JP4265678B2 - Transportation equipment using mobile objects - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a transport facility using a mobile body used to move a mobile body for transporting an object to be transported, for example, on a fixed path on a floor side or a ceiling side.

  Conventionally, as this type of equipment, for example, transport equipment using a moving body having the following configuration is provided. In other words, the main body of the movable body that is supported and guided by the rail via a plurality of guided devices and is movable on a fixed path is connected to the three frames that are relatively rotatable in the left-right direction via the connecting device. It is formed by the body. The intermediate frame body is provided with a support portion for the object to be conveyed, and the guided device group is connected to the movable body side via a longitudinal axis so as to be relatively rotatable. The set path portion in the fixed path is provided with a plurality of divided rail bodies capable of supporting the guided device group, and a rotating means for rotating the divided rail bodies around the vertical axis. Yes. Further, a traverse rail body group to which a split rail body separated and rotated with respect to the rail can be connected is provided on the side of the setting path portion.

According to such a conventional configuration, in a state where each guided device of the moving body is supported by the divided rail body, the divided rail body group is connected to the traversing rail body by the reverse rotation of the rotating means. As a result, the movable body can be in a posture in which each guided device is directed in the lateral direction while the main body side is in a posture along the set path portion. Then, by moving the guided device group laterally, the movable body can be laterally moved with the main body side in a posture along the set path portion. Therefore, the moving body can store the main body group in a horizontal parallel configuration by using the traversing path portion formed of the traverse rail body group as a storage path (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-114094

  However, according to the conventional configuration described above, in the traversing path portion, the moving body cannot easily maintain the spacing in the traversing direction. Therefore, in order to move laterally so that the objects to be conveyed do not contact each other, a separate structure However, it is necessary to arrange a complicated lateral feed device.

  Therefore, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention can easily maintain the spacing in the transverse direction of the moving body with a simple structure, and can move the moving body group laterally so that the objects to be conveyed do not contact each other. The object is to provide a transportation facility using a moving body.

In order to achieve the above-described object, according to claim 1 of the present invention, there is provided a transportation facility using a movable body, wherein the movable body is supported and guided by a main rail via a plurality of guided devices. The movable body is formed of a front frame body, an intermediate frame body, and a rear frame body that are connected to each other so as to be rotatable relative to each other via a connecting device. A support unit for the object to be transported is provided, and the guided device is arranged between the end guided device provided at the front end of the front frame body and the rear end of the rear frame body, and the movable body between the end guided devices. together comprising a middle section guided device is provided, each guided device, through the longitudinal axis connected relatively rotatably to the movable body side, on the side of the predetermined portion in said predetermined path, the support portion The provided intermediate frame is straight in the direction of movement. Together becomes Jo, a plurality of transverse rail body front frame member and the rear frame body which supports guide the guided devices along the direction of movement is provided, the predetermined position is a guided device main rail side Distribution means for distributing to a plurality of traverse rail bodies is provided, and this distribution means is arranged so that the front frame body and the rear frame body are orthogonal to each other in the same direction with respect to the intermediate frame body provided with the support portion. It is characterized in that it can be distributed.

  Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the linear path portion in the fixed path, the movable body can be moved in a linear posture in a plan view of the main body, that is, each frame body. Further, in the left and right curve path portions, each frame body can move in a posture refracted along the curve at the connecting device portion in plan view. In this case, the bending can be performed by relative rotation around the longitudinal axis. Further, the guided device can move smoothly while automatically changing the direction along the left-right curve of the rail by rotating through the vertical axis.

In this way, by moving the moving body that has moved to a predetermined location in the fixed route by the support guide of the main rail, by distributing the guided devices from the main rail to the traverse rail body by the operation of the distributing means, The installed intermediate frame body is orthogonal to the moving direction, and the front and rear frame bodies are bent parallel to the traverse rail body in a parallel state and branched laterally with respect to a fixed path. Can move. As a result, the movable body can be moved in the horizontal direction while maintaining the interval corresponding to the length of the front frame body and the rear frame body in the horizontal direction.

  Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transportation facility using a moving body, wherein the guided device includes an intermediate portion guided device provided at the front and rear ends of the intermediate frame body, respectively. It consists of an end guided device provided at the front end portion of the front frame body and the rear end portion of the rear frame body, and the sorting means divides the main rail at a predetermined location so that the leading end guided device and the front side Split rail body that can support the intermediate guided device at the same time, a split rail body that can support the rear intermediate guide device and the rear end guided device at the same time, and these split rail bodies And a pivoting device that pivots around the vertical axis, and a pair of traversing rail bodies, and a split rail body that is pivoted separately from the main rail can be connected to the traversing rail body. It is composed of One in which the.

  Therefore, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the split rail body is connected to the main rail at a predetermined location and is positioned integrally or linearly. When branching the mobile body, first, the leading end guided device and the front intermediate guided device are simultaneously supported by the lower split rail body, and the rear intermediate guided device and the rear end guided device are The moving body is stopped at the position where the end guided device is simultaneously supported by the upper divided rail body. Next, both split rail bodies are rotated around the longitudinal axis by the rotating device. By this rotation, the split rail body is separated from the main rail and then connected to the traverse rail body. Then, by causing the feeding means to act on each end guided device or each intermediate guided device, the end guided device or intermediate guided device is moved from the divided rail body to the traverse rail body. It will be. Thereafter, the divided rail body can be returned and turned so as to be connected to the main rail by the reverse operation of the turning device.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transportation facility using a moving body in the configuration according to the first or second aspect, wherein the moving body is a rail for traversing the front frame body and the rear frame body in a leading shape. It is characterized in that it can be branched in a U-shaped bent state in which the intermediate frame body provided with the support portion along the body is formed in a subsequent shape and orthogonal to the moving direction.

  Therefore, according to the invention of claim 3, the moving body is configured so that the front frame body and the rear frame body follow the traversing rail body in a leading shape, and the intermediate frame body in a trailing shape and perpendicular to the moving direction. It can move sideways in the bent state of the U-shape.

  Further, according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transporting facility using a moving body according to the first or second aspect, wherein the intermediate frame body is in a leading shape and orthogonal to the moving direction. The rear frame body is branched in an inverted U-shaped bent state along the traverse rail body in a subsequent state.

  Therefore, according to the invention of claim 4, the moving body is made to follow the traversing rail body with the intermediate frame body in the leading state, and the front frame body and the rear frame body in the trailing state and orthogonal to the moving direction. It is possible to move laterally in an inverted U-shaped bent state.

  In addition, the transporting equipment using the moving body according to claim 5 of the present invention has the moving force applied to the moving body supported by the plurality of traverse rail bodies in the configuration according to any one of claims 1 to 4. It is characterized in that a moving force applying means for applying the above is provided.

  Therefore, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the branched moving body can move in the lateral direction by making the frame body provided with the support portion orthogonal to the moving direction by the operation of the moving force applying means.

  In addition, the transportation facility using the moving body according to claim 6 of the present invention is the construction according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the place where the traversing rail body is provided is a work on the object to be transported. It is characterized by being formed in the path portion.

  Therefore, according to the invention of claim 6, in the work path section, the distance between the moving bodies is maintained in the transverse direction, and the moving body group is moved laterally so that the objects to be conveyed do not come into contact with each other. Various tasks can be performed.

  And the transportation equipment of the 7th aspect of this invention uses the moving body in the structure of any one of Claims 1-6 mentioned above, A mobile body forms the side surface of each frame body in a passive surface. In addition, the feed means having a feed roller that can freely contact the passive surface is provided in a fixed path.

Therefore, according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when the forcibly rotating feed roller is brought into contact with the passive surface of the movable body, a moving force (running force) can be applied to the movable body by the feed rotational force.
Furthermore, the transport facility using the moving body according to claim 8 of the present invention is the structure according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the sorting means is configured to move the mobile body that has reached a predetermined position on the fixed path. It is characterized in that all are arranged in a plurality of traverse rail bodies.

