A rail unit includes an upper plate segment extending in a width direction, a lower plate segment extending in the width direction and at a position in a downward direction from the upper plate segment, and an intermediate plate segment extending in a vertical direction and joining an edge of the upper plate segment in a first width direction and an edge of the lower plate segment in a first width direction. A power feeder is located in a space defined by the upper plate segment, the intermediate plate segment, and the lower plate segment in the rail unit. The upper plate segment includes a traveling surface facing in an upward direction. The lower plate segment includes a lower flat portion extending in a traveling path direction and the width direction, and a groove protruding in the downward direction from the lower flat portion and extending continuously in the traveling path direction.
Traveling Rail and Article Transport Facility
05.01.2023
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch