JPH05213438A - Carrying device for refuse and document in building - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To continuously carry refuse and documents produced in a building to facilitate the disposal by using a vertical conveyer. CONSTITUTION:Vessels 2 capable of discriminating refuse or documents are carried in manual or automatic transfer devices 5 from every floor. A vertical conveyer 1 is continuously operated at a slow speed and vertically, a carried vessel is carried right above an empty supporting frame 4, and a flange 21 of the carrying vessel 2 is supported with a flange supporting part 42 of the empty supporting frame 4 by the rising movement of the vessel to change vessel- support from the transfer device 5 to the empty supporting frame 4. Then the transfer device 5 is retreated from a carrying path of the supporting frame 4 and the vessel 2 is carried in a vertical direction in a horizontally supported condition. The opposite action is made in carrying out the vessel 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vertical type conveying apparatus for general documents which requires all kinds of garbage generated in a building and distribution.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A large amount of various kinds of garbage such as plastic, metal, glass, wood chips, etc. are generated in a building as a typical example of paper waste, and at the same time general documents must be distributed in the same building or sent to the outside. Often not. The above-mentioned trash is exclusively collected by a cleaner and carried by an elevator, or a dust chute is used. In addition, documents may be distributed by people directly or may be transported in an air capsule.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] It takes a lot of manpower to transport garbage and documents in a building, and in the case of a dust chute, it is difficult to collect various kinds of garbage together. Further, in the case of air capsules and elevators, there is a problem that the transportation capacity is small because the transportation is batch type (when one is sent, the next cannot be sent until the sending is completed).

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and can continuously and vertically transport all kinds of dust generated in a building and general documents requiring distribution. And to be transported (garbage / documents)
It is an object of the present invention to obtain a vertical type waste / document conveying device that can easily distinguish between the above and can easily collect waste and distribute documents.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the apparatus for conveying garbage and documents in a building according to the present invention comprises:
A container for garbage and documents is provided, the container is provided with a flange for supporting the container, and a vertical conveyor that vertically rotates with the container supported horizontally is installed in the building.
The container is inserted into the vertical conveyor by its movement from below the container, and a plurality of support frames for supporting the flanges thereof are horizontally attached at predetermined vertical intervals, and further the flanges of the containers to be carried in and out are supported to support the container. In addition, a transfer device for moving the transfer device to the opposite side is arranged on both sides of the support frame so as to be retractable from the transport path of the support frame. It is preferable that the container can be identified by the type of waste (for example, combustible waste and non-combustible waste) and by color coding for documents. Further, the vertical conveyor is composed of two endless chains, and each endless chain is attached in a diagonal direction of the support frame. The support frame is provided with a flange support portion inserted between the transfer device and the side surface of the container. This transfer device is composed of a belt conveyor that can be swung or slid laterally and retracted from the conveyance path of the support frame. Further, a vertical conveyor shaft incorporating the above-mentioned vertical conveyor is provided, the inlet and outlet of the container are provided side by side on the same front face, and further, the flange of the container is slidably supported to transfer the container to the transfer device or vice versa. A container loading / unloading device for moving the container shall be installed at each of the entrance and exit. In this case, it is advisable to deploy automatic container carriers on each floor of the building.

[0006]

[Operation] Put the garbage generated on each floor of the building into a garbage container,
Put general documents in the document container. These containers are identified by different colors. Then, these containers are manually or automatically carried into the transfer device. The vertical conveyor is continuously operated vertically at a slow speed, the loaded container is carried directly above the empty support frame, and the rising support moves the flange support portion of the empty support frame to support the flange of the incoming container.
Support the container from the transfer device to the empty support frame. After that, the transfer device is retracted from the transport path of the support frame, and the container is transported in the vertical direction while being supported horizontally. When carrying out the container, operate in the reverse order of the above. Garbage containers and document containers are taken out from the vertical conveyor at the designated place,
Each is processed. Documents for internal mail are also taken out when the document container reaches the floor.

[0007]

