摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a long body support device and support method that can prevent increase in size of the device.SOLUTION: A support device for a long body RS or RL includes: rotary drive means 3 rotated by a drive unit 31; and following-rotation means 4A or 4B for supporting the long body RS or RL so that the long body RS or RL can be wound or fed by sandwiching the long body RS or RL between the rotary drive means 3 and the respective following-rotation means 4A or 4B. The at least one following-rotation means 4A or 4B includes a plurality of the following-rotation means for one of the rotary drive means 3. |