JP2000062935A - Conveyer equipment using moving body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a conveyer equipment of a type capable of moving a moving body group in a close rear side pressing condition without generating a clearance between the front end and the rear end, and switching the moving body group from/to a long size form where a worker can ride on, to/from a short size form where the worker is not necessary to ride on. SOLUTION: At at least one side of the rear end and the front end of the supporting device 32 of a moving body 20, a platform 40 is provided vertically oscillateably. The platform 40 is composed to abut freely to a neighboring supporting device 32 side by horizontal oscillation, and the supporting device 32 is composed to abut freely by curtailing the space corresponding part of the platform 40 by longitudinal oscillation. The platform 40 is horizontally oscillated by the operation of a cam rail 15, and the group of moving bodies 20 can be made in a long size form where a worker can ride on. And the moving body group 20 can be made in a short size form where the worker is not necessary to ride on, by longitudinally oscillating the platform 40.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transfer facility using a moving body, which is used to transport a non-driving type moving body which can travel on the floor side on a fixed route.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a means for moving a non-driving type moving body on a fixed path, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 20930/1990.
The configuration found in Publication No. 9 is provided.

In this conventional structure, the movable body transporting device is provided on the upper side of the fixed path on which the movable body can travel, and the braking device is provided on the lower side. The movable body transporting device is composed of a pair of left and right feed rollers that can come into contact with the side surface of the movable body, and a rotation drive device that interlocks with these feed rollers. The brake device is composed of a pair of left and right brake rollers that can come into contact with the side surface of the movable body, and a torque motor that applies a reverse feed rotational force to these brake rollers.

According to such a conventional structure, a large propulsive force is applied to the movable body by forcibly rotating both feed rollers, which are in contact with both side surfaces of the movable body, by the rotation drive device. The movable body can be moved on a fixed path.
At this time, the movable body is moved by pushing the movable body group that is preceding and stopped.

On the lower side of the fixed path, since the brake roller which is rotated in the reverse direction is in contact with both side surfaces of the movable body, a propulsive force in the reverse conveying direction is applied to the movable body, and the feed rotation is performed here. Since the force is larger than the reverse feed rotational force, the brake roller is rotated to the feed rotation side according to the difference. As a result, the lower movable body is moved in a state of being subjected to the braking action, and therefore the movable body group is moved in a dense rearward pushing state without forming a gap between the front and rear ends.

[0006]

According to the above-mentioned conventional structure, when a worker carries out various operations on an object to be conveyed which is conveyed by a movable body, the operator can move the object to be conveyed in a moving state. On the other hand, it must be done from the floor side, and various operations cannot be performed easily. On the other hand, it is conceivable that the shape of the main body is increased with respect to the transported object, and an operator rides on the main body to perform various operations on the transported object. However, in this case, the total length of the movable body becomes long, the route length of various work routes that do not depend on the worker and the empty storage route part becomes long, and the installation space of the entire facility becomes wide. Points will be created.

An object of the present invention is that the moving body group can be moved in a dense rearward pushing state without forming a gap between the front and rear ends, but the moving body can be boarded by an operator. It is a point to provide a transfer facility using a moving body that can switch between a long form and a short form that does not require boarding.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, a transport facility using a moving body according to claim 1 is provided with a plurality of movable units supported by rails and movable on a fixed route. The moving bodies are provided with a supporting device for the transported object at the upper part thereof, and at least one of the front and rear ends of the supporting device is provided with a platform swingable up and down. By swinging horizontally, the free end of the movable body is configured to be able to abut the supporting device side of the adjacent moving body. A space corresponding to the space is packed so as to be abuttable, and a rearward pushing path portion of the moving body group is formed at a plurality of positions in the fixed route.The rearward pushing path portion is moved to the moving body on the upper side thereof. A feeding device for applying a force is provided, a braking device for applying a braking force to the moving body is provided on the lower side, and a cam rail for horizontally swinging the platform is provided in at least one rearward pushing path portion. It is characterized by being arranged.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, by horizontally swinging the platform by the action of the cam rail, the moving body group is formed into a long form in which an operator can get in, and a gap is formed between the front and rear ends. You can move with a tight boost without having to. In addition, by swinging the platform vertically and bringing the front and rear moving bodies into contact with each other by filling the space equivalent to the space of the platform, the moving body group has a short form that does not require boarding, and is placed between the front and rear ends. It can move in a dense push state without creating a gap.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transportation facility using a movable body, wherein the feeding device has a driving wheel body, and the supporting device and the platform have the driving wheel. It is characterized in that a passive part on which the body acts is formed.

