摘要 |
An article storing apparatus is adapted to store an article transported by a carriage traveling along a traveling rail provided on a ceiling while being suspended. A storage space is provided above the ceiling. A rack is disposed in the storage space and adapted to store the article. A loader/unloader is operable to load the article from the carriage to the rack, and to unload the article from the rack to the carriage. A hoist transporter is movable in a vertical direction through the ceiling to transport the article between an inside and an outside of the storage space, and operable to deliver the article to the carriage and receive the article from the carriage. A storage transporter is disposed in the storage space and movable between the hoist transporter and the rack, and operable to deliver the article to the rack and receive the article from the rack.
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