JP2003182833A - Conveyer device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a conveyer device capable of being stored in nonuse time at excellent space efficiency. <P>SOLUTION: In the conveyer device 1, a conveyer part 20 with a predetermined length for conveying a conveyed material and a support leg part 32 for supporting the conveyer part 20 at a predetermined height are unitized. The conveyer part 20 is pivoted to the support leg part 32 turnably about a pivoting axis 33 directing in the conveying direction, and turns between a use position where at least the conveying surface directs in a substantially horizontal direction and a folded position where the conveying surface tilts substantially vertically. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a conveyer device for conveying a conveyed product, and more particularly to a conveyer device composed of a conveyer portion and supporting legs for supporting the conveyer portion.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a conveyor device for conveying a conveyed object, a supporting leg portion for supporting the conveyor portion is fixed at a predetermined arrangement position, and the conveyor portion is mounted on the fixed supporting leg portion. It has been common to provide them to form a transport path.

In the case of constructing the transport path in this way, for example, in the case where it is desired to change the form of the transport line, the work becomes large. Therefore, for example, it is described in the specification of Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-277059 already filed by the applicant. Like a conventional conveyor device, the conveyor part and supporting legs are integrated, and the supporting legs are provided with casters and the like to be movable, and various conveyor lines can be combined by appropriately combining a plurality of these conveyor devices. Conveyor devices that can be used for

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conveyor device, a storage method or the like for storing in a warehouse or the like which has become unnecessary due to a change in the transfer line has not been considered. Since the conveyor section and the leg section are integrated, a large space is occupied, so that there is a problem that it becomes an obstacle during storage.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a conveyor device which can be efficiently stored in a space when not in use.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a conveyor device of the present invention comprises a conveyor part of a predetermined length for carrying a product, and a supporting leg for supporting the conveyor part at a predetermined height position. And a conveyor unit, wherein the conveyor unit is rotatably attached to the support leg so as to be rotatable about a pivot that faces the transport direction, and at least the transport path surface thereof is oriented in a substantially horizontal direction. It is characterized in that it is adapted to rotate between a use position and a folding position in which the transport road surface is inclined in a substantially vertical direction. According to this feature, by rotating the conveyor portion from the use position where the transport path surface is oriented in the substantially horizontal direction to the folding position where the transport path surface is inclined in the substantially vertical direction, the length in the width direction of the conveyor portion is shortened. Therefore, a plurality of conveyor devices can be arranged so as to overlap each other, and the conveyor devices can be efficiently stored in the storage space, and can be folded compactly regardless of the length of the conveyor portion. .

It is preferable that the conveyor device of the present invention is provided with a lock means for locking the conveyor portion in a non-rotatable state at the use position. If you do this,
By the locking means, the conveyor unit can be locked so as not to be rotatable at the use position, so that the safety during use is enhanced.

[0008] It is preferable that the conveyor device of the present invention is provided with a lock means for locking the conveyor portion in a non-rotatable state at the folding position. With this configuration, since the conveyor unit can be locked in a non-rotatable manner at the folding position by the locking means, it is possible to prevent the conveyor apparatus from inadvertently rotating during movement, etc., thus improving safety. .

In the conveyor device of the present invention, it is preferable that the pivot is provided at a substantially central portion in the width direction of the conveyor portion. In this way, the stability of the conveyor unit in use is not significantly impaired.

In the conveyer device of the present invention, it is preferable that a handle portion for rotating the conveyer portion is provided at an appropriate position of the conveyer portion. With this configuration, the conveyor unit can be safely rotated.

In the conveyor device of the present invention, it is preferable that a moving means for moving the conveyor device on the floor surface is provided at an appropriate position of the supporting leg portion. With this configuration, the conveyor device can be easily moved on the floor surface during installation and storage of the conveyor device.

In the conveyor apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that a drive means for driving the conveyor section is provided on the lower surface of the conveyor section. With this configuration, when the conveyor section is rotated to the folding position, the driving means provided on the lower surface of the conveyor section is exposed to the side, so that maintenance of the driving means can be easily performed.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (Embodiment 1) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1A is a plan view of the conveyor device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1B is a front view of the conveyor device, FIG. 1C is a side view of the conveyor device, and FIG. 2 is A of FIG. 1B. -A sectional view and its movement are shown in FIG.
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

First, a conveyor unit 1 is shown in FIGS. 1A to 1C, and the conveyor unit 1 is shown.
Is composed of a roller conveyer 20 as a conveyer unit for conveying a conveyed object and a leg unit 30 as a supporting leg. The roller conveyor 20 includes a plurality of rollers 3 that form a conveyance path surface of a conveyed object, frames 2a and 2b that support the rollers 3 at predetermined intervals, and a pair of frames 2a and 2b that are attached to and detached from the frame 2a and 2b at predetermined intervals. Both the frames 2a and 2b using the bracket 8 freely attached and the bracket 8 detachably attached at predetermined intervals.
And a plurality of cross-members 10 that connect the parts at regular intervals.

The leg portion 30 has a leg member mounting member 31 which is hung around lower portions of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the frames 2a and 2b so as to connect the frames 2a and 2b, and the leg member mounting member 31 is rotatable. It is composed of a supporting leg member 32.

More specifically, a tongue member 39 is welded downward to the center of the leg member mounting member 31 in the longitudinal direction, and the tongue member 39 is rotatably mounted to the leg member 32 at the center thereof. And a bolt insertion hole 34 through which a bolt 33 as a pivot shaft for insertion is provided, and as described later, the roller conveyor 20 is non-rotatably fixed at a use position in which a conveyance path surface faces a substantially horizontal direction. Insertion hole 36a of the lock pin 35 as a locking means to be inserted at the time
And the insertion hole 36 of the lock pin 35 which is inserted when the conveyance path surface is fixed in a non-rotatable position at a folding position where the conveyance path surface is oriented in a substantially vertical direction.
b and are formed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the tongue member 39
The L-shaped restricting piece 37 is welded to the inner surface of the, and when the roller conveyor 20 is set to the horizontal use position or the vertical folding position, the inner surface of the restricting piece 37 is the side surface of the upper end portion of the leg member 32. The roller conveyor 20 is brought into contact with the rotation range of the roller conveyor 20 to be restricted.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the roller conveyor 20 according to the present embodiment is rotated vertically from the horizontal use state by rotating the bolt 33 about 90 degrees counterclockwise to bring it into a vertically folded state. You can do it.

A caster 42 as a moving means having a lock mechanism (not shown) is attached to the lowermost portion of the leg member 32, and the conveyor device 1 is installed and installed.
Can be freely moved on the floor surface, and by locking the casters 42 at the use position, the conveyor device 1 can be fixed immovably at the use position.

Thus, the conveyor device 1 is attached to the leg member 32.
By providing the casters 42 as moving means that can move freely on the floor surface, the conveyor device 1 can be easily moved without being lifted during installation or storage.

Further, the bolt 3 is attached to the upper end of the leg member 32.
3 is formed with a bolt insertion hole 34 ', and at the bottom of the bolt insertion hole 34', when the roller conveyor 20 is in a horizontal use state or in a vertically folded state, A fixing hole 38 that matches the insertion hole 36a or the insertion hole 36b is formed, and by inserting the lock pin 35 in a state where the insertion hole 36a or the insertion hole 36b and the fixing hole 38 are matched,
The roller conveyor 20 can be non-rotatably fixed in a horizontally used state or a vertically folded state.

Next, the two frames 2a, 2b are formed in a pipe shape having a substantially circular cross section, are formed by drawing a metal material or the like, and are cut into a predetermined length every predetermined length.

As shown in FIG. 3, a fitting groove 1 having a predetermined opening width is provided above one side surface of each of the frames 2a and 2b.
4 is formed over the entire length in the longitudinal direction, the fitting groove 14 has a joint surface that opens at a predetermined angle from the pipe center axis, and a flat mounting surface F is formed on the lower surfaces of both frames 2a, 2b. Has been done.

On the mounting surface F, a mounting recessed groove 12 having a downward opening is formed along the longitudinal direction, and an outer frame forming the recessed groove 12 is projectingly provided inside both hollow frames 2a and 2b.
Vertical ribs IR that partition the inner spaces of the frames 2a and 2b into the left and right are integrally formed on the upper surface of the outer frame.
A pair of concave grooves 12a and 12b are arranged on both wall surfaces facing each other on the opening side.

Next, in the fitting groove 14, the unit support block 5 which is formed into a fan shape having an arc-shaped cross section and is made of, for example, an elastically deformable synthetic resin material is inserted. Has become.

The unit support block 5 has a plurality of notched grooves G for inserting the roller shafts 6a, 6b projecting from both ends of the roller 3 on the outer circumference of the arc at a predetermined interval. In the notched groove G, the intervals, groove widths, etc. between the notched grooves G are determined by the transportation conditions, and various unit support blocks 5 in which the intervals, groove widths, etc. of the notched grooves G that differ depending on the transportation conditions are manufactured in advance. To be done. In the cross member 10, when a roller conveyor is used as a driving roller conveyor, a driving body D serving as a driving means that serves as a driving roller.
P is housed.

Here, as the driving body DP, a hollow pipe body PA formed to have a diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the roller 3 and a small motor M integrally incorporated therein is used. When the conveyor is used as a drive roller conveyor, both support shafts 10a and 10b of the drive body DP are inserted and supported by the mounting surface of the bracket 8 supporting the cross member 10.

The drive member DP can be attached by selectively using any of the brackets 8 supporting the cross member 10, and the number and arrangement intervals are appropriately determined according to the carrying capacity of the conveyor. The driven body DP is housed in the cross member 10.

Further, the output shaft MJ of the small motor M incorporated in the pipe body PA is inserted and supported in the support shaft 10a having a quadrangular cross section at one end of the small body M of the driving body DP. It is configured to rotate relative to each other by rotation.

That is, when the small motor M rotates, the driving body DP rotates together, and the pulley MD attached to the end of the pipe body PA on the side of the one supporting shaft 10a also rotates together with the driving body DP. The rotation of the driving body DP causes the roller 3 to rotate via the pulley MD and a belt (not shown) hooked in the groove 3a at the end of the roller 3.

Two grooves 3a are formed at the same end of each roller 3.
Are arranged side by side, and the groove portions 3a of the rollers 3 adjacent to each other are arranged.
The belts are alternately hooked to drive all the rollers 3 in an interlocking manner. Here, a lead wire (not shown) of the small motor M is inserted to the outside from the output shaft MJ of the driving body DP or the inside of the one support shaft 10a, and the inserted lead wire is taken out through the bracket 8 and connected to the power supply. It is like this.

Next, the operation of the conveyor device 1 configured as described above will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 2A, when the roller conveyor 20 is used in a usage state in which the transportation road surface faces a substantially horizontal direction, the insertion holes 36a,
If the lock pin 35 is inserted into the fixed hole 38 and locked in that state so as not to rotate, it can be used safely.

From this state, when the roller conveyor 20 is folded to house the conveyor device 1, the insertion hole 3
When the lock pin 35 inserted through 6a is removed, the roller conveyor 20 becomes rotatable with respect to the leg member 32, and as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the transportation path surface is oriented in a substantially vertical position. Can be rotated up to. In this state, if the lock pin 35 is inserted through the insertion hole 36b and the fixed hole 38, the roller conveyor 20 is locked so that it cannot rotate, and the conveyor device 1 can be moved safely.

As described above, in the conveyor device 1 according to the present embodiment, the roller conveyor 20 is rotated around the bolt 33 as a pivot that faces the conveying direction of the conveyor device 1 from the horizontal use position. The conveyance path surface can be rotated to a folding position in which it is oriented in a substantially vertical direction, which shortens the length of the roller conveyor 20 in the width direction. Therefore, as shown in FIG. Since the devices 1 can be arranged so as to overlap each other, the conveyor device 1 can be efficiently stored in the storage space at the time of storage and is compact without being affected by the length of the transport path of the roller conveyor 20. Can be folded into

Further, since the bolt 33 as the pivot is provided in the widthwise central portion of the roller conveyor 20 as the conveyor section, the stability of the conveyor section in use is not significantly impaired.

Like the conveyor device 1 of this embodiment, a driving body DP having a built-in small motor M as the driving unit.
Also, the control unit for controlling the drive is a roller conveyor 20.
When the roller conveyor 20 is provided in the lower surface, the driving section, the control section, and the like are exposed to the side when the roller conveyor 20 is folded vertically. Therefore, the driving section, the control section, and the like are exposed. Workability at the time of maintenance is improved.

(Embodiment 2) Next, a conveyor device 1'as a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 4, the conveyor device 1'in the present embodiment rotates the leg members 32 ', 32' and the upper ends of the leg members 32 ', 32' via bolts 33 '. It is composed of a roller conveyor 20 'provided freely. The connecting rod 4 is provided between the leg members 32 'and 32'.
3 is provided, a stay 40 is provided between the connecting rod 43 and the frame 2a ′ of the roller conveyor 20 ′, and a gas spring 41 is provided between the frame 2b ′ and the connecting rod 43. Two are provided each.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the stay 40 is constructed so that it can be bent in two by connecting one ends of the metal columns 40a and 40b with a shaft 44. Fixing holes 45a and 45b are formed in the metal columns 40a and 40b in the vicinity of the shaft 44, and the fixing pin 47 is inserted into the fixing holes 45a and 45b in a state where both metal columns 40a and 40b are linear. By doing so, the stay 40 can be held in an extended state.

Next, the gas spring 41 is composed of a cylindrical main body 41a and a rod 41b inserted into the main body 41a so as to be able to move back and forth. The rod 41b is the gas injected into the main body 41a. Is urged in the extending direction.

In addition, the stay 40 and the gas spring 41
Are rotatably provided with respect to the frames 2a ′ and 2b ′ and the connecting rod 43, respectively.

A handle 49 is provided in the middle of the frame 2a 'as a handle for operating the roller conveyor 20' to the vertical folding position.

Next, the conveyor device 1'in this embodiment.
The action of will be explained.

First, when the roller conveyor 20 'is used in a substantially horizontal state, both the metal columns 40a, 4a,
In the state where 0b is linear, the stay 40 is held in an extended state by inserting the fixing pin 47 as a locking means into the fixing holes 45a and 45b, and in that state, the roller conveyor 20 ′ cannot be rotated. It can be locked.

From this state, the handle 49 provided as a handle portion provided in the central portion of the side surface of the roller conveyor 20 'in the longitudinal direction is grasped, and then the fixing pin 47 as a locking means inserted into the stay 40 is pulled out. 40
Is bent toward the outside of the conveyor device 1 '. Then, when the handle 49 is pushed down, the roller conveyor 2
0'rotates around the bolt 33 'as a pivot. At this time, since the rotation speed is suppressed by the gas spring 41, the gas spring 41 can be rotated safely. Then, when the roller conveyor 20 'finally falls to the vertical position, the rod 41b by the gas spring 41 is formed.
The urging force of the roller conveyor 20 'suppresses the rotation of the roller conveyor 20', that is, the roller conveyor 20 'is held in the folded state.

As described above, by using the stay 40 and the gas spring 41, the roller conveyor 20 'is centered around the bolt 33' as a pivot for directing the conveying direction of the conveyor device 1'from the horizontal use position to the roller conveyor 20 '. 5'can be rotated to a folding position in which the conveying road surface of the roller conveyor 20 is oriented in a substantially vertical direction, and the length in the width direction of the roller conveyor 20 'is shortened, as shown in FIG. 5 (b). Since a plurality of conveyor devices 1'can be arranged so as to be overlapped with each other, the conveyor device 1'can be efficiently stored in the storage space during storage, and can be folded compactly regardless of the length of the roller conveyor 20 '. You can

Since the handle 49 as a handle is provided at the center of the longitudinal side surface of the roller conveyor 20 ', the roller conveyor 20' as a conveyor section can be safely rotated.

Further, the stay 40 is fixed so as not to be bent by inserting the fixing pin 47 as a locking means into the fixing holes 45a and 45b of the stay 40 which is bent at the central portion, so that the conveyor device 1'can be used. At the same time, the roller conveyor 20 'and the leg member mounting member 31' can be kept horizontal, and the fixing pin 47 is fixed to the fixing hole 45a.
By removing the stay 40 from the lock 45b, the stay 40 is unlocked and can be bent, and the gas spring 41 can be extended, so that the roller conveyor 20 'can be rotated to a vertical state.

Since the gas spring 41 is provided, the gas spring 41 is urged in the extending direction when the roller conveyor 20 'and the leg member mounting member 31' rotate to the vertical folding position. As a result, the gas spring 41 functions as a locking means for fixing the roller conveyor 20 'and the leg member mounting member 31' in a non-rotatable manner.

