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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2006
Munekuni Oshima, Ise, JP;
Munekuni Oshima, Ise, JP;
Muratec Automation Co., Ltd., Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An elevation conveyorincludes a turntableand a roller conveyor. The roller conveyoris supported onto the turntable. A turntable controllerturns the turntableso that the roller conveyormatches with a carrying direction of a conveyor rail for receiving or delivering a load and then drives the conveyor rail and the roller conveyorto receive or deliver an FOUP. An elevation conveyoris held in a cableinstalled in an elevation spacethrough a coupling memberof a cableveyor, and can freely elevate and stop at a portinstalled on each floor while being interlocked with motion of the cableveyorcaused by reciprocating circulation of the cableveyorin a vertical direction by an elevation conveyor controller