Transporting apparatus
US7284945B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2301/34112
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention discloses a transporting apparatus provided with a air-supplying-type support device for supplying purified air toward a lower surface of a transported object to contactlessly support the transported object in a horizontal orientation or a substantially horizontal orientation, a drive force application device for applying a drive force in the transporting direction to the transported object, a first transport member, a second transport member, and a relay transport member that links the first transport member and the second transport member. The drive force application device applies a drive force by contacting a lower surface of the transported object that is supported by the air-supplying-type support device. The relay transport member changes at least one of the transporting direction and the transporting orientation of the transported object.
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