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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2007
Applicants:
Hiroshi Fukazawa, Kyoto, JP;
Masazumi Fukushima, Inuyama, JP;
Makoto Yamamoto, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha, Kyoto, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a conveying system that performs efficient conveyance by using trays each accommodating one workpiece, as a basic conveyor, and fully utilizing this advantage of the trays to allow its conveyance form to be changed as required. The conveying system includes a single-pod conveyorfor conveying podsone by one, a pod stackerfor stacking a plurality of pods, a stacked pod conveyorfor conveying the stacked pods, and a pod destackerfor destacking the stacked pods.