Patent ID: 9362152
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: B25J,B66C,H01L

Claim Text:
1. An article supporting device comprising: a support section for supporting a support-target portion provided in a top end portion of a support object; and a pair of support members that are provided in the support section and support both end portions of the support-target portion in a first direction along the horizontal direction from below, wherein the pair of support members are configured to be movable close to and away from each other in the first direction, the support object has an insertion space, below the support-target portion, into which the pair of support members are insertable by the movement of the pair of support members close to each other, the support object comprises either a lightweight article or a heavyweight article heavier than the lightweight article, wherein the insertion space of the lightweight article is formed to be narrow in the vertical direction compared with the insertion space of the heavyweight article, each of the pair of support members includes a lightweight-article support portion that is insertable into the insertion space of the lightweight article and supports the support-target portion of the lightweight article from below and a heavyweight-article support portion that is insertable into the insertion space of the heavyweight article and supports the support-target portion of the heavyweight article from below, the heavyweight-article support portion is formed to be thick in the vertical direction compared with the lightweight-article support portion, and the lightweight-article support portion is provided at a position that is located in the insertion space of the heavyweight article when the heavyweight-article support portion is inserted into the insertion space of the heavyweight article, and formed integrally with the heavyweight-article support portion.