Article storage facility
US12428229B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G1/065
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An unloading priority mode is a mode for causing a transport device to execute a first transfer operation, a second transfer operation, a first travel operation, a third transfer operation, and a second travel operation in this order. The first transfer operation is an operation of transferring a second article to the transport device. The second transfer operation is an operation of transferring a first article to the transport device. The first travel operation is an operation of traveling to a position corresponding to a relay section while holding the first article and the second article. The third transfer operation is an operation of transferring the first article to the relay section, and thereafter transferring a third article to the transport device. The second travel operation is an operation of traveling to a position corresponding to a storage section while holding the second article and the third article.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.