Patent ID: 8726811

Claim:
A overhead transport vehicle comprising: a travelling unit configured to travel on a rail arranged on or near a ceiling; a conveying unit attached to the travelling unit, the conveying unit configured to move an article into a containing space and convey the article; a swing inhibiting member pivotally supported by the conveying unit, the swing inhibiting member configured to move between a pushing position and a retracting position, the pushing position being where a side surface of the article is pushed, and the retracting position being away from the pushing position so as to move the article into the containing space; the swing inhibiting member including: a pushing member configured to push the side surface of the article; a lever member having a first end side and a second end side, the first end side configured to support the pushing member, and the second end side pivotally supported by the conveying unit; and a biasing member arranged in the lever member, the biasing member configured to bias the pushing member toward the article; the pushing member including: a main body member pivotally supported by the lever member; a slide member including a pushing surface to abut the article, the slide member supported by the main body member and configured to slide in a slide direction crossing a travelling direction; and elastic bodies arranged between the main body member and the slide member, the elastic bodies configured to elastically slide the slide member.