Article sorting facility

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12042823
APP PUB NO 20230241647A1
SERIAL NO

18102877

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An article sorting facility includes: a first floor including a plurality of first travel paths; a second floor installed at a different height from the first floor in a vertical direction, and including a plurality of second travel paths; a plurality of first elevation mechanisms connecting terminating ends of the first travel paths to starting ends of the second travel paths; a plurality of second elevation mechanisms connecting terminating ends of the second travel paths to starting ends of the first travel paths; a plurality of receiving sections configured to receive articles from the transport vehicles; and at least one supply section configured to supply the articles to the transport vehicles. The plurality of second travel paths overlap corresponding first travel paths or corresponding receiving sections as viewed in the vertical direction, at least in a partial segment.

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DAIFUKU CO LTD3-2-11 YUCOIN ISLAND XIDIANCHUAN DISTRICT OSAKA CITY JAPAN OSAKA-SHI OSAKA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fujita, Kouji Tokyo, JP 50 415
Mishina, Yasuhisa Hinocho, JP 2 3
Miyamoto, Masaya Tokyo, JP 10 29
Ogawa, Tadasuke Tokyo, JP 3 2
Sato, Nobuhiko Tokyo, JP 148 3457
Ukisu, Kenichi Tokyo, JP 8 8

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