JPH0578482B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to automatic warehouse equipment installed, for example, in a hospital and employed to store files such as medical records.

2. Description of the Related Art As a method for storing files and the like, there is a method using a rotating shelf, as shown in US Pat. No. 3,383,147, for example. However, according to this type, a worker sitting at a desk operates the rotary shelf, and loading and unloading the rotating shelf must be performed manually. Therefore, in order to achieve automation, it is conceivable to adopt automatic warehouse equipment as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 58-42505. This automated warehouse equipment has a shelf that has a plurality of compartment storage spaces both vertically and horizontally, and a traveling device that can freely travel along the shelf. It is configured with a delivery tool. According to this conventional type, the running of the traveling device,
Loads can be transferred between the desired compartment storage space and the cargo handling area by a combination of the lifting and lowering movement of the lifting platform and the lateral movement of the cargo delivery tool.
By handling files as cargo, file storage can be performed automatically.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention When the conventional automatic warehouse equipment as described above is adopted, the traveling device must be operated each time files are put in and taken out one by one.
Work efficiency will also be poor.

The object of the present invention is to store holders holding files and the like one by one on a shelf, but the traveling device for such a shelf can easily carry out both loading and unloading operations. It is capable of handling multiple sheets in one operation, can handle changes in file thickness, and is easily and efficiently compatible with transport equipment that transports files in and out of automated warehouse equipment. The point is to provide automatic warehouse equipment that can be used.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the automatic warehouse equipment of the present invention includes a shelf having a plurality of compartment storage spaces in both the vertical and horizontal directions, and a lift platform that can freely run along the shelf. and a cargo handling area located outside the end of the shelf, the shelf has a compartment storage space formed by a pair of holding pieces in the horizontal direction, and the elevator platform has a temporary storage space that can be freely raised and lowered. A holding body and a loading/unloading device that is movable laterally are provided, and the temporary holding body has left and right side surfaces and a bottom surface open, and a plurality of upper and lower holding protrusions are provided on the front and rear inner surfaces. The holders can be held in a plurality of upper and lower stages, and the loading/unloading device has a single-sheet loading/unloading device and a multiple-sheet pushing device, and a holding section consisting of a pair of holding members is horizontally arranged in a plurality of upper and lower stages in the cargo handling area. A holding device formed in steps is provided.

Effects According to the configuration of the present invention, the holders held in multiple upper and lower stages in the holding device of the cargo handling area are
After the temporary holding body is opposed to the holding device by the traveling movement of the traveling device and the lifting/lowering movement of the lifting platform, the temporary holding body is moved up and down and the single sheet loading/unloading device is moved to place the temporary holding body. They are transferred one by one,
It is held in multiple stages within this temporary holding body. After the traveling device moves and the lifting platform moves up and down to make the temporary holding body face the desired part of the shelf,
By moving the temporary holder up and down and moving the single sheet take-out device out, the holders inside the temporary holder can be delivered one sheet at a time to the intended storage space, thus completing the warehousing operation. Further, in the unloading operation, the holders in the shelf are taken out into the temporary holding body by a reverse operation to that described above. After taking out a predetermined number of sheets from the temporary holding body, the temporary holding body is made to face the holding device by the aforementioned running action or the like. At this time, the holding protrusion and the holding member are at the same level. By operating the multiple sheet extrusion device, multiple sheet holders in the temporary holding body can be transferred into the holding device at once, thereby completing the unloading operation. The above-mentioned loading and unloading of the holders to and from the shelves can be performed multiple times (multiple stages) by raising and lowering the temporary holding body without returning the traveling device to the material handling area.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on FIGS. 1 to 12.

As shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, the file 1 is an existing one, and has a front cover 2 and a back cover 3, and a fastener 4 set in advance on the inner surface of the back cover 3 is used to hold a medical record. An example of a document) It is structured so that 8 can be bound. The second clip 5, which is detachably attached to the opening edge of the cover 2, is attached, for example, by its own elasticity, and has a second surface fastener 6 attached to its inner surface. The holder 10 that holds the file 1 has a thin plate-like plate 11.
1 is formed into a rectangular shape from synthetic resin or the like. On one surface near one of both longitudinal edges of the plate 11, first clips 12 for holding files are provided at two (multiple locations) in the longitudinal direction. These first clips 12, for example, hold the open side edge of the back cover 3 by their own elasticity, and are fixed to the plate 11 side via a backing sheet 13 pasted on one side of the plate 11. A strip-shaped first surface fastener 14 is attached between both first clips 12, and the proximal end of this first surface fastener 14 is fixed via the abutting sheet 13 or the like. A through hole 1 that is long in the lateral direction is provided near one of both edges of the plate 11 in the lateral direction.
5 is formed at two locations (multiple locations).

In FIGS. 1 to 8, reference numeral 20 denotes shelves arranged side by side with passages 21 placed therein, and has a plurality of divided storage spaces 22 both vertically and horizontally. The shelf 20 is
A framework is formed by a vertical frame 23, a horizontal frame 24, etc., and the divided storage space 22 is formed by a pair of left and right holding pieces 25 in the horizontal direction. A traveling device 26 provided in the passage 21 is supported and guided by a floor rail 27 and a ceiling rail 28 via wheels 29 and rollers 30, and a traveling drive device 32 provided in a control section 31 is interlocked with the wheels 29. This makes it possible to freely travel back and forth on the fixed route 33 within the passage 21. The traveling device 26 has a post 35 in the center of the body 34, and the lifting platform 36 guided by the post 35 is connected to the control unit 3.
It is interlocked with the lifting drive device 37 provided in 1. A temporary holding body 40 that can be raised and lowered is attached to the lifting table 36.
and a laterally movable loading/unloading device 55.

The temporary holding body 40 is formed into a box shape with open left and right sides and the bottom by a top plate 41 and front and rear side plates 42, and a plurality of upper and lower stages (three stages in the embodiment) of holding protrusions are provided on the inner surfaces of the both side plates 42. There are 43.
Here, a pair of holding protrusions 43 that face each other in the front and rear are used to hold the holder 10 without falling off, and the distance l ₁ between the end faces of the holding protrusions 43 is longer than the file width l ₂ . . Note that the distance between the end faces of the holding pieces 25 in the shelf 20 described above is also set to _l1 . An erected plate 44 is provided at the front of the elevating table 36, and a plurality of vertical guide rails 45 are provided on the rear side of the erected plate 44. A sliding body 46 that fits into the guide rail 45 and moves up and down is provided on the front side of the front side plate 42. A frame body 47 is attached to the rear part of the lifting table 36, and this frame body 47 rotatably supports a screw shaft 48 in the vertical direction. A nut body 49 that is externally fitted and screwed onto the screw shaft 48 is integrated with the rear side plate 42 via a bracket 50. The lower end of the screw shaft 48 is connected to a motor 5 with a reduction gear via a transmission device 51.
It is linked to 2.

The loading and unloading device 55 is a single sheet loading and unloading device 60
and a multi-sheet extrusion device 100.

