JP2013151362A - Automatic warehouse and freight storage method - Google Patents

Abstract

An automatic warehouse for improving the storage and loading / unloading efficiency of luggage is provided.
The automatic warehouse 1 is arranged so as to face a first shelf 11 for storing various kinds of small quantity goods 2 and a loading / unloading direction to the first shelf 11, and Since the second shelf 12 for storing the luggage 2 and the luggage handling device 15 for loading and unloading the luggage 2 to and from the first shelf 11 and the second shelf 12 are provided, Therefore, it is possible to improve the storage and loading / unloading efficiency of the luggage 2.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic warehouse and a load storage method using the automatic warehouse.

  As a conventional technology of an automatic warehouse, Patent Document 1 discloses an automatic warehouse in which an inclined flow rack is arranged between a warehousing transfer device and an warehousing transfer device.

JP 2004-131258 A

  However, in the automatic warehouse according to Patent Document 1, waste is generated in a space such as when a large amount of small quantities of goods are stored in the flow rack, which is not preferable. Therefore, if you try to mix multiple types of luggage in the same flow rack, an advanced management system is required, and there is a possibility that problems such as the necessary luggage not being at the top of the flow rack can not be shipped. It is a problem.

  This invention is made | formed in view of this point, and it aims at providing the automatic warehouse and load storage method which improve the storage and loading / unloading efficiency of a load.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the automatic warehouse of the present invention is arranged so as to face the first shelf for storing various kinds of small-sized goods and the loading / unloading direction to the first shelf. A second shelf for storing goods, and a baggage handling device for carrying in and out of the first and second shelves.
Further, the load storage method of the present invention stores, on the first shelf, if the luggage is a small quantity of various goods, and if the luggage is a small quantity of large quantities, It stores in the 2nd shelf arrange | positioned so that it may oppose with respect to the carrying in / out direction to 1 shelf.
Thereby, the storage and loading / unloading efficiency of luggage can be improved regardless of various kinds of small quantities and small quantities and quantities.
Various aspects of the automatic warehouse and load storage method of the present invention and their functions will be described in detail in the section of the aspect of the invention below.

(Aspect of the Invention)
In the following, some aspects of the invention that can be claimed in the invention of the present application (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “claimable invention”) will be exemplified and described. In addition, each aspect is divided into a term like a claim, it attaches | subjects a number to each term, and is described in the format which quotes another term as needed. This is for the purpose of facilitating the understanding of the claimable invention, and is not intended to limit the combinations of the constituent elements constituting the claimable invention to those described in the following sections. In other words, the claimable invention should be construed in consideration of the description, embodiments, etc. accompanying each section, and as long as the interpretation is followed, there may be embodiments in which other constituent elements are added to the aspects of each section. In addition, an aspect in which the constituent elements are deleted from the aspect of each item can be an aspect of the claimable invention.

(1) a first shelf for storing various kinds of small quantity goods, a second shelf for storing small kinds and large quantities of goods, which is arranged to face the loading / unloading direction to the first shelf, An automatic warehouse (corresponding to claim 1), comprising: a luggage handling device that loads and unloads luggage to and from the first shelf and the second shelf.
In the automatic warehouse of item (1), among the goods received from the entrance of the automatic warehouse, if the goods are various small quantities, they are carried to the first shelf by the luggage handling device and stored. If it is a seed large quantity product, it is carried into the second shelf by the luggage handling device and stored. As a result, it becomes possible to distinguish and store a variety of small-sized goods and small-sized and large-sized goods, thereby improving the storage efficiency.

(2) In the item (1), the first shelf and the second shelf are configured such that the length of the second shelf is longer than the first shelf along the load / unload direction. Automatic warehouse described.
In the automatic warehouse of item (2), the waste of space in the first shelf and the second shelf is eliminated. In the first shelf, one piece of luggage is stored in each of the luggage storage units, while in the second shelf, a plurality of packages are stored in a row along the direction of loading / unloading of the luggage in each of the luggage storage units. Is done.

