ARTICLE STORAGE FACILITY
First Claim
1. An article storage facility comprising storing shelves configured with a plurality of article storage units lined un in a vertical and breadthwise direction, a stacker crane being arranged to be runnable along travelling rails provided at the front side of the storing shelve along a sideways widthwise direction of the shelves along the sideways widthwise direction of the storing shelves to convey articles to each of the article storage units, and a crane control means for controlling the actuation of the stacker crane;
- wherein said stacker crane comprises a travelling cart runnable along the travelling rails, a pair of vertical-movement guiding masts being stood from both edge portions of the travelling cart in the front-back width direction of the travelling cart, a platform being freely lifted along the pair of front and rear vertical-movement guiding masts therebetween, and an article transfer device being provided to the platform;
wherein said stacker crane is constructed so as to have a work frame between said pair of front and rear vertical-movement guiding masts, which is attachable thereto or detachable therefrom, with a setup width in the front-back width direction and the sideways widthwise direction of the travelling cart.
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Abstract
An article storage facility with a storing shelf structured by lining up a plurality of article storage units in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. A stacker crane travels along a traveling rail to transport articles to each article storage unit. The stacker crane has a traveling cart having a pair of vertical-movement guiding masts set upright on both ends of the traveling cart in the front-back width direction, and a vertical-movement platform movable vertically along the pair of vertical-movement guiding masts between the pair of vertical-movement guiding masts. An article transfer device is provided on the vertical-movement platform. The stacker crane has a work frame, having a width in the sideways direction of the traveling cart and the front-back width direction of the traveling cart between the pair of vertical-movement guiding masts structured so as to be freely attached and removed.
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13 Claims
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1. An article storage facility comprising storing shelves configured with a plurality of article storage units lined un in a vertical and breadthwise direction, a stacker crane being arranged to be runnable along travelling rails provided at the front side of the storing shelve along a sideways widthwise direction of the shelves along the sideways widthwise direction of the storing shelves to convey articles to each of the article storage units, and a crane control means for controlling the actuation of the stacker crane;
- wherein said stacker crane comprises a travelling cart runnable along the travelling rails, a pair of vertical-movement guiding masts being stood from both edge portions of the travelling cart in the front-back width direction of the travelling cart, a platform being freely lifted along the pair of front and rear vertical-movement guiding masts therebetween, and an article transfer device being provided to the platform;
wherein said stacker crane is constructed so as to have a work frame between said pair of front and rear vertical-movement guiding masts, which is attachable thereto or detachable therefrom, with a setup width in the front-back width direction and the sideways widthwise direction of the travelling cart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- wherein said stacker crane comprises a travelling cart runnable along the travelling rails, a pair of vertical-movement guiding masts being stood from both edge portions of the travelling cart in the front-back width direction of the travelling cart, a platform being freely lifted along the pair of front and rear vertical-movement guiding masts therebetween, and an article transfer device being provided to the platform;
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