 14 and then the automatic warehouse. It is provided with one storage section 28 for storing in 1 and one third transport section 29 for transporting the article W received by the third receiving section 27 to the storage section 28.
The carry-in area E2 is an area for placing the article W to be carried by the warehousing carrying device 3 on the third carrying conveyor 26, and is formed in the first longitudinal direction X1 with respect to the plurality of automated warehouses 1. An article W is placed on the third receiving section 27 of the third transport conveyor 26 by an operator.

The third transport section 29 provided in each of the plurality of third transport conveyors 26 prevents the movement trajectory of the article W to be transported from overlapping the trajectory of the article W transported by another third transport section 29. is set up. In addition, the third transport unit 29 provided in each of the plurality of third transport conveyors 26 is transported by the plurality of second transport conveyors 17 and the movement trajectory of the article W transported by the plurality of first transport conveyors 16. It is installed so that it does not overlap with the movement trajectory of the article W. Therefore, the third transport unit 29 does not transfer the article W placed on the third receiving unit 27 to the other third transport unit 29, the first transport unit 20, or the second transport unit 23, and The sheet is conveyed to one storage section 28 provided for the conveying section 29.

Next, one of the plurality of third transfer conveyors 26 will be focused and described.
One third transfer conveyor 26 is provided with a storage section 28 for one automated warehouse 1, and one third transfer conveyor 26 is provided with only one storage section 28.
Only one third receiving section 27 is provided in one third transfer conveyor 26. The single third receiving section 27 of the third conveyor 26 is installed in the first longitudinal direction X1 with respect to the automated warehouse 1.
The third transport unit 29 of one third transport conveyor 26 is installed in a straight line along the longitudinal direction X, and the articles W placed on one third receiving unit 27 are stored in one storage unit 28. Transport.

Further, one storage section 28 is installed for one automated warehouse 1. The one storage unit 28 is installed at a height different from that of the plurality of first receiving units 18, and specifically, is installed at a height lower than that of the plurality of first receiving units 18.
The third receiving section 27 of each of the plurality of third conveyors 26 is installed in the carry-in area E2. That is, a plurality of third receiving units 27 (the same number of third receiving units 27 as the third transfer conveyor 26) are installed in the carry-in area E2. The plurality of third receiving portions 27 are arranged in a line in the width direction Y and are arranged at the same height on the floor surface F.

1-4. Platform As shown in FIG. 2, the article transport facility is provided with a first platform DA installed parallel to the floor F and above the floor F. The automated warehouse 1 is installed on a floor surface F, a part of the storage shelves 6 having a plurality of stages is installed above the first mount DA, and a remaining part of the storage shelves 6 having a plurality of stages is the first mount DA. It is installed below DA. Further, a part of the plurality of first receiving portions 18 and a part of the plurality of second receiving portions 21 are installed on the first mount DA.

As the first mount DA, a first lower mount D1 and a first upper mount D2 installed above the first lower mount D1 are installed.
The upper end of the automated warehouse 1 is located above the first upper platform D2, and the storage shelves 6 of the automated warehouse 1 are located between the floor surface F and the first lower platform D1 and from the first lower platform D1. It is installed above.
Among the plurality of first receiving units 18, the first receiving unit 18 installed on the floor F, the first receiving unit 18 installed on the first lower frame D1, and the first receiving unit 18 installed on the first lower frame D2. There is a first receiving section 18 which is installed. In addition, in the plurality of second receiving parts 21, the second receiving part 21 installed on the floor surface F, the second receiving part 21 installed on the first lower mount D1, and the first upper mount D2 are installed. There is a second receiving unit 21 installed. Further, the third receiving section 27 and the storage section 28 of the third transport conveyor 26 are installed on the floor surface F.

1-5. Mode of Transport The articles W carried into the article transport facility by a truck or the like are placed on a plurality of third receiving units 27 and stored in a plurality of automated warehouses 1, or placed on one third receiving unit 27. It is stored in one automated warehouse 1. The articles W placed on the plurality or one third receiving unit 27 are articles W to be shipped to a plurality of regions (shipping destinations).
A plurality of articles W having different shipping destinations may be placed on the plurality of third receiving units 27. In this case, each of the plurality of third transport conveyors 26 may carry a plurality of articles W having different shipping destinations. Transport. Therefore, even the articles W to be shipped to the same shipping destination are distributed and stored in the plurality of automated warehouses 1.

Corresponding shipping destinations are set for the plurality of first stowage units 19 and the plurality of second stowage units 22, and the corresponding shipment destinations are set for the first stowage units 19 and the second stowage units 22. The article W to be shipped is transported. That is, when the article W is delivered, the automated warehouse 1 issues the article W to the first receiving section 18 of the first conveyor 16 or the second receiving section 21 of the second conveyor 17 corresponding to the shipping destination of the article W. .. Then, the unloaded goods W are transported to the first stacking unit 19 or the second stacking unit 22 corresponding to the shipping destination by the first transport conveyor 16 or the second transport conveyor 17. The article W is stacked on a cart K to be shipped to a shipping destination, and the cart K is shipped to the shipping destination with a plurality of articles W having the same shipping destination placed on the cart K. ..

2. Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the article transport facility will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8. In this embodiment, the configurations of the automated warehouse 1, the delivery carrier device 2, and the warehousing carrier device 3 are different from those of the first embodiment. Below, the configurations of the automated warehouse 1, the delivery carrier device 2, and the warehousing carrier device 3 according to the present embodiment will be described focusing on the differences from the first embodiment. Note that points that are not particularly described are the same as those in the first embodiment.

