| CPC B65G 1/06 (2013.01) [B65G 1/0407 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0208 (2013.01); B65G 2203/044 (2013.01)] | 6 Claims |
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1. An automated warehouse comprising:
a storage rack configured to store a plurality of articles; and
a transport apparatus configured to travel along a front face of the storage rack and transport the articles,
wherein the storage rack comprises:
a plurality of placement sections on which the articles are placeable;
a frame member supporting the plurality of placement sections;
a plurality of placement section accessory members respectively corresponding to the plurality of placement sections; and
a cover member,
wherein:
the cover member covers a target region set in a portion of a back face of the storage rack or over an entirety of the back face,
the plurality of placement sections are next to each other in both an up-down direction and a width direction orthogonal to the up-down direction as viewed in a depth direction that is a direction from the front face toward the back face or from the back face toward the front face, and storage regions in which the articles are storable are respectively formed between pairs of two placement sections adjacent to each other in the up-down direction,
the cover member is changeable between a closed state in which the cover member covers the target region and an open state in which the cover member has been moved relative to the frame member to expose the target region,
the placement section accessory members constitute an article detection sensor configured to detect presence or absence of the articles placed on the placement sections, and are on a back face side in the depth direction relative to the storage regions formed on the corresponding placement sections, are on a front face side in the depth direction relative to the cover member, and overlap the storage regions as viewed in the depth direction, the back face side in the depth direction is the back face side as seen from the front face side in the depth direction, and the front face side in the depth direction is the front face side as seen from the back face side in the depth direction, and
the plurality of placement section accessory members are fixed to the cover member so that the placement section accessory members move relative to the frame member as the state of the cover member is changed from the closed state to the open state.
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