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US 12,492,079 · App. 18/345,138 · Granted Dec 9, 2025

Conveyance device

Inventors: Yosuke Fujiwara (Komaki, JP); Kengo Ikedo (Komaki, JP); Keita Yamada (Komaki, JP); Tsubasa Yajima (Komaki, JP); Yuta Mani (Komaki, JP); Hiroyoshi Toba (Komaki, JP); Keisuke Shiroishi (Gamo-gun, JP); Kenshin Hashiguchi (Gamo-gun, JP); Masashi Kakuma (Gamo-gun, JP); Junichi Sakamoto (Gamo-gun, JP); Kazuya Namazue (Gamo-gun, JP); Naoya Toyoshima (Gamo-gun, JP); Kazuhiro Hayami (Gamo-gun, JP); Kenji Tamura (Gamo-gun, JP)
Assignee: Daifuku Co., Ltd.
B65G17/20
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Patent No.
US 12,492,079
App. No.
18/345,138
Granted
Dec 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A size of a conveyance device is reduced. A conveyance device includes: a carriage configured to travel along a track; and a transfer mechanism hung from the carriage so as to be capable of being raised and lowered. The transfer mechanism includes a plurality of chucks each of which is configured to revolve about a rotation center provided in the transfer mechanism.

Claims (13)

1 . A conveyance device comprising:

a carriage configured to travel along a track; and

a transfer section hung from the carriage so as to be capable of being raised and lowered,

the transfer section including

a plurality of gripping parts each of which is configured to revolve about a rotation center provided in the transfer section and grip a conveyance target,

arm parts each connected with the plurality of gripping parts, and

support parts supporting the corresponding arm parts and provided with respective support shafts constituting the rotation center,

the plurality of gripping parts being supported by the arm parts so as to be rotatable with respect to the arm parts.

2 . The conveyance device according to claim 1 , further comprising a control section configured to carry out control so that the carriage travels in a state in which, among the plurality of gripping parts of the transfer section, only one of the gripping parts grips the conveyance target.

3 . The conveyance device according to claim 2 , wherein the control section is configured to carry out control so that the carriage travels in a state in which the one of the gripping parts holds, at an upper position, the conveyance target.

4 . The conveyance device according to claim 1 , wherein the support shaft is disposed so as to face in a direction which is, in a horizontal plane, orthogonal to a travel direction in which the carriage travels.

5 . The conveyance device according to claim 1 , wherein the support shaft is disposed so as to face in a travel direction in which the carriage travels.

6 . The conveyance device according to claim 1 , further comprising a horizontal movement mechanism configured to cause the transfer section to move horizontally.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2023
From: FUJIWARA, YOSUKE; IKEDO, KENGO; YAMADA, KEITA; MANI, YUTA; TOBA, HIROYOSHI; SHIROISHI, KEISUKE; HASHIGUCHI, KENSHIN; KAKUMA, MASASHI; SAKAMOTO, JUNICHI; TOYOSHIMA, NAOYA; HAYAMI, KAZUHIRO; TAMURA, KENJI; NAMAZUE, KAZUYA; YAJIMA, TSUBASA
To: DAIFUKU CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-111852 · Jul 12, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240017929A1 · Jan 18, 2024
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