2-1. Automatic Warehouse As shown in FIGS. 5, 6 and 8, each of the plurality of automatic warehouses 1 includes a fourth relay section 31 installed for each of a plurality of stages, and a fourth lift platform 32 that can be raised and lowered. , Are provided. The plurality of fourth relay portions 31 and one fourth lifting platform 32 are installed on the second longitudinal direction X2 side with respect to the storage rack 6. To add the explanation, the plurality of fourth relay portions 31 are installed in the storage rack 6 in a state of being aligned in the second longitudinal direction X2. The fourth lifting platform 32 is installed in a state of being aligned with the plurality of fourth relay portions 31 in the second longitudinal direction X2.

Then, each of the plurality of automated warehouses 1 stores the articles W into the fourth elevator 32 from the outside of the automated warehouse 1 in each of the plurality of stages, and the height of the fourth elevator 32 corresponding to the fourth relay portion 31. The article W is transported from the fourth lifting platform 32 to the fourth relay section 31 in a state of being raised and lowered to the above, and the article W is transported from the fourth relay section 31 to the storage rack 6 by the transport carriage 7.
In this way, each of the plurality of automated warehouses 1 is configured to be able to store the articles W to be stored in the storage rack 6 in the automated warehouse 1 from the fourth elevator 32, in addition to the third elevator 14. The automated warehouse 1 can be loaded from both the first longitudinal direction X1 and the second longitudinal direction X2.

2-2. First Transport Device As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, each of the plurality of first transport conveyors 16 includes a plurality of first receiving units 18, a plurality of first stacking units 19, and a plurality of first receiving units. The article W received by 18 is provided to the plurality of first stacking sections 19, and the first transport section 20 is provided.
Each of the plurality of second conveyors 17 has a plurality of second receiving units 21, a plurality of second stacking units 22, and a plurality of second stacking units of the articles W received by the plurality of second receiving units 21. The second transport unit 23 that transports to the unit 22.
The loading area E1 is formed in both the first longitudinal direction X1 and the second longitudinal direction X2 for the plurality of automated warehouses 1. The plurality of first stowage units 19 are provided in the stowage area E1 located in the first longitudinal direction X1 with respect to the plurality of automated warehouses 1, and the plurality of second stowage units 22 are provided at the plurality of automated warehouses. 1 is provided in the stowage area E1 located in the second longitudinal direction X2.

A plurality of first stowage units 19 are provided in one first conveyor 16. In the present embodiment, one first transport conveyor 16 is provided with two first stowage units 19. The plurality of first stowage units 19 in the first transport conveyor 16 are installed below the automated warehouse 1 in the first longitudinal direction X1.
The 1st conveyance part 20 of one 1st conveyance conveyor 16 is equipped with one 1st middle stream part, several 1st upstream parts, and several 1st downstream parts. The first middle-stream section is installed from the first longitudinal direction X1 of the plurality of automated warehouses 1 to the first width direction Y1 of the plurality of automated warehouses 1 and below the plurality of automated warehouses 1. The article W is transported along the transport path. The first upstream portion is provided for each of the plurality of first receiving portions 18, and is installed between the first middle stream portion and the plurality of first receiving portions 18. The first downstream section is provided for each of the plurality of first stowage sections 19, and is installed between the first middle-stream section and the first stowage section 19. The one first conveyor 16 conveys the articles W received by the plurality of first receiving portions 18 separately by the plurality of first upstream portions, then merges them into one first middle-stream portion, and then, the plurality of first conveying portions 16. The article W is branched to one downstream portion, and the articles W are conveyed to the plurality of first stacking portions 19.

One second conveyor 17 is provided with a plurality of second stowage units 22. In the present embodiment, one second transfer conveyor 17 is provided with two second stowage units 22. The plurality of second stowage units 22 in the second transport conveyor 17 are installed below the plurality of automated warehouses 1 in the first longitudinal direction X1.
The second transport section 23 of one second transport conveyor 17 includes one second middle stream section, a plurality of second upstream sections, and a plurality of second downstream sections. The second middle-stream section is installed from the second longitudinal direction X2 of the plurality of automated warehouses 1 to the first width direction Y1 of the plurality of automated warehouses 1 and below the plurality of automated warehouses 1. The article W is transported along the transport path. The second upstream portion is provided for each of the plurality of second receiving portions 21, and is installed between the second middle stream portion and the plurality of second receiving portions 21. The second downstream section is provided for each of the plurality of second stowage sections 22 and is installed between the second middle-stream section and the second stowage section 22. The one second conveyor 17 conveys the articles W received by the plurality of second receiving portions 21 separately by the plurality of second upstream portions, and then merges them into one second middle-stream portion, and thereafter, the plurality of second conveying portions. The article W is branched to two downstream parts and conveyed to the plurality of second stacking parts 22.

2-3. Second Transfer Device The storage transfer device 3 includes a plurality of fourth transfer conveyors 34 in addition to the plurality of third transfer conveyors 26.
Each of the plurality of fourth transfer conveyors 34 has a plurality of fourth receiving units (not shown) for receiving the received articles W and the articles W transferred by the fourth transfer conveyor 34 to the fourth elevator 32. It is provided with a plurality of second storage units 36 that are delivered and stored in the automatic warehouse 1, and a fourth transport unit 37 that transports the articles W received by the fourth receiving unit to the second storage unit 36.
Each of the plurality of third conveyors 26 includes a plurality of third receiving portions 27 (not shown in the present embodiment), a plurality of storing portions 28, and a plurality of articles W received by the plurality of third receiving portions 27. And a third transport unit 29 that transports it to the storage unit 28.

The fourth transport section 37 provided in each of the plurality of fourth transport conveyors 34 prevents the movement trajectory of the article W to be transported from overlapping with the trajectory of the article W transported by the other fourth transport section 37. is set up. In addition, the fourth transport section 37 provided in each of the plurality of fourth transport conveyors 34 is moved by the plurality of second transport conveyors 17 and the movement trajectory of the article W transported by the plurality of first transport conveyors 16. It is installed so as not to overlap with the movement locus of the article W and the movement locus of the articles W conveyed by the plurality of third conveyors 26. Therefore, the fourth transport unit 37 delivers the article W placed on the fourth receiving unit to the other fourth transport unit 37, the first transport unit 20, the second transport unit 23, and the third transport unit 29. Instead, it is transported to the plurality of second storage units 36 provided for the fourth transport unit 37.

