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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2011
Manabu Onayama, Shiga, JP;
Manabu Onayama, Shiga, JP;
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In an article sorting device including a plurality of slats (article support bodies) overlaying between a pair of endless chains (endless rotation bodies) arranged along a main conveyance route, slats having a longitudinal direction at a right angle to the main conveyance route, and shoes (article lateral pressing bodies) fitted onto the slats slidably in the longitudinal direction of the slats, and guided by a branch guide member provided in a fixed direction relative to the main conveyance route, sliding sections for each of the shoes slidably in contact with each of the slats are positioned in the vicinity of both left and right ends in a sectional view relative to the longitudinal direction of the slats, and the sliding sections are positioned in the vicinity of a lower end in the sectional view.