JPS647922B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a vertically oriented shelving roll used when printing rolls, rubber rolls, or other rolls having shafts protruding from both ends are stored vertically on a shelf. This relates to a loading/unloading device.

[Prior art]

Conventionally, shelves for storing rolls with shafts protruding from both ends have been constructed by connecting a large number of columns erected at predetermined intervals with connecting beams, and each column has a large number of support arms spaced apart vertically. fixed,
There is known a structure in which shafts protruding from both ends of the roll are placed on the support arm when the roll is placed horizontally.

However, in the case of a roll storage shelf with this structure, since the rolls must be lifted up when they are carried out to the shelf, it is necessary to set a relatively large gap between the upper and lower rolls, and as a result, the dead space of the shelf is large. There's a problem.

In order to solve this problem, it is necessary to store the rolls in a vertical orientation and in horizontally adjacent rows on shelves.

[Purpose and structure of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a vertical loading/unloading device for rolls for shelves, which is suitable for storing rolls having shafts protruding from both ends vertically, and arranging them horizontally in close proximity to each other on a shelf. The gist of this invention is to provide a roll storage shelf 1.
A support frame 4 equipped with a lifting guide rail 3 is provided on the traveling frame 2 that runs along the side of the frame 2, and a lifting frame 6 is guided by the guide rail 3 and moved up and down by the lifting drive device 5. A swing frame 9 that is rotated by a swing drive device 8 about a vertical shaft 7 is attached to the frame 9, and a support arm 10 fixed to the lower part of the swing frame 9 has an engagement for fitting and placing the lower end of the roll shaft. The apparatus is characterized in that a recess 11 is provided, and a clamp 12 for gripping the upper part of the roll shaft is attached to the upper part of the rotating frame 9.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained in detail using illustrated examples.

The drawing shows one embodiment of the present invention, and shows a roll storage space extending in the front and back direction on both the left and right sides of the transport path 13 for the loading and unloading device that extends in the front and back direction (perpendicular to the plane of the paper in FIG. 2). A shelf 1 is arranged, the lower part of the shelf 1 is fixed to a concrete floor 14, and a lower rail 15 extending in the front-rear direction at the lower center of the running path 13 is attached to the concrete floor 1.
The upper rail 16, which is fixed to the shelf 1 and arranged on a vertical plane including the lower rail 15, is fixed to the lower part of an upper support beam 18 that connects the upper ends of the left and right columns 17 of the shelf 1.

A traveling drive device 19 , a plurality of traveling wheels 20 mounted on the lower rail 15 , and the lower rail 15 are provided at the lower part of the traveling frame 2 traveling on the traveling section 13 .
A plurality of lower guide rollers 21 facing both sides of the
A plurality of upper guide rollers 22 are attached to the upper end of the running frame 2 facing both sides of the upper rail 16, and furthermore, a plurality of upper guide rollers 22 are attached to the middle part of the running frame 2 in the height direction. Four traversing guide rails 23 extending in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the traveling frame are arranged and fixed at intervals in the vertical and front-back directions, and are fixed to the upper part of the support frame 4 consisting of the traversing frame. At the bottom, there are a plurality of sliding members 24 for traversing.
are fixed at intervals in the front-rear direction, and each sliding member 24 is slidably fitted to the traverse guide rail 23.

The feed screw rod 25 extending in the left-right direction is rotatably supported by a bearing fixed to the running frame 2 so as not to move in the longitudinal direction of the screw rod, and the female screw member 26 attached to the support frame 4 is attached to the feed screw rod 25. Traverse drive device 2 consisting of an electric motor with a speed reducer screwed together and fixed to the traveling frame 2
When the feed screw 25 is rotated forward or backward by 7, the support frame 4 is moved laterally to the left or right.