One third transfer conveyor 26 is provided with a storage section 28 for each of the plurality of automated warehouses 1, and one third transfer conveyor 26 has a plurality of storage sections 28 (same number of storages as the automated warehouse 1). Part 28) is provided.
One third conveyor 26 is provided with a plurality of third receivers 27. The third transport unit 29 of one third transport conveyor 26 transports the articles W placed on the plurality of third receiving units 27 to the plurality of storage units 28.

One of the fourth transfer conveyors 34 is provided with a second storage section 36 for each of the plurality of automated warehouses 1, and one fourth transfer conveyor 34 includes a plurality of second storage sections 36 (automatic warehouses 1). The same number of second storage units 36) as the above are provided.
One fourth conveyor 34 is provided with a plurality of fourth receiving parts. The fourth transport section 37 of one fourth transport conveyor 34 transports the articles W placed on the plurality of fourth receiving sections to the plurality of second storage sections 36.

A plurality of warehousing units 28 are installed for one automated warehouse 1. The plurality of warehousing sections 28 are installed at a height different from that of the plurality of first receiving sections 18. Specifically, the plurality of first receiving portions 18 and the plurality of storage portions 28 are alternately installed in the vertical direction Z.
Further, a plurality of second storage units 36 are installed for one automated warehouse 1. The plurality of second storage units 36 are installed at a height different from that of the plurality of second receiving units 21. Specifically, the plurality of second receiving portions 21 and the plurality of second storing portions 36 are alternately installed in the vertical direction Z.

2-4. Platform As shown in FIG. 8, the article transport facility is provided with a second platform DB installed parallel to the floor surface F and above the floor surface F. The automated warehouse 1 is installed in the second mount DB, and all of the storage shelves 6 in a plurality of stages are installed above the second mount DB. Further, all of the plurality of first receiving units 18 and all of the plurality of second receiving units 21 are installed in the second mount DB. Further, all of the plurality of first stowage parts 19 and all of the plurality of second stowage parts 22 are installed on the floor surface F.

3. Third Embodiment Next, a third embodiment of the article transport facility will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11. In this embodiment, the configurations of the automated warehouse 1, the delivery device 2 for delivery, and the delivery device 3 for storage are different from those of the first and second embodiments. Below, the configurations of the automated warehouse 1, the delivery carrier device 2, and the warehousing carrier device 3 according to the present embodiment will be described focusing on the differences from the first embodiment. Note that points that are not particularly described are the same as those in the first embodiment.

3-1. Automatic Warehouse As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, each of the plurality of automatic warehouses 1 includes a first relay section 9, a first elevator 10, a third relay 13, and a third elevator 14. The second relay unit 11 and the second lift 12 are not provided.
That is, each of the plurality of automated warehouses 1 is configured to leave the articles W stored in the storage rack 6 from the first elevator 10 to the outside of the automated warehouse 1 in the first longitudinal direction of the automated warehouse 1. You can only issue from X1.
In addition, each of the plurality of automated warehouses 1 is configured to store the articles W to be stored in the storage rack 6 from the third elevator 14 into the automated warehouse 1, and from the first longitudinal direction X1 of the automated warehouse 1. Only the goods can be stored.

3-2. First Transport Device, Second Transport Device The delivery device 2 for delivery has a plurality of first transport conveyors 16, but does not have a plurality of second transport conveyors 17.
Each of the plurality of first conveyors 16 includes a plurality of first receiving units 18 that receive the articles W unloaded from the first elevators 10 of the plurality of automated warehouses 1 and one first receiving unit located in the loading area E1. The stacking unit 19 and the first transporting unit 20 that transports the articles W received by the plurality of first receiving units 18 to one first stacking unit 19 are provided.

The warehousing transfer device 3 includes a plurality of third transfer conveyors 26, but does not include a plurality of fourth transfer conveyors 34.
Each of the plurality of third transfer conveyors 26 receives a plurality of third receiving parts 27 (not shown in the present embodiment) for receiving the received goods W, and a plurality of the third transfer conveyors 26 for transferring the articles W transferred by the third transfer conveyor 26. It is provided with a plurality of storage units 28 that are transferred to the three elevators 14 and stored in the automated warehouse 1, and a third transport unit 29 that transports the articles W received by the third receiving unit 27 to the storage units 28.

3-3. Platform As shown in FIG. 11, the article transport facility is provided with a first platform DA installed parallel to the floor surface F and above the floor surface F. The automated warehouse 1 is installed on a floor surface F, a part of the storage shelves 6 having a plurality of stages is installed above the first mount DA, and a remaining part of the storage shelves 6 having a plurality of stages is the first mount DA. It is installed below DA. Further, the plurality of third receiving units 27 and the plurality of receiving units 28 are installed on the first platform DA, and the plurality of first receiving units 18 and the plurality of first stowage units 19 are installed on the floor surface F. ing. The upper end of the automated warehouse 1 is located above the first platform DA, and the storage shelves 6 of the automated warehouse 1 are installed from below the first platform DA to above it.

4. Other Embodiments Next, other embodiments of the article transport facility will be described.

(1) In the above embodiment, the warehousing unit 28 is installed in the longitudinal direction X in the same direction as the first receiving unit 18 with respect to the plurality of automated warehouses 1. However, the warehousing unit 28 is installed in the longitudinal direction X by a plurality of automatic warehouses. You may install in the warehouse 1 in the direction different from the 1st receiving part 18.

