JP2019085193A - Book storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently perform an operation related to loading and unloading a book, and to make it easy to visually recognize a loading and unloading portion. SOLUTION: A storage shelf for accommodating and storing a book M, an carry-in / out section 12 serving as a delivery port when carrying in / out a predetermined book M, and a storage shelf and a carry-in / take-out section 12 for accommodating books. A moving device for moving the tray 4 of the above, a closing position P1 that covers the loading / unloading section 12 from a position spaced upward, and a retracting position P2 that opens the upper side of the loading / unloading section 12 are provided so as to be slidable. Provided is a book storage device having a structure including a slide lid 3 and an operation panel 30 provided on the front surface of the slide lid 3 for operating the loading and unloading of the book M. [Selection diagram] FIG. 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a book storage device.

Conventionally, as a book storage apparatus capable of lending and returning books housed and stored inside, as shown in, for example, Patent Document 1, according to instruction information input by the operation unit, the book storage unit There is known an apparatus for automatically transporting stored books to a loading / unloading unit provided with an openable / closable lid.
In Patent Document 1, an open / close lid moving up and down is provided in front of a carry in / out unit, and a carry in / out unit for books is positioned at a portion recessed from an outlet serving as an inlet of the carry in / out unit where a closed open / close lid is located. In addition, the operation unit is disclosed as a book storage device disposed at a position away from the loading / unloading unit.

JP, 2016-088641, A

However, the conventional book storage apparatus has the following problems.
That is, in the book storage apparatus of Patent Document 1, since the operation unit and the loading / unloading unit are at separated positions, it is necessary to move to the loading / unloading unit after the operation unit performs the operation. In particular, when borrowing a plurality of books, it is necessary to move repeatedly between the operation unit and the loading / unloading unit, so there is room for improvement in that respect.
In addition, since the loading / unloading section is located further to the back than the outlet, it is difficult for the loading / unloading section to take in and out the book, and there is a problem that it is difficult to confirm the existence of the book.

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a book storage apparatus capable of efficiently performing an operation for carrying in and out of books and making the carrying in / out unit easily visible. Do.

  In order to achieve the above object, the book storage apparatus according to the present invention comprises a book storage unit for storing and storing books, a carry-in / out unit serving as a delivery port when carrying in and out a predetermined book, the book storage unit and the above A moving device for moving a container for storing the books between the loading and unloading part, a closed position for covering the loading and unloading part from a position spaced apart upward, and opening the upper part of the loading and unloading part It is characterized by comprising a slide lid slidably provided between the retracted position and an operation unit provided on the front surface of the slide lid for operating loading and unloading of the document.

In the present invention, at the time of carrying in and out of the book, the user can input the instruction information by operating the operation unit provided on the front surface of the slide lid in the closed position. Then, the slide lid moves from the closed position to the retracted position according to the input instruction information, and the upper side of the loading / unloading unit is opened, and the book is delivered to the container positioned at the loading / unloading unit. Can. The document placed on the container is moved between the loading / unloading unit and the document storage unit by the moving device.
As described above, in the book storage apparatus according to the present invention, the loading / unloading unit is located below the slide lid in the closed position with a gap, and the slide lid is provided with the operation unit, and the operation unit and the loading / unloading unit are It becomes a close position. That is, since the operation position and the delivery position for taking out and placing the book are close to each other, the operation for carrying in and out the book can be efficiently performed.

Further, in the present invention, the operation part is also moved along with the opening and closing of the slide lid, so that there is an advantage that the timing of delivery to the loading and unloading part of the book can be easily recognized.
Furthermore, in the present invention, the upper side of the loading / unloading unit when the slide lid moves to the retracted position is opened, so that the loading / unloading unit is easily visible. Therefore, as in the case where the loading / unloading unit is provided at a position recessed from the opening portion, it is not necessary to insert the hand behind to reach the loading / unloading unit which is difficult to see, and the document delivery operation becomes easy.

  In the book storage apparatus according to the present invention, the slide lid may be opened and closed according to an input operation on the operation unit.

  In this case, the slide lid can be opened and closed according to the instruction information input to the operation unit by the user. Therefore, the operation that the user should perform next becomes clear, and the books can be carried in and out efficiently.

  Further, in the book storage device according to the present invention, the storage container is moved between the carry-in / out unit and the book storage unit by the moving device when the slide lid is in the closed position. It may be a feature.

  With such a configuration, when the container is moving between the loading / unloading unit and the document storage unit by the moving device, the slide lid is in the closed state at the closing position, and thus the driving portion is There is no exposure and safety can be enhanced.

