Patent ID: 9457955
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: B65G,G05B,H01L

Claim Text:
1. An article storage facility comprising: an article storage rack having a plurality of storage sections for storing articles, the storage sections being arranged along a vertical direction and along a rack lateral direction; an article transport device for transporting articles to the plurality of storage sections; a controller for controlling operation of the article transport device; wherein each of the plurality of storage sections includes a support body for receiving and supporting an article, wherein the controller is configured to perform an article transport control for controlling operation of the article transport device to transport an article between an article support portion and any one of the plurality of the storage sections, wherein a measuring jig is provided for measuring an amount of tilt of the support body with respect to the horizontal with the measuring jig received and supported by the support body, and wherein the controller is configured to perform a tilt measurement control for controlling operation of the article transport device to transport the measuring jig sequentially to each of a plurality of measurement target storage sections which is all or a part of the plurality of storage sections, such that, after causing the measuring jig to be transported to cause the measuring jig to be received and supported by the support body of one measurement target storage section, the controller causes the measuring jig to be transported to cause the measuring jig to be received and supported by the support body of another measurement target storage section that is designated as being next in a set order defined in advance.