Patent ID: 7494002

Claim:
A conveyance apparatus, comprising: a holding unit configured to hold a plurality of articles received at a predetermined receiving point, the holding unit including a front end holding member arranges on the front end portion thereof, the front end holding member being configured to hold articles at the front end thereof; a conveying unit configured to transfer the holding unit from the receiving point through a discharging point; and a delivery unit configured to deliver externally supplied articles to the holding unit at the receiving point, the delivery unit comprising one or more delivery tables configured to sequentially receive the articles at a predetermined receiving position, rotate to a standing position in order to place the articles in a standing position, and deliver the articles to the holding unit; and a drive unit configured to rotate and move the one or more delivery tables forward in synchronization with the movement of the holding unit; wherein a rotation support point of each delivery table is arranged above a lower end portion of each delivery table when in the standing position.