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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2021
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Kunihiro Tsukamoto, Hinocho, JP;
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A movement apparatus is provided that moves an article in a transfer direction. The movement apparatus is provided with a first protruding/retracting unit, a second protruding/retracting unit installed in a state spaced apart from the first protruding/retracting unit in the width direction, a first drive unit that moves the first protruding/retracting unit in the width direction, and a second drive unit that moves the second protruding/retracting unit in the width direction. The first drive unit is configured to move the first protruding/retracting unit in the width direction within a first setting range by swinging a first connection unit, and the second drive unit is configured to move the second protruding/retracting unit in the width direction within a second setting range wider than the first setting range by moving a second connection unit back and forth in a prescribed path.