Patent ID: 8006824

Claim:
A storage system comprising: a storage area for arranging and storing an article; a carrying-in line for carrying in the article toward the storage area; and a transfer mechanism arranged in an upper region of the storage area, for transferring the article which was carried in by the carrying-in line to the storage area, wherein the storage area includes a supporting table for supporting a plurality of pallets on which the article can be loaded in an arranged state; the transfer mechanism includes a fixed frame extending in a X direction and a Y direction so as to surround an upper region of the storage area, a movable frame movably supported in the Y direction with respect to the fixed frame, a slider movably supported in the X direction with respect to the movable frame, an elevating arm supported capable of elevation in a vertical direction with respect to the slider, and a holding unit provided at a lower end of the elevating arm and capable of holding the article, further comprising: a pallet conveying line arranged along the supporting table in order to carry in the pallet toward the supporting table and/or for carrying out the pallet from the supporting table; and a reading means provided at the carrying-in line in order to read information of an information medium attached to the article, wherein the transfer mechanism transfers the article to a predetermined position on a predetermined pallet supported on the supporting table on a basis of the information read by the reading means.