(2) In the first embodiment, the first conveyor 16 includes only one first stowage 19, but the first conveyor 16 may include a plurality of first stowers 19. Further, although the second transport conveyor 17 is provided with only one second stowage section 22, the second transport conveyor 17 may be provided with a plurality of second stowage sections 22.
Further, in the second embodiment described above, the first transport conveyor 16 is provided with the plurality of first stowage portions 19, but the first transport conveyor 16 may be provided with only one first stowage portion 19, or Although the second transport conveyor 17 is provided with the plurality of second stowage units 22, the second transport conveyor 17 may be provided with only one second stowage unit 22.
Further, in the third embodiment described above, the first transport conveyor 16 is provided with only one first stowage section 19, but the first transport conveyor 16 may be provided with a plurality of first stowage sections 19.

(3) In the first and second embodiments described above, the delivery apparatus 2 is provided with both the first delivery conveyor 16 and the second delivery conveyor 17, but the delivery apparatus 2 is provided with the first delivery. Of the conveyor 16 and the second conveyor 17, only the first conveyor 16 may be provided.
Further, in the third embodiment described above, the delivery device 2 is provided only with the first delivery conveyor 16 of the first delivery conveyor 16 and the second delivery conveyor 17, but the delivery device 2 is provided with Both the first conveyor 16 and the second conveyor 17 may be provided.

(4) In the first and third embodiments described above, the warehousing transfer device 3 is provided with only the third transfer conveyor 26 of the third transfer conveyor 26 and the fourth transfer conveyor 34. The device 3 may include both the third transfer conveyor 26 and the fourth transfer conveyor 34.
In addition, in the second embodiment, the warehousing transfer device 3 includes both the third transfer conveyor 26 and the fourth transfer conveyor 34. However, the warehousing transfer device 3 includes the third transfer conveyor 26 and the third transfer conveyor 26. Only the third conveyor 26 of the four conveyors 34 may be provided.

(5) In the above embodiment, the first mount DA or the second mount DB is provided above the floor surface F, but the first mount DA and the second mount DB may not be provided. Further, in the case where the first mount DA and the second mount DB are provided, the positional relationship between the first mount DA and the second mount DB and the automatic warehouse 1, the delivery carrier 2 and the storage carrier 3 are appropriately changed. May be.
That is, in the first embodiment, the second gantry DB may be installed in addition to or instead of the first gantry DA, and the automated warehouse 1 may be erected on the second gantry D2. In the embodiment, the first stowage unit 19 may be installed on the second mount D2. Further, in the third embodiment, the plurality of first receiving units 18 and the plurality of first stowage units 19 are installed on the first rack DA, and the plurality of third receiving units 27 and the plurality of storage units 28 are installed on the floor. You may install in the surface F.

(6) Note that the configurations disclosed in the above-described embodiments can be applied in combination with the configurations disclosed in other embodiments as long as no contradiction occurs. Regarding other configurations, the embodiments disclosed in the present specification are merely examples in all respects. Therefore, various modifications can be appropriately made without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure.

5. Outline of Embodiments The outline of the article transport facility described above will be described below.

The article transport facility includes a plurality of automated warehouses, and a transport device that transports the articles unloaded from the plurality of automated warehouses, and each of the plurality of automated warehouses is installed in a vertically aligned state. A plurality of stages of storage shelves, a plurality of transport carriages that are installed in each of the plurality of stages and run along the longitudinal direction of the storage shelves, and a plurality of relay units that are installed in each of the plurality of stages And an elevator table that can be raised and lowered, in each of the plurality of stages, articles are transported from the storage rack to the relay section by the transport carriage, and the elevator table is elevated to a height corresponding to the relay section. In this state, the article is conveyed from the relay section to the elevator, and the article is delivered from the elevator to the outside of the automated warehouse.
The transfer device comprises a plurality of transfer conveyors,
Each of the plurality of transfer conveyors includes a plurality of receiving units for receiving the articles unloaded from the elevators of the plurality of automated warehouses, and a stacking unit for stacking the articles transported by the transport device on a platform. A stacking section located in the stacking area, and a transport section for transporting the articles received by the plurality of receiving sections to the stacking section,
The transport section provided in each of the plurality of transport conveyors is installed so that the movement trajectory of the article to be conveyed does not overlap with the movement trajectory of the article conveyed by the other conveyance section,
A plurality of the receiving units for receiving articles from the elevators of the one automated warehouse are installed at different heights ,
A conveying path in each of the plurality of conveying conveyors is provided with a confluent channel where the articles from the receiving section merge.
The confluent channels in each of the plurality of conveyors are arranged side by side in the vertical direction so as to overlap when viewed in the vertical direction,
The stowage portions in each of the plurality of transport conveyors are arranged in the same plane and arranged at the same height .

With such a configuration, the transport device includes a plurality of transport conveyors that transport the articles from the receiving section to the stacking section. Then, when an article is unloaded from the automated warehouse and is transported to a target loading section, which is one of a plurality of loading sections, a transportation including the target loading section when the article is unloaded from the automated warehouse By selecting a conveyor and unloading the article to the receiving section provided in the transport conveyor, the article can be transported to the target stacking section by the selected transport conveyor. Since each of the plurality of conveyors is provided with a receiving section for each of the plurality of automated warehouses, even if the article is unloaded from any of the plurality of automated warehouses, It can be transported to the desired loading section.

Then, the articles discharged from the plurality of automated warehouses are conveyed to the plurality of stowage sections by the plurality of conveyors, so that the number of articles conveyed by one conveyor is reduced. Therefore, the articles are conveyed by the plurality of conveyors. Occasionally, the articles do not easily accumulate, and the articles delivered from the plurality of automated warehouses can be efficiently transported to the stowage section.
Further, in each of the transporting units of the plurality of transporting conveyors, the moving loci of the articles to be carried do not overlap with the moving loci of the articles carried by the other carrying units, so that the articles are transferred between the two carrying conveyors, for example. As described above, since the articles being conveyed by the plurality of conveyors do not interfere with each other, it is possible to efficiently convey the articles issued from the plurality of automatic warehouses to the stowage section in this respect as well.

