Cremation facility

Abstract

To provide a cremation facility capable of transferring an in-furnace carriage from a carriage moving device to a transport vehicle without tilting the carriage.SOLUTION: A carriage moving device that moves the in-furnace carriage on which the coffin is placed between the outside and the inside of the cremator, and a transport vehicle that is capable of traveling in a state where the in-furnace carriage is placed thereon, wherein the carriage moving device includes a moving rail that extends in a horizontal direction from the outside to the inside of the cremator, and a traveling device that causes the in-furnace carriage to travel along the moving rail, the in-furnace carriage includes a moving wheel that rolls on the moving rail and a replacement wheel that rolls on the replacement rail, and when the in-furnace carriage is placed on the transport vehicle disposed at the predetermined position, the moving wheel rides on the moving rail and the replacement wheel rides on the replacement rail.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a cremation facility that has an in-furnace cart on which a coffin is placed and which moves into a crematorium, and a transport vehicle that transports the in-furnace cart. [Background technology]

[0002] In cremation facilities, the crematorium cart carrying the coffin is moved into the crematorium, where the cremation takes place. After the cremation is complete, the coffin is burned and the remains remain on the crematorium cart. This crematorium cart is then moved outside the crematorium and then to the bone collection chamber, where the remains are collected.

[0003] In conventional cremation facilities, as shown in Patent Document 1, for example, a trolley movement device is provided with rails extending from the outside to the inside of the crematorium. The trolley movement device has a running device that runs the in-furnace trolley along the rails, and the running device moves the in-furnace trolley between the outside and inside of the crematorium. When the in-furnace trolley is moved to the bone collection room, it is placed on a transport vehicle for transport. In other words, there is a process of transferring the in-furnace trolley with the remains placed on it from the trolley movement device to the transport vehicle.

[0004] As a structure for transferring this internal furnace cart, the device in Patent Document 1 has the end of the rail of the cart moving device inclined downward. When the internal furnace cart and the transport cart are pulled out while connected, the wheels of the internal furnace cart move down the end of the rail, lowering the height of the internal furnace cart, and the internal furnace cart is placed on a support stand provided on the transport cart. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-211253 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] In the device of Patent Document 1, the furnace cart itself tilts as the wheels of the furnace cart descend the end of the rail. However, because the furnace cart contains remains, it is desirable to transfer the remains from the cart moving device to the transport vehicle with as little tilt as possible.

[0007] The present invention has been made in consideration of these circumstances, and aims to provide a cremation facility that allows the in-furnace cart to be transferred from the cart moving device to the transport vehicle without tilting it. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The present invention comprises an in-furnace cart on which a coffin is placed, a cart moving device that moves the in-furnace cart between the outside and the inside of a crematorium, and a transport vehicle that can run with the in-furnace cart loaded on it, wherein the cart moving device has a moving rail that extends horizontally from the outside to the inside of the crematorium, and a running device that runs the in-furnace cart along the moving rail, and the transport vehicle has a transfer rail that is parallel to the moving rail when placed in a predetermined position adjacent to the outside end of the crematorium of the cart moving device, and the in-furnace cart has moving wheels that roll on the moving rail and transfer wheels that roll on the transfer rail, and when the in-furnace cart is placed on the transport vehicle that has been placed in the predetermined position, the moving wheels rest on the moving rail and the transfer wheels rest on the transfer rail.

[0009] Furthermore, the present invention may be such that when the furnace cart is placed on the transport vehicle arranged at the predetermined position, the furnace cart can be selectively connected to either the transport vehicle or the running device. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] According to the present invention, the in-furnace cart can be transferred from the cart moving device to the transport cart by moving the in-furnace cart from a state where it is placed on the cart moving device (a state where the moving wheels are on the moving rails), passing through a state where the moving wheels are on the moving rails and the transfer wheels are on the transfer rails, and then to a state where the in-furnace cart is placed on the transport cart (a state where the transfer wheels are on the transfer rails). At this time, because the moving rails and the transfer rails are parallel, the in-furnace cart can be transferred while maintaining the same height and without tilting.

