CONTAINER STACK CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND CONTAINER STACK CONVEYANCE METHOD

To efficiently convey a container stack, in which containers are stacked vertically, to a target place without dropping the container stack.SOLUTION: A container stack conveyance device of the invention includes: side surface holding means which holds a side surface of a container stack in which containers are stacked; flange supporting means which supports a flange of the container at the bottom of the container stack; driving means which conveys the container stack in a state that the side surface of the container stack is held by the side surface holding means and the flange is supported by the flange supporting means; and opening/closing controlling means which controls opening/closing of the side surface holding means and the flange supporting means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】容器を上下積み重ねた容器スタックを落下させず更に効率的に目的場所まで搬送する。【解決手段】本発明の容器スタック搬送装置は、複数の容器を積み重ねた容器スタックの側面を保持する側面保持手段と、前記容器スタックのうち最下段の容器のフランジを支持するフランジ支持手段と、前記側面保持手段で前記容器スタックの側面を保持しつつ前記フランジ支持手段で前記フランジを支持した状態で前記容器スタックを搬送する駆動手段と、前記側面保持手段および前記フランジ支持手段の開閉制御を行う開閉制御手段と、を備える。【選択図】図１