Patent ID: 9548230
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: H01L

Claim:
1. A temporary storage device that temporarily stores an article between an overhead travelling vehicle system and an article transfer position, the temporary storage device comprising: a local carrier capable of travelling, the local carrier including a hoist to raise and lower an article; travel rails of the local carrier provided below a travel rail of the overhead travelling vehicle system so as to pass directly above the transfer position; and a slide rack provided below the travel rails of the local carrier, the slide rack being provided entirely below the local carrier, the slide rack being slidable between a portion directly above the transfer position and a second position in which an article is transferred to and from a second transport system including a transfer device, the second position being different from the portion directly above the transfer position in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the travel rails of the local carrier in a horizontal plane.