A plurality of vertical lifting guide rails 3 are arranged at intervals in the left-right direction and fixed to the support frame 4, and a plurality of lifting sliding members 52 fixed to the upper and lower parts of the lifting frame 6 are used as lifting guides. A plurality of vertical shafts 7 which are slidably fitted to the rail 3 and arranged on the same vertical line are fixed to the middle part of the swing drive device 8, and each vertical shaft 7 is fixed to the lifting frame 6. is rotatably fitted to the bearing 28,
Furthermore, a swing drive device 8 consisting of a rotary actuator is fixed to the lifting frame 6, and the output shaft of the swing drive device 8 is connected to one vertical shaft 7, and the swing drive device 8 causes the swing frame 9 to
is rotated in the left-right direction about the vertical axis 7.

The base end of a support arm 10 that protrudes in the opposite direction to the vertical shaft 7 is fixed to the lower end of the rotating frame 9, and the distal end of the support arm 10 has an engagement for fitting and placing the lower end of the roll shaft that opens upward. A recess 11 is provided, and a clamp opening/closing fluid pressure cylinder 29 is fixed to the upper end of the rotating frame 9.
The inner parts of the proximal ends of the pair of clamp pieces 30 are pivotally connected by the vertical shaft 31, and the connecting fittings 32 fixed to the piston rod of the fluid pressure cylinder 29 and the outer parts of the proximal ends of each clamp piece 30 are They are connected via a link 33, and the connecting fitting 32 and link 33 are connected by the expansion and contraction movement of the fluid pressure cylinder 29.
A roll shaft upper gripping clamp 12 is constituted by a pair of clamp pieces 30 that are rotated through the clamp pieces 30 . Further, at the end of the upper end of the swing frame 9 in the direction in which the support arm protrudes, an arm rotation operation member 34 is provided for upwardly rotating the upper support arm, which will be described later.
and a limit switch LS for detecting the locking position of the upper support arm are fixed.

The shelf 1 has a large number of columns 17 arranged at regular intervals in the front-rear direction, and a lower support arm 35 is fixed to the lower part of each column 17 and projects from the column toward the running path 13. arm 35
is provided with a roll shaft fitting recess 36 that opens at the tip of the arm and passes through it in the vertical direction, and a rubber buffer support plate 37 is fixed to the horizontal upper surface of the lower support arm 35. A base end portion of an upper support arm 39 having a roll shaft locking hole 38 in its intermediate portion is pivotally attached to the upper portion by a horizontal shaft 40 extending in the front-rear direction.

A guide portion 41 that slopes upward is bent and connected to the distal end side of the upper support arm 39 , and a reinforcing rib 42 is connected to the upper support arm 39 and the guide portion 41 .
A stopper bolt 44 is screwed into a bracket 43 fixed to the upper surface and further fixed to the support column 17, and a lock nut 45 is screwed into the bolt 44. The stopper abutment member 46 is fixed, the stopper bolt 44 and the stopper abutment member 46 constitute a stopper, and when the abutment member 46 abuts against the bolt 44, the upper support arm 39
is held almost horizontally.

A roll shaft steady rest member 47 is fixed to each pillar 17 slightly below the upper support arm 39 and projects from the pillar toward the traveling path 13. The roll shaft steady rest member 47 has an opening at the tip and a vertical A roll shaft fitting recess 48 penetrating in the direction is provided.

When carrying the roll 49 with shafts protruding from both ends vertically onto a shelf, the lower shaft 50 of the vertically oriented roll 49 is inserted into the engagement recess for fitting and placing the lower end of the roll shaft of the support arm 10. 11 and the upper shaft 51 is gripped by the roll shaft upper gripping clamp 12, the traveling frame 2 is run, and when the roll 49 reaches a position facing a predetermined storage location. The traveling frame 2 is stopped, and then, as shown in FIG. 10, the swing drive device 8 is operated to swing the swing frame 9 about the vertical axis 7, and then, as shown in FIG. By operating the drive device 27 to move the support frame 4 laterally, the lower shaft 50 is fitted into the roll shaft fitting recess 36 of the lower support arm 35, and the upper shaft 51 is inserted into the roll resting member 47.
into the roll shaft fitting recess 48. In this case, as shown in FIG.
is held in a pushed up state by the arm rotation operating member 34.

