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JP2011225351A
JP2011225351A JP2010098469A JP2010098469A JP2011225351A JP 2011225351 A JP2011225351 A JP 2011225351A JP 2010098469 A JP2010098469 A JP 2010098469A JP 2010098469 A JP2010098469 A JP 2010098469A JP 2011225351 A JP2011225351 A JP 2011225351A
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a conveyor device that uses a simple structure to eliminate impact and stay due to contact, and accurately aligns a conveying object at a predetermined position of the width direction without largely changing the attitude while keeping the conveying speed.SOLUTION: The conveyor device 100 moves the conveying object mounted above a ball conveyor 110 with a contact driving mechanism for applying a torque to a free ball 111 projecting from the lower end of the ball conveyor 110. The contact driving mechanism includes a pair of belt units 120 and 130 that are driven in the reverse direction rectangular to the traveling direction of the ball conveyor 110, respectively, and disposed in parallel to the traveling direction of the ball conveyor 100.

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本発明は、搬送路を搬送される被搬送物を搬送路の幅方向所定の位置に整列させるのに好適なコンベヤ装置に関する。   The present invention relates to a conveyor device suitable for aligning objects to be transported on a transport path at a predetermined position in the width direction of the transport path.

従来、ベルトコンベア等で構成される搬送路を搬送される被搬送物を、搬送路の幅方向所定の位置に整列させる手段として、搬送路中に被搬送物と接触するガイド板等を設けたものが周知である。
しかしながら、被搬送物とガイド板等との物理的な接触により、被搬送物が引っ掛かり、回転して大きく姿勢が変わったり、停止して滞留してしまうという問題があった。
また、被搬送物の速度が高かったり重量が大きい場合、接触時の衝撃により被搬送物やガイド板が損傷する虞があり、また、被搬送物が積み重ねた複数の物品である場合には、接触時の衝撃により荷崩れを起こすという問題があった。 Conventionally, a guide plate or the like that contacts the object to be conveyed is provided in the conveyance path as means for aligning the object to be conveyed on the conveyance path constituted by a belt conveyor or the like at a predetermined position in the width direction of the conveyance path. Things are well known.
However, due to physical contact between the object to be conveyed and the guide plate or the like, there is a problem that the object to be conveyed is caught and rotated to greatly change its posture or stop and stay.
In addition, when the speed of the transported object is high or the weight is large, the transported object or the guide plate may be damaged due to an impact at the time of contact, and when the transported object is a plurality of stacked articles, There was a problem that the load collapsed due to the impact at the time of contact.

これらの問題を低減するため、多数のフリーボールがその上端および下端を一部突出して回転自在に設けられたボールコンベヤと、該ボールコンベヤの下端から突出したフリーボールと接触しフリーボールに回転力を与え、ボールコンベヤの上方に載置された被搬送物をボールコンベヤ上で移動させる接触駆動機構とを有するコンベヤ装置が知られている。   In order to reduce these problems, a ball conveyor in which a large number of free balls are rotatably provided with their upper ends and lower ends partially projecting, and the free balls projecting from the lower ends of the ball conveyors are in contact with the free balls and the rotational force is exerted on the free balls. There is known a conveyor apparatus having a contact driving mechanism for moving a conveyed object placed above the ball conveyor on the ball conveyor.

公知のコンベヤ装置は、多数のフリーボールが上面及び下面から一部突出して回転自在に設けられたベルトからなるボールコンベヤの下方に、接触駆動機構としてターンテーブルあるいはボールコンベヤと直交して設けられた複数の直線駆動ベルトを有しており、ボールコンベヤとターンテーブル、あるいは、ボールコンベヤと複数の直線駆動ベルトを組み合わせて駆動制御することでボールコンベヤ上の被搬送物の姿勢や位置を任意に変更するように構成されている（特許文献１等参照。）。   In the known conveyor device, a contact drive mechanism is provided perpendicular to the turntable or the ball conveyor, below the ball conveyor consisting of a belt in which a number of free balls partially protrude from the upper surface and the lower surface. It has multiple linear drive belts, and the posture and position of the object to be conveyed on the ball conveyor can be changed arbitrarily by controlling the drive by combining the ball conveyor and turntable, or the ball conveyor and multiple linear drive belts. (Refer patent document 1 grade | etc.,).

