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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2015
Itoh Denki Co., Ltd., Kasai-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Itoh Denki Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
Provided is an article storage apparatus capable of effectively utilizing the capacity of a building. The article storage apparatus includes an article moving device. The article moving deviceincludes an X-direction travel wheel, a Y-direction travel wheel, a travel wheel lifting and lowering unit that lifts and lowers the travel wheels, and an article lifting and lowering unit that lifts and lowers an article. It is possible to lower the X-direction travel wheelor the Y-direction travel wheelso as to be set down on a travel passage by the travel wheel lifting and lowering unit and rotate the set-down travel wheel to cause the article moving device to travel in an X direction or a Y direction. It is possible to lift the article lifting and lowering unit to pick up an article on an article supporting member or lower the article lifting and lowering unit to transfer the article previously lifted by the article lifting and lowering unit onto the article supporting member.