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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2023
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Tadashi Nishikawa, Hino-cho, JP;
DAIFUKU CO., LTD., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A conveying apparatus is capable of conveying an object supported by a support along a vertical direction in a non-restricted area and a restricted area narrower than the non-restricted area. The conveying apparatus has a first detection device, a second detection device and a controller. The first detection device detects whether a runout of the conveyed object supported by the support from a normal position is within or outside the non-restricted area. The second detection device detects whether the runout from the normal position of the object supported by the support is within or outside the restricted area. The controller controls the conveyance operation of the object to be conveyed by the support based on the detection results of the first detection device and the second detection device.