特許第３８２８１０８号公報（全頁、図１、図６、図８）Japanese Patent No. 3828108 (all pages, FIG. 1, FIG. 6, FIG. 8)

公知のコンベヤ装置によれば、被搬送物の姿勢や位置を任意に変更することが可能であるが、被搬送物の姿勢や位置の変更のために、進入時の被搬送物の形状や位置を正確に把握してターンテーブルや複数の直線駆動ベルトを正確に駆動制御する必要があり構造や制御が複雑になるという問題があった。   According to a known conveyor device, it is possible to arbitrarily change the posture and position of the conveyed object, but the shape and position of the conveyed object at the time of entry in order to change the posture and position of the conveyed object. Therefore, it is necessary to accurately grasp and control the turntable and a plurality of linear drive belts accurately, and there is a problem that the structure and control become complicated.

また、ボールコンベヤ、ターンテーブルや複数の直線駆動ベルトの駆動速度を上げるとフリーボール上で被搬送物の滑りが生じ、被搬送物を幅方向所定の位置に正確に整列させることができず搬送速度の向上が困難であるという問題があった。   Also, if the drive speed of the ball conveyor, turntable, or multiple linear drive belts is increased, the object to be conveyed slips on the free ball, and the object to be conveyed cannot be accurately aligned at a predetermined position in the width direction. There was a problem that it was difficult to improve the speed.

本発明は、前述したような従来技術の問題を解決するものであって、すなわち、本発明の目的は、簡単な構造で、接触による衝撃や滞留をなくし、搬送速度を維持しつつ、姿勢を大きく変化させずに被搬送物を幅方向所定の位置に正確に整列させるコンベヤ装置を提供することである。   The present invention solves the problems of the prior art as described above, i.e., the object of the present invention is to have a simple structure, eliminate the impact and retention due to contact, maintain the transport speed, and maintain the posture. It is an object of the present invention to provide a conveyor apparatus that accurately aligns the objects to be conveyed at a predetermined position in the width direction without greatly changing.

本請求項１に係る発明は、多数のフリーボールがその上端および下端を一部突出して回転自在に設けられたボールコンベヤと、該ボールコンベヤの下端から突出したフリーボールと接触しフリーボールに回転力を与え、ボールコンベヤの上方に載置された被搬送物をボールコンベヤ上で移動させる接触駆動機構とを有するコンベヤ装置において、前記接触駆動機構が、ボールコンベヤの進行方向に平行に設けられた１対のベルトユニットからなり、該１対のベルトユニットが、それぞれボールコンベヤの進行方向に対して直角の逆方向に駆動されることにより、前記課題を解決するものである。   The invention according to claim 1 is a ball conveyor in which a large number of free balls are rotatably provided with their upper and lower ends partially protruding, and the free balls that rotate from the lower end of the ball conveyor come into contact with the free balls. A contact drive mechanism for applying a force to move the object to be transported placed above the ball conveyor on the ball conveyor, wherein the contact drive mechanism is provided in parallel with the traveling direction of the ball conveyor. It consists of a pair of belt units, and each of the pair of belt units is driven in the opposite direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the ball conveyor, thereby solving the above-mentioned problem.

本請求項２に係る発明は、請求項１に記載されたコンベヤ装置の構成に加えて、前記１対のベルトユニットが、ボールコンベヤの幅方向の中心線の両側に設けられていることにより、前記課題をさらに解決するものである。   In the invention according to claim 2, in addition to the configuration of the conveyor device described in claim 1, the pair of belt units are provided on both sides of the center line in the width direction of the ball conveyor. The problem is further solved.

本請求項１に係る発明は、多数のフリーボールがその上端および下端を一部突出して回転自在に設けられたボールコンベヤと、該ボールコンベヤの下端から突出したフリーボールと接触しフリーボールに回転力を与え、ボールコンベヤの上方に載置された被搬送物をボールコンベヤ上で移動させる接触駆動機構とを有するコンベヤ装置において、接触駆動機構が、ボールコンベヤの進行方向に平行に設けられた１対のベルトユニットからなり、該１対のベルトユニットが、それぞれボールコンベヤの進行方向に対して直角の逆方向に駆動されることにより、ボールコンベヤの進行方向の１対のベルトユニットの隣接線の両側で、それぞれボールコンベヤのフリーボールの回転運動を隣接線方向に傾けることができるため、被搬送物の姿勢や位置で進入してきても常に隣接線に向かって移動し、接触による衝撃を受けることはなく、滞留することもなく、姿勢を大きく変化させずに被搬送物を隣接線上に正確に整列させることができる。   The invention according to claim 1 is a ball conveyor in which a large number of free balls are rotatably provided with their upper and lower ends partially protruding, and the free balls that rotate from the lower end of the ball conveyor come into contact with the free balls. In a conveyor device having a contact drive mechanism that applies a force and moves an object to be transported placed above the ball conveyor on the ball conveyor, the contact drive mechanism is provided in parallel with the traveling direction of the ball conveyor. A pair of belt units, and each pair of belt units is driven in the opposite direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the ball conveyor, so that the adjacent lines of the pair of belt units in the direction of travel of the ball conveyor On both sides, the rotation of the free ball of the ball conveyor can be tilted in the direction of the adjacent line. Even if it enters, it always moves toward the adjacent line, does not receive impact by contact, does not stay, and can accurately align the conveyed object on the adjacent line without greatly changing the posture. .

また、被搬送物の重量や形状によってフリーボール上で被搬送物の滑りが生じる場合でも、被搬送物がボールコンベヤの進行方向の１対のベルトユニットの隣接線を超える度に、常に隣接線の方向に戻る駆動力を受けることができるため、進入時の搬送速度を低下させることなく被搬送物を幅方向所定の位置に正確に整列させることができる。   Even if the transported object slips on the free ball due to the weight or shape of the transported object, whenever the transported object exceeds the adjacent line of the pair of belt units in the traveling direction of the ball conveyor, the adjacent line is always Therefore, the object to be conveyed can be accurately aligned at a predetermined position in the width direction without reducing the conveyance speed at the time of entry.

さらに、ボールコンベヤとベルトユニットの駆動速度は、被搬送物の姿勢や位置に関わらずそれぞれ一定の速度に設定すれば良いため、検出装置や制御装置等の複雑な機構は必要なく、簡単な構造で、被搬送物を幅方向所定の位置に正確に整列させることができる。   Furthermore, the driving speed of the ball conveyor and belt unit can be set to a constant speed regardless of the posture and position of the object to be transported, so there is no need for complicated mechanisms such as detection devices and control devices, and a simple structure. Thus, the conveyed object can be accurately aligned at a predetermined position in the width direction.

本請求項２に係る発明のコンベヤ装置は、請求項１に係るコンベヤ装置が奏する効果に加えて、１対のベルトユニットが、ボールコンベヤの幅方向の中心線の両側に設けられていることにより、被搬送物の姿勢や位置で進入してきても常に中心線に向かって移動し、接触による衝撃を受けることなく、滞留することもなく、姿勢を大きく変化させずに被搬送物を幅方向の中心に正確に整列させることができる。   In addition to the effect of the conveyor device according to claim 1, the pair of belt units are provided on both sides of the center line in the width direction of the ball conveyor. Even if it enters the position and position of the conveyed object, it always moves toward the center line, does not receive a shock due to contact, does not stay, and does not significantly change the attitude in the width direction. It can be precisely aligned to the center.

本発明の一実施例であるコンベヤ装置の平面図。The top view of the conveyor apparatus which is one Example of this invention. 図１の断面図。Sectional drawing of FIG. 本発明の一実施例であるコンベヤ装置の動作の説明図。Explanatory drawing of operation | movement of the conveyor apparatus which is one Example of this invention.

本発明は、多数のフリーボールがその上端および下端を一部突出して回転自在に設けられたボールコンベヤと、該ボールコンベヤの下端から突出したフリーボールと接触しフリーボールに回転力を与え、ボールコンベヤの上方に載置された被搬送物をボールコンベヤ上で移動させる接触駆動機構とを有するコンベヤ装置において、接触駆動機構が、ボールコンベヤの進行方向に平行に設けられた１対のベルトユニットからなり、該１対のベルトユニットが、それぞれボールコンベヤの進行方向に対して直角の逆方向に駆動され、簡単な構造で、接触による衝撃や滞留をなくし、搬送速度を維持しつつ、姿勢を大きく変化させずに被搬送物を幅方向所定の位置に正確に整列させるものであれば、その具体的な実施態様は如何なるものであっても構わない。   The present invention relates to a ball conveyor in which a large number of free balls are provided so as to be rotatable with their upper ends and lower ends partially protruding, and to contact the free balls protruding from the lower end of the ball conveyor to give a rotational force to the free balls. And a contact drive mechanism for moving an object to be transported placed above the conveyor on the ball conveyor. The contact drive mechanism includes a pair of belt units provided parallel to the traveling direction of the ball conveyor. The pair of belt units are each driven in the opposite direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the ball conveyor, and with a simple structure, the impact and retention due to contact are eliminated, and the posture is increased while maintaining the conveying speed. Any specific embodiment may be used as long as the object to be conveyed is accurately aligned at a predetermined position in the width direction without being changed. It does not.

以下に、本発明のコンベヤ装置について図面に基づいて説明する。
本発明の一実施例であるコンベヤ装置１００は、図１、図２に示すように、多数のフリーボール１１１を上端および下端を一部突出して回転自在に保持して１方向に進行するボールコンベヤ１１０と、該ボールコンベヤ１１０の下端から突出したフリーボール１１１と接触し、フリーボール１１１に回転力を与え、ボールコンベヤ１１０の上方に載置された被搬送物をボールコンベヤ１１０上で移動させる接触駆動機構とを有する。 Below, the conveyor apparatus of this invention is demonstrated based on drawing.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a conveyor apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a ball conveyor that advances in one direction while holding a number of free balls 111 such that a plurality of free balls 111 protrude partially at their upper ends and lower ends. 110 and a free ball 111 projecting from the lower end of the ball conveyor 110, a rotational force is applied to the free ball 111, and the object to be transported placed above the ball conveyor 110 is moved on the ball conveyor 110. A drive mechanism.

接触駆動機構は、ボールコンベヤ１１０の進行方向に平行に設けられた１対のベルトユニット１２０、１３０からなり、各ベルトユニット１２０、１３０は、それぞれ中央側ローラ１２１、１３１と側方側ローラ１２２、１３２の間にベルト１２３、１３３がボールコンベヤ１１０の下端から突出したフリーボール１１１と接触するように掛け回されている。   The contact drive mechanism includes a pair of belt units 120 and 130 provided in parallel with the traveling direction of the ball conveyor 110. Each belt unit 120 and 130 includes a center side roller 121 and 131 and a side side roller 122, respectively. Between the belts 132 and 133, the belts 123 and 133 are wound around so as to contact the free balls 111 protruding from the lower end of the ball conveyor 110.

ベルトユニット１２０、１３０は、それぞれ中央側ローラ１２１、１３１が隣接線Ｎと近接しており、本実施例では、該隣接線Ｎは、ボールコンベヤ１１０の幅方向の中心線Ｃ上にある。   In the belt units 120 and 130, the center side rollers 121 and 131 are close to the adjacent line N, respectively. In the present embodiment, the adjacent line N is on the center line C in the width direction of the ball conveyor 110.

ボールコンベヤ１１０がモータ１０３により駆動されることで、図１に示すＡ方向に被搬送物が搬送され、各ベルトユニット１２０、１３０のベルト１２３、１３３のフリーボール１１１の接触面が、図示しない駆動機構によりそれぞれ図２に示すＲ、Ｌ方向に駆動されることで、ＢＲ、ＢＬ方向に被搬送物Ｗが移動する。   When the ball conveyor 110 is driven by the motor 103, the object to be conveyed is conveyed in the direction A shown in FIG. 1, and the contact surfaces of the free balls 111 of the belts 123 and 133 of the belt units 120 and 130 are not shown. Driven in the R and L directions shown in FIG. 2 by the mechanism, the conveyed object W moves in the BR and BL directions.

