| 摘要 |
In order to prevent deformations, cracks and breakages of thin-walled ceramic honeycomb shaped bodies upon conveying them, a system for conveying such ceramic shaped bodies and cradles used for the system are provided. Since, in the first aspect of the present invention, the cradle 4 is lifted up from the first conveyor path 5-1, transferred to the next conveyor path 5-2 having a different conveying direction from that of the first one while keeping the ceramic shaped bodies 2 lifted, and then put down on the next conveyor path 5-2 when the conveying direction of the cradles 4 on which the ceramic shaped bodies 2 are placed is changed on the way of the conveyor 5, and since, in the second aspect of the present invention, the conveying speed of the cradles 4 on the conveyor 5 is gradually reducing to stop the cradle 4 on the way of the conveyor 5, when the cradles 4 on which the ceramic shaped bodies 2 are placed are stopped on the way of the conveyor 5, the impact on the ceramic shaped bodies 2 can be absorbed in each cases. The cradle 4 consists of an aluminum base 31, a support portion 33 provided on the base 31 and having a receiving portion 32 formed on a side opposed to the side contacting the base 31 in a shape corresponding to the ceramic shaped body 2, and a cushioning material 34 provided to cover the supporting member and the receiving portion 32 of the supporting member 33. <IMAGE> |
