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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2011
Applicant:
Manabu Onayama, Shiga, JP;
Inventor:
Manabu Onayama, Shiga, JP;
Assignee:
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/46 (2006.01); B65G 47/84 (2006.01); B65G 43/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/844 (2013.01); B65G 43/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Article sorting equipment of the present invention comprises: a rotation drive device; endless chains rotated on a conveyance route by the rotation drive device; a plurality of slats on which the article is placed and conveyed; and shoes attached to the slats. In the present invention, detected plates are attached to the slats, and a detection device for detecting the detected plates is provided. Based on timing of detecting the detected plates, positions of the slats are obtained.