1 is a perspective view of a carrier device according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is shown as an unmanned system. FIG. 2 is a front view schematically showing a vertical conveyor in the inside, FIG.
4 is a top view of the vertical conveyor, FIGS. 4 and 5 are side views of the container loading / unloading device, and FIG. 6 is a front view of the container loading / unloading device. In FIG. 1, 10 is a vertical conveyor shaft, and a vertical conveyor 1 as shown in FIG. 2 is installed in the shaft. The vertical conveyor shaft 10 is divided according to the number of floors of the building, and the divided shafts are vertically connected. And 1
The split shaft 10a on the general floor above the floor and the split shaft 10b on the second basement floor have the entrance 11 of the container 2 on the same front.
And the outlet 12 are provided side by side. Reference numerals 13 and 14 denote a container carry-in device and a container carry-out device provided at the inlet 11 and the outlet 12, respectively, and their specific configurations are shown in FIGS. Reference numeral 15 is a drive unit, and 16 is a take-up unit. The container 2 is placed on the unmanned transport vehicle 3 and transported. Further, a flange 21 is provided on the upper portion of the container 2 so that the container 2 can be attached to and detached from the vertical conveyor 1 via the flange 21. Container 2 is divided into a container for storing garbage and a container for storing documents. The container for storing further garbage is for combustible waste and non-combustible waste, and is also for paper waste.
Divide into bottles only. Also, separate containers for documents are for internal mail and external mail. Identification of these containers is performed by color coding or labeling. Automated guided vehicle 3 for container 2
Moves along the magnetic lines 31 and 32 laid on the floor, for example. A magnetic sensor (not shown) for detecting the magnetic lines 31 and 32 is provided on the lower surface of the automatic guided vehicle 3. In the figure, 33 is a station showing a predetermined stop position, 34 is a battery charging station of the automatic guided vehicle 3, 35 is a refuse processing room, and 36 is a mail center.

Next, the vertical conveyor 1 is composed of two endless chains 1a and 1b as shown in FIG. In these endless chains, the front chain 1a and the rear chain 1b are shifted to the left and right so that the container 2 can be taken in and out only from one front side, and the endless chains are respectively wound around a plurality of sprockets 17a and 17b and vertically rotated synchronously. Then, the support frame 4 for conveying the container 2 is horizontally attached to the front chain 1a and the rear chain 1b via the diagonal arms 41 as shown in FIG. The arm 41 is rotatably connected to the chains 1a and 1b by a pin via a chain attachment (not shown). The support frame 4 is opened so that it can be inserted from the bottom of the container 2, and a flange support portion 42 is provided so as to support the flange 21 of the container 2. Such a container 2 and a detachable support frame 4 are attached to the chain 1a at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction,
Mount horizontally on 1b. Further, a transfer device 5 for transporting the container 2 between the upper and lower support frames 4 is installed corresponding to the container loading / unloading devices 13 and 14. The transfer device 5 is composed of, for example, a belt conveyor, is arranged on both the left and right sides of the support frame 4, and supports the flange 21 of the container 2 to bring it above the support frame 4. The flange support portion 42 of the support frame 4 is inserted between the transfer device 5 and the side surface of the container 2. Therefore, the height of the flange support portion 42 is made larger than the height of the transfer device 5. The transfer device 5 is at the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2 when the container 2 is loaded, but when the support frame 4 passes, it is retracted from the transport path of the support frame 4 as shown by the broken line.
Avoid interference with supporting frames. Although the retracting drive device of the transfer device 5 is not shown, the belt conveyor frame may be laterally rotated or slid by a cylinder or the like.

Next, the container loading / unloading devices 13, 14
Is composed of, for example, a pair of left and right roller rows as shown in FIGS. These roller rows are respectively connected to the inlet 11,
It projects from the outlet 12, supports the flange 21 of the container 2 and slides it. The roller row 13a of the container carry-in device 13 is inclined toward the entrance side, and the roller row 14a of the container carry-out device 14 is inclined.
Is inclined toward the exit side. Further, the roller rows 13a and 14a are elongated so that two containers 2 can be supported. In the figure, reference numeral 18 denotes a stopper for the container 2 so that one container 2 can be separated.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. Garbage generated in the building will be sorted by type into the garbage containers installed on each floor, and documents will be placed in a dedicated document container. These containers 2 are carried by an automatic guided vehicle 3 as necessary, and are sent to a container loading device 13. The container 2 is slightly lifted by a lift device (not shown) or the like of the automatic guided vehicle 3 and the flanges 21 are supported by the left and right roller rows 13a of the container loading device 13. Thus, the container 2 is the container loading device 13
Standing in the state of being hung. On the other hand, the vertical conveyor 1 is continuously operated at a low speed. When the empty support frame 4 approaches the floor of the container 2 to be transported according to a command from the centralized control room, the transfer device 5 rotates in the direction of arrow A to enter the transportation path, and the stopper 18 is released, so that The container 2 automatically slides on the roller row 13a to enter the vertical conveyor shaft 10 through the inlet 11, and the flange 21 of the container 2 transfers onto the transfer device 5 that has entered the transport path. Since the belt conveyor of the transfer device 5 is rotating in the carrying-in direction, the container 2 is pulled in and stopped right above the empty support frame 4 as shown in FIGS. In this state, next, the empty support frame 4 continues to rise, the flange support portion 42 of the empty support frame 4 is inserted from the bottom of the container 2, and is supported by the transfer device 5 by the flange support portion 42. Flange 2 of container 2
Lift 1 Therefore, the container 2 has been transferred from the transfer device 5 to the empty support frame 4. Next, the transfer device 5 rotates in the direction of arrow B and retracts from the ascending conveyance path of the support frame 4. Thus, the container 2 is supported horizontally by the support frame 4 and is vertically conveyed in the building by the vertical conveyor 1.