Therefore, according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the moving body that has reached the predetermined location can be moved to the traversing rail body without being passed.
In addition, according to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the transport facility using the mobile body in the configuration according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, wherein the mobile body is transported to a lower portion of at least one frame body. It is characterized by providing a support portion for the object.

  Therefore, according to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the movable body of the suspended conveyance type can be moved laterally with the support portion being horizontal.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention described above, in the linear path portion in the fixed path, the moving body can be moved in a linear posture in a plan view of the main body, that is, each frame body. In the left and right curve path portions, each frame body can be moved in a posture refracted along the curve at the connecting device portion in plan view, and the bending is performed by relatively rotating around the vertical axis. be able to. Further, the guided device can move smoothly while automatically changing the direction along the left-right curve of the rail by rotating through the vertical axis.

In this way, by moving the moving body that has moved to a predetermined location in the fixed route by the support guide of the main rail, by distributing the guided devices from the main rail to the traverse rail body by the operation of the distributing means, The intermediate frame body provided is orthogonal to the moving direction, and the front frame body and the rear frame body are bent along the traverse rail body, and can be branched and moved laterally with respect to a fixed path. Accordingly, it is possible to stably apply the lateral movement force through the parallel front frame body and rear frame body. As a result, the moving body can be moved in the horizontal direction while maintaining the distance corresponding to the length of the front frame body and the rear frame body in the horizontal direction, and the structure for maintaining the distance of the moving body in the horizontal direction can be simplified. Therefore, the movable body group can be moved laterally so that the objects to be conveyed do not come into contact with each other.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention described above, the split rail body can be connected to the main rail at a predetermined location and can be positioned integrally or linearly. When branching the moving body, first, the leading end guided device and the front intermediate guided device are simultaneously supported by the lower split rail body, and the rear intermediate guided device and the rear end guided device are The moving body can be stopped at the position where the end guided device is simultaneously supported by the upper divided rail body. Next, the split rail body can be connected to the traverse rail body after being separated from the main rail by rotating both the split rail bodies around the longitudinal axis by the rotating device. Then, by causing the feeding means to act on each end guided device or each intermediate guided device, the end guided device or intermediate guided device can be moved from the divided rail body to the traverse rail body. In this way, the moving body is set in a state in which the intermediate frame body is orthogonal to the moving direction, and the front frame body and the rear frame body are bent along the traversing rail body in a transverse direction with respect to a fixed path. Then, the split rail body can be returned and rotated so as to be connected to the main rail by the reverse operation of the rotating device.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention described above, the moving body has the front frame body and the rear frame body along the traverse rail body in the leading state, and the intermediate frame body in the trailing state with respect to the moving direction. It can move laterally in a U-shaped bent state that is orthogonal.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention described above, the moving body is made to follow the traverse rail body with the intermediate frame body in the leading state, and the front frame body and the rear frame body in the trailing state with respect to the moving direction. It can move laterally in an inverted U-shaped bent state.

  Moreover, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention described above, the branched moving body can move in the lateral direction by making the frame body provided with the support portion orthogonal to the moving direction by the operation of the moving force applying means.

  According to claim 6 of the present invention described above, in the work path portion, it is possible to maintain the spacing in the transverse direction of the moving body, while moving the moving body group laterally so that the objects to be conveyed do not contact each other, Various operations can be easily and accurately performed on the object to be conveyed.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention described above, when the feed roller that is forcibly rotating is brought into contact with the passive surface of the movable body, a moving force (running force) can be applied to the movable body by the feed rotational force. The moving body can be easily and reliably moved.

Further, according to the eighth aspect of the present invention described above, the moving body that has reached the predetermined position can be moved to the traverse rail body without being allowed to pass through and can be moved laterally.
In addition, according to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the movable body of the suspended conveyance type can be moved laterally with the support portion being horizontal.

[Embodiment 1]
Below, Embodiment 1 of this invention is demonstrated based on FIGS. 1-20 as a state which was employ | adopted for the ceiling side traveling form as a mobile body.

  In FIG. 2 to FIG. 8, a main rail 2 having a I-shaped cross section is disposed on the machine casing 1 from the ceiling side. The fixed rail 5 is formed by the main rail 2, and the fixed path 5 is, for example, a pair of straight linear path portions 5a and 5c in parallel with each other in plan view, and the start and end of the linear path portions 5a and 5c. Is formed by a curve path portion 5b or the like connecting the two.

  And a part of a pair of linear path | route part 5c is formed in the predetermined location 5d, and the work path | route part 6 is formed in the orthogonal shape in one side of this predetermined location 5d. Furthermore, another fixed path 5A that is orthogonal to the work path section 6 and parallel to the linear path section 5c is formed by the main rail 2A having a cross-sectional I shape.

  A moving body 10 that is supported and guided by the main rails 2 and 2A and is movable on the fixed paths 5 and 5A is provided. The movable body 10 has a main body 11 formed by three (plural) frame bodies 12, 13, and 14. Here, each of the frame bodies 12, 13, and 14 includes a rectangular cylindrical body (square rod-shaped body) that is long in the direction of the fixed path 5, 5A, a front end member integrated with the front ends of these rectangular cylindrical bodies, and a rear end And the both sides of the main body 11 are formed on the passive surface 15.

  The front surface and the rear surface of the main body 11, that is, the front surface (free end portion) of the front frame body 12 and the rear surface (free end portion) of the rear frame body 14 are formed in the contact portions 16 and 17. Of the three frame bodies 12, 13, and 14 forming the main body 11 of the movable body 10, a plate-like passive body 18 is erected on the upper surface side of the front frame body 12 and the rear frame body 14. The both sides of these passive bodies 18 are formed on the upper passive surface 19.

  The front frame body 12 and the intermediate frame body 13 and the intermediate frame body 13 and the rear frame body 14 are connected to each other through a connecting device 20 so as to be relatively rotatable in the left-right direction and the vertical direction. Has been. Here, the connecting devices 20 are provided between the rear end member of the front frame body 12 and the front end member of the intermediate frame body 13 and between the rear end member of the intermediate frame body 13 and the front end member of the rear frame body 14. It is provided in between.

  That is, as the connecting device 20, the connecting body 22 is connected to the front end member and the rear end member of the intermediate frame body 13 via the vertical shaft 21 so as to be relatively rotatable in the left-right direction. A trunnion type is used, which is connected to the rear end member of the front frame body 12 and the front end member of the rear frame body 14 through a horizontal shaft 23 so as to be relatively rotatable in the vertical direction. At this time, the longitudinal shaft 21 is also configured to be rotatable (rotatable) relative to the intermediate frame body 13 and the connecting body 22 around the vertical axis 21a.

  The moving body 10 is configured to be movable on the fixed paths 5 and 5A by being supported and guided by the main rails 2 and 2A through a plurality of guided devices. At that time, the guided device includes an intermediate guided device 30 connected to the vertical shaft 21, and a vertical shaft 25 provided on a front end member of the front frame body 12 and a rear end member of the rear frame body 14. The guided devices 30 and 40 are configured in the same trolley form. At this time, the longitudinal axis 25 is configured to be rotatable (rotatable) relative to the front frame body 12 and the rear frame body 14 around the vertical axis 25a.

  That is, the trolley body 31 of the intermediate guided device 30 includes a pair of left and right support plates 31a and a pair of front and rear connection plates 31b fixed between the lower portions of the support plates 31a. Yes. A pair of front and rear lateral pins 32 are connected inwardly to the upper portions of both supporting plates 31a, and the main rails 2 and 2A are fitted to the inwardly projecting portions of these lateral pins 32. A supported roller 33 that is supported and guided in this manner is mounted so as to be freely rotatable.

