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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2016
Aoi Seiki Co., Ltd., Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken, JP;
Teruaki Itoh, Kumamoto, JP;
AOI SEIKI CO., LTD., Kumamoto, JP;
Abstract
A conveying device includes a carrier which includes a holder side member; a conveying passage which guides conveyance of the carrier; a spirally-shaped spiral member which is arranged below the carrier and extends along the conveying passage, the spiral member causing between the spiral member and the holder side member a first force which acts in a direction away from the holder side member or a second force which acts to draw in the holder side member; a partition wall portion which is provided between the carrier and the spiral member and partitions the carrier and the spiral member; and a rotary unit which rotates the spiral member axis-wise thereof.