PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coffin laying device capable of laying many coffins, the device being means to lay dead bodies housed in coffins under cooled conditions for a predetermined period.SOLUTION: The coffin laying device comprises a main frame and a lifting frame. The lifting frame moves vertically within the main frame by a drive mechanism and comprises an upper stage 21 and a lower stage 26. In the case of housing a coffin 50 on the upper stage 21, the lifting frame 20 is placed at a lower position and in the case of housing the coffin 50 on the lower stage 26, the lifting frame 20 is placed at an upper position. As means to keep the inside cool, conventional cooling means is used.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT