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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
May. 06, 2004
Applicant:
Yukio Iizuka, Shiga-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Yukio Iizuka, Shiga-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus for suspending and transporting articles, and is provided with a wobble prevention member that is capable of moving between a support position where it abuts against a lateral surface of an article and a release position, and in the support position keeps the article from wobbling in at least one direction. The wobble prevention member has a roller capable of rotation about a vertical shaft, and by the roller abutting against the article when the wobble prevention member is in the support position, wobbling of the article is reduced.