(3) The baggage handling device includes a storage device and a storage device, and the storage device is disposed between the first shelf on the cargo entrance side of the second shelf, and the package in the second shelf. The automatic warehouse according to (1) or (2), wherein the unloading device is arranged on the exit side of the container (corresponding to claim 2).
In the automatic warehouse of the item (3), the loading device carries in and out the luggage on the first shelf and the second shelf on the second shelf, and the loading device carries out the luggage from the second shelf.

(4) The automatic warehouse according to (3), wherein the second shelf is inclined downward from the carry-in port toward the carry-out port (corresponding to claim 3).
In the automatic warehouse of item (4), the cargo loaded into the second shelf from the carry-in port moves to the carry-out side along the loading / unloading direction of the second shelf by its own weight.

(5) A third shelf that is disposed on the opposite side of the second shelf from the first shelf and stores a large amount of small quantities of goods, and is provided between the second shelf and the third shelf. The automatic warehouse according to item (3) or item (4) (corresponding to claim 4).
In the automatic warehouse of item (5), the luggage stored on the second shelf can be unloaded from the unloading port of the automatic warehouse by the unloading apparatus, and the luggage stored on the third shelf can be unloaded by the unloading apparatus. It is possible to exit from the exit.

(6) The automatic warehouse according to (5), wherein the first shelf and the third shelf have substantially the same length along the load / unload direction.
In the automatic warehouse of item (6), the first shelf and the third shelf are dedicated to storing various small quantities of goods, so that space efficiency is improved. In the third shelf, one piece of luggage is stored in each of the luggage storage units, similarly to the first shelf.

(7) Item (5) or (5), comprising a first bypass path capable of transferring the cargo stored in the first shelf to the third shelf using the storage device and the storage device. The automatic warehouse according to item 6) (corresponding to claim 5).
In the automatic warehouse of item (7), the cargo stored in the first shelf is carried out by the storage device and transferred to the first bypass route, and then the cargo is transferred from the first bypass route to the third shelf by the delivery device. Can be transported and stored. Then, the luggage stored in the third shelf can be unloaded from the unloading port of the automatic warehouse by the unloading device.

(8) The first bypass path is disposed between the warehousing device and the warehousing device, and the first bypass path is inclined downward from the warehousing device side toward the warehousing device side. The automatic warehouse according to (7).
In the automatic warehouse of item (8), the cargo loaded into the first bypass path moves toward the unloading apparatus along the loading / unloading direction by its own weight along the first bypass path.

(9) A second bypass path capable of transferring the cargo stored in the second shelf to the first shelf using the warehousing device and the warehousing device is provided. The automatic warehouse according to any one of items 8) (corresponding to claim 6).
In the automatic warehouse of item (9), the cargo stored in the second shelf is unloaded by the unloading device and transferred to the second bypass path, and then the load is unloaded from the second bypass route to the first shelf by the unloading device. Can be transported and stored.
In addition, this 2nd bypass route is equipped with the 3rd shelf which stores the luggage of various small quantities goods on the opposite side to the 1st shelf of the 2nd shelf, and the delivery device is provided between the 2nd shelf and the 3rd shelf. Is arranged so that the luggage stored in the third shelf can be transferred to the second shelf using the storage device and the storage device.

(10) The second bypass path is disposed between the warehousing apparatus and the warehousing apparatus, and the second bypass path is inclined downward from the warehousing apparatus side toward the warehousing apparatus side. The automatic warehouse according to (9).
In the automatic warehouse of item (10), the cargo loaded into the second bypass route moves toward the warehousing device along the loading / unloading direction along the second bypass route with its own weight.

(11) In the item (9) or (10), the second shelf, the first bypass route, and the second bypass route have substantially the same length in the loading / unloading direction of the load. Automatic warehouse described.
(12) The first shelf, the second shelf, and the third shelf each include a plurality of parallel luggage storage units having a predetermined length along a load / unload direction of the package, and each of the plurality of luggage storage units is provided in a vertical direction. The automatic warehouse according to any one of (5) to (11), wherein the automatic warehouse comprises steps.
In the automatic warehouse of the items (11) and (12), it is possible to improve the storage capacity of the luggage and minimize the exclusive space of the entire automatic warehouse.

(13) Out of the goods received from the entrance, if the goods are of various kinds and small quantities, they are stored in the first shelf, and if the goods are small and large quantities of goods, the loading / unloading direction to the first shelf is performed. A cargo storage method (corresponding to claim 7), wherein the cargo is stored in a second shelf arranged so as to face the vehicle.
In the load storage method according to the item (13), it is possible to distinguish and store a large variety of small-sized goods and small-sized and large-sized goods, and the storage efficiency can be improved.

(14) A third shelf for storing a variety of small quantity goods is provided on the opposite side of the second shelf to the first shelf, and the luggage stored in the first shelf passes through the first bypass path. Then, after being transferred to the third shelf, the cargo is unloaded from the third shelf, and the luggage stored in the second shelf is unloaded from the carry-out port of the second shelf (13). (Claim 8).
In the load storage method of (14), the storage efficiency of various kinds of small quantities and small quantities of large quantities can be improved, and the loading / unloading efficiency can be improved.

(15) The item stored in the second shelf is transferred to the first shelf via the second bypass path from the carry-out port of the second shelf, and stored. (14) Item storage method (corresponding to claim 9).
In the load storage method of (15), according to the storage status of various packages, the packages stored in the second shelf can be transferred to the first shelf for storage, and the storage and loading / unloading efficiency can be further improved. Can do.

(16) The cargo storage method according to (15), wherein the cargo stored in the third shelf is transferred to the second shelf via the second bypass path and stored. Equivalent to item 10).
In the load storage method of (16), according to the storage status of various packages, the packages stored in the third shelf can be transferred to the second shelf for storage, and storage and loading / unloading efficiency can be further improved. Can do.

(17) The cargo storage method according to any one of (13) to (16), wherein the cargo stored in the first shelf is transferred to the second shelf for storage.
In the load storage method of (17), according to the storage status of various packages, the packages stored in the first shelf can be transferred to the second shelf for storage, and the storage and loading / unloading efficiency can be further improved. Can do.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an automatic warehouse and a load storage method that can improve the storage and loading / unloading efficiency of luggage regardless of various small quantities and small quantities.

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing an automatic warehouse according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 4A and 4B are schematic diagrams for explaining a load storage method by the automatic warehouse, wherein FIG. 4A is a plan view and FIG. 4B is a side view. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining a load storage method by the automatic warehouse, in which (a) is a plan view and (b) is a side view. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining a load storage method by the automatic warehouse, in which (a) is a plan view and (b) is a side view. FIG. 7 is a schematic view for explaining a load storage method by the automatic warehouse, in which (a) is a plan view and (b) is a side view. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram for explaining a load storage method by the automatic warehouse, in which (a) is a plan view and (b) is a side view. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram for explaining a load storage method by the automatic warehouse, where (a) is a plan view and (b) is a side view. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram for explaining a load storage method by the automatic warehouse, where (a) is a plan view and (b) is a side view.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the automatic warehouse 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention has a first shelf 11 for storing a variety of small quantity goods 2 and a loading / unloading direction to the first shelf 11. Are arranged opposite to each other and store the second shelf 12 for storing small and large quantity goods 2 and the second shelf 12 on the opposite side of the first shelf 11 to store the various small quantity goods 2. The third shelf 13, the luggage handling device 15 for loading and unloading the luggage 2 into and from the first shelf 11, the second shelf 12 and the third shelf 13, and the luggage 2 stored in the first shelf 11 in the third The first bypass path 16 that can be transferred to the shelf 13 and the luggage 2 stored in the second shelf 12 can be transferred to the first shelf 11 and the luggage 2 stored in the third shelf 13 can be transferred to the second shelf. 2 and a second bypass path 17 that can be transferred to the second bypass path 17.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the first shelf 11, the second shelf 12, and the third shelf 13 include a plurality of parallel luggage storage units 11 a, 12 a, and 13 a having a predetermined length in the loading / unloading direction of the luggage 2. Each of the luggage storage units 11a, 12a, 13a is arranged in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction. One piece of luggage 2 is stored in each of the luggage storage portions 11 a and 13 a of the first shelf 11 and the third shelf 13. A plurality of packages 2 are stored in a line along the loading / unloading direction of the packages 2 in each package storage unit 12 a of the second shelf 12. Between the 1st shelf 11 and the 2nd shelf 12, the movement path | route 35a for the warehousing apparatus 20 mentioned later to move linearly is provided. On the other hand, a movement path 35b is also provided between the second shelf 12 and the third shelf 13 for a linear movement of a delivery device 21 described later. The first shelf 11 and the third shelf 13 have substantially the same length along the loading / unloading direction of the luggage 2. The second shelf 12 is configured to have a longer length along the loading / unloading direction of the luggage 2 than the first shelf 11 and the third shelf 13.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the entrance 30 of the luggage | load 2 to this automatic warehouse 1 is provided in the lower part of the middle location where each luggage storage part 11a of the 1st shelf 11 is arranged in parallel. On the other hand, the exit 31 of the luggage 2 from the automatic warehouse 1 is provided at the lower part of the middle of the moving path 35b in which the exit device 21 between the second shelf 12 and the third shelf 13 moves linearly. A shipping lane 36 that bends and extends toward the second shelf 12 is connected to the shipping port 31.

  The baggage handling device 15 includes a warehousing device 20 and a warehousing device 21. The storage device 20 is disposed between the first shelf 11 and the second shelf 12. The warehousing device 20 is configured to be linearly movable between the first shelf 11 and the second shelf 12, and is configured to be vertically movable. The warehousing device 20 is configured such that a pallet 23 on which a load 2 can be placed is movable forward and backward on both the first shelf 11 side and the second shelf 12 side, and the pallet 23 moves in and out from a predetermined position of the load 2. Transfer onto the apparatus main body and transfer from the warehousing apparatus main body to a predetermined position are possible. On the other hand, the unloading device 21 is disposed between the second shelf 12 and the third shelf 13. The unloading device 21 is configured to be linearly movable between the second shelf 12 and the third shelf 13, and is configured to be movable up and down in the vertical direction. Similarly to the warehousing device 20, the unloading device 21 is configured such that a pallet (not shown) on which the luggage 2 is placed can be moved forward and backward on the second shelf 12 side and the third shelf 13 side, respectively. Thus, the load 2 can be transferred from a predetermined position onto the unloading apparatus main body and from the unloading apparatus main body to the predetermined position. In the present embodiment, the warehousing device 20 and the warehousing device 21 can transport two pieces of luggage 2 at the same time.

  Therefore, in each luggage storage unit 11 a of the first shelf 11, the storage device 20 side functions as a loading / unloading port 25 for the luggage 2. Further, in each luggage storage section 12 a of the second shelf 12, the warehousing device 20 side functions as the loading port 26 for the luggage 2, and the warehousing device 21 side functions as the loading port 27 for the luggage 2. Moreover, in each luggage storage part 13 a of the third shelf 13, the unloading device 21 side functions as a loading / unloading port 28 for the luggage 2. Each luggage storage unit 12 a of the second shelf 12 is configured to be inclined downward from the carry-in port 26 toward the carry-out port 27.

