High-shelf system store for the storage and the removal from the store of roll-shaped material, more particularly paper rolls, having tracks arranged in pairs for storing paper rolls thereupon

• US 5,388,955 A
• Filed: 06/12/1992
• Issued: 02/14/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Copla Forder-Und Lagertechnik Gesellschaft Fur Anlagenbau mbH
• Original Assignee: Copla Forder-Und Lagertechnik Gesellschaft Fur Anlagenbau mbH
• Inventors: Schroder, Niels
• Primary Examiner(s): Bucci, David A.
• Application Number:
  US07/897,687
• Time in Patent Office: 977 Days
• Field of Search: 414/279, 414/281, 414/284, 414/908, 414/911, 414/341, 414/267, 211/59.4, 211/13, 248/127, 248/146
• US Class Current: 414/279
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 1/02 Storage devices furniture A47B; shop fittings A47F
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 1/0414 provided with satellite cars adapted to travel in storage racks
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2301/41702 management and organisation of stock and production
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2405/422 Trolley, cart, i.e. support movable on floor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 414/124 Roll handlers

Abstract

For the storing of paper rolls in high-shelf system stores and for the gunce of paper roll transporting cars, tracks disposed in pairs are provided which, for the accommodation of great weights, possess an approximately U-shaped cross-sectional configuration with a lower chord, an upper chord (180) and a web interconnecting both chords, which, proceeding devoid of any bends linearily and, with the aid of connections (183), is connected to a plurality of vertical supporting girders (184) disposed at a distance from each other and connected to the crossgirder (12) of the framework structure of the store, wherein the lower chord is formed by a leg (187) with a horizontally proceeding section forming the support for the paper roll transporting car and a section adjoining the latter which proceeds vertically and parallelly to the web, wherein the horizontal leg section is supported on and the vertical leg is supported against an angle section (188) connected to the vertical supporting girder (184) and the crossgirder (12) having a height which, in comparison with the length of the vertical track leg section, has a greater height, wherein the upper chord (180) is formed by a leg which proceeds obliquely in the direction of the support of the lower chord.

Claims

1. High-shelf system store for storage and removal from a store of roll-shaped material, more particularly of paper rolls which can be supplied in a lying position from a means for roll seizing via a store with shelf bays constructed in several floors, having tracks that are arranged in pairs for accommodation of paper roll transporting vehicles, in which each track of a pair of tracks attached on crossgirders of the framework structure of the store possesses an approximately U-shaped cross-sectional profile section with a lower chord and an upper chord and with a web interconnecting the lower chord with the upper chord, characterized in that:

a) the high-shelf system store (10) comprises one shelf portion (20) or two shelf portions while forming a distribution shaft (30) in shelf portions (20,120) disposed at a distance from each other with a plurality of shelf bays (26,126) disposed in a side-by-side and in a superposed arrangement on floors (21,22,23,24,25) with front-end openings (26a) or openings located within an area of the distribution shaft (30) and having a length corresponding to a length or a multiple of the length of a paper roll (100), wherein individual floors (21 through

     25) of each shelf portion (20,120) of the two shelf portions (20;

120) disposed on both sides of the distribution shaft (30) are located opposite the floors of the in each case other shelf portion;

b) on each floor (21;

22;

23;

24;

25) of each shelf portion (20;

120) within an area of the front-end openings (26a) of each shelf bay (26,126), a horizontal conveying path (40;

41;

42;

43;

) proceeding transversely to a longitudinal direction of the shelf is disposed, wherein all conveying paths (40 through

     43) terminate at one end in one elevator or, at both ends (40a, 41a, 43a;

40b, 41b, 42b, 43b) in one elevator each (60,160), each elevator comprising an elevator shaft (60'"'"',160'"'"') of a framework structure with a raisable and lowerable conveying platform (61;

161) for the accommodation of at least one shunting wagon (50) with a paper roll transporting car (70) disposable thereupon;

c) the conveying paths (40 through

     43) and the conveying platform (61;

161) of each elevator (60;

160) possess runway tracks (45,46;

62,162) for the shunting wagons (50) of each conveying platform (61;

161) with the runway tracks (45,46) of each conveying path (40;

41;

42;

43) in a respective floor position of the conveying platforms (61,161) forming a continuous shunting wagon crossing area;

d) each shunting wagon (50) is provided with a paper roll transporting car (70) proceeding transversely to a forward movement of the shunting wagon which is displaceable on runway tracks (52) provided in the shunting wagon (50) and which is provided with a raisable and lowerable paper roll carrying plate (71) having a paper roll supporting area possessing a configuration of a graduated circle (72);

e) each shelf bay (26;

126) is provided with a paper roll supporting beam 80 proceeding in a longitudinal direction of the shelf bay and stationarily mounted and fitted with running tracks (82,82'"'"') for the paper roll transporting car (70), in which case the paper roll supporting beam (80) comprises two tracks (83,84) disposed at a distance from each other, whose supporting areas (83a,84a) are constructed inclinedly toward each other in such a way that a storage area corresponding to a partial circumference of a paper roll is formed and whose distance from each other is dimensioned in such a way that the paper roll transporting car (70) is able to travel between the tracks (83,84) with the paper roll carrying plate (71) in the elevated position;

f) a driving means (65,165;

55;

75) for the displacement of the conveying platform (61,161) of the elevators (60,160), the shunting wagon (50) and the paper roll transporting car (70) are combined into a program control system (200), in which the individual shelf bays (26,126) are also stored;

g) the web (182) of each track (83;

