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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2015
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka-shi, JP;
Takeshi Abe, Shiga, JP;
Atsushi Fujiwara, Shiga, JP;
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka-shi, JP;
Abstract
An article transport device includes a vertically movable member which is movable along the vertical direction, and a transfer device which is supported by the vertically movable member and is configured to transfer an article to or from any one of transfer target locations. The transfer device includes a support body which receives and supports an article and is projected and retracted between a projected position and a retracted position. And the support body includes a support member which is elastically deformable in the vertical direction, wherein the support body is configured to receive and support an article with the support member. A cushion member is provided to the vertically movable member such that the cushion member is spaced apart upwardly by a set distance from the article which is received and supported by the support member.