A first bypass path 16 is provided on the side of the second shelf 12 between the warehousing device 20 and the warehousing device 21. The length of the first bypass path 16 along the loading / unloading direction of the load 2 is formed substantially the same as that of the second shelf 12. The first bypass path 16 is configured to be inclined downward from the warehousing device 20 side toward the warehousing device 21 side.
Moreover, the 2nd bypass path 17 is provided between the warehousing apparatus 20 and the leaving apparatus 21 so that it may overlap with the 1st bypass path 16 in planar view. The length of the second bypass path 17 along the carrying-in / out direction of the load 2 is formed substantially the same as that of the second shelf 12. The second bypass path 17 is configured to incline downward from the unloading device 21 side toward the warehousing device 20 side. In the present embodiment, the second bypass path 17 is located above the first bypass path 16.

  The automatic warehouse 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with a control device (not shown). The control device manages the type and quantity of the luggage 2 stored in the first shelf 11, the second shelf 12, the third shelf 13, the first bypass path 16 and the second bypass path 17. In addition, the control device manages the operations of the warehousing device 20 and the warehousing device 21 in order to optimize the loading and unloading of the luggage 2 and the storage thereof. In this control device, information related to the storage and management of various types of luggage 2 is input in advance, and basically, when the luggage 2 received from the storage port 30 of the automatic warehouse 1 is a small quantity of various goods. Are stored in the respective luggage storage sections 11a of the first shelf 11 or in the respective luggage storage sections 13a of the third shelf 13, and to the respective luggage storage sections 12a of the second shelf 12 if the luggage 2 is a small and large quantity product. Control each to be stored.

Next, the load storage method by the automatic warehouse 1 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
[Normal storage and storage]
First, as shown in FIG. 4, the luggage 2 is placed by the robot or the worker at the entrance 30 of the automatic warehouse 1. Then, the identification number of the package 2 is input to the control device. Subsequently, in response to an instruction from the control device, the warehousing device 20 moves to the warehousing port 30 to receive the baggage 2, and if the baggage 2 is a multi-item small quantity product, the warehousing device 20 has a predetermined baggage storage unit 11 a on the first shelf 11. The cargo 2 is carried in from the carry-in / out opening 25 and stored. On the other hand, if the luggage 2 is a small and large quantity product, the warehousing device 20 moves to a predetermined luggage storage section 12a of the second shelf 12, and the luggage 2 is carried from the carry-in entrance 26 and stored. In addition, since the luggage 2 carried into the predetermined luggage storage unit 12a of the second shelf 12 is inclined downward from the carry-in port 26 toward the carry-out port 27, each load storage unit 12a of the second shelf 12 is inclined downward. It moves to the exit 27 side under its own weight.

[Moving between shelves / temporary storage]
Next, as shown in FIG. 5, when the cargo 2 stored in the predetermined luggage storage unit 11a of the first shelf 11 approaches the delivery from the delivery port 31 (see FIG. 1) of the automatic warehouse 1, At an appropriate time, based on an instruction from the control device, the warehousing device 20 unloads the baggage 2 from the loading / unloading port 25 of the predetermined baggage storage unit 11a of the first shelf 11, and loads the baggage 2 into the first bypass path 16. Then, since the first bypass path 16 is inclined downward from the warehousing device 20 side toward the warehousing device 21 side, the load 2 moves to the head of the first bypass route 16 on the warehousing device 21 side by its own weight. Subsequently, the cargo 2 located at the head of the first bypass path 16 is received by the unloading device 21, and is carried into the predetermined luggage storage unit 13 a of the third shelf 13 from the carry-in / out entrance 28 and temporarily stored.

[Normal issue]
Then, at an appropriate time, as shown in FIG. 6, based on an instruction from the control device, the cargo 2 stored in the predetermined luggage storage unit 13 a of the third shelf 13 by the unloading device 21 is transferred from the carry-in / out entrance 28. The unloading device 21 unloads the cargo 2 from the shipping port 31 while moving to the shipping port 31 of the automatic warehouse 1.
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, when the cargo 2 stored in the predetermined luggage storage unit 12a of the second shelf 12 is delivered from the delivery port 31 of the automatic warehouse 1, according to an instruction from the control device. The unloading device 21 moves to the carry-out port 27 of the predetermined luggage storage unit 12a of the second shelf 12, and unloads the baggage 2 located at the head of the predetermined baggage storage unit 12a from the carry-out port 27 and The cargo 2 is unloaded from the unloading port 31 while moving to the unloading port 31 of the automatic warehouse 1.

