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OT-2026-000001131

Container transport facility

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Material Handling › Conveying Systems
Inventors
AIKA SHOTA, KAWAMOTO MAKOTO, SIRAISI TOORU
Assignee
DAIFUKU CO LTD
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US-12595121-B2, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 7 April 2026
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Abstract

A container transport facility includes a transport vehicle configured to transport a container that is configured to be step-stacked in an up-down direction; a storage shelf configured to store the container; and a work area in which target work is performed. A step-stacking storage area s provided at a location different from the work area and the storage shelf. The step-stacking storage area includes a disposition region in which a plurality of step-stacking container groups is able to be disposed, a second delivery portion in which the step-stacking container group is delivered between the second delivery portion and the support portion, and a container group transport device configured to perform a taking-out operation of moving the step-stacking container group from the disposition region to the second delivery portion and a taking-in operation of moving the step-stacking container group from the second delivery portion to the disposition region.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000001131, “Container transport facility,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:03:54 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001131.

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