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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2023
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Toshihito Ueda, Hinocho, JP;
Shota Inden, Hinocho, JP;
Akira Suzuki, Hinocho, JP;
Ryoji Kishi, Hinocho, JP;
Ayaka Kawanami, Hinocho, JP;
Yoshitaka Tanaka, Hinocho, JP;
Tatsuki II, Hinocho, JP;
Noriyuki Ikuta, Hinocho, JP;
Yuya Hirao, Hinocho, JP;
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An article transport facility includes a plurality of transport vehicles, a first traveling rail, a second traveling rail below the first traveling rail, a lifter including a lift rail, and a control system. In response to a preliminary request signal from a target transport vehicle, the control system performs a preliminary lifting process of moving the lift rail to a target position when no non-target transport vehicle is on the lift rail and no entry request signal is received from a non-target transport vehicle.