Next, the lifting frame 6 is moved by the lifting drive device 5.
By moving the roll 49 downward, the lower end of the roll 49 is placed on the lower support arm 35 via the rubber buffer support plate 37, and as the arm rotation operation member 34 is lowered, the upper support arm 39 is moved downward. Rotate it downward to a nearly horizontal position under its own weight, and as shown in FIG.
is fitted onto the upper shaft 51, and then, as shown in FIG. 14, after opening the roll shaft upper gripping clamp 12, as shown in FIG. 4 is moved back to the center position in the left and right direction of the traveling frame 2, and then the swing drive device 8 is operated to move the support arm 10.
Then, the rotating frame 9 is rotated back so that the roll shaft upper gripping clamp 12 is positioned at the center of the traveling frame 2 in the left-right direction.

Roll 49 stored on roll storage shelf 1
When transporting, run the traveling frame 2,
When the support arm 10 and roll shaft upper gripping clamp 12 reach the position opposite to the lower shaft 50 and upper shaft 51 of the roll 49 to be carried out, the traveling frame 2 is stopped, and then the roll shaft upper gripping clamp 12 is opened, the swing drive device 8 is operated to rotate the swing frame 9 about the vertical axis 7.
By rotating the support frame 4 and then operating the traverse drive device 27 to move the support frame 4 laterally,
The engagement recess 11 for fitting and placing the lower end of the roll shaft of the support arm 10 is arranged below the lower shaft 50.

Next, after gripping the upper shaft 51 with the roll shaft upper gripping clamp 12, the lifting frame 6 is moved upwardly by the lifting drive device 5, and the lower shaft 50 is fitted into the lower end of the roll shaft of the support arm 10. The roll 49 is fitted and placed in the placement engagement recess 11 and moved upward. In this case, the upper support arm 39 is pushed up by the arm rotation operation member 34, and the roll shaft locking hole 38 of the upper support arm 39 is pushed up.
is removed from the upper shaft 51.

Next, the traverse drive device 27 is operated to move the support frame 4 back to the horizontal center position of the traveling frame 2, and the swing drive device 8 is then operated so that the roll 49 is moved to the horizontal center of the traveling frame 2. After the rotating frame 9 is rotated until it is located at , the traveling frame 2 is caused to travel.