Therefore, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the movement in the dense rearward pushing state can be performed by causing the drive wheel of the feeding device to sequentially act on the supporting device and the passive portion formed on the platform.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transfer facility using a movable body, wherein the movable body is provided with a passive body in the structure according to the first or second aspect, and a boosting route portion is provided in the fixed route. A feed drive device having a transmission body that can be engaged with the passive body is provided in at least a part of the path portion other than.

Therefore, according to the third aspect of the present invention, in at least a part of the route portion excluding the rearward pushing route portion, the moving body group is moved at a desired pitch by the feed drive device by engaging the transmission body with the passive body. And it can move at a desired speed.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
It will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 10, the fixed path 1 in which a large number of moving bodies 20 are movable is the first rearward path section 1A.
And a first pulling path portion 1B, a second rearward pushing path portion 1C,
The second pulling route unit 1D and the storage route unit 1E are included. An unloading section 2 for unloading the transported object on the moving body 20 side is formed at the start end side of the storage path section 1E, and a moving body 2 is provided at the terminating side of the storage path section 1E.
A loading section 3 for loading the transported objects is formed on the 0 side.

The first pushing path portion 1A is provided with a feeding device 4 for applying a moving force to the moving body 20 on the upper side thereof, and a braking device for applying a braking force to the moving body 20 on the lower side. The device 5 is provided, and similarly, the second rearward pushing path portion 1C is also provided with the feeding device 6 on the upper side and the braking device 7 on the lower side. Then, the first pulling path portion 1
A first feed drive device 8 is provided along B, and a second feed drive device 9 is provided along the second pulling route portion 1D to the storage route portion 1E.

1 to 9, in a machine frame (including a yoke and the like) 11 from the floor 10 side, channel-shaped movable body guide rails 12 are arranged in a pair on the left and right with their open portions facing each other. A square bar-shaped guide member 13 is fixed to the upper and lower surfaces of the edge of the movable body guide rail 12 on the open side. The fixed path 1 through which the moving body 20 is movable is formed in an endless manner by the moving body guide rail 12 and the like.

The movable body 20 is composed of both movable body guide rails 1.
2 is supported and guided to be movable on a fixed path 1. That is, the moving body 20 has a main body 21 formed of a rectangular tubular body (square rod-like body) that is long in the front-rear direction, and a pair of guided devices 22 provided at the front and rear ends of the main body 21.
It is supported and guided by the both guide rails 12 via 23.

Both guided devices 22 and 23 have the same structure, and include a trolley main body 25 rotatably connected to the main body 21 via lateral pins 24, and both sides of the trolley main body 25. Supported rollers 26 that are respectively attached to the front and rear pairs and that are supported and guided by being fitted to the movable body guide rails 12, and a pair of front and rear sides that are respectively attached to the upper and lower sides of the trolley body 25 and are guided by the guide member 13. The guided roller 27 forms a trolley type.

A trolley body 25 of the front guided device 22 is provided with a passive body (passive projection) 28 which can be engaged with and disengaged from the transmission body (transmission projection) from the feed drive devices 8 and 9.
It is provided so as to be able to swing up and down via a horizontal pin 29 in the middle thereof. Further, a cam body 30 for moving the passive body 28 upward to a non-engagement position is provided on the trolley body 25 of the rear guided device 22 so as to extend rearward. A contact structure is formed between the passive body 28 and the cam body 30 so as to be in contact with each other in the storage path portion 1E.

Anti-vibration rollers 31 are provided on both sides of the main body 21 at a plurality of positions in the front-rear direction, and anti-vibration rails 14 for supporting and guiding the anti-vibration rollers 31 are provided.
It is arranged along a fixed path 1. The runout prevention rail 14 is provided on the machine frame 11 side.

