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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Nhk Spring Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Kotaro Nukui, Yokohama, JP;
Satoshi Akiyama, Yokohama, JP;
Tsutomu Fukunaga, Koka, JP;
Masahiro Chigasaki, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A guiding apparatus includes a hanger line that continuously conveys hangers that are suspended from the hanger line at predetermined intervals and a guide unit installed in the line and driven in synchronization with the line while holding at least one of the objects, thereby maintaining the attitude of the object and guiding the attitude maintained object along the line.