When carrying out this invention, the support frame 4 may be moved laterally and then the swing frame 9 may be turned, or the support frame 4 may be moved laterally and the swing frame 9 may be turned simultaneously. In addition, the traverse movement device is omitted, and the support frame 4 is
may be fixed to the traveling frame 2. Furthermore, the upper support arm 39 may not be rotated by the arm rotation operation member 34 provided at the upper end of the rotation frame 9, but may be rotated manually.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, a support frame 4 provided with a lifting guide rail 3 is provided on a traveling frame 2 running along the side of a roll storage shelf 1.
A swing frame 9 that is rotated by a swing drive device 8 about a vertical axis 7 is attached to the lift frame 6 which is guided by the guide rail 3 and moved up and down by a drive device 5 for lift. a bearing arm 10 fixed to the lower part of the
is provided with an engagement recess 11 for fitting and placing the lower end of the roll shaft, and a clamp 12 for gripping the upper part of the roll shaft is attached to the upper part of the rotating frame 9.
The lower shaft 50 of the roll 49 is fitted and placed in the engagement recess 11 for fitting and placing the lower end of the roll shaft of the support arm 10, and the clamp 12 for gripping the upper part of the roll shaft is fitted.
By gripping the upper shaft 51 of the roll 49, the roll 49, whose shafts protrude from both ends, can be supported and conveyed vertically and in a stable state.Furthermore, after rotating the rotating frame 9, the lifting frame 6 The roll 49 can be carried onto the shelf 1 by performing a simple operation of lowering the roll shaft, releasing the roll shaft upper gripping clamp 12, and then rotating the rotating frame 9 back. After turning, the roll 49 is lifted from the shelf 1 by lifting the lifting frame 6, gripping the upper shaft 51 by the roll shaft upper gripping clamp 12, and then rotating the rotating frame 9 back. can be carried out, and in particular said bearing arm 1
Since the engagement recess for fitting and placing the lower end of the roll shaft and the clamp 12 for gripping the upper part of the roll shaft are configured to be rotated in the left-right direction about the vertical axis 7, the width of the loading/unloading device in the left-right direction is Even if it is small, the rolls 49 can be carried in and out of the left and right shelves 1 without any hindrance, and therefore the running path 1 for the carry-in/out device is
Effects such as being able to reduce the dead space of the roll loading/unloading/storage facility by reducing the width of the rollers 3 can be obtained.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show embodiments of the invention,
Figure 1 is a side view of the roll loading/unloading device for shelves.
Figure 2 is a front view showing the relationship between the vertical roll loading/unloading device and the shelf, Figure 3 is a plan view showing the vertical roll loading/unloading device and part of the shelf, and Figure 4 is the traverse mechanism of the support frame. A partial vertical side view showing the elevating mechanism of the elevating frame and the rotating mechanism of the revolving frame, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view of the vicinity of the upper support arm. A cutaway side view, FIG. 7 is a plan view thereof, FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view showing the vicinity of the lower support arm, FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view showing the vicinity of the roll resting member, and FIG. 10 11 is a plan view showing a state in which the revolving frame has been swiveled toward the shelf side, FIG.
The figure is a partially longitudinal front view showing the state in which the roll shaft is supported by the support arm and clamp of the loading/unloading device and sent to a predetermined position on the shelf, and Figure 13 is a partially longitudinal front view showing the roll shaft being fed to a predetermined position on the shelf by the support arm and clamp of the loading/unloading device. Partial longitudinal front view showing the state in which it is lowered, Part 1
FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a state in which the clamp is opened after the roll is lowered, and FIG. 15 is a plan view showing a state in which the swing frame is moved laterally to the traveling road side after the clamp is released. In the figure, 1 is a shelf for storing rolls, 2 is a traveling frame, 3 is a guide rail for lifting and lowering, 4 is a support frame, 5 is a driving device for lifting and lowering, 6 is a lifting frame,
7 is a vertical shaft, 8 is a swing drive device, 9 is a swing frame, 10 is a support arm, 11 is an engagement recess for fitting and placing the lower end of the roll shaft, 12 is a clamp for gripping the upper part of the roll shaft, and 13 is a loading/unloading device. 15 is a lower rail, 16 is an upper rail, 17 is a column, 18 is an upper support beam, 19 is a running drive device, 20 is a running wheel, 21 is a lower guide roller, 22 is an upper guide roller, 23 is a A guide rail for traverse, 24 a sliding member for traverse, 25 a feed screw rod, 26 a female screw member, 27 a drive device for traverse, 29 a hydraulic cylinder for clamp opening/closing, 30 a clamp piece, 33 a link, 34 Arm rotation operation member, 35 is a lower support arm, 36 is a roll shaft fitting recess, 37 is a rubber buffer support plate, 38 is a roll shaft locking hole, 39 is an upper support arm, 40 is a horizontal shaft, 41 is a guide portion , 4
3 is a bracket, 44 is a stopper bolt, 46
is a stopper abutment member, 47 is a roll steadying member, 48 is a roll shaft fitting recess, 49 is a roll,
50 is a lower axis, and 51 is an upper axis.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 A support frame 4 equipped with a lifting guide rail 3 is provided on a traveling frame 2 that runs along the side of the roll storage shelf 1, and is guided by the guide rail 3 and lifted and lowered by a lifting drive device 5. A swing frame 9 that is rotated by a swing drive device 8 about a vertical shaft 7 is attached to the moving lifting frame 6, and a support arm 10 fixed to the lower part of the swing frame 9 is fitted with a lower end of a roll shaft. A vertical roll loading/unloading device for shelves, characterized in that an engaging recess 11 for stacking and mounting is provided, and a clamp 12 for gripping the upper part of the roll shaft is attached to the upper part of the rotating frame 9.