[Temporary placement and receipt of small and large items]
Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the luggage 2 stored in the warehousing port 30 of the automatic warehouse 1 is a small and large quantity of goods, and all the luggage storage sections 12 a of the allocated second shelves 12 are buried. In this case, based on an instruction from the control device, the parcel 2 is received from the garage entrance 30 by the garage receiving device 20, and the warehousing device 20 moves to the predetermined parcel storage unit 11a of the first shelf 11 while the parcel 2 is loaded into the luggage storage unit 11a from the loading / unloading port 25 and temporarily stored. After that, as shown in FIG. 8, when the assigned luggage storage unit 12a of the allocated second shelf 12 is empty, the storage device 20 performs the specified luggage on the first shelf 11 based on an instruction from the control device. The baggage 2 temporarily stored in the storage unit 11a is received, and is loaded into the predetermined baggage storage unit 12a of the second shelf 12 that is empty from the carry-in entrance 26.

[Shelf exchange carry-in / out]
Next, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, most of the luggage 2 stored in the first shelf 11 and the third shelf 13 are of the same type and stored in a predetermined luggage storage unit 12 a of the second shelf 12. When the same type of luggage 2 is small, each luggage 2 stored in a predetermined luggage storage unit 12a of the second shelf 12 is transferred to each luggage storage unit 11a of the first shelf 11, and the first shelf 11 and the third shelf 13 of the same type can be transferred to and stored in a predetermined luggage storage section 12a of the second shelf 12.

  That is, first, as shown in FIG. 9, each cargo 2 stored in a predetermined cargo storage unit 12 a of the second shelf 12 is unloaded from its unloading port 27 by the unloading device 21 and loaded into the second bypass path 17. To do. At this time, all the packages 2 stored in a predetermined package storage unit 12 a of the second shelf 12 are transferred to the second bypass path 17. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 10, a predetermined number of the same types of luggage 2 are carried out from the loading / unloading port 25 of each luggage storage unit 11 a of the first shelf 11 by the warehousing device 20, and the empty second shelf 12 It is carried into the predetermined luggage storage unit 12a from the carry-in port 26. Subsequently, all the packages 2 transferred to the second bypass path 17 by the warehousing device 20 are unloaded and loaded into the respective baggage storage units 11 a of the first shelf 11. Although not shown, if the third shelf 13 has the same type of baggage 2 as the baggage 2 transferred from the first shelf 11 to the second shelf 12, the baggage 2 is transferred to the third shelf 13 by the delivery device 21. Unloading from the loading / unloading port 28 of each baggage storage unit 13 a and loading into the second bypass path 17, and then unloading the baggage 2 from the second bypass path 17 by the warehousing device 20 and a predetermined baggage on the second shelf 12. It carries into the storage part 12a from the carrying-in entrance 26.

As described above, in the embodiment of the present invention, the automatic warehouse 1 opposes the first shelf 11 that stores the small quantity goods 2 and the loading / unloading direction to the first shelf 11. The second shelf 12 that stores the small-sized and large-sized goods 2 and the third shelf 12 that is disposed on the opposite side of the second shelf 12 from the first shelf 11 and stores the small-sized and large-sized goods 2. A shelf 13, a storage device 20 disposed between the first shelf 11 and the second shelf 12, and a delivery device 21 disposed between the second shelf 12 and the third shelf 13 are provided.
As a result, out of the luggage 2 received from the warehouse 30 of the automatic warehouse 1, if the luggage 2 is a multi-item small quantity product, it is carried into the respective luggage storage units 11 a of the first shelf 11 by the storage device 20 and stored. On the other hand, if the luggage 2 is a small and large quantity product, it is carried into the respective luggage storage sections 12a of the second shelf 12 by the warehousing device 20 and stored. As a result, it is possible to distinguish and store the luggage 2 of various kinds and small quantities and the luggage 2 of small and large quantities, and the storage efficiency can be improved.