  Further, in the book storage apparatus according to the present invention, the slide lid slides in the front-rear direction of the carry-in / out unit, the rear upper side of the carry-in / out unit is the retracted position, and the operation unit is front side at the retracted position. It is preferable to face the

  In this case, even when the slide lid is opened and the loading / unloading unit is opened, the operation unit is disposed at a position facing the front upper side at the rear upper side in the loading / unloading unit. . Moreover, the loading / unloading unit and the operation unit can be maintained at a position close to each other, and the operation concerning loading / unloading of the book can be efficiently performed.

  In the book storage apparatus according to the present invention, the operation unit may be a touch panel display.

In this case, operation guidance that is easy to recognize can be displayed on the display. For example, when the user instructs taking out the book, while the book is moving from the book storage unit to the loading / unloading unit, it is possible to display the movement status on the display, and the user looks at the display The operating status can be confirmed.
Further, in the present invention, since the operation unit that the user can always recognize is provided on the slide lid, it is possible, for example, to immediately recognize the operation of moving the document to the loading / unloading unit and opening the slide lid at the time of lending. The book can be retrieved at an early timing.

  Further, in the book storage apparatus according to the present invention, the book detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of the books of the carry-in / out unit is provided, the books are detected by the book detecting means, and the slide lid is located at the retracted position. Preferably, a lighting unit is provided to light the loading and unloading unit.

In this case, it becomes easy to recognize that the books are present at the loading / unloading part, and it is possible to confirm the remaining of the books even when, for example, a plurality of books are placed on the loading / unloading part.
Further, when the book disappears from the loading / unloading part and becomes undetected by the book detection means, it becomes possible to turn off the illumination part.

  According to the book storage apparatus of the present invention, since the operation position at the time of loading and unloading and the delivery position of books become close, the operation concerning loading and unloading of books can be efficiently performed, and the loading and unloading part becomes easy to view Play an effect.

It is the perspective view which looked at the book storage apparatus by embodiment of this invention from diagonally front. It is the perspective view which looked at the operation room of the book storage apparatus shown in FIG. 1 from the diagonal front, and a slide lid is in a retracted position. It is the perspective view which looked at the operation room of the library storage apparatus shown in FIG. 1 from diagonally front, Comprising: It is a figure in which a slide lid is in a closed position. It is the perspective view seen from diagonally back which shows the internal structure of a book storage apparatus. It is the side view which looked at the internal structure of FIG. 4 from back. It is a side view of the operation room shown in FIG. It is the top view which looked at the carrying in / out part of the operation room from the upper part. (A)-(c) is a side view which shows the operation | movement which moves a tray from a transfer unit to a carrying in / out part. It is the perspective view which looked at the tray diagonally from the front. It is the perspective view which looked at the tray from diagonally downward. It is the side view which looked at the tray from the horizontal direction. It is the side view which looked at the tray from the back, and is a figure showing the state where it advanced into the carrying in / out part. It is the perspective view which showed the arrangement | positioning state of a document detection sensor and a tray, Comprising: It is a figure corresponding to FIG. (A), (b) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state which detects the document accommodated in the tray using a document detection sensor. (A)-(c) is a top view for demonstrating the operation | movement which moves a tray from a storage space by a movement apparatus. (A)-(c) is a top view for demonstrating the operation | movement which moves a tray to a carrying in / out part by the moving apparatus following on FIG.15 (c). It is the perspective view which looked at the tray by a modification from diagonally diagonally, Comprising: It is a figure corresponding to FIG. It is the sectional view on the AA line shown in FIG. FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, a book storage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

  When the book storage apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 carries the books M (see FIG. 2) in and out, the book M which has been reserved in advance by a simple operation can be lent or borrowed. It is a box-shaped device for returning. That is, the user who borrows a book operates the operation panel 30 to display the desired book M stored in the storage space 11A (see FIG. 4) in the book storage device 1 in the operation port shown in FIG. The book M can be borrowed by being carried out by the loading / unloading unit 12, and the book M to be returned can be returned to the original storage space 11A and stored.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the book storage apparatus 1 includes a storage rack 11 (book storage unit) for storing books M and a carry-in / out unit 12 serving as a delivery port when carrying out a given book M. , The moving device 2 for moving the tray 4 (container) for storing the document M between the storage rack 11 and the loading / unloading unit 12, and closing the loading / unloading unit 12 from a position spaced upward A slide lid 3 slidably provided between a position P1 (see FIG. 3) and a retracted position P2 (see FIG. 2) that opens the upper side of the loading / unloading unit 12; The operation panel 30 (operation unit) for operating the loading and unloading of the books M is provided.
The storage rack 11, the moving device 2, and the slide lid 3 are provided in the exterior cover body 13.

