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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2020
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Kazunari Kimura, Hinocho, JP;
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An article transport vehicle includes: a transfer device () that transfers an article (W) to a housing rack () by moving, along a protruding/retracting direction (A), a contact portion () that comes into contact with an article (W); a pair of first guide portions () that are located on opposite sides in a width direction (B) relative to an article (W) being transferred by the transfer device () and guide the article (W) in the protruding/retracting direction (A); a guide driving device () that changes a distance (D) between the two first guide portions () in the width direction (B); and a control unit (H) that controls the guide driving device ().