The main body 61 of the single-sheet loading/unloading device 60 is channel-shaped, and the temporary holding body 4 is placed in a state in which the open portion faces upward and the length direction is the left-right direction.
It is fixed on the lifting platform 36 below 0. A guide roller 62, a deflection regulating roller 63, etc. are attached to both opposing inner surfaces of the main body 61, and a movable base 64 is provided which is supported and guided by these rollers 62 and 63 and is movable in the left and right direction. This movable table 64
The reciprocating drive device 65 includes a motor 66 disposed within the lifting platform 36, capable of forward and reverse driving, and equipped with a speed reducer.
A drive gear 68 attached to the output shaft 67 of this motor 66, and an intermediate gear 6 screwed to this drive gear 68.
9, and this intermediate gear 69 is meshed with a rack 70 attached to the lower surface of the movable base 64. A guide rail 71 in the left and right direction is provided on the movable table 64.
A pair of front and rear guide rails 71 are provided, and a movable body 73 supported and guided by a sliding body 72 is provided on these guide rails 71 . This movable body 73 has a channel shape when viewed from the side, and moves twice the distance in the same direction in conjunction with the movement of the movable base 64. That is, sprockets 74 and 75 are attached to both left and right ends of the movable base 64, and after the lower part of an end chain 76 that is hung from above is crossed between these sprockets 74 and 75, both ends are fixed to the main body 61 77, 78
Furthermore, one upper part of the chain 76 with an end is connected 79 to the movable body 73. A left-right shaft 80 is rotatably mounted inside the movable body 73, and a disk 81 and a passive wheel body 82 are mounted on this left-right shaft 80. The endless rotating body 8 is attached to this passive wheel body 82.
A driving wheel body 84 that is interlocked via the pin actuator 3 is fixed to an output shaft 86 of a pin actuating device 85. Pin actuator 8
5 is fixed to a movable body 73 and driven forward and backward, and the output shaft 86 is sufficiently decelerated. A pair of left and right rotating shafts 87 are provided at the upper part of the movable body 73, and locking pins 88 and 89 are fixed to both ends of these rotating shafts 87, respectively. Therefore, the locking pins 88 and 89 are moved up and down by the rotation of the rotating shaft 87, and are moved sideways. A link 91 is connected to a lever 90 fixed to the rotating shaft 87 so as to be relatively swingable.
One free end is connected to the disc 81 so as to be relatively swingable.

The plural sheet extrusion device 100 includes the movable body 7
It has a pair of front and rear push plates 101 along the inner surface of the frame 3, and these push plates 101 are integrated by a connecting plate 102. The push plate 101 has a long hole 1 in the vertical direction.
03 is formed, and by engaging the pin 104 from the movable body 73 with the elongated hole 103, both pushing plates 101
can only be moved up and down. The lifting drive device 105 that is linked to the push plate 101 has a motor 106 attached to the outer surface of the movable body 73, a pinion 108 attached to the decelerated output shaft 107, and the push plate so that the pinion 108 is always engaged with the motor 106. 101 and a vertical rack 109 attached thereto.

A cargo handling area 11 is located above and outside the end of the shelf 20.
0 is formed, and there are two warehousing devices 132 on one side of the fixed route 33 and two unloading devices 133 on the other side in the direction of the fixed route 33. The warehousing device 132 and the warehousing device 133 have almost the same configuration, and are provided with a box frame 112 that is open at least on the fixed path 33 side, and the inside of this box frame 112 is divided into two in the front and back direction. Ru. The holding device 111 disposed in each partition 113 has a main body 114 that is channel-shaped in side view, and has a plurality of upper and lower holding members 115 provided on the inner surfaces of both sides of the main body 114 to provide a pair of holding members in the horizontal direction. Member 11
The holding portion 116 consisting of 5 is formed in multiple upper and lower stages. The holding device 111 is arranged to be able to move up and down. A vertical guide rail 117 is attached to the inner surface of the box frame body 112, and a sliding body 118 guided by this guide rail 117 is attached to the main body 1.
The holding device 11 is attached to the outer surface of the box frame body 14 and is attached to a vertical screw shaft 119 that is supported on the box frame body 112 side.
The nut body 120 from 1 is screwed together. The screw shaft 119 is operatively connected to a rotational drive device 121. Fixed route 3 at the cargo handling area 110
3, an incoming conveyor 122 and an outgoing conveyor 123 are arranged with the incoming conveyor 122 above. A warehousing operation device 124 and a warehousing operation device 125 are disposed in the upper part of the compartment 113. These operating devices 124 and 125 include a case 126 supported on the box frame 112 side, a screw shaft 127 and a rotation drive device 128 disposed inside the case 126, and a screw shaft 127 attached to the screw shaft 127 via a nut body. Movable body 129 and movable body 129
The conveyors 122 and 123 are configured to move in a transverse direction on the conveyors 122 and 123.

