Article transport facility with position-changeable loading unit

摘要

An article transport facility includes a traveling rail hung from a ceiling portion and configured for guiding an article transport carriage, an article loading unit disposed laterally and downwardly of the traveling rail and configured for loading and supporting an article to be transferred to/from the article transport carriage, and a supporting mechanism for supporting the article loading unit hung from the ceiling portion in such a manner that the article loading unit is rendered position-adjustable between a transferring position for transferring the article to/from the article transport carriage and a retracted position retracted upwards from the transferring position. The supporting mechanism is capable of causing the article loading unit loading an article thereon to be position-changeable between the transferring position and the retracted position.

主权项

1. An article transport facility comprising:
a traveling rail hung from a ceiling portion and configured for guiding an article transport carriage; an article loading unit disposed laterally and downwardly of the traveling rail and configured for loading and supporting an article to be transferred to and from the article transport carriage; and a supporting mechanism for supporting the article loading unit hung from the ceiling portion in such a manner that the article loading unit is rendered position-adjustable between a transferring position for transferring the article to and from the article transport carriage and a retracted position retracted upwards from the transferring position; wherein the supporting mechanism is capable of causing the article loading unit loading an article thereon to be position-changeable between the transferring position and the retracted position, wherein the transferring position is defined laterally and downwardly of the traveling rail for transferring or retrieving the article to and from the article transport carriage, and wherein the retracted position is retracted upward from the transferring position laterally and at least partially above the traveling rail.