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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka-shi, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 67/02 (2006.01); B65G 63/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 67/02 (2013.01); B65G 63/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
A distribution facility including: a platform that is provided with a first transport portion for shipping and a second transport portion for receiving; a berth that is provided to allow a transport vehicle to be parked side-on; and a transfer device that moves back and forth between an intermediate transport area and a load bed adjacent area to transfer an article between the platform and the transport vehicle.