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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2019
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Atsushi Minoo, Tokyo, JP;
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A control device () of an article transfer facility () determines the size of a first dead space surrounded by a set article (Wd) and a target article (Wc) located at a first candidate position (P). If the size of the first dead space is smaller than a first threshold (TH), the control device () sets the first candidate position (P) as the arrangement position of the target article (Wc). If the size of the first dead space is greater than or equal to the first threshold (TH), the control device () determines the size of a second dead space surrounded by the set article (Wd) and the target article (Wc) located at a second candidate position (P). If the size of the second dead space is smaller than a second threshold (TH), the control device () sets the second candidate position (P) as the arrangement position of the target article (Wc).