[0011] Furthermore, if the in-furnace cart can be selectively connected to either the transport vehicle or the traveling device, the in-furnace cart can be moved quickly and reliably by switching the connected device. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] This is an overall view of the cremation facility. [Figure 2] 1A and 1B show a carriage moving device, in which FIG. 1A is a side view and FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA. [Figure 3] 1A, 1B, and 1C show a transport vehicle, in which (a) is a plan view, (b) is a side view, and (c) is a rear view. [Figure 4] The figure shows the furnace bogie, (a) is a side view, and (b) is a rear view. [Figure 5-1] (a) to (d) are explanatory diagrams of the overall operation of the cremation equipment. [Figure 5-2] (e) to (h) are explanatory diagrams of the overall operation of the cremation equipment. [Figure 6] 10(a) and 10(b) are diagrams showing the positional relationship between the transporter and the cart moving device in each operating state. [Figure 7] 10(a) to 10(e) are diagrams showing where the in-furnace carts are placed in each operating state. [Figure 8] 10(a) to 10(c) are diagrams showing the relationship between the connection switching unit, the transporter-side connection unit, and the moving device-side connection unit in each operating state. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0013] Specific details of the present invention will be described below. As shown in FIG. 1, one embodiment of this cremation equipment comprises an intra-furnace cart 1, a cart moving device 2, a transport vehicle 3, and a crematorium 4. A coffin C is placed on the intra-furnace cart 1 or the transport vehicle 3. The cart moving device 2 moves the intra-furnace cart 1 between the outside and inside of the crematorium 4. The transport vehicle 3 can travel with the intra-furnace cart 1 placed on it. In the following, the longitudinal direction of the cart moving device 2 is referred to as the front-to-rear direction, with the side opposite the crematorium 4 being the front side and the side of the crematorium 4 being the rear side (the left side of FIG. 1 is the front side, and the right side is the rear side). In addition, the horizontal direction perpendicular to the front-to-rear direction is referred to as the left-to-right direction (the front side of FIG. 1 is the left side, and the back side is the right side). The transport vehicle 3 is freely movable, but the front, back, left, and right are defined based on the state of FIG. 1.

[0014] The crematorium 4 has a combustion chamber 41, a door 42, and a combustion burner 43. The combustion chamber 41 has an opening at the front for loading and unloading the in-furnace cart 1. The door 42 is provided at the opening of the combustion chamber 41, and the opening can be freely opened and closed by the door 42. The combustion burner 43 is provided facing the inside of the combustion chamber 41. Combustion air is supplied to the combustion burner 43 from a combustion air blower (not shown), and fuel is supplied from a fuel tank (not shown).

[0015] As shown in FIG. 2, the cart movement device 2 has a housing 21, a pair of moving rails 22, and a traveling device 23. The housing 21 is a roughly rectangular box-like structure. The housing 21 is installed on the floor and has a shape that extends horizontally. It extends from the outside of the combustion chamber 41 of the crematorium 4 through the opening of the door 42 to the inside of the combustion chamber 41. In other words, the longitudinal direction of the housing 21 is the front-to-rear direction. A slit 211 extending in the front-to-rear direction is formed in the center of the left-to-right direction of the top surface of the housing 21. The outside and inside of the housing 21 are connected through the slit 211. The moving rails 22 are provided on the top surface of the housing 21 and extend along the front-to-rear direction. Therefore, the moving rails 22 also extend horizontally from the outside of the combustion chamber 41 of the crematorium 4 through the opening of the door 42 to the inside of the combustion chamber 41. The traveling device 23 allows the in-furnace cart 1 to travel along the traveling rail 22, and includes a chain 231, a gear 232, and a traveling device-side connecting part 233. The chain 231 and the gear 232 are provided inside the housing 21. The gears 232 are provided at the center in the left-right direction inside the housing 21 and at both ends in the front-rear direction. The gears 232 rotate around a left-right axis. At least one of the two gears 232 is driven by a drive device (not shown). The chain 231 is stretched between the gears 232 at both ends of the housing 21, and rotates as the gear 232 rotates. The traveling device-side connecting part 233 is attached to the chain 231, and includes a support part 234 and an engagement shaft 235. The support part 234 is formed by assembling flat plates extending in the front-rear direction and is formed in a roughly Y-shape when viewed from the rear, and its lower part is fixed to the chain 231 through slit 211 in the housing 21, and an engagement shaft 235 is attached to the inside of the upper part of the fork. The engagement shaft 235 is cylindrical and extends in the left-right direction. The moving device side connecting part 233 moves back and forth in the front-rear direction as the gear 232 (chain 231) rotates.