A support device 32 for the object to be transferred 70 is provided on the main body 21. The support device 32 is a main body 2
1, a pair of front and rear vertical members 33 standing upright, a rectangular plate-shaped (square plate-shaped) post-pressing member 34 provided between the upper ends of the vertical members 33, and a swivel support portion on the post-pressing member 34. It is constituted by a transported object support 37 and the like which is provided via 35 and is rotatable around a vertical axis 36. The front surface and the rear surface of the support device 32, that is, the front surface and the rear surface of the rear pushing body 34 are formed in abutting portions 38 and 39 which are abuttable with each other.

A platform 40 is provided at the rear end (at least one of the front and rear ends) of the support device 32 so as to be vertically swingable. The platform 40 is in the form of an elongated plate that is long in the left-right direction, and is vertically swingably connected to the rear end of the rear pushing body 34 via a plurality of hinges 41.
The front surface and the rear surface of the platform 40 contact the contact portion 4
2, 43, with the platform 40
Is configured so that the abutting portion 42 on the front surface thereof is capable of abutting on the abutting portion 39 on the rear surface of the rear pushing body 34 by swinging horizontally, and the abutting portion 43 on the rear surface which is the free end thereof. With respect to the supporting device 32 side of the adjacent moving body 20, that is,
The abutting portion 38 on the front surface of the rear pushing body 34 is configured to be abuttable.

When the platform 40 is vertically swung, the front and rear supporting members 34 of the front and rear moving members 20, that is, the front contact surface 39 of the rear rear pressing member 34 with respect to the abutting portion 39 on the rear surface of the front rear pressing member 34. The abutting portion 38 is configured so as to be abuttable by filling the space corresponding to the platform 40.

The pair of left and right side surfaces of the rear pusher 34 and the pair of left and right side surfaces of the platform 40 are respectively formed as passive surfaces (an example of a passive portion) 44, 45. A cam rail 15 for horizontally swinging the platform 40 is provided in at least one rearward pushing path portion, that is, the first rearward pushing path portion 1A. The cam rail 15 is laid on the machine frame 11 side and is configured to support and guide the cam roller 46 provided at the lower portion of the rear end side of the platform 40 from below.

The feeding devices 4 and 6 for applying a moving force to the moving body 20 are, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, a supporting member 50 provided on the machine frame 11, and a longitudinal axis on the supporting member 50 side. An arm body 52 swingably provided via 51,
The drive device 53 provided on the free end of the arm body 52 and the drive wheel body 5 provided on the drive shaft 54 from the drive device 53.
5 and the like. Then, the arm 52 is rocked by a rocking device (not shown) so that the driving wheel 55 forcibly driven by the driving device 53 is moved to the passive surface 4.
It is configured to give a moving force to the moving body 20 by causing the moving body 20 to contact with the moving body 20.

The braking devices 5 and 7 for applying a braking force to the moving body 20 have the same structure as the feeding devices 4 and 6, and are provided on the machine casing 11 as shown in FIG. 9, for example. Support member 60 and a vertical axis 61 on the support member 60 side.
And an arm body 62 that is swingably provided via
A drive device 63 provided at the free end of the second drive device 6 and the drive device 6
3 is composed of a braking wheel body 65 and the like provided on the drive shaft 64. Then, the arm 62 is rocked by a rocking device (not shown), and the braking wheel 55 forcibly driven by the driving device 63 is brought into contact with the passive surfaces 44 and 45, whereby the movement is performed. It is configured to apply a braking force to the body 20.

The braking devices 5 and 7 are configured to apply the braking force by applying a rotational force in the same direction as the feeding devices 4 and 6 at a low speed to the feeding devices 4 and 6. The braking devices 5 and 7 may have a configuration in which a rotational force in the opposite direction is applied.

The feed drive devices 8 and 9 provided on the pulling route portions 1B and 1D are drive body guide rails 16 arranged on the machine casing 11 side below the mobile body guide rails 12.
Has a drive chain (an example of a drive body) 18 supported and guided by the drive chain 18, and a transmission body 19 provided at a predetermined pitch of the drive chain 18 engages with a passive body 28 provided on the moving body 20 side. It is freely configured. The transmission 19
The passive body 28 is disengaged with respect to, but this may be reversed.

The operation of the above-described embodiment will be described below. In the storage path portion 1E, the group of empty moving bodies 20 has its platform 40 oscillated in a vertical direction, so that the supporting devices 32 of the front and rear moving bodies 20, that is, the abutting portions 39 on the rear surface of the preceding and rearward pushing body 34. The abutting portion 38 on the front surface of the trailing pusher body 34 is
The space corresponding to 0 is packed and abutted. That is, the group of mobile units 20 in the storage path unit 1E is efficiently stored in a short form that does not require boarding.

