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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1996
Shinya Miura, Yawara-mura, JP;
Michikazu Miyamoto, Yawara-mura, JP;
SMC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An article carrying apparatus for carrying an article by utilizing pressure of fluid such as compressed air, comprising a cylinder tube, a guide rail extending along the cylinder tube, a piston movable by an action of fluid pressure in said the cylinder tube, a moving piece for carrying an article supported in a manner that its movement is restricted in all directions except in an axial direction by the guide rail and movable in the axial direction along the guide rail and the cylinder tube, and a magnet coupling mounted on each of the moving piece and said piston, whereby the cylinder tube and the said guide rail are arranged as independent members and are connected each other by a connecting mechanism with a degree of freedom.