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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7780020 | Article transport facility An article transport facility comprises an article transporting mobile body movable along a moving path and having an article holding unit; an article support for article storage, the article support movable between an article transfer position for rec... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7686176 | Suspended type transporting carriage and transporting system A suspended type transporting carriage (16) is provided with: a gripping mechanism (22) for gripping a transported object (17); a hoisting mechanism (21) for hoisting the gripping mechanism; and a traveling mechanism (60), on which... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7637380 | Transporting apparatus, transporting system, and elongation mechanism A transporting apparatus is provided with: a transporting device (120) having: a loading device (220) which can elongate in an elongation direction toward a side of the track portion; and an elongation mechanism (600) for elongating the loading ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7611023 | Overhead travelling carriage The present invention provides an overhead travelling carriage with a hoist which suppresses transmission of vibration to an article during conveyance. A chuck mechanism 10 is provided in a hoist 7 to support the top of an article 4. A fall prev... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7516859 | Overhead traveling vehicle having lateral movement mechanism An overhead traveling vehicle has a lateral movement mechanism for moving a transfer apparatus toward left and right sides. The lateral movement mechanism includes a fixed base unit having drive means, and a middle unit supported by the base unit. The middle unit is... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7255238 | Transporting apparatus having vertically movable holding portion The present invention provides a transporting apparatus provided with a sensor for detecting information relating to a relative position in the vertical direction between an article to be transported and a holding portion for holding the article, and a controller th... | 08/14/2007 |
| 6592321 | Control and guiding device for manually operating a handling unit, and modular construction kit for making such devices of different configuration A device for manually maneuvering a handling unit, includes a mounting structure for attachment to a handling unit which is operated through actuation of a control mechanism connected to the mounting structure. A handle frame is connectable to the mountin... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6325749 | Robot vehicle for hot-line job A robot vehicle for hot-line job for transmission and distribution lines which comprises an insulating boom formed of an insulating material at a tip end stage of multiple stage booms, a base end of which is supported on an elevated work vehicle to be cap... | 12/04/2001 |
| 4067460 | Arrangement for improving transloading pourable materials by means of a grab bucket An arrangement for improving transloading pourable materials by means of a grab bucket, according to which a hood is carried by a crane member on which a grab bucket is suspended by hoisting means. The arrangement is such that the grab bucket can be pulle... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4063651 | Article conveying apparatus An improved article conveying apparatus suitable for conveying an article to be processed from an article receiving station to a processing station and for conveying a processed article from the processing station to a product delivery station in a highly... | 12/20/1977 |
| 3987905 | Overhead crane including grapple means A grapple assembly to be used in conjunction with an overhead crane providing means for picking up and transporting a plurality of blocks of heavy material simultaneously. The grapple assembly includes an elongated horizontal frame member suspended from a... | 10/26/1976 |