| 摘要 |
A conveyor device capable of moving a package also in a main direction orthogonal to a direction of conveyance, and thereby making it possible to change and maintain a package in any posture. The conveyor device 30 of the present invention is formed by coupling a plurality of conveyor sub-units 1 in an endless manner while each sub-unit 1 by itself has a function as a belt conveyor and the drive direction of the belt of the conveyor sub-unit 1 is in a direction orthogonal to the main direction of conveyance of the conveyor device 30. Some or all of the conveyor sub-units 1 constituting the conveyor device 30 can be made to operate in cooperation with each other by combining the conveyor device 30 with a control instruction device. The conveyor sub-unit 1 comprises a belt, a drive, means for the belt, a communication means for communicating with a control instruction device and other conveyor sub-units, a detecting means for detecting the position of a package on the belt, and control means for driving the belt forward or in reverse by using information from each of said means. <IMAGE> |
