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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2023
Applicant:
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Takanori Nakamura, Hinocho, JP;
Kazuharu Yoshinaga, Hinocho, JP;
Assignee:
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/0492 (2013.01); B65G 1/0414 (2013.01);
Abstract
A holding device with a holder holding an operation vehicle is transported by a transporter from a loader and is placed on a mount located along a travel path. The state of the holder in the holding device placed on the mount is changed to a non-holding state and an elevator lowers the operation vehicle to place the operation vehicle on the travel path.