Patent ID: 6339321
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
An electronic device tray transporting apparatus for transporting the tray in a substantially vertical direction, the tray holding at least one electronic device, comprising:a tray end holding member able to detachably hold an end of a lowermost level tray positioned at a lowermost level in the directly stacked trays; a tray elevating member for abutting against the bottom surface of the lowermost level tray and conveying the lowermost level tray downward or upward; and an actuator member for driving the tray end holding member so as to release the hold on the lowermost level tray by the tray end holding member and hold the end of another tray next arriving at the lowermost level position when the tray elevating member abuts against the bottom surface of the lowermost level tray and the lowermost level tray becomes supportable by the tray elevating member.