Cylindrical material storing device and method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12384618-B2
Application number	US-202318491170-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 20, 2023
Priority date	May 7, 2021
Publication date	Aug 12, 2025
Grant date	Aug 12, 2025

Abstract

A device for storing cylindrical material according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a rack shelf including one or more racks in which a circular axis is stored, a rack master including a first rack master fork configured to collect a first circular axis in which an article stored in a target rack is not mounted, and a second rack master fork configured to transport a second circular axis in which the article is mounted in the target rack from which the first circular axis is collected, a turn skid configured to collect the first circular axis collected from the first rack master fork; and an input/output port configure to mount the article in the first circular axis collected from the turn skid.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cylindrical material storing device, comprising:
an input/output port configured to mount an article in a first circular axis and output the first circular axis;
a turn skid configured to collect the first circular axis in which the article output from the input/output port is mounted; and
a rack master including a first rack master fork configured to collect the first circular axis in which the article is mounted from the turn skid, and configured to output the first circular axis to a target rack in which a circular axis is not stored.

2. The cylindrical material sorting device of claim 1 , further comprising a rack shelf including one or more racks in which a circular axis is stored.

3. The cylindrical material storing device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an automated guided vehicle configured to output the article to the input/output port.

4. The cylindrical material storing device of claim 1 , wherein the input/output port comprises:
a shaft rotatably coupled to a body in an integral form; and
a first pusher configured to output the article mounted in the shaft to an automated guided vehicle.

5. The cylindrical material storing device of claim 4 , wherein the input/output port comprises:
a first sensor configured to sense a number of articles mounted in the shaft; and
a second sensor configured to sense a match between a longitudinal direction of the shaft and a longitudinal direction of the first circular axis,
wherein the first pusher outputs the article in the shaft to the automated guided vehicle based on a signal of the first sensor and a signal of the second sensor.

6. The cylindrical material storing device of claim 4 , wherein the input/output port comprises:
a second sensor configured to sense a match between a longitudinal direction of the shaft and the longitudinal direction of the shaft of the automated guided vehicle,
wherein the first pusher outputs the article in the shaft to the automated guided vehicle based on a signal of the second sensor.

7. The cylindrical material storing device of claim 1 , wherein the turn skid comprises:
a first movement part that moves between a designated location and an article collection location; and
a clamp configured to fix the first circular axis in which the article is mounted.

8. The cylindrical material storing device of claim 7 ,
wherein the first movement part moves to the designated location when the article is mounted to the first circular axis at the article collection location.

9. The cylindrical material storing device of claim 7 , wherein the turn skid further comprises:
a second movement part that moves between a designated location and a circular axis collection location,
wherein the second movement part moves to the circular axis collection location when the article is mounted to the first circular axis and the turn skid is disposed at the designated location.

10. The cylindrical material storing device of claim 7 , wherein the turn skid further comprises:
a third sensor configured to sense a number of articles mounted in the first circular axis fixed in the clamp;
a fourth sensor configured to sense a mounted location of the article mounted in the first circular axis fixed in the clamp; and
an arrangement pusher configured to arrange the mounted location of the article mounted in the first circular axis, based on a signal of the third sensor and a signal of the fourth sensor.

11. The cylindrical material storing device of claim 1 , wherein the first rack master fork transported the first circular axis to the target rack separates from the rack master and moves to a location corresponding to a storage location of a rack that is different from the target rack.

12. The cylindrical material storing device of claim 11 , wherein the first rack master fork separated from the rack master collects a second circular axis stored on the rack and an article is not mounted, and outputs the second circular axis to the turn skid.

13. The cylindrical material storing device of claim 1 , wherein the rack master further comprises:
a vertical movement part configured to vertically move the first rack master fork; and
a fifth sensor configured to sense a storage location of a rack, and
the vertical movement part vertically moves the first rack master fork based on a signal of the fifth sensor.

14. The cylindrical material storing device of claim 2 , wherein the first rack master fork comprises:
a fork in which the circular axis is stored;
an extension bar extending integrally to the fork so that the fork moves to a storage location of a rack; and
a third movement part that moves along a path provided in the rack shelf.

15. The cylindrical material storing device of claim 14 , wherein the rack master further comprises a sixth sensor configured to sense the storage location of the rack, and
the extension bar extends integrally to the fork so that the fork moves to the storage location, based on a signal of the sixth sensor.

16. A cylindrical material storing device, comprising:
an input/output port configured to collect an article from a third circular axis and output the third circular axis;
a turn skid configured to collect the third circular axis in which the article output to the input/output port; and
a rack master including a first rack master fork configured to collect the third circular axis in which the article is not mounted from the turn skid, and configured to output the third circular axis to a target rack in which a circular axis is not stored.

17. The cylindrical material storing device of claim 16 , further comprising: a rack shelf including one or more racks in which a circular axis is stored.

18. The cylindrical material storing device of claim 16 , further comprising:
an automated guided vehicle configured to output the article to the input/output port.

19. The cylindrical material storing device of claim 16 , wherein the first rack master fork transported the third circular axis to the target rack separates from the rack master and moves to a location corresponding to a storage location of a rack that is different from the target rack.

20. The cylindrical material storing device of claim 19 , wherein the first rack master fork separated from the rack master collects a second circular axis stored on the rack and an article is mounted, and outputs the second circular axis to the turn skid.

Assignees

• Samsung Sds Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Seung Young
• Won Sung Hoon
• Um In Sup
• Lee Won Yong

Classifications

• B65H67/067

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• B65G1/0485

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• B65H67/066

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• A47B81/007

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• B65G2201/0232

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