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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2023
Applicant:
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/56 (2006.01); B65G 43/08 (2006.01); B65G 47/52 (2006.01); B65G 47/54 (2006.01); B65G 47/57 (2006.01); B65G 47/90 (2006.01); B65G 65/23 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/90 (2013.01); B65G 43/08 (2013.01); B65G 47/52 (2013.01); B65G 65/23 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0208 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inversion mechanism inverts a first container held by a holding mechanism with a first opening directed upward, and directs the first opening downward. A movement mechanism moves the holding mechanism so that the first opening directed downward faces a second opening from above. The opening and closing drive mechanism brings an opening and closing member into the closed state while the holding mechanism is inverted by the inversion mechanism and while the holding mechanism is moved by the movement mechanism, and brings the opening and closing member into the open state in response to the first opening facing the second opening.