  Here, in the present embodiment, in the book storage device 1, the lateral direction viewed from the front is referred to as the lateral direction X1, and in plan view viewed from the top, the direction orthogonal to the lateral direction X1 is referred to as the anteroposterior direction X2. In the front-rear direction X2, the front side of the user who operates the loading and unloading of the books M in the loading and unloading part 12 is referred to as the front and the front side, and the opposite side is referred to as the rear and the rear side.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the loading / unloading unit 12 is provided in an operation chamber 15 that opens at an intermediate portion of the front wall 132 of the book storage device 1 in the left-right direction X1. The operation room 15 forms a concave space which is recessed rearward from the front wall 132 of the exterior cover body 13, and the carry in / out unit 12 and the carry in / out unit 12 which constitute the operation table 121 constituting the top plate. And a lid drive unit 32 (see FIG. 6) for driving the slide lid 3. The operation chamber 15 has side walls 151 and 151 located on the left and right sides of the loading / unloading unit 12 and a rear wall 152 located on the back side of the side walls 151 and 151.

The loading / unloading unit 12 constitutes an operation console 121 as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. The operation table 121 is formed with an opening 122 through which a part of a book placement surface 41 a (described later) of the tray 4 can enter and exit.
Guides 123 and 123 extending in the front-rear direction X2 are provided on the left and right sides of the opening 122 (see FIGS. 8 and 12).

As shown in FIG. 1, the exterior cover body 13 is viewed from above by a pair of side walls 134A and 134B closing the space between the bottom plate 131, the front wall 132, the rear wall 133, the front wall 132 and the rear wall 133, and the upper wall 135. , And has a shape in which the longitudinal direction is in the left-right direction X1.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a storage area R1 in which the storage shelf 11 is disposed and a carry-in / out area R2 in which the carry-in / out unit 12 is disposed are provided on the front side in the exterior cover body 13. There is. Then, on the rear side of the storage area R1 and the carry-in / out area R2 in the exterior cover body 13, a transport area R3 is provided. In the transport area R3, a moving device 2 for moving the tray 4 between the storage area R1 and the loading / unloading area R2 is disposed.

The loading and unloading area R2 is located at the center in the exterior cover body 13 in a front view. The storage area R1 is disposed so as to surround the loading and unloading area R2 at the left and right sides and the upper and lower positions of the loading and unloading area R2.
In the storage rack 11 of the storage area R1, storage spaces 11A, 11A, ... for storing the trays 4 capable of storing the books M are formed in multiple rows in multiple stages. The rear of the storage space 11A is an entrance of the tray 4, and the tray 4 corresponding to the storage space 11A is provided movably forward and backward in the front-rear direction X2.

  The transfer device 2 disposed in the transfer region R3 transfers the tray 4 between the storage rack 11 and the loading / unloading unit 12 and the lateral movement guide 22 which moves the transfer unit 21 in the left-right direction X1. And an elevation guide 23 for raising and lowering the lateral movement guide 22 in the vertical direction X3.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 (a) to 8 (c), the transfer unit 21 is provided movably in a state of accommodating the tray 4 and is a tray between the storage shelf 11 and the loading / unloading unit 12. It is for passing four. The transfer unit 21 is configured by integrally assembling necessary equipment with a frame 24 formed by combining plate members.

  The frame 24 includes a bottom plate 241 having a rectangular shape in a plan view, a front plate 242 standing from each side of the bottom plate 241, a rear plate 243, and a side plate (not shown). The whole forms a box-like shape disposed inside the frame 24. The front plate 242 is formed at a lower height than the other rear plates 243 and side plates.

  The lower surface 241 a of the bottom plate 241 is provided with a lateral movement angle not shown. The lateral movement angle is laterally moved in the lateral direction X1 along a lateral rail (not shown) of a lateral movement guide 22 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) described later by drive means such as a drive motor (not shown).

  Between the front plate 242 and the rear plate 243 of the frame 24, rod-like sliding shafts 25 extending in the front-rear direction X2 are provided at lower portions of the front plate 242 and the rear plate 243. On the slide shaft 25, an extrusion device 26 guided in the front-rear direction X2 along the slide shaft 25 is slidably supported.

  The pushing device 26 is moved along the sliding shaft 25 via a transmission member such as a timing belt by a driving force of a driving motor (not shown). The push-out device 26 is provided with a hook 261 that is locked to a locking piece 43 (described later) provided on the rear surface 42 a of the tray 4 described later on the front surface 26 a. When the tray 4 is locked to the hook 261, the pushing device 26 slides along the slide shaft 25, whereby the tray 4 can be moved in the front-rear direction X2. When the pushing device 26 moves forward, the tray 4 can be pushed forward from the transfer unit 21, and when the pushing device 26 moves backward, the tray 4 can be drawn into and accommodated in the frame 24. The position of the foremost end of the pushing device 26 is a position where the tray 4 is on the front outside of the frame 24. Then, the tray 4 pushed out by the pushing device 26 is made to coincide with the opening 122 of the carry-in / out unit 12 in the carry-in / out unit 12.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the lateral movement guide 22 and the elevation guide 23 are supported by a gate-shaped reinforcing frame 14 erected on the bottom plate 131 inside the exterior cover body 13 shown in FIG. There is. The reinforcing frame 14 has a pair of vertical frames 141, 141 facing each other in the left-right direction X1 and standing on the bottom plate 131, and an upper frame 142 connecting upper ends of the vertical frames 141, 141. The vertical frame 141 has a plate shape, and the surface direction of the plate surface is in the front-rear direction X2.