Further, the body portion 41a of the gas spring 41
The rod 41b does not suddenly expand due to the movement of the gas filled in the fixing hole 4 of the stay 40.
When the fixing pin 47 is pulled out from 5a and 45b and the lock is released, the conveyor does not suddenly rotate.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings. However, the specific structure is not limited to these embodiments, and even if there are changes and additions within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention, the present invention is not limited. Included in the invention.

In each of the above embodiments, the leg member mounting member 31,
31 'central part, that is, roller conveyors 20, 20'
The roller conveyors 20 and 20 'are rotated about bolts 33 and 33', which are pivots approximately in the center of the width direction of the roller conveyors 20 and 20 '. '' Is configured to rotate about an axis that faces the conveyance direction, the axial center position is not limited to the substantially central position in the width direction of the roller conveyor 20 ''. As shown in FIG. 6, the roller conveyor 20 ″ is centered around a bolt 33 ″ that is a pivot provided at either end of the leg member attachment member 31 ″ in the longitudinal direction.
May be rotated.

More specifically, the roller conveyer 20 '' includes the tongue member 3 provided at one end of the leg member mounting member 31 ''.
9 ′ and a leg member 32 ″ through a bolt 33 ″ serving as a pivot for inserting a bolt insertion hole 34 ″ formed in the upper end of the leg member 32 ″ serving as a supporting leg. It is supported freely. Further, at the end of the leg member mounting member 31 ″ that is opposite to the tongue member 39 ′, a recess 50 that can be fitted into the upper end of the cylindrical holding rod 46 is formed.
By fitting the upper end of the holding rod 46 into the recess 50 and fitting the lower portion of the holding rod 46 into the upward recess 50 ′ formed in the leg member 32 ″, the roller conveyor 20 ″ is moved. It can be maintained in a horizontal state of use.

The roller conveyor 20 "and the leg member mounting member 31" are in a horizontal state when in use, but when not in use, first the roller conveyor 20 "and the leg member mounting member 31" are manually placed. While holding, the holding rod 46 is pulled out from the holding rod mounting holes 50, 50 ', and then the insertion hole 36
The lock pin 35 ″ serving as the locking means inserted through the a ″ is removed, and the roller conveyor 20 ″ and the leg member mounting member 31 ″ are rotated until they are in the vertical position.

The holding rod 46 taken out from the recesses 50 and 50 'is fitted and stored in a holding rod holder 48 provided on the side surface of the leg member.

In this way, a pivot shaft is provided at either end of the roller conveyor 20 '' as the conveyor section,
Even if the roller conveyor 20 ″ is rotated with respect to the leg member 32 ″, the length in the width direction of the roller conveyor 20 ″ can be shortened as in the first and second embodiments. As shown in FIG. 6B, the plurality of conveyor devices 1 ″ can be arranged so as to overlap each other, and the conveyor devices 1 ″ can be efficiently stored in the storage space.

Furthermore, the height in the vertically folded state can be made lower than when the pivot is provided at the substantially central portion in the width direction of the roller conveyor 20 ″.

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the roller conveyors 20, 20 ', 20''as conveyor units are moved from the use position in which the transport road surface faces a substantially horizontal direction to the folding position in which the transport road surface faces a substantially vertical direction. Until, that is, about 90
Although it is adapted to rotate in the range of °, in the present invention, when the roller conveyors 20, 20 ', 20''are rotated from the above-mentioned use position, the roller conveyor 2
Roller conveyors 20, 2 so that the length in the width direction of 0, 20 ', 20''is shorter than that in the use position.
If it is configured to be rotatable to such an extent that the transport path surface of 0 ', 20''can be tilted, that is, the transport path surface is tilted in the substantially vertical direction, the rotation range, the orientation of the conveyor in the folding position, etc. Are not limited to those described in the above embodiments.

The conveyor section in the above embodiment is
Although the roller conveyor has a plurality of rollers to form the conveying road surface, it may be a belt conveyor or the like and the type thereof is not limited.

[0060]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, the conveyor portion is rotated from the use position where the transport path surface is oriented in a substantially horizontal direction to the folding position where the transport path surface is inclined in a substantially vertical direction. Since the width of the conveyor section becomes shorter,
Since a plurality of conveyor devices can be arranged so as to overlap each other, not only can the conveyor devices be efficiently stored in the storage space, but they can also be compactly folded regardless of the length of the conveyor portion.

