CPC B65G 54/02 (2013.01) [B61B 13/12 (2013.01); B61L 13/04 (2013.01); B61L 25/025 (2013.01); B65G 35/06 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
1. A linear transport apparatus, comprising;
a transport cart;
a first roller to rotate about a first rotation shaft extending from the transport cart along a first direction;
a second roller to rotate about a second rotation shaft extending from the transport cart and forming an acute angle with the first rotation shaft; and
a rail sandwiched between the first roller and the second roller to extend along a track on which the transport cart moves, wherein
the rail includes
a first contact portion to come into contact with the first roller and restrict movement of the transport cart in the first direction and in a second direction perpendicular to a direction in which the rail extends and perpendicular to the first direction, and
a second contact portion to come into contact with the second roller and be parallel to the second rotation shaft,
the rail includes a portion in which a curvature of the track on which the transport cart moves is different from another portion, and
a position of the second contact portion along the first direction differs between portions having different curvatures.
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