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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2017
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka-shi, JP;
Takeshi Abe, Hinocho, JP;
Tadahiro Yoshimoto, Hinocho, JP;
Kazuya Omori, Hinocho, JP;
Shinsuke Kawamura, Hinocho, JP;
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka-shi, JP;
Abstract
A transport space Si is formed in front of an article storage rack, and a plurality of up-down partition bodies that partition storage sectionsadjacent to each other in an up-down direction are provided in the article storage rack. A flow path space Sextending in the up-down direction is formed between a wall portionand the plurality of storage sections, and each of the plurality of storage sectionsis located between the flow path space Sand the transport space S, and is in communication with the flow path space Sand the transport space S. A gas supply portionincludes a flow inletinto which a gas from the outside flows, and is in communication with an upper end portion of the transport space Sand an upper end portion of the flow path space S. The gas supply portionincludes a guide portion that guides the gas that has flowed in from the flow inletto the flow path space Sand the transport space Si such that the air pressure inside the transport space Sis smaller than the air pressure inside the flow path space S