Patent ID: 7200881
Filing Date: 2007-04-10
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A transfer device comprising: a lower mechanism including a first endless belt, a first support extending along a traveling path of the first endless belt, and a first driving unit for operating the first endless belt; and an upper mechanism including a second endless belt, a second support extending along a traveling path of the second endless belt, and a second driving unit for operating the second endless belt, the upper mechanism being stacked on the lower mechanism; wherein the first endless belt and the second endless belt are operable independently of each other for forward and backward circulation; wherein the first driving unit is disposed at one end of the first support in a traveling direction of the first endless belt, the second driving unit being disposed at one end of the second support in a traveling direction of the second endless belt; and wherein the first driving unit includes a first drive housing projecting upward from said one end of the first support, the second driving unit including a second drive housing projecting upward from said one end of the second support, the second support being placed over the first support with the second drive housing located adjacent to the first drive housing.