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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2001
Kanji Kurosawa, Tokyo, JP;
Bunichiro Koga, Miyagi, JP;
Hideki Ito, Miyagi, JP;
Shigeru Kiriyama, Miyagi, JP;
Shizuo Higuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Nippon Shooter Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A transport system includes a traveling rail ( ) which constitutes a transport route and a transport body ( ) which is capable of traveling on the traveling rail in the longitudinal direction of the traveling rail. Flexible drive tubes ( ) are arranged on the traveling rail in the longitudinal direction of the traveling rail. The transport body includes a traveling wheel ( ) which is capable of rolling on the traveling rail and drive wheels ( ) which are capable of rolling on the drive tubes upon receiving the rotational drive power generated by pressure of a pressure medium supplied to the drive tubes while depressing the drive tubes. The traveling rail includes a plurality of transport sections and the transport body is capable of receiving a rotational drive force from the drive tubes at every transport sections. If necessary, a transport route changeover switch which changes over the transport route can be provided between the transport sections.