Patent ID: 6889815

Claim:
A conveying apparatus wherein a plurality of feed portions are arranged two-dimensionally in a distributed manner on a conveying surface for conveying articles, and the feed portions sequentially feed each article so as to move it to a predetermined position on the conveying surface; said apparatus comprising: a fixed base holding said plurality of feed portions; a twist base which is provided at each of said feed portions, and can be rotated about an axis perpendicular to said conveying surface; a feed roller which is mounted at an upper portion of each of said twist bases, and can be rotated about an axis parallel to said conveying surface; a twist-purpose servomotor for driving said twist bases; a feed-purpose servomotor for driving said feed rollers; a twist gear which is fixedly mounted on each of said twist bases, and is disposed below said feed roller, and is connected by gears to said twist-purpose servomotor; and a vertical shaft which extends through each of said twist gears at an axis thereof, an upper end of said vertical shaft being connected by gears to said feed roller while a lower end thereof is connected by gears to said feed-purpose servomotor.