Here, a plurality of the confluent channels arranged at different heights from each other, on the downstream side thereof and on the upstream side of the stowage portion, at least some of which are inclined downward at different angles. It is preferable that the stowage section is connected to an inclined road and is arranged on the downstream side of the transport path in each of the plurality of intermediate inclined roads.

Further , each of the plurality of automated warehouses includes a second relay unit and a second elevator in addition to the first relay unit that is the relay unit and the first elevator that is the elevator, and the storage The first relay section and the first elevator are installed on one side of the shelf in the longitudinal direction, and the second relay section and the second elevator are installed on the other side of the storage shelf in the longitudinal direction. Is installed, the transport device is provided with a plurality of second transport conveyors in addition to the plurality of first transport conveyors that are the plurality of transport conveyors, and each of the plurality of first transport conveyors is for transporting articles to be transported. The movement locus is installed so as not to overlap with the movement loci of the articles conveyed by the other first conveyors and the movement loci of the articles conveyed by the plurality of second conveyors, and Respectively, a plurality of second receiving units for receiving the articles unloaded from the second elevators of the plurality of automated warehouses, a second loading unit located in the loading region, and a plurality of the second receiving units. The second conveyor provided with each of the plurality of second conveyors comprises a second conveyor that conveys the article received in (1) to the second stacking section. One automatic warehouse is installed so that the locus does not overlap with the locus of movement of the article conveyed by the other second conveyance section and the movement locus of the article conveyed by the conveyance section of the plurality of first conveyors. It is preferable that a plurality of the second receiving parts for receiving articles from the second elevating table are installed at different heights.

According to this configuration, when the goods are unloaded from the automated warehouse and transported to the intended first stowage section or the intended second stowage section, if the destination is the first stowage section, the automated warehouse is When the goods are delivered from the first elevator that is installed on one side of the storage shelf in the longitudinal direction and the destination is the second stowage section, the automated warehouse is installed on the other side of the storage shelf in the longitudinal direction. It leaves from the second lift. In this way, the automated warehouse can take out articles from the storage shelf from both one side and the other side in the longitudinal direction.
The transport device includes a plurality of first conveyors for receiving the articles unloaded from the first elevators of the plurality of automated warehouses and a plurality of second conveyors for receiving the articles unloaded from the second elevators of the plurality of automated warehouses. And a transfer conveyor. Thus, by including a plurality of first transfer conveyors and a plurality of second transfer conveyors, as compared to the case where only one of the plurality of first transfer conveyors and a plurality of second transfer conveyors are provided, Since the number of articles conveyed by one first conveyor or one second conveyor is reduced, the articles are conveyed by a plurality of first conveyors or when a plurality of second conveyors convey articles. Is less likely to accumulate, and the articles delivered from multiple automated warehouses can be efficiently transported to the stowage section.

Further, in the above-mentioned configuration, a second merging channel for merging articles from the second receiving section is provided on a second conveying path which is a conveying path in each of the plurality of second conveying conveyors, The second combined flow paths in each of the transport conveyors are arranged side by side in the vertical direction so as to overlap in the vertical direction, and the second stacking portions in each of the plurality of second transport conveyors are planar with each other. It is preferable that they are arranged side by side at the same height.

Further, in the above-mentioned configuration, the plurality of the second combined flow paths arranged at different heights from each other are at least partially different from each other on the downstream side thereof and on the upstream side of the second stacking portion. Connected to a second intermediate ramp that inclines downward at an angle,
It is preferable that the second stacking unit is arranged on the downstream side of the second transport path in each of the plurality of second intermediate inclined paths.

Further, in the above-mentioned configuration, it is preferable that the plurality of stowage parts and the plurality of second stowage parts be arranged in a plane with respect to each other at the same height.

In addition, the stowage area has a plurality of stowage locations where the stowage portions are arranged, and each of the plurality of stowage locations carries out stowage on the above-mentioned mounting body having different shipping destinations. It is preferable that the transport conveyors are separately provided for the plurality of stowage points.

According to this configuration, when the article is to be unloaded from the automated warehouse, the delivery conveyor of the article can be selected at the loading conveyor, and the article can be delivered to the receiving section provided in the delivery conveyor. The articles can be conveyed to the stowage section at the stowage location corresponding to the shipping destination by the selected transport conveyor. Further, by providing one stowage section for one stowage location, the conveyor does not need to branch and convey the article to the plurality of stowage sections, and the article can be transported to one stowage section. Since it is only necessary to carry the articles along one carrying path, the articles can be efficiently carried to the stowage section.

Further, further comprising a second transport device for transporting articles to be stored in the plurality of automated warehouses, each of the plurality of automated warehouses, a plurality of third relay section installed for each of the plurality of stages, And a third elevator that can be raised and lowered, and stores articles from the outside of the automated warehouse to the third elevator in each of the plurality of stages, and the third elevator corresponds to the third relay section. The article is transported from the third lifting platform to the third relay section in a state of being raised and lowered, and the article is transported from the third relay section to the storage rack by the transport carriage, and the second transport device is A plurality of third conveyors, each of the plurality of third conveyors including a third receiving section for receiving the received goods, and the third elevator for receiving the goods conveyed by the third conveyor. And a third transfer section for transferring the article received by the third receiving section to the storage section, each of the plurality of third transfer conveyors, The shipping destination conveys a plurality of different articles, and the plurality of automated warehouses sort the plurality of articles once stored into the corresponding transport conveyor for each shipping destination, and output the goods. It is preferable to convey the articles sorted for each shipping destination.

