Patent ID: 8550006
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: B65G,H01L

Abstract:
1. A side buffer disposed in a conveying vehicle system including a conveying vehicle traveling along a ceiling, the side buffer comprising: a placement portion on which an article may be placed; a suspension member arranged to suspend the placement portion from the ceiling; a restriction portion movable between a restricting position, where an inclination of the article on the placement portion is restricted, and a retracted position, where the article is allowed to be moved among the placement portion, a position directly above the placement portion and above the restriction portion, and a position directly above the placement portion and below the restriction portion, the restriction portion being disposed at each of two sides of the article in a traveling direction of the conveying vehicle when the restriction portion is at the restricting position; an article receiving portion disposed such that, when the article is placed on the placement portion, portions of the article at an area of end portions in a horizontal direction and perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the traveling direction are placed on the article receiving portion so as to receive a force from the article placed on the placement portion; and a link portion configured to move the restriction portion from the retracted position to the restricting position with the received force.