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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2007
Susumu Maetaki, Ise, JP;
Susumu Maetaki, Ise, JP;
Muratec Automation Co., Ltd., Kyoto-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A storage apparatus () stores a transported object () from a transporting carriage (), which travels along a track () installed on or near a ceiling () while gripping the transported object. The storage apparatus is provided with a rack portion (), on which the transported object is put; and a support member (), whose upper end is supported by the track or ceiling and whose lower end supports the rack portion. The support member selectively has one of first and second shapes. The first shape allows the transporting carriage to put the transported object onto the rack portion at the predetermined position. The second shape allows the rack portion to move away from a position below the track.