 The elevating guide 23 is provided with two upper and lower rails 231, 321 extending along the vertical direction X3 on the inner surface of each vertical frame 141 of the reinforcing frame 14.

  The lateral movement guide 22 has a configuration in which the longitudinal members 221 and 221 and the lateral members 222 and 222 are assembled in a rectangular frame shape, is disposed with the long side direction oriented in the lateral direction X1, and the long side is the rear surface of the storage area R1. It is set to the full width of. Each vertical member 221 is provided with a sliding block (not shown) that slides along the upper and lower rails 231 of the elevation guide 23. The sliding block is moved along the upper and lower rails 231 by driving means such as a driving motor (not shown), whereby the horizontal movement guide 22 is moved up and down while maintaining the horizontal. Each cross member 222 is provided with a lateral rail (not shown).

Next, the tray 4 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12 and the like.
The document M can be placed on the tray 4, and the tray 4 is moved between the storage space 11 </ b> A and the loading / unloading unit 12 by the moving device 2 described above. The tray 4 has a flat plate-like mounting plate 41 on which the document M is placed, a storage and holding wall 42 provided at the rear of the mounting plate 41, and a locking piece 43 provided on the rear surface 42a of the storage and holding wall 42; Is equipped.

  The mounting plate 41 has a rectangular shape that is long in the front-rear direction X2 in plan view, the upper surface thereof forms the book mounting surface 41a, and the front protrusion 44 projecting forward from the lower surface portion of the front end 41b extends in the left-right direction It is provided at intervals in X1. The forward movement of the mounting plate 41 is stopped by the front end 41b contacting the opening 122 of the operation table 121 when the tray 4 is moved into the loading / unloading unit 12. As shown in FIG. 11, when the front end 41 b of the placement plate 41 abuts on the opening 122 of the operation table 121 of the loading / unloading unit 12, the pair of front protruding pieces 44 is on the lower surface 121 a side of the operation table 121. Lock it.

  On the lower surface 41c of the mounting plate 41, a plurality (four in this case) of guide pins 45, 45,... Are arranged at respective positions close to both sides in the left-right direction X1 at intervals in the front-rear direction X2. The guide pin 45 is integral with the tray 4 in a lower cylindrical shape with respect to the lower surface 41 c of the mounting plate 41. The tray 4 is disposed inside the side of the placement plate 41 in the left-right direction X1, and when the tray 4 is moved in the front-rear direction X2 in the loading / unloading unit 12, the plurality of guide pins 45 for each row operate It is guided to a pair of guides 123 and 123 (refer to Drawing 8 (a)-(c)) provided in opening 122 of 121. That is, the guide pin 45 moves along the inner side surface 123a (see FIG. 12) of the guide 123.

  The storage and holding wall 42 is provided so that the front side is open and covers the upper rear of the mounting plate 41. The storage and holding wall 42 includes a pair of lateral plates 421 and 421 erected from the left and right sides of the placement plate 41, an upper plate 422 coupling the upper ends of the lateral plates 421 and 421, a placement plate 41, and a pair And a rear plate 423 that closes the rear opening surrounded by the upper plate 422.

  The locking piece 43 is provided on the rear surface 42 a of the rear wall 423 of the storage and holding wall 42. The locking piece 43 has a key shape that protrudes rearward and extends downward at each central position in the left-right direction X1 and the vertical direction X3 of the rear surface 42a, and forms a recess 43a that opens downward. The hook 261 of the pushing device 26 of the transfer unit 21 is locked from below to the recess 43 a of the locking piece 43. Since the hook 261 is connected to the locking piece 43 in the locked state, the pushing device 26 is guided by the slide shaft 25 and slides in the front-rear direction X2, thereby making the tray 4 in the front-rear direction X2 It can be moved.

  In the upper plate 422 of the storage and holding wall 42, a first elongated hole 46 extending in the left-right direction is formed at a position near the rear plate 243. In the mounting plate 41, second long holes 47 are formed at positions opposed to the first long holes 46 in the vertical direction (see FIGS. 13 and 14A and 14B). The first elongated hole 46 and the second elongated hole 47 are set to have a size and a shape which allow the light of the photoelectric sensor (the document detection sensor 48 described later) to pass through simultaneously.

