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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Yoshihiko Fujio, Shiga, JP;
Assignee:
DAIFUKU CO., LTD., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/82 (2006.01); B65G 47/64 (2006.01); B65G 13/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/82 (2013.01); B65G 47/64 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0258 (2013.01);
Abstract
A conveyor conveys a tray along a transportation path including a linear path and a curved path connected to the linear path. The conveyor includes an orientation assist member configured to assist a change of the conveyance orientation of the tray when the tray is conveyed from the linear path to the curved path. The orientation assist member is provided on the linear path on the upstream side of conveyance from a starting position S of the curved path on the transportation path.