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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2011
Kazushi Tsujimoto, Omihachiman, JP;
Yuichi Ueda, Yasu, JP;
Takashi Fujita, Higashiomi, JP;
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An article storage facility includes a storage rack that includes a plurality of storage units that store articles; a first article transport that includes a first vertically movable body guided by a first vertical guide and a first transit body configured to move along a path defined along the storage rack, the first vertical guide being provided in the first article transport so as to be positioned on one side of a lateral direction of the path; and a second article transport that includes a second vertically movable body guided by a second vertical guide and a second transit body configured to move along the path, the second vertical guide being provided in the second article transport so as to be positioned on the other lateral side of the path. The first transit body and the second transit body are configured so as to be able to pass each other.