  As shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 13, and FIGS. 14 (a) and 14 (b), the opening 122 of the loading / unloading section 12 is provided in the operation chamber 15 provided on the front wall 132 of the exterior cover 13 shown in FIG. A pair of book detection sensors 48 (book detection means) for detecting the presence or absence of the books M stored in the tray 4 is provided above the storage and holding wall 42 of the tray 4 disposed in A pair of light receiving sensors 49 (book detecting means) corresponding to the respective document detecting sensors 48 are provided. A photoelectric sensor is employed as the document detection sensor 48. The light L emitted by the document detection sensor 48 passes through the first long hole 46 and the second long hole 47 of the tray 4, and the light L is received by the light reception sensor 49. It is provided in the position.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, a light 16 (lighting unit) that lights the loading / unloading unit 12 when the slide lid 3 is positioned at the retraction position P2 in the extraction port provided on the front wall 132 of the exterior cover body 13 ) Is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the slide lid 3 is formed of a plate-like member provided with an operation panel 30 formed of a touch panel display on the surface 3 a, and is opened and closed in response to an input operation on the operation panel 30. The slide lid 3 slides in the front-rear direction X2, the upper rear side of the loading / unloading unit 12 is at the retracted position P2, and the operation panel 30 faces the front at the retracted position P2. In the closed position P1 where the slide lid 3 is closed so as to cover the loading / unloading unit 12, the surface direction of the surface 3a on which the operation panel 30 is positioned is obliquely upward, and the surface direction of the surface 3a is substantially vertical at the retracted position P2. It is the direction that becomes. The slide lid 3 at the retracted position P2 is disposed on the front side of the rear wall 152 of the operation chamber 15.

The user standing on the front of the operation console 121 presses the touch panel displayed on the operation panel 30 while confirming the operation message etc. displayed on the operation panel 30 regardless of the fully closed state and the fully open state of the slide lid 3. It can be operated.
Further, the slide lid 3 of the present embodiment is provided with a card reader 31 (see FIG. 1 and omitted in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 etc.) capable of reading a card under the operation panel 30. There is.

  The slide lid 3 is slid by a lid driving unit 32 provided on the rear wall 152 of the operation chamber 15 as shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 6. A slide pin 33 is formed on the front end 3b side of the slide lid 3 so as to protrude toward the left and right sides.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the lid drive unit 32 includes a drive motor 321, a belt 322 connected to the drive motor 321, and a connecting hinge 323 connected to the belt 322. The drive motor 321 is provided at a lower portion of the rear wall 152 above the entry area of the tray 4. The belt 322 connected to the drive motor 321 is wound around a pulley 324 provided on the upper portion of the rear wall 152 and connected to the connection hinge 323. The connection hinge 323 is disposed on the front side of the drive motor 321 with the pulley 324 interposed therebetween, and is rotatably connected to the upper end of the slide lid 3. The upper end portion of the slide lid 3 connected to the connection hinge 323 is provided movably in the vertical direction X3 along the front surface of the rear wall 152 by forward and reverse rotation of the drive motor 321.

  In the slide lid 3 disposed at the retraction position P2, the connection hinge 323 is lowered by the rotational driving of the drive motor 321 in the wire unwinding direction, and the slide pin 33 of the front end 3b of the slide lid 3 is along the guide groove 34 It moves forward and is disposed at the closing position P1. In the slide lid 3 disposed at the closing position P1, the connection hinge 323 is raised by the rotational driving of the drive motor 321 in the wire winding direction, and the slide pin 33 of the front end 3b of the slide lid 3 It moves backward along and is disposed at the withdrawal position P2.

Guide grooves 34 for guiding the slide pin 33 provided at the front end of the slide lid 3 are provided on the both side walls 151 of the operation chamber 15 so as to extend in the front-rear direction X2. The guide groove 34 extends in a curved shape that rises from the front to the rear. Specifically, a first front groove 34A that rises sharply from the front toward the rear on the near side, and an intermediate that is continuously provided at the rear end of the front groove 34A and rises more gently than the substantially horizontal or first front groove 34A. A groove 34B and a rear groove 34C connected to the rear end of the intermediate groove 34B and rising steeper than the intermediate groove 34B are provided. The intermediate groove 34 B of the guide groove 34 is located above the height of the tray 4.
In this case, since the guide groove 34 becomes steeply high at the front, the position of the front end 3b of the slide lid 3 moving along the guide groove 34 moves from the closed position P1 to the retracted position P2 to move the loading / unloading unit 12 Immediately after the start of the opening, a trajectory moving upward rapidly from the surface of the loading / unloading unit 12 is traced. Therefore, the front end portion 3 b of the slide lid 3 does not pass through the loading / unloading area in the loading / unloading unit 12.

