Murata Machinery, Ltd.

Muratec Automation Co., Ltd.

Noriyasu Fukaya

A lid-opening/closing device includes a device body, a lock-opening/closing mechanism, and a container-securing unit. A pod including a container body, a lid portion defining a bottom portion that is openable and closable with respect to the container body, and a locking mechanism performing unlocking and locking of the lid portion with respect to the container body is placed on the device body. The lock-opening/closing mechanism performs unlocking operation to cause the locking mechanism to perform the unlocking, and performs locking operation to cause the locking mechanism to perform the locking by moving an engaging portion configured to engage with the locking mechanism when the pod is placed on the device body. The container-securing unit secures the container body to the device body in conjunction with the lock-opening/closing mechanism when the locking mechanism is caused to perform the unlocking.

Lid-opening/closing device

A transporting apparatus is provided with: a transporting device () having: a loading device () which can elongate in an elongation direction toward a side of the track portion; and an elongation mechanism () for elongating the loading device. The elongation mechanism is provided with: a first rack () fixed to the main body device () and a second rack () fixed to the loading device, the first rack and the second rack each extending in the elongation direction and facing each other with a space therebetween; and a first pinion () engaged with the first rack, a second pinion () engaged with the second rack, and an odd number of third pinions () engaged between the first and second pinions.

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Ise, Japan

Noriyasu Fukaya