Conveyance device
AssigneesDaifuku Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsKazuki Ogawa, Hiroaki Nomoto, Saeko Komatsu
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Abstract
Achieved is a conveyance device including a mechanism which reduces a gap to be generated between each of carriages coupled to each other and a path along which the carriages pass. A conveyance device (1) to be conveyed along a conveyance path (6) includes: a plurality of main carriages (2); and a plurality of sub-carriages (3) that are located between the main carriages and that are connected so as to be movable with respect to the main carriages. The main carriages and the sub-carriages are alternately provided. The sub-carriages each include a step (7) configured to be drawn therefrom in a direction perpendicular to a movement direction of a conveyance path and in an area in which the conveyance path bends.
Claims8
A conveyance device configured to convey a conveyance target along a conveyance path, the conveyance device comprising:
- a plurality of main carriages;
- and
- a plurality of sub-carriages that are located between the plurality of main carriages and that are connected so as to be movable with respect to the main carriages,
- the plurality of main carriages and the plurality of sub-carriages being alternately provided, and
- the plurality of sub-carriages each including a step configured to be drawn therefrom on an outer side of an area in which the conveyance path bends and in a direction perpendicular to a movement direction of the conveyance path.
A conveyance device configured to convey a conveyance target along a conveyance path, the conveyance device comprising:
- a plurality of main carriages;
- and
- a plurality of sub-carriages that are located between the plurality of main carriages and that are connected so as to be movable with respect to the main carriages,
- the plurality of main carriages and the plurality of sub-carriages being alternately provided, and
- the plurality of sub-carriages each including a step configured to be drawn therefrom in an area in which the conveyance path bends and in a direction perpendicular to a movement direction of the conveyance path;
- wherein the step engages with a guide rail provided along the conveyance path and is configured to be drawn from the sub-carriage due to a path difference between the guide rail and a track along which a center of the sub-carriage passes.
A conveyance device configured to convey a conveyance target along a conveyance path, the conveyance device comprising:
- a plurality of main carriages;
- and
- a plurality of sub-carriages that are located between the plurality of main carriages and that are connected so as to be movable with respect to the main carriages,
- the plurality of main carriages and the plurality of sub-carriages being alternately provided, and
- the plurality of sub-carriages each including a step configured to be drawn therefrom in an area in which the conveyance path bends and in a direction perpendicular to a movement direction of the conveyance path;
- wherein the step includes cover parts between the step and corresponding ones of the plurality of main carriages, the cover parts being movable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.