  Further, brackets 34 are continuously provided inwardly at the upper part of both supporting plates 31a and at the front and rear sides of the place where the horizontal pins 32 are disposed. The vertical pins 35 are respectively directed downward to the brackets 34. These guide pins 36 are rotatably mounted on these vertical pins 35 so as to be guided in contact with the main rails 2 and 2A.

  The intermediate guided device 30 is connected to the upper end of the vertical shaft 21 so as to be relatively rotatable. That is, the vertical shaft 21 is inserted between the two support plates 31 a and between the two connection plates 31 b, and the horizontal pin 24 passed between the two support plates 31 a is connected to the vertical shaft 21. It penetrates the upper end. As a result, the upper end portion of the longitudinal shaft 21 and the intermediate guided device 30 are connected via the lateral pin 24 that penetrates the upper end portion of the longitudinal shaft 21.

  Further, the end guided device 40 is substantially the same as the intermediate guided device 30, and the trolley body 41 includes a pair of left and right support plate bodies 41 a and a fixture between the support plate bodies 41 a. (Bolts and nuts) 41b and a plurality of cylindrical space members 41c provided via 41b. One horizontal pin 42 is connected to the upper part of both supporting plates 41a inward, and the main rails 2 and 2A are fitted to the inwardly protruding portions of the horizontal pins 42. A supported roller 43 that is supported and guided in this manner is mounted so as to be freely rotatable.

  Further, brackets 44 are continuously provided inwardly at the upper part of both supporting plates 41a and at the front and rear sides of the place where the horizontal pins 42 are disposed, and the vertical pins 45 directed downward are respectively connected to these brackets 44. These guide pins 46 are attached to the vertical pins 45 so as to be free to rotate. In addition, a predetermined pair of front and rear cylindrical space members 41c are provided with free-floating prevention rollers 47 facing the main rails 2 and 2A from below.

  The end guided device 40 is connected to the upper end of the vertical shaft 25 so as to be relatively rotatable. That is, the vertical shaft 25 is inserted between the support plates 41 a and between the lift prevention rollers 47, and the horizontal pin 26 passed between the support plates 41 a is connected to the upper end of the vertical shaft 25. It is penetrated by the part. Thereby, the connection between the upper end portion of the vertical shaft 25 and the end guided device 40 is performed via the lateral pin 26 penetrating the upper end portion of the vertical shaft 25.

  At least one frame body among the three frame bodies 12, 13, and 14 forming the main body 11 of the movable body 10, that is, a lower portion of the intermediate frame body 13, and a support portion 50 for the object to be conveyed. Is provided. The support 50 includes a front and rear member 51 provided between the lower ends of the intermediate longitudinal shaft 21, a left and right arm member 53 connected to the front and rear ends of the front and rear member 51 via brackets 52, and It is composed of a support 54 for the object to be conveyed provided at the free end of the arm member 53. At that time, the front and rear members 51 are configured to be rotatable (rotatable) relative to the longitudinal axis 21 around the longitudinal axis 21a described above.

  In FIG. 2, a feeding means 60 that acts on the passive surface 15 and applies a running force to the moving body 10 is provided at the start end portion of the other linear path portion 5 a. As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the feed means 60 has a base frame 61 attached to the upper surface of the main rail 2, and a vertical axis 63 is rotatably supported by a bracket 62 from the base frame 61. . A link body 64 is attached to the longitudinal axis 63, and a support member 65 is provided at the free end of the link body 64.

  An induction motor 66 with a speed reducer, which is an example of a rotational drive device, is disposed on the upper surface side of the support member 65. An output shaft 67 taken out downward from the induction motor 66 has, for example, an outer peripheral portion made of urethane. A made feed roller 68 is fixed. The induction motor 66 is configured to apply a feed rotational force A to the feed roller 68.

  Between the bracket 62 and the support member 65 with the longitudinal axis 63 in the middle, a swing restricting tool 69 that can be adjusted in the form of a bolt / nut is passed through, and the bracket 62, the support member 65, Between them, a compression spring 70 is disposed so as to be fitted on a bolt. An example of the feeding unit 60 is configured by the above 61-70 and the like.

  Therefore, the feeding means 60 causes the support member 65 and the link body 64 to swing inward around the longitudinal axis 71 by the elastic repulsive force of the compression spring 70, thereby bringing the feed roller 68 into contact with the passive surface 15. Can be biased in the direction. At that time, the maximum approach position is restricted by the swing restricting tool 69.

  In FIG. 2, a braking means 75 that acts on the passive surface 15 and applies a braking force to the moving body 10 is provided at the end portion of the other linear path portion 5 a. The braking means 75 has the same structure as that of the feeding means 60 and is capable of abutting on the passive surface 15 of the main body 11 from the side. For example, the braking roller 76 made of urethane and the braking roller 76 A rotation driving device 77 that interlocks and applies a feeding rotational force B to the braking roller 76 is constituted. The rotational driving device 77 is composed of a torque motor or the like, and its feed rotational force B is set to be smaller than the feed rotational force A of the induction motor 56, that is, A> B.

  Therefore, in the other linear path portion 5a, the plurality of moving bodies 10 do not form a gap between the front and rear ends between the feeding means 60 and the braking means 75, that is, the front and rear contact portions 16 are formed. , 17 are in close contact with each other and are closely aligned in a boosted state.

  A feeding means 78 similar to the feeding means 60 is provided in one linear path portion 5c, another fixed path 5A, and the like. Further, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the curve path portion 5 b is provided with a feeding means 79 similar to the feeding means 60. 11 and 12, the same components as those of the feeding means 60 are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted. Here, the arrangement pattern of each means 60, 75, 78, 79 can be variously changed, and each means 60, 75, 78, 79 may be partially or entirely omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 13 to 16, and 20, an intermediate frame body 13 provided with a support portion 50 is orthogonal to the moving direction at the side of the predetermined portion 5 d. In this way, a pair of traversing rail bodies 80A and 80B for supporting and guiding the guided devices 30 and 40 are provided, and the location where the traversing rail bodies 80A and 80B are provided is the work path for the object to be conveyed. Part 6 is formed. Here transverse rail member 80A, 80B is in a state where most part are arranged in parallel, the arrangement interval L ₁ At that time, the vertical axis between the longitudinal axis 21a of the intermediate portion frame member 13 It is set as the same manner between the distance L _2. Note that the start and end of the traversing rail bodies 80A and 80B are appropriately bent for sorting and joining.

  A distribution means 81 for distributing the guided devices 30 and 40 on the main rail 2 side to both traversing rail bodies 80A and 80B is provided at the starting end portion of the predetermined portion 5d, and the end side of the traversing rail bodies 80A and 80B is provided. Are provided with joining means 85 for joining the guided devices 30 and 40 that have moved both the traversing rail bodies 80A and 80B to the main rail 2A.

  That is, the distributing means 81 is divided into two portions corresponding to both the traversing rail bodies 80A and 80B, divided rail bodies 82A and 82B formed by dividing the main rail 2, and these divided rail bodies 82A. , 82B are made up of actuating devices (cylinder devices, etc.) 84A, 84B, etc., that rotate the shafts about the longitudinal axes 83A, 83B. At the time of the rotation, the split rail bodies 82A and 82B are always connected at the upstream end to the main rail 2, and the downstream end is selectively connected to the main rail 2 and the traverse rail bodies 80A and 80B. It is configured.

  The merging means 85 has the same configuration as the distributing means 81, and is divided rail bodies 86A and 86B formed by dividing the main rail 2A, and these divided rail bodies 86A and 86B are axes of the vertical axes 87A and 87B. The actuators 88 </ b> A and 88 </ b> B are configured to rotate around the center, and are arranged symmetrically on the sorting means 81.