The empty moving body 20 located at the end of the storage path section 1E is sent to the loading section 3 by an appropriate feeding device (not shown), and at this loading section 3, the transported object support 37 is provided. The transported object 70 is loaded on top. Then, the moving body 20 is moved from the loading section 3 to the feeding apparatus 4 provided at the starting end of the first back-pressing path section 1A by the above-mentioned feeding apparatus or a separately provided feeding apparatus. Before and after this movement, the cam roller 46 rides up on the cam rail 15, so that the platform 40 is horizontally swung upward through the group of hinges 41.

The drive wheel 55 of the feeding device 4 is in the non-acting position as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 2 at the time of feeding by the feeding device, and after feeding, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2 and as shown in FIG. It swings to a position and abuts (presses) on the passive surface 44. As a result, the rear-pressing body 34 is sandwiched between the two drive wheels 55, and the drive wheel 55 is rotationally driven by the drive device 53 at this time.

Therefore, the drive wheel body 5 is forcibly rotated.
By bringing 5 into contact with the passive surface 44, a moving force is given to the moving body 20 by the feed rotational force thereof, so that the moving body 20 is moved by the feeding device 4 on the first backward pushing path portion 1A. It is moved at a speed.

At that time, of the group of moving bodies 20 located in a dense train on the first pushing path portion 1A, the contacting portion 43 at the rear end portion of the platform 40 of the moving body 20 at the rearmost end is brought into contact. The contacting portion 38 of the front end portion of the rearward-moving body 34 in the fed moving body 20 is brought into contact with the movable body 20, so that the feeding force of the feeding device 4 causes the first rearward-passing path portion 1A to be positioned in a dense train shape. The moving group of moving bodies 20 is pushed and moved.

That is, the feeding force by the feeding device 4 is changed from the contact portion 38 at the front end portion of the rearward-pressing body 34 to the contact portion 43 at the rear end portion of the platform 40, the contact portion 42 at the front end portion of the platform 40, It is sequentially transmitted to the abutting portion 39 on the rear surface of the rearward-pressing body 34, thereby rearwardly moving the group of moving bodies 20.

During such movement, each guided device 22,
23 is supported and guided by the movable body guide rail 12 via each supported roller 26, each guided roller 27 is guided by the guide member 13, and the shake prevention roller 3 is also supported.
The movable body 20 is moved in a state in which it is prevented from rattling and is prevented from falling sideways, by supporting and guiding 1 on the shake preventing rail 14.

In this way, among the moving bodies 20 moving on the first rearward pushing path portion 1A, the moving body 20 positioned at the end of the first rearward pushing path portion 1A is moved by the braking device 5. Braking force is applied. That is, when the movement work of the moving body 20 by the feeding device 4 is stopped, the braking wheel body 65 in the braking device 5 is in the non-acting position as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 2. Then, in conjunction with the feeding movement of the feeding device 4, the braking wheel 65 swings to the working position and abuts (presses) on the passive surface 44, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2 and FIG.

As a result, the rear push acting body 34 is sandwiched between the two braking wheel bodies 65, but at this time, the braking wheel body 65 is rotationally driven. That is, the braking wheel 65 is forcibly rotated at a low speed by the drive of the drive device 63. Therefore, the braking wheel 65, which is forcedly rotated, is moved to the passive surface 44.
When brought into pressure contact with the moving body 20 due to the braking torque.
The propulsive force in the moving direction is applied to the steering wheel. However, since the feed rotational force is larger than the braking rotational force here, slippage occurs in the braking wheel 65 corresponding to the difference, and the load at that time is the torque. It is absorbed by the motor.

As a result, the moving body 20 corresponding to the lower braking device 7 is moved under the braking action, so that between the feeding device 4 and the braking device 5,
The plurality of moving bodies 20 are densely arranged in a rearwardly pushed state without forming a gap between the front and rear ends thereof. The braking action of the braking wheel 65 of the braking device 5 and the feeding action of the driving wheel 55 of the feeding device 4 described above are changed from the passive surface 44 of the back-pressing member 34 to the passive surface 45 of the platform 40 and again to the back-pressing action. This is done by sequentially acting on the passive surface 44 of the body 34.

