Patent ID: 7547175

Claim:
A transfer device for mother glass boards, comprising: a storing device comprising a first storage unit and a second storage unit; wherein said first storage unit comprises a plurality of supporting members extending in parallel in a direction of breadth from two sides of said first storage unit, said plurality of supporting members including supporting members positioned to be opposed to each other and having a gap between them; wherein said second storage unit comprises left and right supporting members and at least one auxiliary supporting member disposed at an intermediate position between said left and right supporting members; and a transfer machine having a hand comprising a plurality of transverse hand supporting members extending in a direction of breadth and which can pass between said supporting members of said first storage unit and at least two longitudinal supporting members that are provided side by side with a gap in between in the direction of breadth and connecting said plurality of transverse hand supporting members to each other; wherein mother glass boards can be introduced to or removed from said first storage unit and said second storage unit by raising and lowering said hand of said transfer machine between said plurality of supporting members of said first storage unit and said left and right supporting members of said second storage unit.