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US 2026/0285649 A1Published application
Overhead transport vehicle
AssigneeMurata Machinery, Ltd.
InventorMakoto KOBAYASHI
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Abstract
An overhead transport vehicle to transport a container while holding down a lid placed atop the container includes a holder to hold the container, and an elevation driver to raise and lower the holder. The holder includes a lid presser to press the lid placed atop the container from above by the weight of the container when the container is held on the holder.
Claims8
1-7. (canceled)
8:
- An overhead transport vehicle to transport a container while holding down a lid placed atop the container, the overhead transport vehicle comprising:
- a holder to hold the container;
- and
- an elevation driver to raise and lower the holder;
- wherein
- the holder includes a lid presser to press the lid placed atop the container from above by a weight of the container when the container is held on the holder.
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9:
- The overhead transport vehicle according to claim 8, wherein
- the lid presser includes a first contact to press the lid placed atop the container from above;
- and
- a second contact to come into contact with a lower surface of a flange at an upper end of the container;
- wherein
- when the holder is raised by the elevation driver, the second contact is movable to contact with the lower surface of the flange and is rotatable around a shaft along a horizontal direction by a weight of the container;
- and
- the first contact is rotatable around the shaft so as to follow the rotation of the second contact to press the lid from above.
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10:
- The overhead transport vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the lid presser includes a support to support the flange from below;
- and
- when the holder is raised by the elevation driver, the second contact is rotatable toward a lower surface of the flange resulting in the flange being supported on the support.
11:
- The overhead transport vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the lid presser is configured to grip the container using the first contact and the support while holding down the lid placed atop the container with the first contact.
12:
- The overhead transport vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the lid presser is provided in a pair corresponding to both ends of the container.
13:
- The overhead transport vehicle according to claim 9, wherein
- the first contact includes a first roller to press the lid from above;
- and
- the second contact includes a second roller to come into contact with the lower surface of the flange when the holder is raised by the elevation driver.
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14:
- The overhead transport vehicle according to claim 8, wherein
- the holder includes a holder main body to which the lid presser is attached, and a lid holder that is provided below the holder main body to hold the lid by suspending the lid using an elastic member;
- and
- the lid is removably held on the lid holder.
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