Next, the handling work of the medical record 8 in the above embodiment will be explained.

Normally, the medical record 8 is bound in a file 1, and by opening the cover 2, the contents can be checked or new entries can be made, and additions or deletions can be made by operating the stopper 4. When storing such a medical record 8 in an automated warehouse, the file 1 is first placed in the holder 10.
is set to This is the second clip 5 on the cover 2.
Attach the back cover 3 to the first part of the holder 10.
After holding it in the clip 11 and positioning the second surface fastener 6 on the chart 8, the cover 2 is closed and the second surface fastener 6 of the second clip 5 is engaged with the first surface fastener 14. good. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the cover 2
File 1 that was prevented from being opened is placed in holder 10.
can be set to By performing the reverse operation, the file 1 can be easily removed from the holder 10 that has been delivered, and the file 1 can be stored on an ordinary shelf or used for medical examination.

The holder 10 with the file 1 set thereon is placed on the warehousing conveyor 122 at the station and conveyed to the warehousing device 133. In the warehousing device 132, the movable body 129 is moved to the warehousing device 1.
33 side or holder 1
After the holder 10 arrives, the pusher 130 is moved forward and the pusher 103 is moved downward, so that the pusher 130 faces one side of the holder 10. Then, the movable body 129 is moved back and forth, and the holder 10 is laterally pushed by the pusher 130 to be drawn into the compartment 113. At this time, the holding device 111 is raised within the compartment 113 to face one holding part 116, and therefore the holder 10 is drawn into this holding part 116. This kind of work is repeated, and at that time, the holding device 111
It is raised in proportion to the pitch of 16. The holding device 111 containing a predetermined number of holders 10 is lowered, and near the lowering limit, the holders 10 are temporarily raised and lowered by the holding body 40 while performing the above-mentioned pitch raising and lowering.
moved inward. Here, the single sheet loading/unloading device 60
Since the delivery work using the shelf 20 is the same as that for the shelf 20, the work for taking it out from the holding device 111 will be omitted by describing the work for the shelf 20 later. Note that the medical record number is read at the time of storage, and which medical chart 8 is stored where is managed.

Inside the temporary holding body 40, the holder 10 is supported between the left and right holding protrusions 43, and is stored in three stages, upper and lower. In this state, the temporary holding body 40 is at its upper limit, and the locking pins 88 and 89 are in a sideways state, so that they do not interfere with the holder 10 at the lowest stage. Further, in the multi-sheet extrusion device 100, the push plate 101 is lowered and housed in the movable body 73.

When warehousing is carried out, first, the single sheet loading/unloading device 60 is made to correspond to the target compartment storage space 22 by a combined operation of the traveling movement of the traveling device 26 and the lifting and lowering movement of the lifting platform 36. Then, with the locking pin 88 or 89 positioned below the through hole 15, the pin actuating device 85 is started. Then output shaft 8
6 is transmitted to the left-right axis 80 and rotates the disk 81. This rotation of the disc 81 is transmitted to the rotating shaft 87 via a link 91 and a lever 90.
This rotation of the rotating shaft 87 causes the locking pins 88, 8
9 gradually stands up from the horizontal position, and the locking pin 88 or 89 that was facing the through hole 15
enters into the through hole 15 and engages with it.
When the motor 66 is started in this state, the rotation of the drive gear 68 is transmitted to the intermediate gear 69, so that the movable base 64 moves via the rack 70. This movement of the movable base 64 is performed toward the shelf 20 to be stocked, and at this time, the chain 76 with an end between the sprockets 74 and 75 moves in the same direction with respect to the movable base 64. As a result, the movable body 73 is guided by the guide rail 71 and moves at twice the speed, and supports the holder 10 via the locking pins 88 and 89. Due to this push, the holder 10 comes out of the temporary holding body 40 while being guided in sliding contact between the holding protrusions 43, and is transferred between the holding pieces 25 of the shelf 20. Next, the pin actuating device 85 is actuated in the opposite direction to that described above, and the disc 81, the lever 90, etc. are actuated in the opposite direction to cause the locking pins 88, 89 to fall sideways and to be pulled out from the through hole 15. This allows the storage air to be stored in the target section storage air 22, and this is done repeatedly starting from the lowest stage. The holders 10 in the shelf 20 can be taken out into the temporary holding body 40 and taken out of the storage by a reverse operation to that described above, but the holding protrusions 43 are taken out sequentially from the upper stage to the lower stage. The temporary holding body 40 can be moved up and down to change the holding position by the holding protrusion 43 by starting the motor 52, rotating the screw shaft 48 forward and backward, and moving the nut body 49 up and down. A moving body 46 is guided up and down by the guide rail 45.