以上のように構成されたコンベヤ装置１００の動作について説明する。
図３に示すように、被搬送物Ｗは図面下方の上流の搬送装置１０１によって、幅方向の左方に位置して搬送されて、コンベヤ装置１００に搬入される。
この時、コンベヤ装置１００のボールコンベヤ１１０はＡ方向に駆動され、ベルト１２３、１３３のフリーボール１１１の接触面がそれぞれＲ、Ｌ方向に駆動されているため、ベルト１２３、１３３の上面のフリーボール１１１は、全て被搬送物ＷをＢＲ、ＢＬ方向に移動搬送するように回転している。 Operation | movement of the conveyor apparatus 100 comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated.
As shown in FIG. 3, the article W to be transported is transported to the left in the width direction by the upstream transport device 101 below the drawing and is carried into the conveyor device 100.
At this time, the ball conveyor 110 of the conveyor apparatus 100 is driven in the A direction, and the contact surfaces of the free balls 111 of the belts 123 and 133 are driven in the R and L directions, respectively. Reference numeral 111 is rotated so as to move and convey all the articles to be conveyed W in the BR and BL directions.

コンベヤ装置１００に搬入された被搬送物Ｗは、まず、ベルト１３３の上面のフリーボール１１１によってＢＬ方向の駆動力を受け、図示右方向に移動しながら搬送されて、中心線Ｃ方向に向かう。
被搬送物Ｗが中心線Ｃより右側のベルト１２３の上面のフリーボール１１１上に位置すると、ＢＲ方向の駆動力を受けるが、被搬送物Ｗとフリーボール１１１に滑りが生じることで、中心線Ｃを超えてもすぐに幅方向の移動は停止せず、さらに右側まで徐々に幅方向の速度を落として移動する。 The article to be conveyed W carried into the conveyor apparatus 100 first receives a driving force in the BL direction by the free balls 111 on the upper surface of the belt 133, is conveyed while moving in the right direction in the figure, and proceeds in the direction of the center line C.
When the article to be conveyed W is positioned on the free ball 111 on the upper surface of the belt 123 on the right side of the center line C, the BR receives a driving force in the BR direction. Even if it exceeds C, the movement in the width direction does not stop immediately, and further moves to the right side while gradually decreasing the speed in the width direction.

被搬送物Ｗの幅方向の移動速度がゼロになると、前述とは逆に、ベルト１２３の上面のフリーボール１１１によってＢＲ方向の駆動力を受け、図示左方向に移動しながら搬送されて、中心線Ｃ方向に向かう。   When the moving speed of the transported object W in the width direction becomes zero, contrary to the above, the driving force in the BR direction is received by the free balls 111 on the upper surface of the belt 123 and is transported while moving in the left direction in the figure. Heading in the direction of line C.

被搬送物Ｗの幅方向の移動は、移動幅が徐々に小さくなって何度か繰り返し、図３にＴで示すような軌跡を描いて、中心線Ｃ上に収束する。
幅方向で中心線Ｃ上の被搬送物Ｗは、中心線Ｃの両側のベルト１２３、１３３の上面のフリーボール１１１からＢＲ方向、ＢＬ方向に均等に駆動力を受けるため、幅方向の駆動力は打ち消され、ボールコンベヤ１１０の駆動方向であるＡ方向に搬送され、中心線Ｃ上に位置決めされた状態で、図面上方の下流の搬送装置１０２に排出される。 The movement of the transported object W in the width direction is repeated several times as the movement width gradually decreases, and converges on the center line C while drawing a trajectory indicated by T in FIG.
Since the conveyed object W on the center line C in the width direction receives the driving force evenly in the BR and BL directions from the free balls 111 on the upper surfaces of the belts 123 and 133 on both sides of the center line C, the driving force in the width direction. Is canceled, transported in the direction A, which is the driving direction of the ball conveyor 110, and is positioned on the center line C and discharged to the downstream transport device 102 above the drawing.

以上の動作によって、被搬送物Ｗが幅方向いかなる位置からコンベヤ装置１００に搬入されても、中心線Ｃ上に位置決めされた状態で下流の搬送装置１０２に排出することができる。
また、ベルト１２３、１３３の上面のフリーボール１１１は、それぞれ全て被搬送物ＷをＢＲ、ＢＬ方向に移動搬送する同方向に回転しているため、被搬送物Ｗの姿勢を大きく変化させずに被搬送物Ｗを中心線Ｃ上に整列させることができる。 With the above operation, the object W to be conveyed can be discharged to the downstream conveying apparatus 102 in a state of being positioned on the center line C, regardless of the position in the width direction.
Further, since the free balls 111 on the upper surfaces of the belts 123 and 133 are all rotated in the same direction in which the conveyed object W is moved and conveyed in the BR and BL directions, the posture of the conveyed object W is not significantly changed. The conveyed object W can be aligned on the center line C.