Next, the operation procedure at the time of carrying in / out of a book using the book storage apparatus 1 mentioned above is demonstrated concretely.
As shown in FIG. 3, when the user borrows a book M using the book storage device 1, the user first operates the operation panel 30 of the slide lid 3 at the closing position P1 in front of the operation room 15. The instruction information is input so as to carry out the predetermined book M to the loading / unloading unit 12.
When this instruction information is input, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 15A, the moving device 2 is operated, and the tray 4 existing in the designated storage space 11A of the storage rack 11 by the transfer unit 21 is selected. An operation to transfer is performed. Here, in the tray 4 in the storage space 11A, the books M set in advance are stored.

Specifically, the operation of transferring the tray 4 to the transfer unit 21 is performed as follows.
First, the empty transfer unit 21 on which the tray 4 is not mounted is moved in the vertical direction X3 and the horizontal direction (horizontal direction X1) using the lateral movement guide 22 and the elevating guide 23, and the storage rack 11 is designated. The storage space 11A is positioned at a predetermined position (first stop position S1) on the rear side of the takeout opening.
Subsequently, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 15 (b) and (c), the pushing device 26 of the transfer unit 21 is moved forward by the sliding shaft 25 (see FIG. 8 (a)). The hooks 261 provided at the front of the lock are locked in the recess 43 a of the locking piece 43 of the tray 4. Thereafter, by moving the pushing device 26 rearward, the tray 4 is pulled in and accommodated in the frame 24 (see FIG. 8A) of the transfer unit 21.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIGS. 4, 8 (a) and 16 (a), the transfer unit 21 is vertically moved using the lateral movement guide 22 and the elevation guide 23 together with the tray 4 on which the document M is placed. It is moved in the direction X3 and in the lateral direction (horizontal direction X1), and is stopped at a predetermined position (second stop position S2) on the rear side of the carry-in / out unit 12.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 8 (b) and 16 (b), the pushing device 26 of the transfer unit 21 is moved forward by the slide shaft 25 to move the tray 4 on which the document M is placed forward. To the opening 122 of the loading / unloading unit 12 in the operation chamber 15. At this time, a plurality of guide pins 45 provided on the lower surface 41 c of the mounting plate 41 of the tray 4 are guided forward along the guides 123 extending in the front-rear direction X 2 at the left and right sides of the opening 122. Then, as shown in FIGS. 8C and 16C, the advanced tray 4 stops at the position where the front end 41b of the mounting plate 41 abuts on the opening 122 of the operation table 121, and carries it in. It is arranged at a predetermined position (loading / unloading position S3) of the outlet 12.

Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 6, the slide lid 3 is moved from the closing position P1 to the retracted position P2 where the back side upper position of the operation chamber 15 is located, and the tray in the loading / unloading unit 12 At a position retracted from above 4, the slide lid 3 is in the open state. Specifically, in the slide lid 3 disposed at the closing position P1, the connection hinge 323 is raised by the rotational driving of the drive motor 321 in the wire winding direction, and the slide pin 33 of the front end 3b of the slide lid 3 , And is disposed at the retracted position P2.
At this time, the front end 3b (slide pin 33) of the slide cover 3 avoids the upper part of the tray 4 in the opening operation of moving the slide cover 3 from the closing position P1 to the retracted position P2 (the closing operation is the same). Slide on. Therefore, the slide lid 3 is not in contact with the tray 4 and the documents M arranged on the tray 4 by the opening and closing operation of the slide lid 3. Thus, the user can take out the books M on the book placement surface 41 of the tray 4 at the loading / unloading unit 12.

After taking out the document M from the tray 4, the operation panel 30 of the slide lid 3 at the retracted position P2 may be operated to move the slide lid 3 to the closed position P1 or controlled so as to move automatically. May be
In the slide lid 3 disposed at the retraction position P2, the connection hinge 323 is lowered by the rotational driving of the drive motor 321 in the wire unwinding direction, and the slide pin 33 of the front end 3b of the slide lid 3 It moves forward along and is arranged at the closing position P1.

Next, when the user returns the books M using the book storage apparatus 1, the operation is basically the reverse of the lending operation of the books M described above, so the points different from the lending time will be described. Do.
As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 6, the user places the document mounting surface of the tray 4 disposed at the opening 122 of the loading / unloading unit 12 when the slide lid 3 is at the retracted position P2. A book M is placed at a predetermined position 41a (in the embodiment, on the back side of the book placement surface 41a). Specifically, when the user places the books M on the tray 4, the upper plate 422 is positioned above the books M simply by pressing the books M against the back plate 423 on the back side of the book placement surface 41a. The book M is placed between the book placement surface 41 a and the upper plate 422 in a state of being pressed. At this time, as shown in FIG. 13 and FIGS. 14A and 14B, the document detection sensor 48 indicates that the document M placed on the document placement surface 41a of the tray 4 is pressed against the rear plate 423. And are detected by the light receiving sensor 49. When the user places the book M on the book placement surface 41a, it is detected that the light L of the book detection sensor 48 is blocked by the book M by pressing it against the back plate 423 and placing the book M. It can be confirmed that the document placement surface 41a is disposed at a predetermined position.

