JPH0571484B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a space-saving automatic fixed-quantity storage method and apparatus for storing the same type of products in fixed-quantity quantities in receiving boxes of the same shape during the product manufacturing process.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, as this type of automatic storage device, there is a box loader R that stacks and unstack containers, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, which runs on a rectangular bed B in the longitudinal direction. conveyor C
Container gripping claws N are provided near both ends of the column S so that the container can be moved up and down, and the container is transported as shown by the arrows in FIG. 9 or 10.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The box loader of the prior art described above always requires a space for storing one empty container, which results in a large device and therefore a problem in that it takes up wasted space.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to minimize the space required, the space-saving automatic quantitative storage device according to the present invention stores products in the upper part of the box storage section, which is equipped with multiple storage shelves that can store quantitative amounts and connect trays of the same shape horizontally. A control device that controls the interlocking of these devices includes a product chute for counting and inputting products, a lifting device with elevator buckets on both sides of the box storage section, and a pushing device that can be horizontally moved in and out at both ends of the top tier. It has been established.

[Effect]

The operation of the present invention will be explained based on the drawings of the embodiments.
As shown in the figure, when the product W is put into the product chute 8 provided above the box storage section 3, a counter 9 provided at the top counts the amount of product W and the product is placed in the top row (fifth row from the bottom). When a certain amount of product W is loaded into one of the receiving boxes H of the movable storage shelf 35 and loading is automatically stopped, the loading device 22 at the rear of the main body 2 (on the right side in FIG. 1) is loaded. Linear head motor 2
3 is activated, and the product W that was waiting on the elevator bucket 21 of the rear lifting device 18 is moved from the product W at the end of the product row that was placed in series on the top storage shelf 35. The products W are pushed in, and the receiving box H loaded with a certain amount of products W at the tip of the top stage (the left end in FIG. 1) is moved to the lifting device 1 at the front (left side in FIG. 1).
0, the vertical linear head motor 11 of the front lifting device 10 is activated to lower the elevator bucket 17 one step below and when it stops, the front closet is pushed out. When the linear head motor 14 of the device 13 operates and pushes the receiving box H on the elevator bucket 17 onto the sliding storage shelf 34 located at the second stage from the top, the receiving box H is placed closely on this storage shelf 34. The receiving box H at the end of the row of empty receiving boxes H (the right end in Figure 1)
is pushed out onto the elevator bucket 21 of the rear (right) lifting device 18, and when this lifting device 18 operates and goes up one step, the linear head motor 23 of the pushing device 22 operates and this empty space is pushed out. When the receiving box H is pushed into the rear end of the uppermost storage shelf 35, the receiving box H containing the product W at the tip (left end) on the uppermost storage shelf 35 is pushed into the front part waiting there. is pushed onto the elevator bucket 17 of the lifting device 10.

This is repeated and the second storage shelf 3 from the top
When all the receiving boxes H on the top 4 become receiving boxes H loaded with a fixed amount of products W, the extrusion circulation of the receiving boxes H is carried out between the top shelf and the third sliding storage shelf 33 from the top. When all the receiving boxes H on the third storage shelf become the receiving boxes H loaded with a fixed amount of products W, the storage shelf 35 on the topmost stage and the sliding storage shelf on the fourth stage from the top are opened. 32
Extrusion circulation is performed in the same way between the
The box storage section 3 is separated from the main body section 2 along with the trolley 29 and transported to the next process, and the box storage section 3 full of empty receiving boxes H is combined into the main body section 2 and processed as described above. Closet circulation work begins.

(Example) An example will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a space-saving automatic fixed-quantity storage device (hereinafter referred to as storage device) 1 has a main body portion which will be described in detail later. 2, a box storage section 3, which will be described in detail later, can be freely combined and released.

The main body portion 2 will be described in detail as shown in FIGS. 1, 3,
As shown in FIGS. 11 to 16, a front strut 5 and a rear strut 6 are provided upright at the front and rear ends of the main body truck 4, respectively, and an upper beam 7 is provided between the upper surfaces of these struts.
A product chute 8 is installed near the front of the upper beam 7, a counter 9 is placed in the middle, and a front lifting device 10 is installed on the top surface of the front support 5 to raise and lower the front part. The front pushing device 13 is attached to the lower end of the vertical rack 12 provided on the linear head motor 11 of the device 10, and the inner end of the horizontal rack 15 of the horizontal linear head motor 14 of the front pushing device 13 (see FIG. 16 on the far right)
are horizontally connected, and a front elevator bucket 17 is fixed to the lower end of the front vertical rack 12.

A rear lifting device 18 is attached to the upper surface of the rear column 6, and a rear elevator bucket 21 is fixed to the lower end of the vertical rack 20 of the linear head motor 19 of the rear column 6.
A rear pushing device 22 is installed horizontally on the upper part of the pushing device 22, and a retracting plate 25 is fixed via a retracting rod 26 to the tip of the horizontal rack 24 of the horizontal linear head motor 23 of the retracting device 22 (the right end in FIG. 1). do. In the figure, 27 indicates wheels of the main body truck 4.

On the other hand, to explain the box storage section 3 in detail, the wheels 28
Frame posts 30 are attached to both ends and the center of the box storage part cart 29, and the cart 29 is attached to the inside of the frame posts 30.
9. Parallel to the top surface of 9, spaced apart from below at equal intervals, the first storage shelf 31, the second storage shelf 32, the third storage shelf 33, the fourth storage shelf 34, and the fifth storage shelf. 35, and this fifth stage will be the top stage in this case.