As described above, while the moving body 20 is intermittently moving or is stopped in the first pushing path portion 1A, the worker performs various works on the transported object 70. obtain. At this time, the moving body 20 has a long form in which the worker can get on the horizontal platform 40, so that the worker can get on the platform 40 at any time and for any time to perform various operations. Work can be easily accomplished.

The moving body 20 released from the portion of the braking device 5 by the above-mentioned rearward pushing has the first rearward pushing path portion 1A.
From the end to the start of the first pulling path portion 1B. At that time, the cam roller 46 is disengaged from the cam rail 15, so that the platform 40 is oscillated downward by its own weight through the group of hinges 41 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 to 6.

At this time, in the first pulling path portion 1B, the drive chain 18 of the first feed drive device 8 is driven, so that the transmission body 19 that has moved along with the drive of the drive chain 18 is engaged with the passive body 28. As a result, the moving body 20 is pulled and moved by the first pulling path portion 1B. This first
In the pulling path portion 1B, the group of moving bodies 20 is moved at intervals of the arrangement pitch of the transmission bodies 19, and therefore the distance between the front and rear moving bodies 20 can be arbitrarily set according to the arrangement pitch.
During the movement on the first pulling route portion 1B, a work different from that of the first pushing route portion 1A is performed on the transported object 70 by a robot or manually.

Then, the moving body 20 reaching the end of the first pulling path 1B is moved to the feeding device 6 provided at the starting end of the second rearward pushing path 1C. The feeding device 6 is actuated in the same manner as the feeding device 4 described above, and thereby gives a moving force to the moving body 20 by the feed rotational force of the driving wheel body 55, and the moving body 20 receives the second rearward pushing path portion 1C. It is fed and moved at a desired speed above. Further, a braking force is applied to the moving body 20 located at the end of the second rearward pushing path portion 1C by the braking device 7 that operates similarly to the braking device 5 described above.

As a result, the moving body 20 corresponding to the lower braking device 7 is moved under the braking action, so that between the feeding device 6 and the braking device 7,
The plurality of moving bodies 20 are densely arranged in a rearwardly pushed state without forming a gap between the front and rear ends thereof. At this time, in the moving body 20, since the platform 40 is swung in the vertical direction, the abutting portion 3 on the front surface of the subsequent rear pushing body 34 with respect to the abutting portion 39 on the rear surface of the preceding rear pushing body 34.
8 will be abutted, filling the space corresponding to this platform 40.

As a result, the moving body 20 has a short form that does not require boarding, and is moved in a dense back-pushed state without forming a gap between its front and rear ends.
The boosting route portion 1C can enable efficient movement with a reduced route length, and can reduce the installation space of the entire equipment. In addition, during the movement on the second boosting path portion 1C,
With respect to the transported object 70, a work different from that of the first pushing path portion 1A and the first pulling path portion 1B is performed by the robot.
Or done manually.

The moving body 20 released from the portion of the braking device 7 by the above-described rearward pushing is the second rearward pushing path portion 1C.
To the start end of the second pulling path portion 1D. Then, while being moved in the same manner as the above-mentioned first pulling route portion 1B, a work different from that of the first pushing route portion 1A, the first pulling route portion 1B, and the second pushing route portion 1C is performed by the robot or manually. Done by.

The moving body which has reached the end of the second pulling path section 1D is sent to the wholesale section 2 by an appropriate sending device,
In the unloading unit 2, the transported object 70 on the transported object support 37 is unloaded. Then, the empty moving body 20 is sent to the storage path portion 1E, and as described above, in this storage path portion 1E, it is efficiently stored in a short form that does not require boarding.

In the above embodiment, the feeding devices 4, 6
A friction roller type is adopted as the braking device 5 or 7, but this is formed by forming a passive part in a rack and feeding device 4 or 6.
Alternatively, a rack and pinion type using a pinion as the braking device 5, 7 may be used.

In the above-described embodiment, the platform 40 is provided swingably up and down only at the rear end of the support device 32, but the platform 40 is provided swingably up and down only at the front end of the support device 32. And the platform 40 on each of the front and rear ends of the support device 32.
May be vertically swingable.

