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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2023
Applicants:
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Taiwan Daifuku Co., Ltd., Tainan-city, TW;
Inventors:
Tomotaka Kinugawa, Hinocho, JP;
Kiyohide Ichino, Tainan-city, TW;
Assignee:
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/0464 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transport vehicle includes a first sensor that detects a relative distance in a vertical direction between a holder and at least one handle contactlessly. A controller determines, based on a detection result from the first sensor, whether the relative distance is at a first set value as a reference for the holder to hold or release the at least one handle and whether the relative distance is at a second set value corresponding to a descending limit for the holder with respect to the at least one handle.