TRANSPORTSYSTEM VOM TYP EINES SCHWEBENDEN TRAEGERS.

摘要

A transportation system of a floated-carrier type, according to the present invention, comprises a guide rail (1) composed of main lines (32) and branch lines (33), intersecting one another, a coupling section (34) connecting the main and branch lines (32, 33), and a carrier (2) for carrying cargo, the carrier (2) being capable of running along the guide rail (1). The carrier (2) is suspended, in a non-contact manner, from the guide rail (1), by means of an electromagnetic attractive force. A transfer apparatus (43) is provided at the coupling section (34). At the coupling section (34), the carrier (2), having so far been running along the main lines (32), is stopped, then rotated, then stopped from rotating when the carrier (2) faces the branch lines (33), and then transferred to the branch lines (33), all in a non-contact manner. Thus, the mounting space of the transfer apparatus (43) is small, and the carrier (2) can be transferred from the main lines (32) to the branch lines (33), without producing dust or noise.