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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2023
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Yasuhisa Mishina, Hinocho, JP;
Tadasuke Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kouji Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Ukisu, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhiko Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Masaya Miyamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An article sorting facility includes: a first floor including a plurality of first travel paths; a second floor installed at a different height from the first floor in a vertical direction, and including a plurality of second travel paths; a plurality of first elevation mechanisms connecting terminating ends of the first travel paths to starting ends of the second travel paths; a plurality of second elevation mechanisms connecting terminating ends of the second travel paths to starting ends of the first travel paths; a plurality of receiving sections configured to receive articles from the transport vehicles; and at least one supply section configured to supply the articles to the transport vehicles. The plurality of second travel paths overlap corresponding first travel paths or corresponding receiving sections as viewed in the vertical direction, at least in a partial segment.