Transfer device and stacker crane
AssigneeMurata Machinery, Ltd.
InventorsJun Sai, Kazuhiro Ishikawa
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Abstract
A transfer device and a stacker crane can stabilize the posture of a conveyed object on a placement portion in a horizontal direction even when the conveyed object is conveyed at high speed. The transfer device transfers the storage container by advancing and retreating the hand on which the storage container is placed. The transfer device is provided with a gripper that grips the storage container placed on a hand in the X direction that is the horizontal direction.
Claims8
A transfer device for transferring a conveyed object by advancing and retreating a placement portion on which the conveyed object is placed, the transfer device comprising
- a gripper that grips the conveyed object placed on the placement portion in a horizontal direction, and is configured to be able to open and close between an open state in which the conveyed object is not gripped and a closed state in which the conveyed object is gripped, and
- an interlocking mechanism that interlocks advancing and retreating of the placement portion with opening and closing of the gripper,
- wherein the interlocking mechanism includes a cam configured to rotate in accordance with advancing and retreating of the placement portion, a follower in contact with the cam and follows along a horizontal direction, and a coupling unit that couples the follower to the gripper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.