[0016] As shown in FIG. 3, the transport vehicle 3 has a main body 31, a frame 32, a pair of transfer rails 33, a coffin placement section 34, and a transport vehicle-side connecting section 35. The main body 31 is located at the front of the transport vehicle 3. The main body 31 has a roughly rectangular parallelepiped housing 311, an operation section 312 provided on the upper side of the housing 311, and drive wheels 313 provided on the left and right ends of the lower part of the housing 311. The operation section 312 is made up of a touch panel. A drive device and a battery (not shown) for driving the drive wheels 313 are built into the housing 311. The frame 32 is located at the rear of the main body 31. The frame 32 is roughly U-shaped when viewed from above, opening toward the rear, and has a base 321 connected to the rear of the housing 311 and arms 322 extending rearward from both left and right ends of the base 321. A driven wheel 323 is provided at the bottom of each of the left and right arms 322 at a midpoint in the front-to-rear direction. The transporter 3 is freely movable by the drive wheel 313 of the main body 31 and the driven wheels 323 of the arms 322. A clamping roller 324 protruding inward is provided at the bottom of the front and rear portions of each of the left and right arms 322. The clamping roller 324 is rotatable around a vertical axis. The left and right clamping rollers 324 face each other at the front and rear portions of the arms 322, respectively. The distance between the opposing clamping rollers 324 is approximately the same as the width of the housing 21 of the cart moving device 2 in the left-to-right direction, so that the housing 21 fits perfectly between the left and right clamping rollers 324. One transfer rail 33 is provided at the inner end of the upper surface of each of the left and right arms 322, extending in the front-to-rear direction. The height position of the upper end of the transfer rail 33 is the same as the height position of the upper end of the moving rail 22. When the transport vehicle 3 is placed at a predetermined position adjacent to the outer end (front end) of the crematorium 4 of the cart moving device 2, that is, when the transport vehicle 3 is placed so that the arms 322 sandwich the front end of the housing 21 of the cart moving device 2 from the left and right as shown in Figure 6 (b), the transfer rails 33 are parallel to the moving rails 22. The distance between the left and right transfer rails 33 is wider than the distance between the left and right moving rails 22. The coffin placing unit 34 has a vertical drive unit 341 provided on the base 321 of the frame 32, a horizontal drive unit 342 provided behind the vertical drive unit 341, and a coffin support unit 343 provided behind the horizontal drive unit 342.Two coffin support units 343 are provided, one on each side, and each unit has a long side panel 344 extending in the front-to-rear direction and a support roller 345 provided at the bottom inside each of the left and right side panels 344. The support rollers 345 are rotatable about a left-to-right axis, and multiple support rollers 345 are provided lined up front and back. The left-to-right drive unit 342 has a box-shaped housing and supports the front ends of the two coffin support units 343. The left-to-right drive unit 342 supports the coffin support units 343 so that they can move left and right using an actuator (not shown) built into the housing. In other words, the distance between the left and right coffin support units 343 can be changed by the left-to-right drive unit 342. The up-to-down drive unit 341 has a box-shaped housing and supports the left-to-right drive unit 342 so that they can move up and down using an actuator (not shown) built into the housing. The transporter-side coupling unit 35 has a base unit 351 provided on the base 321 of the frame 32 and rearward of the vertical drive unit 341, two support units 352, and an engagement shaft 353. The support units 352 are rod-shaped and extend in the front-rear direction, with two of them facing each other on the left and right. The engagement shaft 353 is cylindrical and extends in the left-right direction, and is installed between the rear ends of the two support units 352. The base unit 351 supports the front ends of the two support units 352 so that they can move up and down freely using an actuator (not shown).

