Article transporting apparatus
US8550762B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66F9/08
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An article transporting apparatus includes a traveling carriage adapted to run along a travel rail, a pair of front and rear lift guide masts mounted on the traveling carriage to be spaced apart from each other and connected to each other at upper ends thereof by an upper frame, a lift adapted to vertically move along the pair of front and rear lift guide masts, and an article transfer device provided in the lift, wherein one of the pair of front and rear lift guide masts includes a plurality of posts mounted upright to be spaced apart from each other and a plurality of diagonal members for connecting the adjacent posts to each other, the one of the pair of front and rear lift guide masts having a horizontal section area greater than that of the other of the pair of front and rear lift guide masts.
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