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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2004
Kenichi Shibata, Kariya, JP;
Tomoki Sawada, Kariya, JP;
Toshio Nii, Osaka, JP;
Noboru Shimomura, Osaka, JP;
Yasuhiro Miyake, Osaka, JP;
Kenichi Shibata, Kariya, JP;
Tomoki Sawada, Kariya, JP;
Toshio Nii, Osaka, JP;
Noboru Shimomura, Osaka, JP;
Yasuhiro Miyake, Osaka, JP;
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A conveyance apparatus of the present invention includes, on top of a movable body capable of moving along a fixed path, attachable and detachable supporting members capable of supporting a conveyance object prior to processing, and a fixed supporting member capable of supporting the conveyance object after processing in a state where the attachable and detachable supporting members have been detached, and the movable body includes accommodating sections capable of accommodating the attachable and detachable supporting members which has been detached. The conveyance object prior to assembly processing can be conveyed while it is supported by the attachable and detachable supporting members, by using the movable body (common element). In addition, the conveyance object after assembly can be conveyed while it is supported by the fixed supporting member, by detaching the attachable and detachable supporting members and accommodating the same in the accommodating section.