According to this configuration, the article that has arrived at the article transport facility is transported by the second transport device and stored in the plurality of automated warehouses. The received products are products to be shipped to various shipping destinations, and the plurality of third transfer conveyors of the second transfer device transfer a plurality of products having different shipping destinations. Items with different shipping destinations are stored in a plurality of automatic warehouses regardless of the shipping destination, for example, by preferentially entering into an automatic warehouse with a low storage rate, thereby increasing the storage efficiency of a plurality of automatic warehouses. be able to.
Further, the transport device is provided with a plurality of transport conveyors, and each of the plurality of transport conveyors is provided with a receiving unit for a plurality of automated warehouses, so that an article is delivered from any of the automated warehouses. Even in this case, the article can be conveyed to the stowage unit corresponding to the shipping destination.
In this way, the received goods can be conveyed to the stowage section according to the shipping destination of the articles by the plurality of second conveyors, the plurality of automated warehouses, and the plurality of conveyors. Can be used as a sorting facility for sorting articles by shipping destination.

The article transport facility according to another characteristic configuration is such that the article transport facility includes a plurality of automated warehouses and a transport device that transports the articles unloaded from the plurality of automated warehouses. A plurality of storage shelves arranged in a line in the up-down direction, a plurality of transport carriages installed along each of the plurality of storage shelves and traveling along the longitudinal direction of the storage shelves, and each of the plurality of storage shelves. A plurality of relay units installed on the relay unit and a lift platform that can be lifted and lowered. In each of the plurality of stages, the transport carriage transports articles from the storage rack to the relay unit, Transporting articles from the relay section to the lift table in a state of being raised and lowered to a height corresponding to the relay section, and discharging the articles from the lift table to the outside of the automated warehouse. Each of the plurality of transfer conveyors includes a conveyor, and each of the plurality of transfer conveyors receives a plurality of articles received from the elevators of the plurality of automated warehouses, and stacks the articles transferred by the transfer device on a platform. A stacking unit located in the stacking area for stacking, and a transport unit that transports the articles received by the plurality of receiving units to the stacking unit, and each of the plurality of transport conveyors are provided. The transport unit is installed so that the movement trajectory of the article to be transported does not overlap with the movement trajectory of the article transported by the other transport unit, and the receiving unit that receives the article from the lifting platform of one of the automated warehouses is , The plurality of loading areas are installed at different heights, the loading area has a plurality of loading locations where the loading section is arranged, and each of the loading locations has a different shipping destination. A place for stacking on a body, for each of the plurality of stacking places, the transport conveyor is separately provided, and further comprises a second transport device for transporting a plurality of articles to be stored in the automated warehouse, Each of the plurality of automated warehouses includes a plurality of third relay portions installed for each of the plurality of stages, and a third lifting platform that can be raised and lowered, and in each of the plurality of stages, the automatic Articles are loaded from the outside of the warehouse to the third lifting platform, and the third lifting platform is lifted to a height corresponding to the third relay section to load the articles from the third lifting platform to the third relay section. Transporting, transporting the article from the third relay section to the storage rack by the transport carriage, the second transport device includes a plurality of third transport conveyors, and each of the plurality of third transport conveyors receives The third receiving section for receiving the stored goods and the goods conveyed by the third transfer conveyor are transferred to the third elevator and stored in the automatic warehouse. And a third transfer section for transferring the articles received by the third receiving section to the storage section, wherein each of the plurality of third transfer conveyors has a plurality of articles whose shipping destinations are different from each other. The plurality of automatic warehouses sort the plurality of articles that have once been stored into the corresponding transport conveyor for each shipping destination and then leave the goods, and each of the plurality of transport conveyors is sorted for each shipping destination. Carry goods.

With such a configuration, the transport device includes a plurality of transport conveyors that transport the articles from the receiving section to the stacking section. Then, when an article is unloaded from the automated warehouse and is transported to a target loading section, which is one of a plurality of loading sections, a transportation including the target loading section when the article is unloaded from the automated warehouse By selecting a conveyor and unloading the article to the receiving section provided in the transport conveyor, the article can be transported to the target stacking section by the selected transport conveyor. Since each of the plurality of conveyors is provided with a receiving section for each of the plurality of automated warehouses, even if the article is unloaded from any of the plurality of automated warehouses, It can be transported to the desired loading section.

Then, the articles discharged from the plurality of automated warehouses are conveyed to the plurality of stowage sections by the plurality of conveyors, so that the number of articles conveyed by one conveyor is reduced. Therefore, the articles are conveyed by the plurality of conveyors. Occasionally, the articles do not easily accumulate, and the articles delivered from the plurality of automated warehouses can be efficiently transported to the stowage section.
Further, in each of the transporting units of the plurality of transporting conveyors, the moving loci of the articles to be carried do not overlap with the moving loci of the articles carried by the other carrying units, so that the articles are transferred between the two carrying conveyors, for example. As described above, since the articles being conveyed by the plurality of conveyors do not interfere with each other, it is possible to efficiently convey the articles issued from the plurality of automatic warehouses to the stowage section in this respect as well.

According to this configuration, the article that has arrived at the article transport facility is transported by the second transport device and stored in the plurality of automated warehouses. The received products are products to be shipped to various shipping destinations, and the plurality of third transfer conveyors of the second transfer device transfer a plurality of products having different shipping destinations. Items with different shipping destinations are stored in a plurality of automatic warehouses regardless of the shipping destination, for example, by preferentially entering into an automatic warehouse with a low storage rate, thereby increasing the storage efficiency of a plurality of automatic warehouses. be able to.
Further, the transport device is provided with a plurality of transport conveyors, and each of the plurality of transport conveyors is provided with a receiving unit for a plurality of automated warehouses, so that an article is delivered from any of the automated warehouses. Even in this case, the article can be conveyed to the stowage unit corresponding to the shipping destination.
In this way, the received goods can be conveyed to the stowage section according to the shipping destination of the articles by the plurality of second conveyors, the plurality of automated warehouses, and the plurality of conveyors. Can be used as a sorting facility for sorting articles by shipping destination.