[0017] As shown in Figure 4, the in-furnace trolley 1 has a trolley body 11, moving wheels 12, transfer wheels 13, and a coupling switch 14. The trolley body 11 is configured to carry a coffin C. The trolley body 11 is flat and rectangular, elongated from front to back when viewed from above. The trolley body 11 is larger than the coffin C in both its front-to-back and left-to-right lengths. Before cremation, the coffin C is placed on the trolley body 11, and after cremation, the remains are placed on the trolley body 11. A flange 15 extending in the front-to-back direction is attached to the underside of the trolley body 11. Two flanges 15 are attached to the left and right, and are roughly U-shaped with openings facing outward on both sides when viewed from the rear. The upper surface of the flange 15 is fixed to the underside of the trolley body 11, and the moving wheels 12 and transfer wheels 13 are attached to the lower surface of the flange 15. The moving wheels 12 are attached to the inside left and right sides of the lower surface of the flange 15. Four transport wheels 12 are attached to each of the left and right flanges 15, with four transport wheels 12 lined up front and back on each side. Transfer wheels 13 are attached to the left and right outer sides of the underside of the flanges 15. Four transport wheels 13 are attached to each of the left and right flanges 15, with four transport wheels 13 lined up front and back on each side. The first to fourth transport wheels 12 from the front are lined up left and right with the first to fourth transport wheels 13 from the front, respectively, with the transport wheels 12 located inside the transfer wheels 13. The transport wheels 12 and transfer wheels 13 are the same size and are installed at the same height. The distance between the left and right transport wheels 12 is equal to the width of the transport rail 22, and the transport wheels 12 roll on the transport rail 22. The distance between the left and right transport wheels 13 is equal to the width of the transfer rail 33, and the transfer wheels 13 roll on the transfer rail 33. Each of the moving wheels 12 and the transfer wheels 13 has a groove formed on its outer circumferential surface that extends in the circumferential direction and has a substantially V-shaped cross section, into which the upper end of the moving rail 22 or the transfer rail 33 fits. The connection switching unit 14 has an attachment portion 141, a rod portion 142, a front engagement portion 143, and a rear engagement portion 144. The attachment portion 141 is substantially U-shaped and opens downward when viewed from the rear. The upper surface of the attachment portion 141 is fixed to the underside of the carriage body 11 via a spacer.The rod portion 142 is rod-shaped, and its longitudinal middle portion is located between the left and right sides of the approximately U-shaped mounting portion 141, and is mounted to the mounting portion 141 so as to be rotatable about a left-right axis. However, the rotation range of the rod portion 142 is limited, and the front and rear cannot be reversed. The front engagement portion 143 is provided at the front end of the rod portion 142. The front engagement portion 143 has a semicircular arc shape that is convex upward when viewed from the left side. The rear engagement portion 144 is provided at the rear end of the rod portion 142. The rear engagement portion 144 has a semicircular arc shape that is convex downward when viewed from the left side. The rod portion 142, the front engagement portion 143, and the rear engagement portion 144 are integrally formed. The portions of the rod portion 142, the front engagement portion 143, and the rear engagement portion 144 that are forward of the axis of rotation relative to the mounting portion 141 are heavier than the rear portions. Therefore, when only gravity acts, the front side of the rod portion 142 tilts downward.