  By operating the divided rail bodies 82A and 82B by the distributing means 81 to perform distribution (details will be described later), the movable body 10 is moved along its front frame body 12 along one traversing rail body 80A. The intermediate frame body 13 provided with the support portion 50 is made orthogonal to the moving direction, and the rear frame body 14 is bent along the other traverse rail body 80B in the bent state along the work path section 6. It is configured to move.

  In the work path section 6, when a plurality of moving bodies 10 are supported and guided between the traversing rail bodies 80 </ b> A and 80 </ b> B, the guided apparatuses 30 and 40 adjacent in the moving direction of the front and rear moving bodies 10 are connected. It is configured to be possible. That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the vertical shaft 25 connected to the leading end guided device 40 and the vertical shaft 21 connected to the rear intermediate guided device 30 are connected to each other. The body 90 is provided, and the vertical shaft 21 connected to the front intermediate guided device 30 and the vertical shaft 25 connected to the rear end guided device 40 are provided with the connecting body 100. ing.

  The to-be-connected body 90 is fixed to the lower ends of the longitudinal shafts 21 and 25 via a connecting member 91, and is formed with a concave portion 92 whose upper surface is opened in a state of projecting forward, thereby forming the concave portion. A connected surface 93 is formed by a rearward surface forming 92. At the front end, an upper cam guide surface 94 is formed in the rear position.

  The connecting body 100 is connected to a bracket 101 fixed to an intermediate portion between the longitudinal shafts 21 and 25 via a horizontal pin 102 so as to be swingable up and down. The connecting body 102 has a hook shape, and the protruding portion is disposed rearward and downward, and the connecting surface 103 that can be engaged with the connected surface 93 is formed by the front-facing surface of the protruding portion. A cam guide surface 104 that can act on the cam guide surface 94 is formed so as to be higher in the rear position by the rearward surface of the portion. In addition, an operation pin 105 for swinging the connection body 100 upward against its own weight is provided on the side portion of the connection body 100, and a downward swing limit due to the weight of the connection body 100 is further provided on the bracket 101 side. A stopper body 106 for restriction is provided.

  The concave portion 92 of the coupled body 90 is formed to have a predetermined length in the front-rear direction, so that even if the coupled body 100 is in the engaged posture in the linear path portions 5a, 5c, etc. The contact between the parts 16 and 17 is enabled.

  As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 15, FIG. 19, and FIG. In addition, at the end portion, a moving force applying means 110 for applying a moving force to the moving body 10 supported by both the traversing rail bodies 80A and 80B, and a feeding means 112 for sending the moving body 10 to the fixed path 5A side, Is provided. The pulling means 108, the moving force applying means 110, and the feeding means 112 have the same configuration as the feeding means 60, and the same components as those of the feeding means 60 are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed. Description is omitted.

  At that time, the retracting means 108, the moving force applying means 110, and the feeding means 112 are used to support the upper passive surface 19 of the passive body 18 provided on the front frame body 12 and the rear frame body 14 and the guided devices 30 and 40. A feed roller 68 is disposed so as to come into contact with the plate bodies 31a and 41a from the outside. Each means 108, 110, 112 is provided with backup rollers 109, 111, 113 that are in contact with the upper passive surface 19 of the passive body 18 from the inside in a pair with the feed roller 68.

  The retracting means 108, the moving force applying means 110, and the feeding means 112 are respectively arranged outside the traverse rail bodies 80A and 80B. Here, as for the arrangement pattern of the pulling means 108, the moving force applying means 110, and the feeding means 112, for example, the traversing rail body 80A side and the traversing rail body 80B side are arranged with their positions shifted in the direction of the work path section 6. Various changes are made.

  A guide body 115 that guides the operation pin 105 of the connection body 100 is provided at a terminal end portion in the movement direction in the work path portion 6, and the operation pin 105 is guided by the guide body 115. 100 is configured to swing up against its own weight to release the connection.

Hereinafter, the operation in the first embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, the moving body 10 that has been moved in the other linear path portion 5a by the feed rotational force of the feed means 78 is fed by the feed means 60 provided in this linear path portion 5a. A moving force (running force) is applied by the force A.

  That is, as shown by the imaginary line C in FIG. 10, the feed roller 68 that protrudes inward by the elastic force of the compression spring 70 is brought into contact with the passive surface 15 of the mobile body 10 that has been fed, As shown by the solid line in FIG. 10, it is pressed against the passive surface 15 while being retracted against the elastic force of the compression spring 70. At this time, the feed roller 68 is driven to rotate by the induction motor 66. Therefore, the feed roller 68 that is forcibly rotated is brought into pressure contact with the passive surface 15 to give the moving body 10 a moving force by the feed rotational force A. become.

  At that time, the mobile body 10 fed into the abutting portion 17 of the rear end portion of the mobile body 10 at the tail of the mobile body 10 group located in a dense train shape on the linear path portion 5a. The abutting portion 16 at the front end is abutted, so that the group of moving bodies 10 located in a dense train shape on the linear path portion 5a is moved at a desired speed by the feeding rotational force A of the feeding means 60. Then, the moving body 10 group located in a dense train shape is pushed and moved on the linear path portion 5a (see the imaginary line in FIGS. 3 and 4).

  In this way, a braking force is applied by the braking means 75 to the moving body 10 that has been moved on the linear path portion 5a and has reached the end side. That is, in the braking means 75, the braking roller 76 that is in pressure contact with the passive surface 15 is forcibly rotated by the same action as the feeding means 60, and the braking force is applied to the moving body 10 by the feed rotational force B. .

  Here, since the feed rotational force A on the feed means 60 side is larger than the feed rotational force B of the brake roller 76, the moving body 10 corresponding to the brake means 75 receives a braking action corresponding to the difference. Will be moved. Therefore, in the other linear path portion 5a, a plurality of moving bodies 10 are arranged in a dense boosted state between the feeding means 60 and the braking means 75 without creating a gap between the front and rear ends thereof. Will be moved.

  The movement of the moving body 10 by the feeding means 60 described above causes the feeding roller 68 to move from the passive surface 15 of the front frame body 12 to the passive surface 15 of the intermediate frame body 13 and the passive surface 15 of the rear frame body 14. It is done by making it act sequentially. Further, the feed roller 68 is acted on the side surface of the coupling body 22 in the coupling device 20 as a passive surface.

  At this time, when the feed roller 68 acts on the front frame body 12, the intermediate frame body 13 and the rear frame body 14 are pulled and moved via the connecting device 20 and also act on the intermediate frame body 13. The front frame body 12 is pushed and moved through the connecting device 20 and the rear frame body 14 is pulled through the connecting device 20 and further acting on the rear frame body 14, The frame body 13 and the front frame body 12 are pushed and moved through the connecting device 20.

  Thus, while the moving body 10 group is moved intermittently or continuously on the other linear path portion 5a or is intermittently stopped, for example, an operator on the floor can support the support portion. Various operations can be performed on the conveyed object 115 supported by 50 from below. Alternatively, storage can be performed on the other linear path portion 5a while intermittently or continuously moving an empty or real group of mobile bodies 10.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the moving body 10 that is pushed out from the portion of the braking means 75 and moved in a shape is moved along the curve path portion 5 b by the feeding means 79, and then sent out to one linear path portion 5 c. In this linear path portion 5c, the moving body 10 is moved by the feeding means 78 and fed into the predetermined location 5d.

  That is, at the predetermined location 5d, as shown in FIG. 1, the split rail bodies 82A and 82B have their upstream ends connected to the main rail 2 and their downstream ends connected to the main rail 2. Accordingly, the divided rail bodies 82A and 82B are integrally and linearly positioned on the main rail 2. Therefore, when the moving body 10 is not required to be branched to the work path section 6, the moving body 10 can be moved as it is, and can travel through the predetermined location 5d.

