Daikin Industries, Ltd.

Kiichiro Sato

Hidenori Matsui

Toshiaki Mukaidani

Hiroko Inoue

Junko Yamauchi

Chiharu Katada

A storage includes: a storage chamber that stores goods; a partition configured to move back and forth in a direction along an inner wall of the storage chamber, and divide the storage chamber into multiple rooms; and a temperature adjustment device configured to move back and forth in the direction along the inner wall of the storage chamber, and adjust the multiple rooms to different temperatures. For example, in conjunction with the movement of the partition, the temperature adjustment device moves in the above direction. The partition is configured to move back and forth between a first position, at which the partition is stored along the inner wall, and a second position, at which the partition divides the storage chamber into the multiple rooms, and the temperature adjustment device moves in that direction in conjunction with the movement of the partition between the first position and the second position.

Storage unit having movable temperature adjustment device

A temperature adjustment apparatus configured to transfer heat in a first storage chamber to a second storage chamber, and adjust the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber to different temperatures is provided. The temperature adjustment apparatus includes a control unit configured to perform control in a first driving mode of causing heat to be exchanged between the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber without flowing air therebetween. For example, the control unit further performs control in a second driving mode of causing heat to be exchanged between the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber by flowing air therebetween. For example, the control unit performs control in the second driving mode in response to a rise in the concentration of carbon dioxide or ethylene in the first storage chamber or the second storage chamber.

Temperature adjustment apparatus and storage

A management apparatus for managing a status of a plurality of storage cabinets whose use can be changed, includes a managing unit configured to collect storage cabinet information including the use of the plurality of storage cabinets and information relating to a usage status of the plurality of storage cabinets, and store the storage cabinet information in a storage unit; an acquiring unit configured to acquire information relating to a package to be stored; a storage cabinet managing unit configured to change the use of the storage cabinet; and an output unit configured to output information indicating a vacancy status of the storage cabinet corresponding to the use of the package, based on the information relating to the package and the storage cabinet information.

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Osaka, Japan

Kiichiro Sato