Patent ID: 7248824

Claim:
A conveyor device comprising: a container support configured to support a detachable container in which a substance stored in a flexible bag is discharged through a cap provided at an opening of the bag while an external pressure is applied to the bag or the inner pressure of the bag is reduced to deform the bag and to reduce the volume of the bag; a conveying-path forming member configured to be coupled to the cap and defining a conveying path in which the substance discharged from the container is conveyed to a destination; a cap holder movable between a holding position to couple the cap to the conveying-path forming member when the container is supported by the container support and a retreating position to not hinder loading or unloading of the container into or from the container support; and a positioning unit configured to place the cap holder in the holding position, wherein the container support is further configured to be positioned in a loading position at which the container is loaded into and unloaded from the container support and a stored position at which the container is stored in the conveyor device, and said conveying-path forming member is configured to be simultaneously uncoupled from the cap when the container support is positioned in the loading position.