  After the document M is placed on the predetermined position of the tray 4, the operation panel 30 of the slide lid 3 at the retracted position P2 is operated to move the slide lid 3 to the closed position P1. Then, when it is confirmed that the upper side of the loading / unloading unit 12 is closed by the slide lid 3, the pushing device 26 of the transfer unit 21 at the second stop position S2 is moved backward to move the tray 4 to the transfer unit 21. Retract and accommodate in the frame 24. The operation here is the reverse of the operation shown in FIGS. 8 (a) to 8 (c).

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIGS. 15A to 15C, the transfer unit 21 carrying the tray 4 is moved in the vertical direction X3 and the horizontal direction (horizontal direction using the lateral movement guide 22 and the elevation guide 23 It is moved to X1) and positioned at a predetermined position (first stop position S1) on the rear side of the outlet of the designated storage space 11A of the storage rack 11. By moving the pushing device 26 forward, the tray 4 on which the document M is placed is moved forward to enter into the storage space 11A. Then, the hook 261 provided at the front of the pushing device 26 is removed from the recess 43 a of the locking piece 43 of the tray 4, and the pushing device 26 is moved backward.

Next, the operation of the above-described book storage device 1 will be described in detail based on the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 6, in the present embodiment, when the document M is carried in and out, the user operates the operation panel 30 provided on the front surface of the slide lid 3 at the closing position P1. And instruction information can be input. Then, the slide lid 3 is moved from the closed position P1 to the retracted position P2 according to the input instruction information, and the upper side of the carry-in / out unit 12 is opened. The books M can be delivered. The document M placed on the tray 4 is moved by the moving device 2 between the loading / unloading unit 12 and the storage rack 11.

  As described above, in the book storage apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the loading / unloading unit 12 is positioned below the slide lid 3 at the closing position P1 with a gap, and the operation panel 30 is provided on the slide lid 3 The panel 30 and the loading / unloading unit 12 are in close proximity to each other. That is, since the operation position and the delivery position for taking out and placing the books are close to each other, the operation for carrying in and out the books M can be efficiently performed.

Further, in the present embodiment, by moving the operation panel 30 as the slide lid 3 is opened and closed, there is an advantage that the timing of delivery of the document M to the loading and unloading unit 12 can be easily recognized.
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the upper side of the loading / unloading unit 12 is opened when the slide lid 3 moves to the retraction position P2, so that the loading / unloading unit 12 is easily visible. Therefore, as in the case where the loading / unloading unit is provided at a position recessed from the opening portion, it is not necessary to insert the hand behind to reach the loading / unloading unit which is difficult to see, and the document delivery operation becomes easy.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the slide lid 3 can be opened and closed in accordance with the instruction information input to the operation panel 30 by the user. Therefore, the operation that the user should perform next becomes clear, and the books can be carried in and out efficiently.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, when the tray 4 is moved between the loading / unloading unit 12 and the storage rack 11 by the moving device 2, the slide lid 3 is in the closed state at the closing position P1. There is no exposure of the drive part, and safety can be enhanced.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, even in a state where the slide lid 3 is opened and the loading / unloading unit 12 is opened, the operation panel 30 is disposed at a position facing frontward above the rear side of the loading / unloading unit 12 , It is easy to operate the operation panel 30. Moreover, the loading / unloading unit 12 and the operation panel 30 can be maintained at a position close to each other, and the operation concerning loading / unloading of the document M can be efficiently performed.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the operation panel 30 is a touch panel display, operation guidance that can be easily recognized can be displayed on the display. For example, when the user instructs taking out the book M, while the book M is moving from the storage rack 11 to the loading / unloading unit 12, it is possible to display the movement situation on the display, and the user displays You can check the operation status while watching the.
Further, in the present embodiment, since the operation panel 30 which can always be recognized by the user is provided on the slide lid 3, for example, the operation of moving the document M to the loading / unloading unit 12 and opening the slide lid 3 at the time of lending. Can be recognized immediately, and books can be taken out at an early timing.

