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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026
Filed:
May. 31, 2024
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Tomohiko Kawashima, Shiga, JP;
Yasunobu Matsuo, Shiga, JP;
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A risk of a deterioration in detection performance of an identifier is reduced. An article transport facility includes: a first rail; a second rail; and a first traveling vehicle that has a first wheel which rolls on an upper surface of the first rail, a first roller which rolls on a side surface of the first rail, and a second roller which rolls on an upper surface of the second rail, an identifier being provided on a side surface of the second rail, the identifier including position information that is information pertaining to a position in a longitudinal direction of the second rail, and the first traveling vehicle further having a first reader which reads the position information from the identifier.
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