摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container conveyance apparatus 1 arranged in a chamber 14 cut off from the outside, in which model switching so as to be used in common for containers 4A and 4B of different diameters is performed without destroying a sterile environment in the chamber 14. <P>SOLUTION: A rotary wheel 80 is disposed in a sterile chamber 14, and on the outside of the rotary wheel 80, a first guide (fixing guide) 84, a second guide (elevation guide) 86, and an elevation means 94 are arranged, wherein the first guide is for guiding the body 4a of a large-diameter first container 4A, the second guide is for guiding the body 4a of a second container 4B smaller in diameter than the first container 4A, and the elevation means is for elevating the second guide 86 and includes a cylinder 94 which penetrates a bottom surface 16 of the chamber 14 and is disposed outside. When the container 4A is conveyed, the second guide 86 is retracted. When the second container 4B is conveyed, the second guide 86 is moved to a position for guiding the second container 4B. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |