Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Daifuku Co., Ltd.

Akira Koshigai

Jiro Nakamura

The system for suspendingly transporting bodies according to the invention comprises a carriage (4) movable along a predetermined path (P) as guided by guide rails (2) and a support (5) mounted to a lower portion of the carriage (4) through suspenders (32A, 32B). The support (5) comprises a support frame (28) tiltable relative to the carriage (4) and a hanger (30) attached to the support frame (28) and rotatable about a vertical axis (29), the hanger (30) being adapted to support a body (X) thereon. The support frame (28) has lock devices (31) for locking the hanger (30). At a specified location there are disposed a release device (51) for releasing each lock device (31) and a hanger handling device (60) which engages the hanger (30) from below to turn it through a specified angle.

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Saitama, Japan

Akira Koshigai