Floor-to-floor transport system and floor-to-floor transport method

A floor-to-floor transport system that transports an article between different floors by using an upward path and a downward path in a vertical transporter that revolves in one direction, the floor-to-floor transport system comprising, on at least one floor:

• a discharge transport line that transports an article that has been transported from another floor and been unloaded from the vertical transporter;
• a first unloading opening through which an article is unloaded from the downward path in the vertical transporter;
• a second unloading opening through which an article is unloaded from the upward path in the vertical transporter;
• a transferor that transfers to the discharge transport line the article unloaded through the first unloading opening or the second unloading opening;
• and
• a controller that controls the transferor.

A floor-to-floor transport system that transports an article between different floors by using an upward path and a downward path in a vertical transporter that revolves in one direction, the floor-to-floor transport system comprising, on at least one floor:

• a loading transport line that transports to the vertical transporter an article to be transported to another floor;
• a first loading opening through which the article is loaded into the upward path in the vertical transporter;
• a second loading opening through which the article is loaded into the downward path in the vertical transporter;
• a discharge transport line that transports an article that has been transported from another floor and been unloaded from the vertical transporter;
• a first unloading opening through which an article is unloaded from the downward path in the vertical transporter;
• a second unloading opening through which an article is unloaded from the upward path in the vertical transporter;
• a transferor that selectively transfers to the first loading opening or the second loading opening an article transported by the loading transport line and transfers to the discharge transport line an article unloaded through the first unloading opening or the second unloading opening;
• and
• a controller that controls the transferor.