By controlling the stop position, that is, the working position, for example, as shown in FIG. Temporary holding body 4
It can be engaged with the holder 10 in 0.
Therefore, by moving the movable body 73 in this state, warehousing and shipping can be performed simultaneously, that is, a combined operation can be performed.

When the medical record 8 bound to the file ₁ becomes thick, _the temporary holding body 4
At 0, the number of items handled per operation is reduced, and the number of shelves is 20.
Then, as shown by the imaginary line A in FIG. 1, it is sufficient to store the items over a plurality of compartment storage spaces 20.
At this time, the shelf 20 may be divided into zones such as a normal zone A, a medium thickness zone B, and a large thickness zone C, as shown in FIG. 1, for example.

When leaving the warehouse, the holders 10 in the shelf 20 are first taken out into the temporary holder 40 as described above. After a predetermined number of items have been taken out, the traveling device 26 is driven to the cargo handling device 110, and is stopped facing the unloading device 133. At this time, the holding device 111 of the delivery device 133 is at its lower limit, and the holding member 11
5, the holding protrusion 43 of the temporary holding body 40 that has been set at the upper limit via the lifting table 36 is leveled. Next, the elevating drive device 105 of the multiple sheet extrusion device 100 is operated, and the pinion 108 and the rack 1
The push plate 101 is raised via the pusher 09 and positioned outside the side of the holder 10 group. Next, the movable body 73 is moved via the movable base 64 in the same manner as described above, and the group of holders 10 is laterally pushed by the push plate 101 that moves integrally with the movable body 73.
As a result, all the holders 10 are temporarily held by the holding body 40.
It is pushed into the holding device 111 while being pushed out. The holder 10 in the holding device 111 is
The sheets are taken out one by one onto the delivery conveyor 123 by the delivery device 133, which operates in the opposite manner to the storage device 132 described above.

FIGS. 13 and 14 show another embodiment. That is, a self-propelled vehicle 141 that is supported and guided by rails 140 is freely movable with respect to the cargo handling 110, and a cassette case-shaped holding device 111 is attached to this self-propelled vehicle 141.
can be placed freely. The holding device 111 on the self-propelled vehicle 141 is unloaded onto the warehousing conveyor 142, and after being passed to the warehousing side lift device 143, the holder 10 is taken out as described above. The empty holding device 111 is the storage conveyor 1
After being stored at 44 and delivered to the delivery side lift device 145, the holder 10 is pushed in as described above. As a result, the holding device 111 that has become a fruit is delivered to the self-propelled vehicle 141 via the delivery conveyor 146.

Alternatively, a wagon 147 for loading and unloading, for example, may be parked at a fixed position outside the end of the shelf, and the holding device 111 is incorporated into the wagon 147. There is.

