Article transport facility

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9975705
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15359889

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An article transport facility in which the attitude of its support mechanism can be easily corrected to an appropriate attitude. The facility includes an angle sensor configured to detect an angle of a first reference surface of an article supported by a vertically movable member with respect to the horizontal plane, one or more winding mechanisms, one or more second actuators configured to actuate the one or more winding mechanisms, and a controller. Each winding mechanism is configured to selectively take up and feed out a target elongate flexible member. The controller controls one or more second actuators to adjust the angle of the first reference surface to a preset angle with respect to the horizontal plane based on the detected information from the angle sensor.

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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
Kinugawa, Tomotaka Yasu, JP 19 137
Morikawa, Yasushi Gamo-gun, JP 16 117

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