Hirata Corporation

Issei Isaka

Ryoichi Wada

Toshihiko Watanabe

Kunio Katayanagi

In an overhead conveyance/storage systemincluding at least a storage areafor the storage of products (e.g., tires), at least one transfer holderadapted to move through a ceiling space in the storage areain three dimensions, including vertical, transverse and longitudinal directions while holding the products, and unloaderfor carrying out the productsfrom the storage area, a product receiving position (product unloading position)of the unloaderis set to a nearly central part of the storage areawhen seen in plan. The overhead conveyance/storage systemfurther includes loaderfor carrying the productsinto the storage area, and product discriminatoris disposed in the loader

Overhead transfer/storage system and overhead transfer/storage method

A storage system of the present invention includes a storage area for arranging and storing articles (W), a carrying-in line () for carrying in the articles (W) toward the storage area, and a transfer mechanism () arranged on an upper region of the storage area in order to transfer the articles (W) carried in by the carrying-in line to the storage area. The storage area includes a supporting table () for arranging and supporting a plurality of pallets (P) capable of loading the articles (W), and the transfer mechanism () transfers the articles (W) to the pallets (P) supported on the supporting table (). Since an operation for transferring the articles stored directly on the floor face as before to the pallets is not required, a carrying-out process is simplified and efficiency of storage process of the articles as a whole (carrying-in from the outside, transfer to the storage area, carrying-out to the outside) is improved.

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Tokyo, Japan

Issei Isaka