US Patent Issued to DAIFUKU on Sept. 29 for "Article transport device" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,952, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to DAIFUKU Co. LTD. (Osaka, Japan).

"Article transport device" was invented by Tomohiko Kawashima (Shiga, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "It is sensed that a first guide roller of a first guide roller pair has been worn and/or that a second guide roller of a second guide roller pair has been worn. In an article transport device, a first sensor and a second sensor are attached to a frame, a distance between the first sensor and a first guide roller pair is shorter than a distance between the first sensor and a first wheel, and a distance between the second sensor and a second guide roller pa...