[0018] Next, based on Figures 5-1, 5-2, 6, 7, and 8, we will explain the operation of each part when cremation is performed in the cremation equipment configured in this way, focusing particularly on the movement of the in-furnace cart 1. Note that Figures 5-1 and 5-2 are views from the left side and show the overall operation (Figures 5-1 and 5-2 are collectively referred to as Figure 5). Figure 6 is a plan view showing the positional relationship between the transport vehicle 3 and the cart moving device 2. Figure 7 is a view from the rear side showing where the in-furnace cart 1 is placed. Figure 8 is a view from the left side showing the relationship between the connection switching unit 14, the transport vehicle side coupling unit 35, and the moving device side coupling unit 233.

[0019] (1) The coffin C is brought in by a hearse. The vertical drive unit 341 and horizontal drive unit 342 of the transport vehicle 3 are used to adjust the height and width of the coffin support unit 343 to fit the coffin C placed on the hearse. The transport vehicle 3 is placed adjacent to the hearse, and the coffin C is slid on the support rollers 345 to transfer it from the hearse to the transport vehicle 3. The transport vehicle 3 is then moved to the funeral room.

[0020] (2) After the funeral, the transport vehicle 3 is moved in front of the crematorium 4. At this time, the in-furnace cart 1 is placed on the front end of the moving rail 22 of the cart moving device 2 (Fig. 5(a), Fig. 6(a)). That is, the moving wheels 12 of the in-furnace cart 1 are placed on the moving rail 22 (Fig. 7(a)). A base 16 on which the coffin C is placed is provided on the cart body 11. The traveling device 23 is located at the front end of the cart moving device 2, and the rear engagement part 144 of the connection switching part 14 of the in-furnace cart 1 is engaged from below with the engagement shaft 235 of the moving device side connection part 233 of the traveling device 23 (Fig. 8(a)). Thus, the in-furnace cart 1 and the traveling device 23 are connected. Then, the transport vehicle 3 is moved from the front side toward the end of the carriage moving device 2 so that the left and right arms 322 sandwich the front end of the housing 21, and the rear side of the base 321 is positioned immediately in front of the front end face of the housing 21 (FIGS. 5(b) and 6(b)). At this time, the left and right clamping rollers 324 abut against the left and right side faces of the housing 21, respectively. Then, the transfer rails 33 on the arms 322 move under the transfer wheels 13 of the in-furnace cart 1, and the transfer wheels 13 are placed on the transfer rails 33. Thus, the moving wheels 12 are placed on the transfer rails 22, and the transfer wheels 13 are placed on the transfer rails 33 (FIG. 7(b)). At this time, the support portion 352 of the transport vehicle-side coupling portion 35 is lowered, and the engagement shaft 353 is positioned below the front engagement portion 143 of the connection switching portion 14 (FIG. 8(b)). The position of the transport vehicle 3 at this time is defined as the transfer position.

[0021] (3) The coffin support part 343 is lowered by the vertical drive part 341 of the coffin placing part 34 of the transport vehicle 3. When it is lowered a predetermined distance, the underside of the coffin C abuts the upper surface of the base 16, and the coffin support part 343 moves away from the coffin C. In other words, the coffin C is transferred from the transport vehicle 3 to the in-furnace cart 1 (Figure 5(c)).

[0022] (4) The gear 232 of the traveling device 23 is driven to rotate the chain 231, and the moving device side connecting part 233 is moved rearward. Accordingly, the intra-furnace cart 1 moves horizontally rearward along the moving rail 22 (FIG. 5(d)). As the cart moves, the transfer wheels 13 separate from the transfer rail 33. However, since the moving wheels 12 and the transfer wheels 13 are at the same height, the moving rail 22 and the transfer rail 33 are parallel and at the same height, and the moving wheels 12 are on the moving rail 22 (FIG. 7(c)), the height position of the intra-furnace cart 1 does not change. Once the intra-furnace cart 1 separates from the transport vehicle 3, the vertical drive part 341 lowers the coffin support part 343 to below the cart body 11 of the intra-furnace cart 1. The intra-furnace cart 1 moves into the combustion chamber 41 through the door 42 of the crematorium 4.