  Further, when branching the moving body 10 to the work path section 6, as shown in FIG. 16, first, the lower side actuating device 84A in the sorting means 81 is actuated to rotate the split rail body 82A around the vertical axis 83A. The downstream end is connected to the traversing rail body 80A. As a result, the leading end guided device 40 of the movable body 10 moves through the divided rail body 82A as shown in FIG. 17 after passing from the upper divided rail body 82B to the main rail 2. It moves to the rail body 80A.

  At this time, the front intermediate guided device 30 passes through the upper split rail body 82B, and by detecting this passage, the upper actuating device 84B in the sorting means 81 is actuated, and the split rail body 82B is rotated around the vertical axis 83B, and its downstream end is connected to the traversing rail body 80B.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 18, after the front-side intermediate guided device 30 passes through from the upper-side split rail body 82B to the main rail 2 in the same manner as the leading end guided device 40, the split-rail body It moves to the rail body 80A for traversal through 82A. At the same time, the rear intermediate guided device 30 moves to the traversing rail body 80B via the lower split rail body 82B. Thereafter, similarly to the rear intermediate guided device 30, the rear end guided device 40 moves to the traverse rail body 80B via the lower divided rail body 82B.

  As a result, as shown in FIGS. 1, 13, and 19, the moving body 10 has its front frame body 12 in a leading shape along one traverse rail body 80A, and an intermediate frame provided with a support portion 50. The body 13 may be perpendicular to the moving direction, and the rear frame body 14 may be branched to the work path portion 6 in a bent state along the other traverse rail body 80B in a trailing state. The split rail bodies 82A and 82B are appropriately returned and rotated so that their downstream ends are connected to the main rail 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 and 19, the mobile body 10 branched to the work path portion 6 in this way is an upper passive surface 19 of the passive body 18 provided on the front frame body 12 or the rear frame body 14. After the feed roller 68 of the pull-in means 108 comes into contact with the supporting plates 31a and 41a of the guided devices 30 and 40 from the outside, after being pulled into the work path section 6 in the above-described bent posture. Horizontally fed. At that time, the back-up roller 109 is in contact with the upper passive surface 19 of the passive body 18 and the supporting plates 31a and 41a of the guided devices 30 and 40 from the inside, so that the pulling force by the feed roller 68 is drawn. Can be transmitted reliably.

  The drawn moving body 10 is connected to the preceding preceding moving body 10. That is, in the previous moving body 10, the connecting body 100 provided on the longitudinal axes 21 and 25 is positioned rearward. And the to-be-connected body 90 provided in the vertical direction axis | shafts 21 and 25 is located toward the front of the mobile body 10 which has been laterally fed.

  In this state, when the horizontally-moved moving body 10 is moved closer to the previous moving body 10, the cam guide surfaces 94 of the two connected bodies 90 are first cam guides of the connecting body 100 facing each other. Due to the contact with the surface 104, the coupling body 100 is swung upward around the lateral pin 102 against its own weight, as indicated by the phantom line in FIG. Then, when the cam guide surface 94 passes through the cam guide surface 104, the connecting body 100 is swung downward around the lateral pin 102 by its own weight. As a result, the tip portion falls into the recess 92, and the connecting surface 103 faces the connected surface 93, and the connected body 100 is connected to the connected body 90.

  At this time, the group of mobile bodies 10 branched to the work path section 6 is the passive body 18 in the mobile body 10 facing the feed roller 68 of the moving force applying means 110 provided on the terminal side of the work path section 6. The upper passive surface 19 and the supporting plate bodies 31a and 41a of the guided devices 30 and 40 are abutted from the outside so that they are laterally fed in a train shape with the above-described bent posture. At that time, the back-up roller 111 is in contact with the upper passive surface 19 and the supporting plates 31a and 41a from the inside, so that the feed driving force by the feed roller 68 can be reliably transmitted.

  In this way, the moving body 10 group of the work path unit 6 is pulled and moved in a train shape by the moving force applying means 110, so that the moving force of the previous moving body 10 is transmitted via the connecting body 100. Then, it is transmitted to the connected body 90 of the moving body 10 that has been laterally fed. As a result, the pulling moving force is applied to the guided devices 30 and 40 supported by both the traversing rail bodies 80A and 80B via the vertical shafts 21 and 25 on the moving body 10 that has been laterally fed. Will be. That is, the moving body 10 that has been laterally fed is subsequently pulled and moved in a train shape.

  The leading mobile body 10 that has reached the end portion of the work path portion 6 is guided by the guide body 115 by the operation pin 105 provided on the connection body 100, and the connection body 100 swings upward against its own weight. By doing so, as shown in FIG. 14, the connection with the next moving body 10 is released. The leading mobile body 10 is joined to the fixed path 5A by the operation of the feeding means 112. At that time, the merging is performed smoothly by the merging means 85 being operated in the same manner as the distribution means 81 described above.

  That is, both the split rail bodies 86A and 86B are rotated around the longitudinal axis centers 87A and 87B, so that their upstream ends are connected to the end portions of the traverse rail bodies 80A and 80B as shown in FIG. Has been. In this state, by applying the feeding force to the leading moving body 10 by the operation of the feeding means 112, first, the leading end guided device 40 of the moving body 10 is moved from the traversing rail body 80A to the divided rail body 86A. To the main rail 2A. Similarly, the front intermediate guided device 30 is joined from the traversing rail body 80A to the main rail 2A via the divided rail body 86A, and at the same time, the rear intermediate guided device 30 is joined. Are joined to the main rail 2A via the split rail body 86B.

  At that time, by detecting that the front intermediate guided device 30 has passed the split rail body 86A, the lower side actuating device 88A in the merging means 85 is operated, and the split rail body 86A is moved to the vertical axis 87A. And the upstream end thereof is connected to the main rail 2A. In such a state, the rear intermediate guided device 30 joined to the main rail 2A is moved through the split rail body 86A, and the rear end guided device 40 is moved to the rear intermediate portion. Similar to the guided device 30, it is joined to the main rail 2A via the split rail body 86B and moved through the split rail body 86A. Thereby, the moving body 10 can move on the main rail 2A by making each frame body 12,13,14 into linear form.

  As described above, while the moving body 10 group is moved intermittently or continuously in a train shape in the work path unit 6 or is intermittently stopped, for example, an operator on the floor may support the support unit. Various operations can be performed on the transported object 118 supported by 50.

  At that time, as shown in FIG. 19, the front frame body 12 and the rear frame body 14 are positioned along the lower side of the both transverse rail bodies 80A and 80B, so that the intermediate portion of the front and rear movable bodies 10 is located. The distance between the frame bodies 13 can be maintained corresponding to the length of the front frame body 12 and the rear frame body 14. Thereby, the interval of the moving body 10 in the transverse direction can be easily maintained with a simple structure, and the group of moving bodies 10 can be moved laterally in the work path portion 6 so that the objects to be conveyed 118 do not contact each other. . Therefore, various operations on the transported object 118 can be easily and accurately performed.

  During the movement of the moving body 10 as described above, the intermediate guided device 30 is supported by the main rails 2 and 2A, the divided rail bodies 82A and 82B, and the traversing rail bodies 80A and 80B via the supported rollers 33. Then, each guided roller 35 is guided in contact with the main rails 2 and 2A, the divided rail bodies 82A and 82B, and the transverse rail bodies 80A and 80B.

  Further, the end guided device 40 is supported and guided by the main rails 2 and 2A, the divided rail bodies 82A and 82B, and the traverse rail bodies 80A and 80B through the supported rollers 43, and each guided roller 46 is mainly guided. The rails 2 and 2A, the divided rail bodies 82A and 82B, and the traversing rail bodies 80A and 80B are guided in contact with the rails 2 and 2A. It faces 80A and 80B from below.

  As a result, the moving body 10 can be stably moved without rattling, lying down, or rising, so that various operations on the transported object 118 and loading / unloading of the transported object 118 are always accurate. It can be done.

  In the above-described train-like back-and-forth movement on the fixed path 5, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. Since the posture is linear in view and side view, the contact portion 16 comes into contact with the contact portion 17 from behind, and the subsequent pushing movement can be performed smoothly and reliably.

