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US 2006/0219126 A1Published application
Overhead traveling vehicle system
AssigneeMurata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakashi Nakao
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Abstract
A side buffer 40 is provided on a side of a traveling rail 6 of an overhead traveling vehicle 8. Multiple levels of racks 41, 42 are provided. The overhead traveling means 8 has elevating and lowering means including components such as a linear guide 32 and a ball screw 26 for elevating and lowering a lateral movement unit 16.
Claims5
An overhead traveling vehicle system comprising:
- a traveling rail in an overhead space;
- an article storage unit provided on a side of the traveling rail;
- and an overhead traveling vehicle, the overhead traveling vehicle having:
- a hoisting frame for supporting an article;
- an elevation drive unit for elevating and lowering the hoisting frame;
- and lateral movement means for laterally moving the elevation drive unit between the article storage unit and a position under the traveling rail, wherein:
- the article storage unit includes at least two levels of racks for placing articles on the racks, the one rack arranged upper and the other rack arranged lower;
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- the overhead traveling vehicle has elevating and lowering means for elevating and lowering the lateral movement means between the height suitable for transfer of the article to/from the lower rack and an original position of the lateral movement means.
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