[0023] (5) Cremation is carried out in the crematorium 4. After the cremation is completed, the coffin C is burned, leaving the remains (not shown) on the carriage body 11 of the crematorium carriage 1. The gear 232 of the traveling device 23 is driven to rotate the chain 231, and the moving device side connecting part 233 moves forward. As a result, the crematorium carriage 1 moves horizontally forward along the moving rail 22 (Fig. 5(e)). When the crematorium carriage 1 moves to the front end of the moving rail 22, the transfer wheel 13 rests on the transfer rail 33 (Fig. 7(d)). At this time, the transfer wheel 13 moves in the opposite direction to when it leaves the transfer rail 33, and the height position of the crematorium carriage 1 does not change. In this way, the moving wheel 12 is again placed on the moving rail 22, and the transfer wheel 13 is again placed on the transfer rail 33. The base 16 is then removed.

[0024] (6) The support part 352 of the transporter-side coupling part 35 is raised (Fig. 8(c)). The engagement shaft 353 engages with the front engagement part 143 of the coupling switching part 14 from below, pushing up the front side of the rod part 142. Then, the rod part 142 rotates clockwise when viewed from the left side, the rear side of the rod part 142 descends, and the rear engagement part 144 moves away from the engagement shaft 235 of the moving device-side coupling part 233. In this way, the state in which the internal cart 1 is coupled to the traveling device 23 is switched to the state in which the internal cart 1 is coupled to the transporter 3.

[0025] (7) The transport vehicle 3 is moved forward from the transfer position (Figure 5(f)). The in-furnace cart 1 also moves forward together with the transport vehicle 3. As it moves, the moving wheels 12 move away from the moving rails 22, but since the moving wheels 12 and the transfer wheels 13 are at the same height, the moving rails 22 and the transfer rails 33 are parallel and at the same height, and the transfer wheels 13 are placed on the transfer rails 33 (Figure 7(e)), the height position of the in-furnace cart 1 does not change. The transport vehicle 3 is moved to the bone collection room, and the remains on the in-furnace cart 1 are collected. Note that the coffin support part 343 is located below the cart body 11 of the in-furnace cart 1, so it does not get in the way when collecting the bones.

[0026] (8) After the bone collection is completed, the transport vehicle 3 is again moved to the transfer position (Fig. 5(g)). The in-furnace cart 1 also moves rearward together with the transport vehicle 3, and the moving wheels 12 are placed on the moving rails 22. At this time, the movement of the moving wheels 12 is reversed from when they leave the moving rails 22, and the height position of the in-furnace cart 1 does not change. In this way, the moving wheels 12 are again placed on the moving rails 22, and the transfer wheels 13 are again placed on the transfer rails 33.

[0027] (9) The support portion 352 of the transporter-side coupling portion 35 is lowered (FIG. 8(b)). When the engagement shaft 353 separates from the front engagement portion 143 of the coupling switching portion 14, the front side of the rod portion 142 descends due to its own weight. Then, the rod portion 142 rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the left side, the rear side of the rod portion 142 rises, and the rear engagement portion 144 engages with the engagement shaft 235 of the moving device-side coupling portion 233 from below. In this way, the state in which the intra-furnace cart 1 is coupled to the transporter 3 is switched to the state in which the intra-furnace cart 1 is coupled to the traveling device 23. In this way, the coupling switching portion 14 allows the intra-furnace cart 1 to be selectively coupled to either the transporter 3 or the traveling device 23. Then, the transporter 3 moves from the transfer position (FIG. 5(h)) and waits at a predetermined location until the next coffin C is brought by the hearse. This completes the series of operations performed during cremation using this cremation facility.