In addition, a first gantry installed parallel to the floor above the floor, the automated warehouse, a part of the plurality of storage shelves is installed above the first gantry, The remaining part of the plurality of storage shelves is installed below the first gantry, the plurality of stowage units are installed on the floor surface or the first gantry, and the plurality of receiving units are the It is preferable that it is installed above the first mount.

According to this configuration, the first gantry is installed between the floor surface and the receiving unit in the vertical direction, so that the work on the receiving unit is facilitated. In addition, if the receiving part is located far away from the floor, it may be difficult for an operator on the floor to work on the receiving part. However, by installing the first mount between the floor surface and the receiving unit in the vertical direction, the height of the receiving unit becomes relatively low with respect to the first mount. Therefore, by performing the work on the receiving unit from the first gantry, the work on the receiving unit is facilitated. Also, when supporting legs are installed on the receiving part and the receiving part is supported, the leg length can be relatively shortened by supporting the leg on the first mount, and the receiving part is stable with a simple configuration. Good and easy to support. In addition, by arranging the automated warehouse so that only a part of the storage shelves of multiple stages is located above the first rack, work on the storage shelves located above the storage shelves and installation on the storage shelves can be performed. It becomes easier to perform work on the existing carriage.

Further, a second gantry installed parallel to the floor above the floor, the automated warehouse is installed on the second gantry, the plurality of stowage units are installed on the floor. Is preferable.

According to this configuration, since the automated warehouse is installed on the second rack, the space directly below the automated warehouse between the floor surface and the second rack can be used as a work space. In addition, since a plurality of stowage units are installed on the floor surface, a plurality of stowage units and a part of the plurality of transport units that transport articles to the plurality of transport units are provided in a space immediately below the automated warehouse. Can be installed using.

The technology according to the present disclosure can be used for an article transport facility including a plurality of automated warehouses and a transport device that transports articles unloaded from the multiple automated warehouses.

1: Automatic warehouse 2: Delivery device (delivery device)
3: Transfer device for warehousing (second transfer device)
6: Storage rack 7: Transport cart 9: First relay section (relay section)
10: First elevator (elevator)
11: Second relay section 12: Second lifting platform 13: Third relay section 14: Third lifting platform 16: First transfer conveyor (transfer conveyor)
17: second conveyor 18: first receiving section (receiving section)
19: First stowage section (stowage section)
20: First transport unit (transport unit)
21: 2nd receiving part 22: 2nd stowage part 23: 2nd conveying part 26: 3rd conveying conveyor 27: 3rd receiving part 28: warehousing part 29: 3rd conveying part DA: 1st mount DB: 2nd Frame E1: Loading area W: Article X: Longitudinal direction Z: Vertical direction

Claims (11)

