PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To respond to a demand for a transport apparatus with a smaller interval between transport containers for the transport apparatus having a transport path equipped with a curved zone as the transport capacity of such transport apparatus increases with decrease in the interval between the transport containers.SOLUTION: A transport apparatus includes: a transport path having a straight zone and a curved zone curved in a given curvature and plural transport containers transported on the transport path. The transport path is arranged on a side that is inside of the curved zone, and includes: power-transmission means that can be curved in the given curvature and a slide part disposed on a side that is outside of the curved zone. The transport containers have, each, one end and the other end in a transport width direction of the transport path, are arranged in a transport direction of the transport patch, with the one end of each transport container connected to the power-transmission means and the other end attached to the slide-part so as to slide on the slide part.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】搬送装置において、搬送容器の相互の間隔が狭いほど搬送装置の搬送能力が高くなるため、湾曲領域を備える搬送路を有する搬送装置においても、搬送容器の相互の間隔が狭い搬送装置が必要とされている。【解決手段】本発明に係る搬送装置は、所定の曲率で湾曲された湾曲領域と、直線領域とを備える搬送路と、前記搬送路を搬送される複数の搬送容器とを含む。前記搬送路は、前記湾曲領域において内側になる側に配置されており、かつ前記所定の曲率で湾曲可能である伝動手段と、前記湾曲領域において外側になる側に配置されている滑送部とを備える。前記搬送容器は、前記搬送路の搬送幅方向に一端および他端を有し、かつ前記搬送路の搬送方向に並べられており、各搬送容器の前記一端は伝動手段に結合され、各搬送容器の前記他端は滑走手段を滑動可能に滑走手段に取り付けられている。【選択図】図8