  Further, in the left (or right) curve path portion 5b, the frame bodies 12, 13, and 14 are pushed and moved in a posture refracted along the curve in the connecting device 20 portion in plan view. Thereby, in a plan view, the relative angle formed by the rear frame body 14 of the preceding moving body 10 and the front frame body 12 of the subsequent moving body 10 becomes an obtuse angle, and the abutting part 16 has an obtuse angle with respect to the abutting part 17. After that, the pushing movement can be performed smoothly and reliably.

In this case, the bending is performed by the relative rotation about the longitudinal axis 21 in the connecting device 20. Further, the guided devices 30 and 40 are automatically turned along the left and right curves of the main rails 2 and 2A by being rotated around the vertical axes 21a and 25a via the vertical shafts 21 and 25. It moves smoothly while changing automatically.
[Embodiment 2]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. That is, the distributing means 121 divides the main rail 2 at the predetermined location 5d to vertically support the two divided rail bodies 122A and 122B that can support the guided devices 30 and 40, and the divided rail bodies 122A and 122B. Rotating devices 131A and 131B are configured to rotate around the shaft centers 123A and 123B. The divided rail bodies 122A and 122B separated and rotated with respect to the main rail 2 are configured to be connectable to the traverse rail bodies 80A and 80B.

  In order to rotate the two divided rail bodies 122A and 122B around the vertical axis centers 123A and 123B, bearings 125A and 125B are provided on the bases 124A and 124B, and the bearings 125A and 125B are rotatably supported by the bearings 125A and 125B. The split rail bodies 122A and 122B are connected to the lower ends of the vertical axes 126A and 126B.

  Then, one rotation device 131A and 131B for rotating the divided rail bodies 122A and 122B around the vertical axis centers 123A and 123B is provided for each of the divided rail bodies 122A and 122B. That is, links 132A and 132B are fixed to the upper ends of the vertical axes 126A and 126B, and cylinder devices 133A and 133B are provided between one ends of the links 132A and 132B and the mounts 124A and 124B. A pair of stopper bodies 134A, 134B, 135A, 135B are provided on the gantry 124A, 124B side so that the other ends of the links 132A, 132B can be brought into contact with each other.

  The distribution means 121 includes a delivery means (not shown) that can act on the guided devices 30 and 40 in a state of being opposed to the two divided rail bodies 122A and 122B connected to the transverse rail bodies 80A and 80B. Are arranged respectively.

Hereinafter, the operation of the second embodiment will be described.
At the predetermined location 5d, as shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, the divided rail bodies 122A and 122B are connected to the main rail 2 at their upstream ends and downstream ends. Accordingly, the divided rail bodies 122A and 122B are integrally and linearly positioned on the main rail 2. Therefore, when the moving body 10 is not required to be branched to the work path section 6, the moving body 10 can be moved as it is, and can travel through the predetermined location 5d.

  Further, when branching the moving body 10 to the work path section 6, first, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 22, the position where the leading end guided device 40 of the moving body 10 is supported by the lower split rail body 122A. Then, the moving body 10 is stopped. Next, the longitudinal axis 126A is rotated 90 degrees through the link 132A or the like by the expansion and contraction of the cylinder device 133A in the rotation device 131A. The split rail body 122A is separated from the main rail 2 by this rotation, and then connected to the traversing rail body 80A as shown by the phantom line in FIG.

  Then, by causing the delivery means to act on the leading end guided device 40, the end guided device 40 is moved from the divided rail body 122A to the traversing rail body 80A. At that time, by detecting that the end guided device 40 has moved to the traversing rail body 80A, the cylinder device 133A reversely rotates the vertical axis 126A via the link 132A etc. The rail body 122A is connected to the main rail 2.

  In this state, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 23, the front intermediate guided device 30 is supported by the split rail body 122A, and the rear intermediate guided device 30 is supported by the upper split rail body 122B. The movable body 10 is stopped at the supported position. Next, the longitudinal axes 126A and 126B are rotated 90 degrees via the links 132A and 132B by the expansion and contraction of the cylinder devices 133A and 133B in the rotation devices 131A and 131B. The split rail bodies 122A and 122B are separated from the main rail 2 by this rotation, and then connected to the traversing rail bodies 80A and 80B as shown by the phantom lines in FIG.

  Then, by causing the feeding means to act on both intermediate guided devices 30, the intermediate guided devices 30 are moved from the divided rail bodies 122A and 122B to the traverse rail bodies 80A and 80B. At that time, by detecting that the intermediate guided device 30 has moved to the traversing rail bodies 80A and 80B, the cylinder devices 133A and 133B are reversely operated, and the longitudinal axes 126A and 126A are connected via the links 132A and 132B. 126B is reversely rotated to connect the divided rail bodies 122A and 122B to the main rail 2. In this state, the rear end guided device 40 is moved to the traversing rail body 80B via the divided rail body 122B by the same action as described above.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 24, the moving body 10 has its front frame body 12 along one traverse rail body 80A, and the intermediate frame body 13 provided with the support section 50 is orthogonal to the moving direction. The rear frame body 14 can be branched to the work path section 6 in a bent state along the other traverse rail body 80B. The split rail bodies 122A and 122B are appropriately returned and rotated so that their downstream ends are connected to the main rail 2.
[Embodiment 3]
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the third embodiment, the moving body 10 that has reached the predetermined location 5d cannot pass through, but is always moved to the work path unit 6 and moved laterally. That is, as shown in FIG. 25, the distributing means 140 is provided in one place in common for both the traversing rail bodies 80A and 80B, and the rail body 141 connected to the end of the main rail 2 and the rail body 141 are connected to each other. An operating device (such as a cylinder device) 143 that rotates around the axis of the vertical axis 142 is configured. During the rotation, the rail body 141 is configured such that the upstream end is always connected to the main rail 2 and the downstream end is selectively connected to both the traversing rail bodies 80A and 80B.

  As shown in FIG. 26, the merging means 145 has the same configuration as the allocating means 140, and a rail body 146 that is continuous with the starting end of the main rail 2A, and the rail body 146 is rotated around the axis of the vertical axis 147. The actuating device 148 is moved, and is arranged symmetrically in the sorting means 140.

Hereinafter, the operation in the third embodiment will be described.
When moving the moving body 10 to the work path section 6, first, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 25, the operating device 143 in the sorting means 140 is contracted and the rail body 141 is rotated around the vertical axis 142, The downstream end is connected to the traverse rail body 80A. As a result, the leading end guided device 40 and the front intermediate guided device 30 of the moving body 10 move from the rail body 141 to the traverse rail body 80A.

  Then, by detecting that the front intermediate guided device 30 passes through the rail body 141, the operating device 143 in the sorting means 140 is contracted and the rail body 141 is rotated around the vertical axis 142. As shown by the phantom line in FIG. 25, the downstream end thereof is connected to the traversing rail body 80B. As a result, the rear intermediate guided device 30 and the rear end guided device 40 move to the traverse rail body 80B via the rail body 141.

  In this manner, by operating the rail body 141 of the sorting means 140 to perform sorting, the moving body 10 is caused to have the front frame body 12 in a leading shape along one traverse rail body 80A, and the support section 50. The intermediate frame body 13 provided with the shape is made orthogonal to the moving direction, and the rear frame body 14 is moved to the work path section 6 in a bent state along the other traverse rail body 80B in a subsequent state. Can move sideways.

  When moving the moving body 10 on the work path section 6 to the fixed path 5A, first, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 26, the operating device 147 in the merging means 145 is extended, and the rail body 146 is rotated around the vertical axis 147. The upstream end is connected to the traversing rail body 80A. As a result, the leading end guided device 40 and the front intermediate guided device 30 of the moving body 10 move from the traversing rail body 80A to the main rail 2A via the rail body 146.

