Transport apparatus
US12202717B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66F9/18
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A transfer device includes: a pusher configured to push a container during a delivery operation; a lockable portion lockable to the container during a pick-up operation; a transfer drive unit configured to cause the pusher and the lockable portion to reciprocate in the transfer direction; and a lock drive unit configured to drive the lockable portion separately from the pusher and causes the lockable portion to change in orientation. The transfer device performs a delivery operation by moving, toward a delivery side in the transfer direction, the pusher in contact with a container rear face portion with use of the transfer drive unit, and performs a pick-up operation by moving the lockable portion in the locking orientation toward a pick-up side in the transfer direction with use of the transfer drive unit.
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