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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2024
Applicant:
Hirata Corporation, Kumamoto, JP;
Inventors:
Shuichi Komuro, Kumamoto, JP;
Yoichi Hirasawa, Kumamoto, JP;
Assignee:
HIRATA CORPORATION, Kumamoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/14 (2006.01); B65G 35/06 (2006.01); B65G 57/30 (2006.01); B65G 60/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/14 (2013.01); B65G 35/06 (2013.01); B65G 57/303 (2013.01); B65G 60/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tray transport apparatus comprises a reception portion configured to receive a container configured to accommodate a stack formed by stacking a plurality of trays, an accommodation portion configured to accommodate the stack, the accommodation portion being disposed above the reception portion, a transfer unit configured to lift the stack from the container to separate the stack from the container and transfer the stack to the accommodation portion, and a transport unit configured to unload a tray located at a lowermost portion of the stack accommodated in the accommodation portion.