Then, by detecting that the front intermediate guided device 30 passes through the rail body 146, the operating device 147 in the merging means 145 is contracted and the rail body 146 is rotated around the vertical axis 147. As shown by the phantom line in FIG. 26, the upstream end thereof is connected to the traversing rail body 80B. As a result, the rear intermediate guided device 30 and the rear end guided device 40 move from the traversing rail body 80B to the main rail 2A via the rail body 146.
[Embodiment 4]
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the fourth embodiment, the front frame body 12 and the rear frame body 14 are advanced along the traverse rail bodies 80A and 80B, and the intermediate frame body 13 is rearward and orthogonal to the moving direction. However, a form of branching to the work path portion 6 in a U-shaped bent state is shown.

  That is, the distributing means 151 divides the main rail 2 at the predetermined location 5d, so that the leading end guided device 40 and the front intermediate guided device 30 can be supported simultaneously, and the rear rail body 152A. The split rail body 152B that can support the intermediate guided device 30 on the side and the end guided device 40 on the rear end at the same time, and the split rail bodies 152A and 152B are rotated around the vertical axes 153A and 153B. Rotating devices 161A and 161B to be configured. The split rail bodies 152A and 152B separated and rotated with respect to the main rail 2 are configured to be connectable to the traverse rail bodies 80A and 80B.

  In order to rotate the two divided rail bodies 152A and 152B around the longitudinal axis 153A and 153B, bearings 155A and 155B are provided on the bases 154A and 154B, and the bearings 155A and 155B are rotatably supported by the bearings 155A and 155B. The split rail bodies 152A and 152B are connected to the lower ends of the vertical axes 156A and 156B. Here, the vertical axes 156A and 156B are located on the sides closer to each other.

  Then, one rotation device 161A and 161B for rotating the divided rail bodies 152A and 152B around the vertical axis centers 153A and 153B is provided for each of the divided rail bodies 152A and 152B. That is, links 162A and 162B are fixed to the upper ends of the vertical axes 156A and 156B, and cylinder devices 163A and 163B are provided between one ends of the links 162A and 162B and the bases 154A and 154B.

  In addition, arcuate guide rails 164A and 164B centering on the longitudinal axis 153A and 153B are provided on the bases 154A and 154B. Guide rollers 158A and 158B attached to the upper part via brackets 157A and 157B are configured to be supported and guided. Further, a pair of stopper bodies 165A, 165B, 166A, 166B with which the brackets 157A, 157B can freely contact are provided on the bases 154A, 154B.

  The distribution means 151 includes a delivery means (not shown) that can act on the guided devices 30 and 40 in a state of being opposed to the two divided rail bodies 152A and 152B connected to the transverse rail bodies 80A and 80B. Are arranged respectively.

The operation in the above-described fourth embodiment will be described below.
In the predetermined location 5d, the split rail bodies 152A and 152B are connected to the main rail 2 as shown in FIGS. Accordingly, the divided rail bodies 152A and 152B are integrally and linearly positioned on the main rail 2.

  When the mobile body 10 is branched to the work path section 6, first, the leading end guided device 40 and the front intermediate guided device 30 of the mobile body 10 are simultaneously supported by the lower split rail body 152A. At the same time, the movable body 10 is stopped at a position where the rear intermediate guided device 30 and the rear end guided device 40 are simultaneously supported by the upper divided rail body 152B.

  Next, the vertical axes 156A and 156B are rotated 90 degrees via the links 162A and 162B by the contraction movement of the cylinder devices 163A and 163B in the rotation devices 161A and 161B. The split rail bodies 152A and 152B are separated from the main rail 2 by this rotation, and then connected to the traverse rail bodies 80A and 80B as shown in FIGS.

  Then, by causing the feeding means to act on each end guided device 40 and each intermediate guided device 30, the end guided device 40 and the intermediate guided device 30 are traversed from the divided rail bodies 152A and 152B. The rail bodies 80A and 80B are moved. At that time, by detecting that the intermediate guided device 30 has moved to the traversing rail bodies 80A and 80B, the longitudinal movements 156A and 156A, via the links 162A and 162B, etc. are caused by the contraction movement of the cylinder devices 163A and 163B. 156B can be reversely rotated, and the divided rail bodies 152A and 152B can be returned and rotated so as to connect to the main rail 2.

As a result, the moving body 10 is moved along the traverse rail bodies 80A and 80B with the front frame body 12 and the rear frame body 14 in the leading state, and the intermediate frame body 13 provided with the support portion 50 is moved in the trailing state. It can be branched to the work path portion 6 in a U-shaped bent state where it is orthogonal to the direction.
[Embodiment 5]
Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention, that is, an embodiment in which the movable body 10 that can move on the floor side is adopted will be described with reference to FIG. In the fifth embodiment, the main rail 2 and the divided rail bodies 82A and 82B are different from each other in details such as a pair of left and right types, but generally have the same configuration. Therefore, the same or similar components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In the above-described embodiment, a form in which the predetermined place 5d is formed at one place of the linear path portion 5c is shown. This is because the predetermined places 5d are formed at a plurality of places of the linear path portion 5c. Alternatively, a form in which the traversing rail bodies 80A and 80B are disposed corresponding to the predetermined portions 5d may be used.

  In the first embodiment described above, the moving body 10 has the front frame body 12 in a leading shape along one traverse rail body 80A, and the intermediate frame body 13 is orthogonal to the moving direction. The rear frame body 14 is branched into the work path section 6 in a bent state along the other traverse rail body 80B in a subsequent state, but this is performed by adjusting the operation of the distributing means 81, 121, etc. The front frame body 12 and the rear frame body 14 are advanced along the traverse rail bodies 80A and 80B, and the intermediate frame body 13 is rearward and orthogonal to the moving direction. Branched into the work path section 6 in a bent state of the mold, or the intermediate frame body 13 has a leading shape and is orthogonal to the moving direction, and the front frame body 12 and the rear frame body 14 are traversed in the trailing shape. Lumpur body 80A, the was along a 80B, may be branched in the working path section 6 in a state bent in the inverted U-shape.

  In the above-described embodiment, the intermediate guided device 30 is connected to the end of the longitudinal shaft 21 that connects the frame bodies 12, 13, and 14 so as to be relatively rotatable in the left-right direction. However, for example, the intermediate guided device 30 may be connected to the intermediate frame body 13 through a longitudinal axis separately provided so as to be relatively rotatable.

  In the above-described embodiment, the connecting device 20 has the form in which the vertical shaft 21 is provided on the intermediate frame body 13 side and the horizontal shaft 23 is provided on the front and rear frame bodies 12, 14 side. For example, a horizontal axis may be provided on the intermediate frame body 13 side and a vertical axis may be provided on the front and rear frame bodies 12 and 14 side.

  In the above-described embodiment, the plurality of moving bodies 10 are driven so as to be closely aligned in a boosted state between the feeding means 60 and the braking means 75 without generating a gap between the front and rear ends thereof. However, this may be a form in which the moving body 10 is driven to travel with a gap between the front and rear ends.

  In the above-described embodiment, the linear path portion 5c or the like adopts a form in which the moving body 10 is moved by bringing the feed roller 68 of the feed means 60, 78, 79 into contact with the passive surface 15. May be moved by a drive chain type, particularly at the predetermined location 5d. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the drive chain side transmission body disposed along the linear path portion 5c is engaged with and disengaged from the passive pin 28 provided on the intermediate frame body 13 side. It may be. Further, a form in which the driving belt is brought into contact with the passive surface 15 may be employed.

  In the above-described embodiment, there is shown a form in which the feeding means 60, 78, 79, the braking means 75, etc. are applied to only one of the passive surfaces 15 of the main body 11, but this is applied to the other passive surface. By providing a receiving means such as a receiving roller, the main body 11 can be sandwiched from both sides to obtain a strong frictional force, so that a sufficient running force and braking force can be applied. In this case, the receiving roller acting on the other side may be either a forced drive type or an idle type.