In the above embodiment, the feeding devices 4, 6
Both drive wheels 55 are adopted for the braking device 5, and both brake wheels 65 are adopted for the braking devices 5, 7.
5, the braking wheel 65 may be of a forced drive type and the other may be a stationary idle type.

In the above-described embodiment, the rails and the like are arranged on the machine frame 11 extending from the floor 10, but this may be a structure in which the rails and the like are arranged in the pit below the floor surface. . According to this, the overall height including the moving body 20 can be formed low.

[0051]

According to claim 1 of the present invention described above, by horizontally swinging the platform by the action of the cam rail, the movable body group is provided as a long form in which an operator can get in, and between the front and rear ends. It is possible to move in a dense back-pushed state without creating a gap, and it is possible for an operator to easily carry out various operations while boarding. In addition, by swinging the platform vertically, the front and rear moving bodies are packed in a space equivalent to the space of the platform and brought into contact,
The moving body group has a short form that does not require boarding, and can be moved in a dense back-pushing state without creating a gap between the front and rear ends, such as various work route parts and empty storage route parts that do not depend on the operator. The path length can be shortened and the installation space for the entire equipment can be reduced.

According to claim 2 of the present invention described above,
The movement in the dense rearward pushing state can be performed smoothly and surely by causing the driving wheel body of the feeding device to sequentially act on the passive portion formed on the support device and the platform.

According to claim 3 of the present invention described above, in at least a part of the path portion excluding the back-up path portion,
By engaging the transmission body with the passive body, the moving body group can be moved by the feed drive device at a desired pitch and at a desired speed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a cutaway portion of a first pushing path portion in a transportation facility using a moving body, showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway plan view of a first pushing path portion in the transfer facility using the same mobile body.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a first pushing route portion in the transportation facility using the same mobile body.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway side view of a pulling route portion in the transport facility using the same mobile body.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway plan view of a pulling path portion in a transfer facility using the same mobile body.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a pulling route portion in the transportation facility using the same mobile body.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway side view of a second rearward pushing path portion in the transfer facility using the same mobile body.

FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway plan view of a second rearward pushing path portion in the transport facility using the same mobile body.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a second boosting path portion in the transportation facility using the same mobile body.

FIG. 10 is a schematic plan view of a transfer facility using the same mobile body.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 fixed route 1A First boosting path section 1B First pulling path section 1C Second boosting path section 1D Second pulling path section 1E Storage path section 4 feeder 5 Braking device 6 feeder 7 Braking device 8 First feed drive 9 Second feed drive 12 Mobile guide rails 15 Cam rail 16 Driver guide rail 18 Drive chain (driver) 19 Transmission 20 moving bodies 21 body 22 Guided device 23 Guided device 28 Passive 32 Support device 34 Booster 37 Transported object support 38 Contact part 39 Contact part 40 platforms 42 Contact part 43 Contact part 44 Passive surface (passive part) 45 Passive surface (passive part) 46 cam roller 53 Drive 55 Drive Wheel 63 drive 65 braking wheel 70 Transported object

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of moving bodies, which are supported and guided by rails and are movable on a fixed path, are provided with a supporting device for an object to be conveyed at the upper part thereof, and front and rear ends of the supporting device. On at least one of the above, a platform is provided so as to be swingable up and down, and the platform is configured such that its free end can abut the supporting device side of the adjacent moving body by swinging horizontally. By swinging in the vertical direction, the supporting device for the front and rear moving bodies is configured so that it can be abutted by filling the space equivalent to the space of the platform, and the back-up path portion of the moving body group is formed at a plurality of points in the fixed path. In each of these rearward pushing path portions, a feeding device that applies a moving force to the moving body is provided on the upper side, and a braking device that applies a braking force to the moving body is provided on the lower side. A transport facility using a moving body, characterized in that a cam rail for horizontally swinging the platform is disposed at at least one of the boosting path portions. 2. The use of a moving body according to claim 1, wherein the feeding device has a driving wheel body, and the support device and the platform are formed with a passive portion on which the driving wheel body acts. Transportation equipment. 3. A moving body is provided with a passive body, and a feed drive device having a transmission body engageable with the passive body in at least a part of a path portion other than a boosting path portion in the fixed path. It is provided, The claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned.
Conveying equipment using the moving body described.