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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2012
Akihisa Kawauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Kono, Tokyo, JP;
Yukihide Yanobu, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinobu Murakami, Tokyo, JP;
Akihisa Kawauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Kono, Tokyo, JP;
Yukihide Yanobu, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinobu Murakami, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a branching device (D), which includes a branch line side guide rail () that is disposed from a near side main line travel track (Ra) to a branch line travel track (Rc) at an inner side of these travel tracks, a main line side guide rail () that is disposed from the near side main line travel track (Ra) to a far side main line travel track (Rb) at an outer side of these travel tracks, and a switching mechanism () that switches a position of a movable rail () of the branch line side guide rail () and a position of a movable rail () of the main line side guide rail () to a branch line guide position (BP) and a main line guide position (MP).