JPH03187470A - Underfloor receiving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To freely and easily rotate or transport a carried material by disposing an universal carrier in which a number of optionally rotatable rotating bodies are arranged in a row just under a floor surface, and radially connecting a plurality of conveyors to the carrier. CONSTITUTION:An opening part 3 and a cap 5 are provided on a floor surface 1 to form the port for taking out and in a vessel W, and an universal carrying base 9 is disposed just thereunder in such a manner as to be capable of rising and lowering. A number of ball casters 11 formed of rotating bodies are arranged in a row at a determined pitch on the table 10 of an universal carrying base 9 to form a direction changing mechanism. Non-movable roller conveyors 15 are connected to the circumference of the universal carrying base 9 radially and at right angles, and a stopper 18 and a guide roller 19 are provided on each roller conveyor 15. Hence, an article W on the ball caster 11 can be rotated or carried in an optional direction through the opening part 4 of the floor surface 1.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Purpose of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to an underfloor storage device.

(Prior Art) An underfloor storage device stores items under the floor through an opening formed in the floor surface, but in order to increase the amount of items stored without making the opening too large, it is necessary to It is necessary to store items around the position directly below it, but in this case,
Since the items under the floor must be moved through the opening, handling of the items under the floor becomes a problem.

In other words, under-floor storage devices are often installed in kitchens, and most of the people who handle them are housewives, and the items they store are heavy, such as cases containing many beer bottles. Many of the items are heavy, and even small items that are light in weight are often placed in large containers with other items and stored in individual containers. Requires effort.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, in the underfloor storage device, in order to increase the amount of items stored without making the opening formed in the floor too large, items are placed around the position directly below the opening. When trying to store items under the floor, it requires effort to move the items between the position directly under the opening and the surrounding area.

The present invention was made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to facilitate the handling of items under the floor.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The underfloor storage device of the present invention has an opening 4 in a floor surface 1 leading to an underfloor 3, supports articles W directly under the opening 4, and freely moves them in any direction. A flexible conveyor table 9 is installed in which a large number of rotating bodies 12, 22 that can be rotated are arranged in parallel, and a plurality of roller conveyors 15 or wheel conveyors 25 are connected radially around the universal conveyor table 9. A stopper 18 is provided at the tip of the roller conveyor 15 or wheel conveyor 25.

Particularly, in the underfloor storage device according to the second aspect of the present invention, a flexible conveyance table 9 is provided so as to be movable up and down with respect to the opening 4 of the floor surface 1.

(Function) The underfloor storage device of the present invention allows the underfloor storage device of the present invention to
A large number of rotating bodies 12.22 on the universal conveyance platform 9 directly below the opening 4
When the item W is supported on the top, the item W can be rotated or moved in any direction freely and easily. The article W can be easily moved to the conveyor 15 or the wheel conveyor 25, and the article W can also be easily transferred from any surrounding roller conveyor 15 or wheel conveyor 25 to the flexible conveyor 9.

Particularly, in the underfloor storage device according to the second aspect of the present invention, by raising and lowering the flexible conveyance platform 9 into the opening 4 of the floor surface 1, it is possible to extremely easily take in and take out the articles W.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the underfloor storage device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In Fig. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a floor surface of a kitchen or the like, and a structural member 2 constituting this floor surface 1 is provided with a rectangular opening 4 leading to the underfloor 3. The container W can be put in and taken out.

Note that a lid 5 is removably attached to the opening 4 without any difference in level from the surrounding floor surface 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the opening 4
A rectangular flexible conveyor table 9 having approximately the same size as the opening 4 is installed on the support base 8 directly below the opening 4 so as to be movable up and down with respect to the opening 4 .

This flexible conveyance table 9 uses what is called a ball caster conversion machine, in which a large number of ball casters 11 are arranged in parallel at a predetermined pitch on the top surface of a table 10, and each pole caster 11 has a As shown in FIG. 3, a ball 12 as a rotating body is held, and this ball 12 can freely rotate in all directions, and a part of the ball 12 protrudes upward.

Therefore, when a box-shaped container W as an article is supported on the balls 12 of the plurality of pole casters 1.1 of this universal conveyance table 9 through the opening 4 of the floor surface 1, this container W
You can freely rotate and move it in any direction.

Note that the lifting mechanism 13 of the flexible conveyance table 9 may be a manual handle type, a pump pneumatic type, an electric type, or other appropriate method.

Furthermore, four roller conveyors 15 are connected radially and at right angles to each other on the support base 8 around the universal conveyor table 9.

