US 12,358,733 B2
Article transferring apparatus
No Jae Park, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to SEMES CO., LTD, Chungcheongnam-do (KR)
Filed by SEMES CO., LTD., Cheonan-si (KR)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/148,021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0192716 (KR), filed on Dec. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0211961 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. B65G 47/86 (2006.01); B65G 47/08 (2006.01); B65G 47/26 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 47/842 (2013.01) [B65G 47/082 (2013.01); B65G 47/261 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0297 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article transferring apparatus, comprising:
a vehicle configured to travel along a travel rail installed on a ceiling;
a vehicle main body connected to a lower side of the vehicle, the vehicle main body defining a plurality of loading spaces, in which a plurality of articles are to be loaded, respectively, the vehicle main body including a horizontal moving member; and
a hoist module including a grip unit, the grip unit configured to grip and load and unload articles to/from the loading spaces,
wherein the horizontal moving member is configured to move the hoist module within the vehicle main body to cause the hoist module to be positioned above a select one of the articles loaded in the loading spaces.