(B) According to the invention described in claim 2, since the conveyor unit can be locked so as not to be rotatable at the use position by the locking means, safety in use is enhanced.

(C) According to the third aspect of the invention, the conveyor means can be locked so as not to be rotatable at the folding position by the locking means, so that the conveyor device is carelessly rotated during movement or the like. Since this can be prevented, safety is improved.

(D) According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the stability of the conveyor unit in the used state is not significantly impaired.

(E) According to the fifth aspect of the invention, the conveyor section can be safely rotated.

(F) According to the invention described in claim 6, the conveyor device can be easily moved on the floor surface when the conveyor device is installed or stored.

(G) According to the invention described in claim 7, since the driving means provided on the lower surface of the conveyor portion is exposed to the side by rotating the conveyor portion to the folding position, maintenance of the driving means, etc. Can be done easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A is a plan view showing a roller conveyor as a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1B is a front view of the roller conveyor of FIG. 1A, and FIG. 1C is a side view of the roller conveyor of FIG. Is.

2A is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1B, FIG.
(B) is a figure showing a state in which the conveyor device is folded and a state in which the conveyor device is stored in an overlapping manner.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conveyor device as a second embodiment of the present invention.

5A is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 4, and FIG.
FIG. 6A is a schematic view showing a state where the conveyor device of FIG.
It is a figure which shows the principal part of the stay of the conveyor apparatus of (a).

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a modified example of the method of rotating the roller conveyor in the conveyor device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 1 ', 1''Conveyor device 2a, 2b, 2a', 2b 'Frame 3 Roller 3a Groove 5 Unit support block 6a, 6b Roller shaft 8 Bracket 10 Cross member 10a, 10b Support shaft 12, 12a, 12b Recessed groove 13 Square Holes 14 Fitting Grooves 14a, 14b Bolt Holes 15 Circular Recesses 20, 20 ', 20''Roller Conveyor (Conveyor Part) 30 Legs 31, 31', 31 '' Leg Member Mounting Members 32, 32 ', 32 '' Leg member (support leg portion) 33, 33 ', 33''Bolt (pivot) 34, 34', 34 '' Bolt insertion hole 35, 35 '' Lock pin (locking means) 36a, 36a '' Insertion hole 36b, 36b '' Insertion hole 37, 37 '' Control piece 38 Fixing hole 39, 39 '' Tongue member 40 Stay 40a, 40b Metal column 41 Gas spring (locking means) 41a Main body 41b Rod 42 Caster (transfer) Moving means) 43 Connecting rod 44 Shafts 45a, 45b Fixing hole 46 Holding rod 47 Fixing pin (locking means) 48 Holding rod holder 49 Handle (handhold) 50, 50 'Recess B Bolt DP Driver F Mounting surface G Notch groove IR Vertical rib M Small motor MD Pulley MJ Output shaft N Nut PA Pipe body

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Yoshihiko Kobayashi             2-7 Kitakou 2-chome, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa             Okamura Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A conveyor device in which a conveyor section for conveying an object to be conveyed and having a predetermined length, and a supporting leg section for supporting the conveyor section at a predetermined height position are unitized, wherein the conveyor section comprises: Between a use position, which is pivotally attached to the support leg so as to be rotatable about a pivot axis that faces the transport direction, and at least a transport path surface of which is oriented in a substantially horizontal direction, and a folding position where the transport path surface is inclined in a substantially vertical direction. A conveyor device characterized by being rotated by. 2. The conveyor device according to claim 1, further comprising a lock unit that locks the conveyor unit so that the conveyor unit cannot rotate at the use position. 3. The conveyor device according to claim 1, further comprising a lock unit that locks the conveyor unit so that the conveyor unit cannot rotate in the folded position. 4. The conveyor device according to claim 1, wherein the pivot is provided substantially at the center in the width direction of the conveyor unit. 5. The conveyor device according to claim 1, wherein a handhold portion for rotating and operating the conveyor portion is provided at an appropriate position of the conveyor portion. 6. The conveyor device according to claim 1, wherein a moving means for allowing the conveyor device to move on the floor surface is provided at an appropriate position of the supporting leg portion. 7. The conveyor device according to claim 1, wherein a drive means for driving the conveyor section is provided on the lower surface of the conveyor section.