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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2016
Daifuku Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Hisashi Kyotani, Shiga, JP;
Kazuki Ogawa, Shiga, JP;
Daifuku Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A container raising/lowering conveyance apparatus has at least two lifting raising/lowering bodies corresponding respectively to two parallel side surfaces of an article-conveyance container are capable of being raised and lowered, and moved closer to and away from each other. Support units are attached to each of the lifting raising/lowering bodies and pairs of pin-shaped supporting implements in the support units protrude towards the container side at symmetrical positions at both sides of a vertical center line of each of the two parallel side surfaces of the container are arranged and supported at suitable intervals in a vertical direction. Each pin-shaped supporting implement is capable of extending and retracting, and is impelled into and held in a protruded position by a spring. Pairs of pin-shaped supporting implements having a narrow interval therebetween and pairs of pin-shaped supporting implements having a broad interval therebetween are arranged alternately in the vertical direction.