An article transport facility comprising a plurality of automated warehouses, and a transport device for transporting articles discharged from a plurality of the automated warehouses,
Each of the plurality of automated warehouses has a plurality of storage shelves installed in a line in the vertical direction, and a plurality of transports installed along each of the plurality of storage shelves and traveling along the longitudinal direction of the storage shelves. A trolley, a plurality of relay units installed for each of the plurality of stages, and a lifting platform that can be raised and lowered, in each of the plurality of stages, from the storage rack to the relay unit by the transport carriage. Carrying an article, carrying an article from the relay section to the elevator table in a state where the elevator table is raised and lowered to a height corresponding to the relay section, and ejects the article from the elevator table to the outside of the automatic warehouse,
The transfer device comprises a plurality of transfer conveyors,
Each of the plurality of transfer conveyors includes a plurality of receiving units for receiving the articles unloaded from the elevators of the plurality of automated warehouses, and a stacking unit for stacking the articles transported by the transport device on a platform. A stacking section located in the stacking area, and a transport section for transporting the articles received by the plurality of receiving sections to the stacking section,
The transport section provided in each of the plurality of transport conveyors is installed so that the movement trajectory of the article to be conveyed does not overlap with the movement trajectory of the article conveyed by the other conveyance section,
A plurality of the receiving units for receiving articles from the elevators of the one automated warehouse are installed at different heights ,
A conveying path in each of the plurality of conveying conveyors is provided with a confluent channel where the articles from the receiving section merge.
The confluent channels in each of the plurality of conveyors are arranged side by side in the vertical direction so as to overlap when viewed in the vertical direction,
An article transport facility in which the stowage portions of each of the plurality of transport conveyors are arranged in the same plane and arranged at the same height . A plurality of the confluent passages arranged at different heights from each other, on the downstream side thereof and on the upstream side of the stowage portion, at least a part of which is an intermediate inclined passage inclined downward at different angles. Connected,
The article transport facility according to claim 1, wherein the stowage unit is disposed on the downstream side of the transport path in each of the plurality of intermediate slopes. Each of the plurality of automated warehouses, in addition to the first relay unit that is the relay unit and the first elevator that is the elevator, a second relay unit and a second elevator,
The first relay portion and the first lifting platform are installed on one side of the storage shelf in the longitudinal direction, and the second relay portion and the second side of the storage shelf on the other side in the longitudinal direction. An elevator is installed,
The transfer device includes a plurality of second transfer conveyors in addition to the plurality of first transfer conveyors, which are the plurality of transfer conveyors,
Each of the plurality of first transport conveyors, the movement trajectory of the article to be transported is the movement trajectory of the article transported by the other first transport conveyor and the movement trajectory of the article transported by the plurality of second transport conveyors. Installed so that they do not overlap,
Each of the plurality of second transport conveyors, a plurality of second receiving section for receiving the articles discharged from the second lifting platform of the plurality of automatic warehouses, and a second stowage section located in the stowage area A second transport unit that transports the articles received by the plurality of second receiving units to the second stacking unit,
The second conveyor provided in each of the plurality of second conveyors has a plurality of the first conveyors in which the movement trajectory of an article to be conveyed is a movement trajectory of an article conveyed by another second conveyor. It is installed so that it does not overlap with the movement trajectory of the articles conveyed by the conveyor section in the conveyor,
The article transport facility according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein a plurality of the second receiving units that receive articles from the second elevators of one automated warehouse are installed at different heights. The second transport path is a transport path in each of the plurality of second transport conveyors, a second merging channel where the articles from the second receiving section merge is provided,
The second combined flow path in each of the plurality of second transport conveyors are arranged side by side in the vertical direction so as to overlap when viewed in the vertical direction,
The article transport facility according to claim 3, wherein the second stacking units in each of the plurality of second transport conveyors are arranged in a plane with each other at the same height. A plurality of the second combined flow paths arranged at different heights, at the downstream side thereof and at the upstream side of the second stacking portion, at least some of which are inclined downward at different angles. Connected to the second intermediate ramp,
The article transport facility according to claim 4, wherein the second stacking unit is disposed on a downstream side of the second transport path in each of the plurality of second intermediate sloped paths. The article transport facility according to claim 5, wherein the plurality of stowage parts and the plurality of the second stowage parts are arranged in a plane and arranged at the same height. The stowage area has a plurality of stowage locations where the stowage portion is arranged,
Each of the plurality of stowage locations is a location where the shipping destinations are different from each other and are stowed on the mounting body,
The article transport facility according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the transport conveyor is separately provided for each of the plurality of stowage points. Further comprising a second transport device for transporting articles to be stored in the plurality of automated warehouses,
Each of the plurality of automated warehouses includes a plurality of third relay portions installed for each of the plurality of stages, and a third lifting platform that can be raised and lowered, and in each of the plurality of stages, the automatic Articles are loaded from the outside of the warehouse to the third lifting platform, and the third lifting platform is lifted to a height corresponding to the third relay section to load the articles from the third lifting platform to the third relay section. Transporting, transporting the article from the third relay section to the storage rack by the transport carriage,
The second transfer device comprises a plurality of third transfer conveyors,
Each of the plurality of third transfer conveyors has a third receiving unit for receiving the received goods, and a storage for transferring the goods transferred by the third transfer conveyor to the third elevator and storing them in the automatic warehouse. And a third transport unit that transports the article received by the third receiving unit to the storage unit,
Each of the plurality of third conveyors conveys a plurality of articles whose shipping destinations are different from each other,
The plurality of automated warehouses sort out a plurality of articles once stored into the corresponding transport conveyors for each shipping destination,
The article transport facility according to claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of transport conveyors transports the articles sorted for each shipping destination. An article transport facility comprising a plurality of automated warehouses, and a transport device for transporting articles discharged from a plurality of the automated warehouses,
Each of the plurality of automated warehouses has a plurality of storage shelves installed in a line in the vertical direction, and a plurality of transports installed along each of the plurality of storage shelves and traveling along the longitudinal direction of the storage shelves. A trolley, a plurality of relay units installed for each of the plurality of stages, and a lifting platform that can be raised and lowered, in each of the plurality of stages, from the storage rack to the relay unit by the transport carriage. Carrying an article, carrying an article from the relay section to the elevator table in a state where the elevator table is raised and lowered to a height corresponding to the relay section, and ejects the article from the elevator table to the outside of the automatic warehouse,
The transfer device comprises a plurality of transfer conveyors,
Each of the plurality of transfer conveyors includes a plurality of receiving units for receiving the articles unloaded from the elevators of the plurality of automated warehouses, and a stacking unit for stacking the articles transported by the transport device on a platform. A stacking section located in the stacking area, and a transport section for transporting the articles received by the plurality of receiving sections to the stacking section,
The transport section provided in each of the plurality of transport conveyors is installed so that the movement trajectory of the article to be conveyed does not overlap with the movement trajectory of the article conveyed by the other conveyance section,
A plurality of the receiving units for receiving articles from the elevators of the one automated warehouse are installed at different heights ,
The stowage area has a plurality of stowage locations where the stowage portion is arranged,
Each of the plurality of stowage locations is a location where the shipping destinations are different from each other and are stowed on the mounting body,
For each of the plurality of stowage points, the transport conveyor is provided separately,
Further comprising a second transport device for transporting articles to be stored in the plurality of automated warehouses,
Each of the plurality of automated warehouses includes a plurality of third relay portions installed for each of the plurality of stages, and a third lifting platform that can be raised and lowered, and in each of the plurality of stages, the automatic Articles are loaded from the outside of the warehouse to the third lifting platform, and the third lifting platform is lifted to a height corresponding to the third relay section to load the articles from the third lifting platform to the third relay section. Transporting, transporting the article from the third relay section to the storage rack by the transport carriage,
The second transfer device comprises a plurality of third transfer conveyors,
Each of the plurality of third transfer conveyors has a third receiving unit for receiving the received goods, and a storage for transferring the goods transferred by the third transfer conveyor to the third elevator and storing them in the automatic warehouse. And a third transport unit that transports the article received by the third receiving unit to the storage unit,
Each of the plurality of third conveyors conveys a plurality of articles whose shipping destinations are different from each other,
The plurality of automated warehouses sort out a plurality of articles once stored into the corresponding transport conveyors for each shipping destination,
An article transport facility in which each of the plurality of transport conveyors transports articles sorted by shipping destination. A first mount installed parallel to the floor above the floor,
In the automated warehouse, a part of the plurality of storage shelves is installed above the first rack, and the remaining part of the plurality of storage shelves is installed below the first rack.
The plurality of stowage parts are installed on the floor surface or the first mount,
The article transport facility according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of receiving units are installed above the first gantry. A second stand installed above the floor in parallel with the floor,
The automated warehouse is installed on the second mount,
Portion with a plurality of said product, the article transport facility according to any one of claims 1 to 10 installed on the floor surface.

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