Patent ID: 6105727
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: B66F

Abstract:
A carrying apparatus, comprising:an elongate casing having a slit extending in a longitudinal direction of said elongate casing;a moving unit provided in said elongate casing so as to be reciprocally moved along said longitudinal direction, said moving unit having an arm portion outwardly extended through said slit;a toothed belt for driving said moving unit, said toothed belt having a flat face and a toothed face; anda plurality of pulleys for arranging said toothed belt in said elongate casing, at least one of said plurality of pulleys being a driving pulley driven by a motor and engaged with said toothed face of said toothed belt,wherein said toothed belt is disposed so as to cover said slit from an inside of said slit with said toothed face facing inwardly, andwherein said moving unit is an elevator provided with said driving pulley engaged with said toothed face of said toothed belt vertically arranged so as to elevate said elevator.