When each package 2 is delivered, each package 2 stored on the first shelf 11 is transferred to the third shelf 13 via the first bypass path 16 by the storage device 20 and the delivery device 21 at an appropriate time. In this state, the luggage 2 can be unloaded from the third shelf 13 through the unloading port 31 by the unloading device 21. On the other hand, each package 2 stored in the second shelf 12 can be delivered from the exit 31 by the delivery device 21 directly from the exit 27 of the second shelf 12. As a result, the loading / unloading efficiency of the luggage 2 can be improved.
Further, in the automatic warehouse 1, depending on the storage status of the luggage 2, each luggage 2 stored on the second shelf 12 is transferred to the first shelf 11 via the second bypass path 17 by the storage device 20 and the storage device 21. Can be stored in. In addition, each package 2 stored in the third shelf 13 can be stored in the second shelf 12 via the second bypass path 17 by the storage device 20 and the storage device 21. Thereby, storage and loading / unloading efficiency of the luggage 2 can be further improved.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic warehouse, 2 Luggage, 11 1st shelf, 11a Luggage storage part, 12 2nd shelf, 12a Luggage storage part, 13 3rd shelf, 13a Luggage storage part, 15 Luggage handling device, 16 1st bypass route, 17th 2 bypass routes, 20 loading / unloading devices, 21 unloading devices, 25 loading / unloading ports, 26 loading / unloading ports, 27 loading / unloading ports, 28 loading / unloading ports

Claims (10)

A first shelf for storing a variety of small items,
A second shelf that is arranged so as to face the loading / unloading direction to the first shelf, and stores luggage of small and large quantities;
A baggage handling device for loading and unloading the baggage into and from the first shelf and the second shelf;
An automatic warehouse characterized by comprising. The luggage handling device is composed of a storage device and a storage device,
The cargo storage device is disposed between the first shelf and the first shelf on the cargo entry side of the second shelf, and the cargo delivery device is disposed on the cargo exit side of the second shelf. Item 1 Automatic warehouse   The automatic warehouse according to claim 2, wherein the second shelf is inclined downward from the carry-in port toward the carry-out port. The third shelf is disposed on the opposite side of the second shelf from the first shelf, and includes a third shelf for storing various small quantities of goods.
The automatic warehouse according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the shipping device is arranged between the second shelf and the third shelf.   5. The automatic warehouse according to claim 4, further comprising a first bypass path capable of transferring the cargo stored in the first shelf to the third shelf using the storage device and the storage device.   6. The apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a second bypass path capable of transferring the cargo stored in the second shelf to the first shelf using the storage device and the storage device. Automatic warehouse described.   Of the luggage received from the warehousing port, the luggage is stored in the first shelf if it is a small quantity of goods, and if the luggage is a small quantity of goods, it is stored in the loading / unloading direction to the first shelf. A cargo storage method comprising: storing on a second shelf arranged to face each other. On the opposite side of the second shelf from the first shelf, there is provided a third shelf for storing various small quantities of goods,
The luggage stored in the first shelf is transferred to the third shelf via the first bypass path, and then delivered from the third shelf, and the luggage stored in the second shelf is The cargo storage method according to claim 7, wherein the cargo is discharged from a carry-out port of two shelves.   The cargo stored in the second shelf is transferred to the first shelf via a second bypass path from the carry-out port of the second shelf and stored. Load storage method.   The cargo storage method according to claim 9, wherein the cargo stored in the third shelf is transferred to the second shelf via the second bypass path and stored.

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