また、ボールコンベヤ１１０およびベルトユニット１２０、１３０の駆動速度は、上記被搬送物Ｗの幅方向の最外部から進入しても上記振動が収束できる速度であれば、一定速度で駆動するだけで被搬送物Ｗが幅方向のいかなる位置から進入しても確実に中心線Ｃ上に整列させることができる。   In addition, the driving speed of the ball conveyor 110 and the belt units 120 and 130 is such that the vibration can be converged even when entering from the outermost part in the width direction of the transported object W. Even if the conveyed product W enters from any position in the width direction, it can be surely aligned on the center line C.

なお、上記実施例では、ベルトユニット１２０、１３０の中央側ローラ１２１、１３１が近接する隣接線Ｎをボールコンベヤ１１０の幅方向の中心線Ｃとしたが、搬出したい位置に応じて、隣接線Ｎを任意の位置に設定し、左右で異なる幅のベルトユニットとしても良い。   In the above embodiment, the adjacent line N to which the central rollers 121 and 131 of the belt units 120 and 130 are adjacent is the center line C in the width direction of the ball conveyor 110. However, the adjacent line N depends on the position to be carried out. May be set at an arbitrary position, and a belt unit having a different width on the left and right may be used.

以上のように、本発明のコンベヤ装置によれば、簡単な構造で、接触による衝撃や滞留をなくし、搬送速度を維持しつつ、姿勢を大きく変化させずに被搬送物を幅方向所定の位置に正確に整列させることができるなど、その効果は甚大である。   As described above, according to the conveyor device of the present invention, the object to be conveyed is positioned at a predetermined position in the width direction with a simple structure, eliminating impact and retention due to contact, maintaining the conveyance speed, and without greatly changing the posture. The effect is enormous, such as being able to accurately align with each other.

１００ ・・・コンベヤ装置
１０１ ・・・上流の搬送装置
１０２ ・・・下流の搬送装置
１０３ ・・・モータ
１１０ ・・・ボールコンベヤ
１１１ ・・・フリーボール
１２０ ・・・ベルトユニット
１２１ ・・・中央側ローラ
１２２ ・・・側方側ローラ
１２３ ・・・ベルト

１３０ ・・・ベルトユニット
１３１ ・・・中央側ローラ
１３２ ・・・側方側ローラ
１３３ ・・・ベルト DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Conveyor apparatus 101 ... Upstream conveyance apparatus 102 ... Downstream conveyance apparatus 103 ... Motor 110 ... Ball conveyor 111 ... Free ball 120 ... Belt unit 121 ... Center Side roller 122 ・ ・ ・ Side side roller 123 ・ ・ ・ Belt

130 ・ ・ ・ Belt unit 131 ・ ・ ・ Center side roller 132 ・ ・ ・ Side side roller 133 ・ ・ ・ Belt

Claims (2)

多数のフリーボールがその上端および下端を一部突出して回転自在に設けられたボールコンベヤと、該ボールコンベヤの下端から突出したフリーボールと接触しフリーボールに回転力を与え、ボールコンベヤの上方に載置された被搬送物をボールコンベヤ上で移動させる接触駆動機構とを有するコンベヤ装置において、
前記接触駆動機構が、ボールコンベヤの進行方向に平行に設けられた１対のベルトユニットからなり、
該１対のベルトユニットが、それぞれボールコンベヤの進行方向に対して直角の逆方向に駆動されることを特徴とするコンベヤ装置。 A ball conveyor in which a number of free balls protrude freely from the upper and lower ends of the ball, and the free balls projecting from the lower end of the ball conveyor come into contact with each other to give a rotational force to the free balls. In a conveyor apparatus having a contact drive mechanism for moving a placed object to be conveyed on a ball conveyor,
The contact drive mechanism is composed of a pair of belt units provided parallel to the traveling direction of the ball conveyor,
The pair of belt units are driven in opposite directions perpendicular to the direction of travel of the ball conveyor, respectively. 前記１対のベルトユニットが、ボールコンベヤの幅方向の中心線の両側に設けられていることを特徴とする請求項１に記載のコンベヤ装置。

The conveyor device according to claim 1, wherein the pair of belt units are provided on both sides of a center line in the width direction of the ball conveyor.

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