The garbage container and the document container for external mail are conveyed to the basement of the building by the vertical conveyor 1, and the container unloading device 14 is operated from the outlet 12 by the operation opposite to the above.
Sent to. That is, when the container 2 to be carried out approaches the take-out section on the second basement, for example, the transfer device 5 causes the transfer device 5 to move the arrow A
The belt conveyor of the transfer device 5 rotates in the carrying-out direction by rotating in the direction to enter the conveyance path and positioned on both sides of the support frame 4. By lowering the support frame 4, the flange 2 of the container 2
1 is received by the transfer device 5, and the flange support portion 42 of the support frame 4 passes through between the transfer device 5 and the side surface of the container 2 and descends. Thus, the container 2 is moved from the support frame 4 to the transfer device 5, and is carried out to the container carrying-out device 14 through the outlet 12 by the rotation of the belt conveyor. After unloading, transfer device 5
Rotates in the direction of arrow B and retracts from the descending conveyance path of the support frame 4. The container 2 that has slid on the roller row 14a of the container discharge device 14 is stopped by the stopper 18 at the tip.
Then, the automatic guided vehicle 3 is moved to the lower side of the container 2, the stopper 18 is released, and the container 2 is carried out. The waste container is transported to the waste processing chamber 35, and the external mail document container is transported to the mail center 36 for processing. The empty container is the same as the case of the above-mentioned carry-in, and the vertical conveyor 1
It is transported to the floor, transported vertically, and returned to the transported floor. Also, the document container for the internal mail is carried out to the distribution recipient, in the same manner as above. As described above, a large amount of dust and documents can be conveyed vertically in separate containers and in a mixed form.

In the present invention, the container 2 may be provided with wheels and may be manually loaded into the vertical conveyor 1 or unloaded from the vertical conveyor 1.

[0013]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (1) A large amount of dust and documents in a building can be vertically conveyed simultaneously and continuously with almost no human labor. Therefore, the time and personnel required for collecting garbage and distributing documents can be greatly reduced. (2) Garbage and documents can be identified by the container, and batch processing can be easily performed. (3) Since the flange of the container is supported by the support frame attached to the vertical conveyor, the heavy container can be stably transported. (4) Since the containers can be loaded and unloaded from the same front, the vertical conveyor can be installed along the wall surface of the building, and the space can be reduced. (5) Unmanned operation is possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of a vertical conveyor.

FIG. 3 is a schematic top view of a vertical conveyor.

FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of a container carry-in device.

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of a container unloading device.

FIG. 6 is a schematic front view of a container loading / unloading device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Vertical Conveyor 2 Container 3 Unmanned Transport Vehicle 4 Support Frame 5 Transfer Device 10 Vertical Conveyor Shaft 11 Inlet 12 Outlet 13 Container Loading Device 14 Container Unloading Device 21 Container Flange 42 Support Frame Flange Support

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A container for storing garbage or documents, a vertical conveyor that rotates vertically with the container supported horizontally, and a vertical conveyor that is horizontally attached to the vertical conveyor at predetermined vertical intervals. A plurality of support frames that are inserted from below the container by ascending movement and that support the flange of the container, and are arranged on both sides of the support frame, can be retracted from the transport path of the support frame, and are carried in and out. And a transfer device for supporting the flange of the container and transferring the container to the support frame or vice versa. 2. The apparatus for conveying refuse and documents in a building according to claim 1, wherein the container can be identified for each type of refuse and for documents. 3. The conveyance of dust and documents in a building according to claim 1, wherein the vertical conveyor comprises two endless chains, and each endless chain is attached with a diagonal direction of the support frame. apparatus. 4. The apparatus for transporting dust and documents in a building according to claim 1, wherein the support frame has a flange support portion inserted between the transfer device and the side surface of the container. 5. The belt transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the transfer device comprises a belt conveyor which can be swung or slid laterally and retracted from the transfer path of the support frame.
Conveying device for garbage and documents in the building described. 6. A vertical conveyor shaft having the vertical conveyor built therein and having an inlet and an outlet of the container side by side on the same front, and a flange of the container slidably provided so as to project from the inlet and the outlet, respectively. 6. The apparatus for transporting refuse and documents in a building according to claim 1, further comprising a container loading / unloading device that supports the container and transfers the container to the transfer device or vice versa. 7. An apparatus for transporting dust and documents in a building according to claim 6, wherein an automatic vehicle for transporting the container is provided on each floor of the building.