Effects of the Invention According to the present invention having the above configuration, the holder held in multiple stages above and below by the holding device in the material handling area temporarily holds the holding body in the holding device by performing the running action of the traveling device and the lifting/lowering movement of the lifting platform. After facing each other, the temporary holding body is moved up and down and the single sheet loading/unloading device is operated to insert the sheets, thereby making it possible to move the sheets one by one into the temporary holding body and hold them in multiple stages. Then, after the traveling device moves and the lifting platform moves up and down to make the temporary holding body face the desired part of the shelf, the temporary holding body moves up and down and the single sheet loading/unloading device takes out the sheet. Then, the holder in the temporary holding body can be delivered one by one to the intended compartment storage space. Then, the holder in the shelf can be taken out into the temporary holding body by an operation opposite to the above-mentioned storage operation. After taking out a predetermined number of sheets into the temporary holding body, the temporary holding body is made to face the holding device by the above-mentioned running action, the holding protrusion and the holding member are brought to the same level, and the plurality of holders are placed inside the holding device. can be moved at once. According to the present invention, the holder is held in multiple stages within the temporary holding body that can be raised and lowered, so that operations can be performed multiple times (multiple stages) without returning the traveling device to the home position. . Furthermore, even if the files become thicker, it can be handled satisfactorily by using a plurality of compartment storage spaces in the vertical direction. In addition, when unloading, multiple holders can be passed to the holding device at the same time, which improves overall work efficiency and makes it easier for the conveyor to move in and out of automated warehouse equipment. and can respond efficiently.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 12 show an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 1 is a side view of the whole, Figure 2 is a plan view of the same, Figure 3
The figure is a rear view of the same, Figure 4 is a side view of the cargo handling area, and Figure 5 is a side view of the cargo handling area.
The figure is a plan view of the same, Fig. 6 is a partially cutaway front view of the loading/unloading device, Fig. 7 is a partially cutaway side view of the same, Fig. 8 is a front view of the main part, and Fig. 9 is a front view of the holder. Perspective view,
Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the same file installed, Figs. 11 and 12 are cross-sectional views of the file ready for handling, Fig. 13 is a perspective view of another embodiment, and Fig. 14 is a perspective view of the same file. It is a side view of the same holding device. 1...File, 8...Medical record (material), 10
...Holder, 15...Through hole, 20...Shelf, 2
2... Compartment storage space, 25... Holding piece, 26...
Traveling device, 36... Lifting platform, 40... Temporary holding body, 43... Holding protrusion, 45... Guide rail,
48... Screw shaft, 49... Nut body, 55... Loading/unloading device, 60... Single sheet loading/unloading device, 64...
...Movable base, 65...Reciprocating drive device, 73...Movable body, 85...Pin actuator, 87...Rotating shaft, 8
8, 89... Locking pin, 100... Multiple sheet extrusion device, 101... Push plate, 105... Lifting drive device, 110... Material handling area, 111... Holding device,
115... Holding member, 116... Holding portion, 124
... Warehousing operation device, 125 ... Warehousing operation device, 1
32... Warehousing device, 133... Warehousing device, 141
...Self-propelled car, 147...Wagon truck.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A shelf having a plurality of compartment storage spaces both vertically and horizontally, a traveling device that can freely run along the shelf and has an elevating platform, and a cargo handling area located outside the end of the shelf. , the shelf forms a divided storage space by a pair of holding pieces in the horizontal direction, and the elevating platform is provided with a temporary holding body that can be raised and lowered and a loading/unloading device that can be moved laterally, the temporary holding body is , the left and right side surfaces and the bottom surface are open, and the front and rear inner surfaces are provided with holding protrusions in multiple stages above and below, so that the plate-shaped holder can be held in multiple stages above and below, and the loading/unloading device has a single sheet loading/unloading device and a multiple sheet loading/unloading device. 1. An automatic warehouse facility, comprising: a sheet extrusion device, and a holding device in which holding portions each consisting of a pair of holding members are horizontally formed in plural stages in upper and lower stages is provided in the cargo handling area.