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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Norio Nakashima, Inuyama, JP;
Takuo Akiyama, Inuyama, JP;
Yasuhisa Ito, Inuyama, JP;
Eiji Wada, Inuyama, JP;
Inventors:
Norio Nakashima, Inuyama, JP;
Takuo Akiyama, Inuyama, JP;
Yasuhisa Ito, Inuyama, JP;
Eiji Wada, Inuyama, JP;
Assignee:
Murata Machinery, Ltd., Kyoto-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An overhead traveling vehicle travels along a rail suspended from an upper position. Further, a buffer is suspended from an upper position. The buffer can be retracted from a storage space for an article, or the buffer is foldable compactly.