[0028] With the cremation equipment configured in this manner, the in-furnace cart 1 can be transferred from the cart moving device 2 to the transport vehicle 3 by transitioning from a state in which the in-furnace cart 1 is placed on the cart moving device 2 (a state in which the moving wheels 12 are placed on the moving rails 22), to a state in which the moving wheels 12 are placed on the moving rails 22 and the transfer wheels 13 are placed on the transfer rails 33, and then to a state in which the in-furnace cart 1 is placed on the transport vehicle 3 (a state in which the transfer wheels 13 are placed on the transfer rails 33). At this time, the moving wheels 12 and the transfer wheels 13 are at the same height, and the moving rails 22 and the transfer rails 33 are parallel and at the same height, so the in-furnace cart 1 can be transferred without tilting while maintaining the same height, and no impact is generated during the transfer. Conversely, the same applies when transferring the in-furnace cart 1 from the transport vehicle 3 to the cart moving device 2. In particular, when the remains are placed on the in-furnace cart 1 after cremation is complete, it is desirable to transfer the in-furnace cart 1 from the cart moving device 2 to the transport vehicle 3 without tilting it as much as possible, and the configuration of the present invention is suitable for this purpose. Even in other cases, the in-furnace cart 1 does not tilt and no impact occurs, preventing damage to the in-furnace cart 1 and other equipment.

[0029] Note that the above-described operations of each part during cremation are merely examples, and the order of the steps may be changed, some steps may be omitted, or other steps may be added. For example, in (5), after cremation is completed, the in-furnace cart 1 may be moved to the front end of the moving rail 22 while the transport cart 3 is not in the transfer position, and then the transport cart 3 may be moved to the transfer position. This causes the transfer rail 33 of the transport cart 3 to move under the transfer wheel 13 of the in-furnace cart 1, and as in the above case, the transfer wheel 13 is placed on the transfer rail 33.

[0030] The transport vehicle may also be one that does not have a coffin loading section. In this case, a separate cart dedicated to loading the coffin is used to transport the coffin from the hearse through the funeral room to the front of the crematorium, where it is then placed on the crematorium cart. After the cremation is complete, the cart is loaded onto the transport vehicle and transported to the bone collection room.

[0031] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the shape and structure of each part can be modified as appropriate within the spirit of the invention. For example, the moving rails and the transfer rails may be of different heights as long as they are parallel. The moving wheels and the transfer wheels may be different in size, number, or longitudinal position. The connection switching unit, the transport vehicle side connection unit, and the moving device side connection unit may have any configuration as long as they can selectively connect the furnace cart to either the transport vehicle or the traveling device. [Explanation of symbols]

[0032] 1 Furnace cart 2. Cart moving device 3 Transport vehicle 4 Crematorium 12 Transport wheels 13 Replacement wheels 22 Moving Rail 23 Running gear 33 Replacement rail

Claims

1. The crematorium is equipped with an in-furnace cart on which the coffin is placed, a cart moving device that moves the in-furnace cart between the outside and the inside of the crematorium, and a transport vehicle that can run with the in-furnace cart loaded on it. The cart moving device has a moving rail extending horizontally from the outside to the inside of the crematorium, and a traveling device that causes the in-furnace cart to travel along the moving rail, The transport vehicle has a transfer rail that is parallel to the transfer rail when placed at a predetermined position adjacent to the outer end of the crematorium of the cart moving device, The furnace carriage has a moving wheel that rolls on the moving rail and a transfer wheel that rolls on the transfer rail, Cremation equipment characterized in that when the in-furnace cart is placed on the transport vehicle placed at the predetermined position, the moving wheels are placed on the moving rails and the replacement wheels are placed on the replacement rails.

2. The cremation facility described in claim 1, characterized in that when the in-furnace cart is placed on the transport vehicle placed at the predetermined position, the in-furnace cart can be selectively connected to either the transport vehicle or the running device.

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