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Title:
CONVEYING EQUIPMENT USING MOVABLE BODY
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001114416
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide conveying equipment using a movable body that can receive and deliver an object of conveyance with ease in the directions of a fixed path.

A movable body 10 is movable in a fixed path 5 as being supported and guided by rails 3 via a plurality of guided devices 30, and has support portions 40 for an object of conveyance 130. A main body 11 of the movable body 10 is made up of a group of frame elements 12 to 14 coupled for relative turning movement via couplers 20. The fixed path 5 has, in a specific path section 5f, orientation changing means 80 for changing the orientation of the support portions 40. The orientation changing means 80 have a group of divided rail elements 82 to 84 coupled for relative turning movement corresponding with the unit of the frame elements 12 to 14 forming a group. The divided rail elements 83 corresponding with the frame element 13 provided on the support portions 40 are rotatable about a longitudinal axis 81.


Inventors:
Kawato, Kenichiro
Uehara, Takashi
Suzuki, Takaharu
Application Number:
JP1999000293074
Publication Date:
April 24, 2001
Filing Date:
October 15, 1999
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
DAIFUKU CO LTD
International Classes:
B61B10/02; B61B13/12; B65G35/06; B61B10/00; B61B13/12; B65G35/00; (IPC1-7): B65G35/06; B61B10/02; B61B13/12



 
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