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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2014
Kobe Steel, Ltd., Kobe-shi, JP;
Takehiko Wakazono, Takasago, JP;
Munenori Soejima, Takasago, JP;
Kobe Steel, Ltd., Kobe-shi, JP;
Abstract
A tire conveyor includes a roller portion provided at a position, in the width direction perpendicular to the conveying direction, without a conveying surface. The roller portion extends parallel to the conveying surface and is provided with a plurality of placement rollers forming a placement surface on which the tire is rotatably placed. An elevation mechanism includes a single actuator and a link mechanism connecting the roller portion or the conveyor to the actuator in a supported state and moves the placement surface of the roller portion upward and downward relative to the conveying surface by driving the actuator.