  In the above-described embodiment, the traversing rail bodies 80A and 80B may be displaced up and down to form the work path portion 6 having the descending path portion and the ascending path portion.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway plan view of the division rail body portion in the transport facility using the moving body, showing the first embodiment of the present invention, before rotation. It is a schematic plan view of the fixed path | route part in the conveyance equipment using the said mobile body. It is a side view of the moving body in the linear path | route part in the conveyance equipment using the same moving body. It is a top view of the mobile body in the linear path | route part in the conveyance equipment of the mobile body use. It is a rear view of the mobile body in the linear path | route part in the conveyance equipment of the mobile body use. It is a side view of the principal part of the mobile body in the conveyance equipment using the mobile body. It is a partially notched top view of the principal part of the moving body in the conveyance facility using the moving body. It is a partially cutaway rear view of the moving body at the feeding means in the transport facility using the moving body. It is a partially cutaway side view of the feeding means portion in the transport facility using the moving body. It is a top view of the sending means part in the conveyance equipment using the said mobile body. It is a partially notched side view of the curve part feeding means part in the conveyance equipment using the said mobile body. It is a top view of the curve part feed means part in the conveyance equipment using the said mobile body. It is a front view in the starting end part of the operation | work path | route part in the conveyance equipment using the said mobile body. It is a side view in the termination | terminus part of the work path | route part in the conveyance equipment using the said mobile body. It is a partially notched front view in the various means part of the work path part in the conveyance equipment using the said mobile body. It is a partially notched top view before the branch start in the conveyance equipment using the said mobile body. It is a partially notched top view at the time of the branch start in the conveyance equipment using the said mobile body. It is a partially notched top view in the middle of the branch in the conveyance equipment using the said mobile body. It is a partially notched top view at the time of the completion | finish of a branch in the conveyance equipment using the said mobile body. It is a partially notched top view before the confluence | merging start in the conveyance equipment using the said mobile body. It is Embodiment 2 of this invention, and is a side view before the branch start in the conveyance equipment using a moving body. It is a partially notched top view before the branch start in the conveyance equipment using the said mobile body. It is a partially notched top view in the middle of the branch in the conveyance equipment using the said mobile body. It is a partially notched top view at the time of the completion | finish of a branch in the conveyance equipment using the said mobile body. It is Embodiment 3 of this invention, and is a schematic plan view of the distribution means part in the conveyance facility using a mobile body. It is a schematic plan view of the junction means part in the conveyance equipment using the said mobile body. FIG. 10 shows the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and is a partially cutaway side view of a distribution means portion in a transfer facility using a moving body before distribution. It is a partially notched top view before distribution of the distribution means part in the conveyance equipment using the said mobile body. It is a partially notched side view at the time of distribution of the distribution means part in the conveyance equipment using the said mobile body. It is a partially notched top view at the time of distribution of the distribution means part in the conveyance equipment using the said mobile body. It is Embodiment 5 of this invention, and is a side view of the conveyance equipment using a mobile body.

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2 main rail 2A main rail 5 constant path 5A constant path 5a straight path part 5b curved path part 5c straight path part 5d predetermined place 6 work path part 10 moving body 11 main body 12 front frame body 13 intermediate frame body 14 rear part Frame body 15 Passive surface 16 Contact portion 17 Contact portion 18 Passive body 19 Upper passive surface 20 Connecting device 21 Longitudinal shaft 22 Connecting body 25 Vertical shaft 30 Intermediate guided device 31 Trolley body 33 Supported roller 36 Guided Roller 40 End guided device 41 Trolley body 43 Supported roller 46 Guided roller 47 Lifting prevention roller 50 Support unit 54 Supporting tool 60 Feeding unit 68 Feeding roller 75 Braking unit 76 Braking roller 78 Feeding unit 79 Feeding unit 80A Traversing rail Body 80B Traverse rail body 81 Sorting means 82A Split rail body 82B Split rail body 5 merging means 86A split rail body 86B split rail body 90 connected body 93 connected surface 94 cam guide surface 100 connected body 103 connecting surface 104 cam guide surface 108 retracting means 110 moving force applying means 112 feeding means 115 guide body 118 transported Object 121 Distributing means 122A Dividing rail body 122B Dividing rail body 131A Rotating device 131B Rotating device 133A Cylinder device 133B Cylinder device 140 Distributing means 141 Rail body 143 Actuating device 145 Joining means 146 Rail body 148 Actuating device 151 Dividing means 152A Dividing rail body 152B divided rail member 153A Tatejikukokoro 153B Tatejikukokoro 161A rotation apparatus 161B rotating device 163A cylinder device 163B cylinder device A sends rotational force B feed rotating force _{L 1} arrangement interval _{L 2} vertical Center-to-center spacing

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The movable body is supported and guided by the main rail via a plurality of guided devices, and can move on a fixed path, and the main body of the movable body can be relatively rotated in the left-right direction via a connecting device. The front frame body, the intermediate frame body, and the rear frame body are connected to each other , and the intermediate frame body is provided with a support portion for the object to be conveyed, and the guided device includes the front end portion and the rear frame body of the front frame body. It consists of an end guided device provided at the rear end portion and an intermediate guided device provided on the moving body between these end guided devices, and each guided device is moved via a longitudinal axis. An intermediate frame body that is connected to the body side so as to be relatively rotatable and has a support portion on a side of a predetermined position in the fixed path is orthogonal to the moving direction, and the front frame body and the rear frame Draft so that the body follows the direction of movement A plurality of traverse rail bodies for supporting and guiding the apparatus are provided, and a distribution means for distributing the guided apparatus on the main rail side to the plurality of traverse rail bodies is provided at the predetermined location. A transport facility using a moving body, wherein the front frame body and the rear frame body can be arranged so as to be orthogonal to each other in the same direction with respect to the provided intermediate frame body.   The guided device comprises an intermediate guided device provided at the front and rear ends of the intermediate frame body, and an end guided device provided at the front end portion of the front frame body and the rear end portion of the rear frame body, The dividing means divides the main rail at a predetermined location so that the leading end guided device and the front intermediate guided device can be supported simultaneously, and the rear intermediate guided device and the rear It is composed of a split rail body that can support the end-guided device at the end at the same time, and a rotating device that rotates the split rail body around the vertical axis, and the traverse rail body is a pair. 2. The transportation equipment using a moving body according to claim 1, wherein the divided rail body separated and rotated with respect to the main rail is configured to be connectable to the traverse rail body.   The moving body is configured such that the front frame body and the rear frame body follow the traverse rail body in a leading state, and the intermediate frame body provided with the support portion is in a trailing shape and orthogonal to the moving direction. 3. A transfer facility using a moving body according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it can be branched in a U-shaped bent state.   Branched in an inverted U-shaped bent state where the intermediate frame body is in a leading shape and orthogonal to the moving direction, and the front and rear frame bodies are in a trailing shape along the traverse rail body. The transportation facility using a moving body according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the transportation facility is used.   5. The transfer facility using the moving body according to claim 1, further comprising a moving force applying unit that applies a moving force to the moving body supported by the plurality of traverse rail bodies.   The transportation facility using the moving body according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a location where the traverse rail body is provided is formed in a work path portion for a transported object.   7. The moving body according to claim 1, wherein a side surface of each frame body is formed as a passive surface, and feed means having a feed roller that can come into contact with the passive surface is provided in a fixed path. 2. A transport facility using a moving body according to item 1.   8. The moving body according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the distributing means is configured to distribute all of the moving bodies that have reached a predetermined location on a predetermined route to a plurality of traverse rail bodies. Use transportation equipment.   The transporting equipment using a mobile body according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the mobile body is provided with a support portion for a transported object at a lower part of at least one frame body.

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