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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2016
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka-shi, JP;
Yasushi Morikawa, Hinocho, JP;
Takeshi Abe, Hinocho, JP;
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka-shi, JP;
Abstract
An article transport device and a work platform are movable along a travel path along a rack lateral direction. Article storage racks include a first storage rack installed on a first direction side along a rack fore and aft direction with respect to the travel path, and a second storage rack installed on a second direction side along the rack fore and aft direction with respect to the travel path. A platform storage section for storing the work platform is provided on the first direction side with respect to a trajectory of the article transport device. The platform storage section and the trajectory overlap with each other at least in part as seen along the rack fore and aft direction whereas the platform storage section and the second storage rack overlap with each other at least in part as seen along the rack fore and aft direction.