Further, in the present embodiment, the document detection sensor 48 for detecting the presence or absence of the document M of the loading / unloading unit 12 is provided, the document M is detected by the document detection sensor 48, and the slide lid 3 is positioned at the retraction position P2. Since the light 16 for lighting the loading / unloading unit 12 is provided, it is easy to recognize that the books M are present in the loading / unloading unit 12. For example, a plurality of books M are placed on the loading / unloading unit 12 Even in the case where the book M is left, it is possible to check the left of the book M.
In addition, when the document M disappears from the loading / unloading unit 12 and the document detection sensor 48 does not detect the document M, the light 16 can be turned off.

  As described above, in the book storage apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the operation position at the time of loading and unloading and the delivery position of the books M are close to each other, so the operation concerning loading and unloading of the books M can be efficiently performed. The effect that the output part 12 becomes easy to visually recognize is produced.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of the book storage apparatus by this invention was described, this invention is not limited to said embodiment, It can change suitably in the range which does not deviate from the meaning.

  For example, in the present embodiment, the slide lid 3 is configured to be opened and closed in response to an input operation on the operation panel 30, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Operation means other than the operation panel 30 The slide lid 3 may be opened and closed according to.

  Further, the timing at which the tray 4 is moved by the moving device 2 between the loading / unloading unit 12 and the storage rack 11 is limited when the slide lid 3 is at the closing position P1 as in the present embodiment. However, it does not matter if the slide lid 3 is at the retracted position P2.

  Furthermore, the slide lid 3 is not limited to the operation portion (operation panel 30) facing the front at the retracted position P2.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the operation panel 30 employs a touch panel display as the operation unit, but the present invention is not limited to such an operation unit using a display. The point is that the slide lid 3 may be provided with the operation unit.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the configuration in which the document detection sensor 48 for detecting the presence or absence of the document M of the loading / unloading unit 12 and the light receiving sensor 49 are provided, or when the slide lid 3 is positioned at the retraction position P2, the loading / unloading unit Although the configuration is such that the light 16 for lighting 12 is provided, it is also possible to omit the book detection unit and the illumination unit, or other form of the document detection unit and the illumination unit may be adopted.

Furthermore, the container is not limited to the tray 4 as in the present embodiment, and may be in any form as long as it can contain books and can be moved by the moving device.
For example, the entire surface of the book loading surface 41 a of the tray 4 does not have to be flat. For example, as in the tray 4A according to the modification shown in FIGS. 17-19, a slight protruding portion 41d may be provided on the front end portion and the left and right end portions which are peripheral portions of the document placement surface 41a. . The swelled portion 41 d is formed with a slope which gradually inclines downward as it goes from the upper end portion to the inside of the book placement surface 41 a. In this case, by sliding the book on the book placement surface 41a and moving a part of the book to the rising portion 41d, the book is slightly lifted, so it is easy to pick up the book from the book placement surface 41a. Become.

  In addition, without departing from the spirit of the present invention, it is possible to replace components in the above-described embodiment with known components as appropriate.

1 book storage device 2 moving device 3 slide lid 4 tray (container)
11 storage shelf 11A storage space 12 loading and unloading part 13 exterior cover body 16 light (lighting part)
15 Operation Room 21 Transfer Unit 26 Pushing Device 30 Operation Panel (Operation Section)
34 guide groove 41 mounting plate 41a document mounting surface 42 storage holding wall 43 locking piece 46 first elongated hole 47 second elongated hole 48 document detecting sensor (document detecting means)
49 Photo sensor (book detection means)
121 Operation panel 122 Opening 421 Side plate 422 Top plate 423 Back plate M Documents P1 Closing position P2 Retracting position X1 Horizontal direction X2 Longitudinal direction X2 Vertical direction X3 Vertical direction

Claims (6)

A book storage unit for storing and storing books;
A loading / unloading unit which serves as a delivery port when loading / unloading a predetermined book,
A moving device for moving a container for storing the books between the book storage unit and the loading / unloading unit;
A slide lid slidably provided between a closed position covering the loading and unloading part from a position spaced upward from the position, and a retracted position opening the upper part of the loading and unloading part;
An operation unit provided on a front surface of the slide lid for operating loading and unloading of the books;
The book storage apparatus characterized by having.   The book storage device according to claim 1, wherein the slide lid is opened and closed according to an input operation on the operation unit.   The said container is moved by the said movement apparatus between the said carrying in / out part and the said document storage part, when the said slide lid is located in a closed position. Book storage device.   The slide lid slides in the front-rear direction of the carry-in / out unit, the upper rear side of the carry-in / out unit is at the retracted position, and the operation unit faces the front at the retracted position. The book storage apparatus according to any one of 1 to 3.   The book storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the operation unit is a touch panel display. Book detection means is provided for detecting the presence or absence of the books in the loading / unloading section,
6. The lighting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising: a lighting unit that lights the loading / unloading unit when the book detection unit detects a book and the slide lid is positioned at the retracted position. Book storage device according to 1 or 2.

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