84) proceeds free of bends in a linear manner and is, with the aid of screwed, riveted or welded connections (183), connected to a plurality of vertical supporting girders (184) disposed at a distance from each other and connected to the crossgirder (12) of the framework structure (4) of the store;

h) a lower chord (181) is formed by the leg (187) with a horizontally proceeding section (187a) forming a support for the paper roll transporting car (70) and by a section (187b) adjoining said proceeding section (187a), said section (187b) proceeding vertically and parallel to the web (182), wherein the horizontal leg section (187a) is supported on and the vertical leg section (187b) is supported against an angle section (188) connected to the vertical supporting girder (184) and the cross-girder (12), the angle section (188) having a height greater than a length of the vertical leg section (187b) of the track (83,84); and

i) an upper chord (180) is formed by a leg (185) which, in the direction of a support (187'"'"') of the lower chord (181), proceeds obliquely and which is adjoined by a section (185a) proceeding vertically and parallel to the web (182) of the track (83,84), wherein the vertical supporting girder (184) has a length which is shorter than a sum of lengths of the web (182) and of the angle section (188).

2. High-shelf system store according to claim 1, characterized in that the high-shelf system store (10) with its conveying paths (40 through 43) comprises a framework structure disposed on a base plate.

3. High-shelf system store according to either claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the distribution shaft (30) between two shaft portions (20,120) possesses a width which corresponds to a length of a paper roll (100).

4. High-shelf system store according to claim 1 wherein each shunting wagon (50) and each paper roll transporting car (70) carried in a piggyback fashion on the latter is provided with an electromotively operated traction motor.

5. High-shelf system store according to claim 1 wherein the paper roll carrying plate (71) of each paper roll transporting car (70) is vertically displaceable with the aid of a hydraulically or electromotively operated means.

6. High-shelf system store according to claim 1 wherein the leg (185) of the upper chord (180) and the track (83;

84) exhibits an angular position of 65°

relative to the web (182).

7. High-shelf system store according to claim 1 wherein the vertical supporting girder (184) of the track (83;

84) is constructed in the form of a double T-section girder and is secured with its flanges (184a,184b) to the web (182).

8. High-shelf system store according to claim 1 wherein the angle section (188) of the track (83;

84) extends over an entire length of the lower chord (181).

9. High-shelf system store according to claim 1 wherein the attachment of the web (182) of the track (83;

84) is effected within a top area of the supporting girder (184).

10. High-shelf system store according to claim 1 wherein the attachment of the web (182) of the track (83,84) is effected over the entire length of the supporting girder (184).

11. High-shelf system store according to claim 1 wherein the elevator shaft (60'"'"';

160'"'"') is disposed stationarily at the one end of the conveying paths (40 through

     43).

12. High-shelf system store according to claim 1 wherein the elevator shaft (60) is disposed laterally in front of the distribution shaft (30), and wherein the conveying paths (40 through 43) proceeding in front of the shelf portions (20;

120) are connected via the conveying paths (46 through

     49) proceeding transversally to the same to the elevator shaft (60'"'"';

160'"'"').

13. High-shelf system store according to claim 1 wherein the elevator shaft (60'"'"';

160) is disposed within or in front of the distribution shaft (30).

14. High-shelf system store according to claim 1 wherein supply paths (500) with automotive paper roll transporting cars (510) displaceable on the latter are inserted in front of the high-shelf system store (10), in which each supply path (500) is constructed so as to have two floors with superjacent travel paths (511,512) for the paper roll transporting cars (510), and in that each supply path (500) terminates in an elevator shaft (60'"'"';

160) of the high-shelf system store (10), in that, if necessary, in order to bridge differences in height, vertical conveyers (515) are disposed in the supply path (500) and in that the supply path (500) interacts with means for cutting a paper roll means (520), paper roll packaging machines (530) and with revolving tables (540).

15. Track arranged in pairs in stores, more particularly in high-shelf system stores, having shelf bays constructed in several floors for the accommodation of roll-shaped storage material, more particularly paper rolls and of paper roll transporting cars, wherein each track of a pair of tracks attached to crossgirders of a framework structure of a store possesses an approximately U-shaped cross-sectional configuration with a lower chord and an upper chord and with a web that interconnects the lower chord and the upper chord, characterized in that:

a) the web (182) of the track (83;

84) proceeds devoid of any bends linearily and, with aid of screwed, riveted or welded connections (183) is connected to a plurality of vertical supporting girders (184) which are disposed at a distance from each other and connected to the crossgirder (12) of the framework structure (4) of the store;

b) the lower chord (181) is formed by a horizontally proceeding leg (187) with a section (187a) forming the support for the paper roll transporting car (70) and a section (187b) adjoining the first section (187a) which proceeds vertically and parallelly to the web (182), wherein the horizontal leg section (187a) is supported on and the vertical leg section (187b) is supported against an angle section (188) connected with the vertical supporting girder (12) and having a height greater than the length of the vertical leg section (187b) of the track (83,84);

c) the upper chord is formed by a leg (185) which proceeds obliquely in the direction of the support (187'"'"') of the lower chord (181) and to which a section (185a) adjoins which proceeds vertically and parellelly to the web (182) of the track (83,84), wherein the vertical supporting girder (184) has a length which is shorter than a sum of lengths of the web (182) and of the angle section (188).

16. Track according to claim 15, wherein the leg (185) of the upper chord (180) exhibits an angular position of 65°

relative to the web (182).

17. Track according to either claim 15 or 16, wherein the vertical supporting girder (184) is constructed in the form of a double T-section girder and, with its flanges (184a), is secured to the web (182).

18. Track according to claim 15 wherein the angle section (188) extends across an entire length of the lower chord (181).

19. Track according to claim 15 wherein the attachment of the web (182) of the track (83;

84) is effected within an upper area of the supporting girder (184).

20. Track according to claim 15 wherein the attachment of the web (182) of the track (83;

84) is effected across an entire length of the supporting girder (184).