Apparatus, method and program for protecting accommodated item such as cartridge

A protecting method of items accommodated in an accommodating shelf into/out of which the accommodated items are put/taken, the protecting method comprising:

• obstructing the putting/taking of the accommodated items into/out of a plurality of cells, which are arranged in longitudinal direction and lateral direction and accommodate the accommodated items, by a plurality of longitudinal bars and lateral bars, each of the cells having an entrance/exit portion to put/take the accommodated items, a plurality of the longitudinal bars being disposed across the entrance/exit portions of the cells which are arranged in the longitudinal direction and being movable individually in the lateral direction to allow individual entrance/exit portions by a plurality of first drivers to be blocked and unblocked, a plurality of the lateral bars being disposed across the entrance/exit portions of the cells which are arranged in the lateral direction and being movable individually in the longitudinal direction by a plurality of second drivers to allow individual entrance/exit portions to be blocked and unblocked;
• individually moving a longitudinal bar disposed in front of an entrance/exit portion of a specific cell selected from the cells in the lateral direction and a lateral bar disposed in front of an entrance/exit portion of the specific cell in the longitudinal direction to the outside of the entrance/exit portion of the specific cell, respectively, to allow an entrance/exit portion of the specific cell to be unblocked in case where the accommodated item in the specific cell is loaded in or loaded out;
• and
• individually moving the longitudinal bar and the lateral bar to a position where to cross at the specific cell after the accommodated item is loaded in or loaded out,
• wherein each entrance/exit portion of first cells forming a line with the specific cell in the longitudinal direction is blocked by each lateral bar disposed in front of the entrance/exit portions of the first cells though the moved longitudinal bar allows the entrance/exit portions of the first cells to be unblocked, and each entrance/exit portion of second cells forming a line with the specific cell in the lateral direction is blocked by each longitudinal bar disposed in front of the entrance/exit portions of the second cells though the moved lateral bar allows the entrance/exit portions of the second cells to be unblocked.

A computer-readable medium storing a protecting program that is executed by a computer and that is for items accommodated in an accommodating shelf into/out of which the accommodated items are put/taken, the protecting program comprising:

• obstructing the putting/taking the accommodated items into/out of a plurality of cells, which are arranged in longitudinal direction and lateral direction, and accommodate the accommodated items, by a plurality of longitudinal bars and lateral bars, each of the cells having an entrance/exit portion to put/take the accommodated items, a plurality of the longitudinal bars being disposed across the entrance/exit portions of the cells which are arranged in the longitudinal direction and being movable individually in the lateral direction to allow individual entrance/exit portions by a plurality of first drivers to be blocked and unblocked, a plurality of the lateral bars being disposed across the entrance/exit portions of the cells which are arranged in the lateral direction and being movable individually in the longitudinal direction by a plurality of second drivers to allow individual entrance/exit portions to be blocked and unblocked;
• individually moving a longitudinal bar disposed in front of an entrance/exit portion of a specific cell selected from the cells in the lateral direction and a lateral bar disposed in front of an entrance/exit portion of the specific cell in the longitudinal direction to the outside of the entrance/exit portion of the specific cell, respectively, to allow an entrance/exit portion of the specific cell to be unblocked in case where the accommodated item in the specific cell is loaded in or loaded out;
• and
• individually moving the longitudinal bar and the lateral bar to a position where to cross at the specific cell after the accommodated item is loaded in or loaded out,
• wherein each entrance/exit portion of first cells forming a line with the specific cell in the longitudinal direction is blocked by each lateral bar disposed in front of the entrance/exit portions of the first cells though the moved longitudinal bar allows the entrance/exit portions of the first cells to be unblocked, and each entrance/exit portion of second cells forming a line with the specific cell in the lateral direction is blocked by each longitudinal bar disposed in front of the entrance/exit portions of the second cells though the moved lateral bar allows the entrance/exit portions of the second cells to be unblocked.

A system, comprising:

• a plurality of cells, which are arranged in longitudinal direction and lateral direction, accommodating items with each cell, each of the cells having an entrance/exit portion to put/take the accommodated items;
• first and second individually movable blocking members substantially perpendicularly crossing each other in each entrance/exit portion and allowing individual entrance/exit portions to be blocked and unblocked;
• a plurality of first drivers configured to move the first blocking members individually in a first direction;
• and
• a plurality of second drivers configured to move the second blocking members individually in a second direction different from the first direction, wherein
• a position where the first and second blocking members cross each other, which is formed in front of an entrance/exit portion of thea specific cell, is changed when the first blocking member disposed in front of the entrance/exit portion of the specific cell is individually moved in the first direction and the second blocking member disposed in front of the entrance/exit portion of the specific cell is individually moved in the second direction to the outside of the entrance/exit portion of the specific cell, respectively, to allow the entrance/exit portion of the specific cell to be unblocked,
• wherein each entrance/exit portion of first cells forming a line with the specific cell in the longitudinal direction is blocked by each first blocking member disposed in front of the entrance/exit portions of the first cells though the moved second blocking member allows the entrance/exit portions of the first cells to be unblocked, and each entrance/exit portion of second cells forming a line with the specific cell in the lateral direction is blocked by each second blocking member disposed in front of the entrance/exit portions of the second cells though the moved first blocking member allows the entrance/exit portions of the second cells to be unblocked.