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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2014
Nakanishi Metal Works Co., Ltd., Osaka-shi, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
NAKANISHI METAL WORKS CO., LTD., Osaka-shi, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to suppress rise in running resistance with increases in weight of a transport vehicle group, and prevent higher energy consumption and manufacturing cost. A transport device transports a transport vehicle () carrying an article (E) along a transport path including a curved path and forms a continuous floor (B) on the transport vehicle () in the entire or partial transport path. The transport device includes: running rails (R) that are laid along the transport path to support running wheels (, and) of the transport vehicle (); guide rails that guide the transport vehicle () along the transport path; a drive unit that drives the transport vehicle (); and a water way (WW) that is formed along the transport path to reserve water (W).