To explain the product chute 8 in detail, as shown in FIGS. 17 to 20, the product chute 8 has a hopper 36 at the top, a drop tube 37 at the center, and a distribution box 38 at the bottom. Inside the box 38, distribution rods 39 are installed horizontally and perpendicularly to each other, so that the products W are not concentrated in the center as shown in FIG. H
It is placed on average within.

In addition, in the figure, 40 is the switchboard of counter 9, 41
is an extrusion positioning limit switch, 42 is a magnetic switch for positioning each floor, 43 is a magnetic switch sensing plate, 44 is a positioning limit switch, 45 is a saucer, 46 is a mesh plate, 47
numeral 48 indicates a magnetic switch for positioning each floor, numeral 48 indicates a bolt for sensing the magnetic switch, and numeral 49 indicates a positioning limit switch.

(Effects of the Invention) Since the present invention is configured as explained above, it achieves the effects described below.Since the space of the empty receiving box and the stored receiving box are the same, the space of the conventional receiving box is I was able to cut it in half.

The closet lifting platform moves to move the stored and empty receiving boxes, allowing the same space to be used for storing products.

The main body part and the box storage part can be separated and combined, allowing efficient storage work.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged schematic front view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG.
Fig. 3 is a front view of only the main body, Fig. 4 is a front view of only the box storage part, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the automatic storage device of the prior art, Fig. 6 is a plan view of the same, and Fig. 7 is a front view of the main body only. 8 is a front view, FIG. 9 is a side view, FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the movement order, FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the movement order of another prior art, and FIG. 12 is a front view, FIG. 13 is a side view, and FIG. 14 is an enlarged perspective view of the rear upper part of the main body.
Figure 5 is the same, front view, Figure 16 is the same, side view, 1st
Figure 7 is an enlarged perspective view of the product chute of the present invention, the first
Figure 8 is an open perspective view of the distribution box, Figure 19, and Figure 2.
Figure 0 is an explanatory diagram of the product dispersion state, Figures 21 and 22
The figure is a schematic front view illustrating the operation of the present invention. (Explanation of symbols of main parts), 1: Space-saving automatic quantitative storage device, 2: Main unit, 3: Box storage unit,
4: Main body trolley, 5: Front strut, 6: Rear strut,
7: Upper beam, 8: Product shoot, 9: Counter,
10: Lifting device (front), 11: Linear head motor (front), 12: Vertical rack, 13: Pushing device (front), 14: Linear head motor (horizontal), 15: Horizontal rack (front) , 16: Closet rod, 17: Elevator bucket (front), 1
8: Lifting device (rear), 19: Linear head motor (rear), 20: Vertical rack (rear), 21:
Elevator bucket (rear), 22: Push-in device (rear), 23: Linear head motor (horizontal), 24: Horizontal rack (rear), 25: Retraction plate,
26: Retractable rod, 29: Box storage trolley, 30: Frame pillar, 31: Storage shelf (first stage) (lowest stage), 32: Storage shelf (second stage), 33: Storage shelf (third stage, 34:
Storage shelf (4th tier), 35: Storage shelf (5th tier) (top tier), 36: Hopper, 37: Drop tube, 38: Distribution box, 39: Distribution rod, H: Receiving box, W: Product.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Stored products are put into one receiving box at the top of a row of receiving boxes of the same shape, which are arranged in multiple stages in a horizontally slidable manner and are arranged in a plurality of stages. When it is detected, it stops feeding, automatically pushes the top row from one side by the length of the receiving box, knocks down only the receiving box at the tip that stores the fixed amount, and automatically removes the pushed-down receiving box. Hold it horizontally, lower it to the second row from the top, automatically push it into the row of empty receiving boxes in the second row from the top, push down one empty receiving box at the opposite end, and push it down. Hold it horizontally and raise it to the side of the top row, push this empty receiving box from the side to the top row, push out the receiving box containing the quantitative product at the tip, repeat this, and move it to the second row from the top. When all the receiving boxes in the row are filled with a fixed amount of product, use the method described above between the top row and the third row from the top to make the third row of receiving boxes contain all the fixed amount of product. , Next, between the top row and the fourth row from the top, the fourth row is all stored, and in the same way, a fixed amount of product is stored in all the receiving boxes of all the rows. A space-saving automatic quantitative storage method. 2. A box storage section with multiple sliding storage shelves that can store a fixed amount of products and that can horizontally slide multiple receiving boxes of the same shape, and a product chute installed above the box storage section. A counting section, an elevating section having elevating and lowering receiving sections on both sides of the box storage section, a pushing device that can be freely moved in and out from both sides of the top end of the box storage section, and a control device that controls their interlocking. A space-saving automatic quantitative storage device characterized by the following: 3. A space-saving automatic fixed-quantity storage device in which a box storage section is provided on a trolley and can be moved in and out of the main body. 4. A space-saving automatic fixed-quantity storage device that uses a linear motor as the drive device for the lifting device and the closet device. 5. A space-saving automatic fixed-quantity storage device that uses a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder device as the drive device for the lifting device and the closet device. 6. A space-saving automatic fixed-quantity storage device that uses a rack and pinion device as the drive device for the lifting device and the closet device. 7. A space-saving automatic fixed-quantity storage device that uses a solenoid valve device for the drive device of the lifting device and the closet device. 8. A space-saving automatic quantitative storage device equipped with a shooter with a distribution box installed at the bottom of the hopper.