These roller conveyors 15 each have a frame 1
It is a non-drive type in which a large number of rollers 17 are rotatably arranged in parallel on a shaft 6, and a stopper 18 for the container W is provided at the tip of each roller conveyor 15. Guide rails 19 for the container W are provided on both sides of the container W.

Therefore, in such a configuration, the above-mentioned flexible conveyance platform 9 is
The containers W on the balls 12 of a large number of pole casters 11 can be freely pushed, and these roller conveyors 1
The container W pushed onto the roller 17 of No. 5 is
The container W is guided so as not to protrude from the roller conveyor 15 by the conveyance direction and the guide rails 19 on both sides thereof, and the entire container W is completely removed from the flexible conveyor table 9 and supported on the roller conveyor 15. , the container W comes into contact with a stopper 18 at the tip of the roller conveyor 15 and is held in that position.

In addition, in this way, either roller conveyor 15
The container W that has been moved upward can be freely pulled out from above the roller conveyor 15 onto the above-mentioned universal conveyance table 9 or moved onto another roller conveyor 15 via the universal conveyance table 9.

The container W is moved between the roller conveyor 15 and the flexible conveyor 9 through the opening 4 in the floor 1, and can be moved by pushing or pulling the container W with an extremely light force. Therefore, handling of the container W under the floor 3 is extremely easy, and the container W can be easily moved even by women and children.

Furthermore, when loading and unloading the container W, the flexible conveyance table 9 supporting the container W can be raised and lowered with respect to the opening 4 of the floor surface 1, so that the container W can be suspended to a deep position,
There is no need to lift the container from a deep position, and the container W can be taken in and out very easily.

In this embodiment, the lid 5 is removably attached to the opening 4 of the floor 1, but the lid 5 may be pivoted around the opening 4 so that it can be opened and closed.

Further, in this embodiment, a ball caster conversion machine in which a large number of ball casters 11 are arranged in parallel at a predetermined pitch on the upper surface of a table 10 is used for the universal conveyance platform 9, but the universal wheel caster 21 shown in FIG. Like the ball 12 of the pole caster 11, the wheel 22 can also rotate freely in all directions, and a portion of the wheel 22 protrudes upward, so it can be used as a rotating body. 21 arranged side by side at a predetermined pitch on the upper surface of the table 10 can be used as the universal transfer table 9.

Further, in this embodiment, the roller conveyor 15 is connected around the universal conveyance table 9, but the invention is not limited to this. Instead of the roller conveyor 15, a wheel conveyor 25 as shown in FIG. A non-driven wheel conveyor 2 in which a large number of wheels 27 are rotatably arranged in parallel on a shaft frame.
5 can also be used by connecting it around the flexible conveyor table 9.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, an example was explained in which an item is stored using a standard container W, but if the item is a beer bottle, a case containing a large number of beer bottles may be stored as is in the same way as the container W. can.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, when an article is supported through an opening in the floor surface on a large number of rotating bodies on a universal conveyance platform directly below, the large number of rotating bodies can freely rotate in any direction. This allows the item to be freely and easily rotated and moved in any direction, thus allowing the item on the universal carriage to be placed on any roller conveyor or wheel conveyor around it. move or
Handling of items under the floor, such as moving items from any surrounding roller conveyor or wheel conveyor onto a universal conveyor, can be carried out with extremely light force through the openings in the floor surface.

In particular, according to claim 2, since the flexible conveyance table is movable up and down with respect to the opening in the floor surface, there is no need to suspend or lift up the goods from a deep position when loading or unloading the goods. Since there is no storage space, it is extremely easy to take items in and out.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of an embodiment of the underfloor storage device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a partially omitted plan view, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the rotating body of the universal conveyance platform, and Fig. 4 is FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a modification of the rotating body of the universal conveyance table, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of a wheel conveyor of the modification. 1. Floor surface, 3. Under the floor, 4. Opening, 9. Universal conveyance table, 12. Ball as rotating body, 15. Roller conveyor, 18. Stopper, 22. Wheel as rotating body. , 25... Wheel conveyor, W... Container as a product. ”2s1

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) An opening is formed in the floor surface that leads to the underfloor, and a flexible transport platform is installed directly below this opening with a number of rotating bodies arranged in parallel that can support items and rotate freely in any direction. An underfloor storage device characterized in that a plurality of roller conveyors or wheel conveyors are connected radially around the universal conveyance table, and a stopper is provided at the tip of each roller conveyor or wheel conveyor. (2) The underfloor storage device according to claim 1, wherein the flexible conveyance platform is provided so as to be movable up and down with respect to the opening in the floor surface.