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US 10,947,066 B2Granted
Conveying system and method for controlling conveying system
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
InventorsMinoru Koga, Hiromitsu Akae, Yuki Honda, Mina Orii, Go Yamaguchi, Sohei Oga, Hidenori Hara
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Abstract
A conveying system includes a plurality of carriers and circuitry. The plurality of carriers has a power source generating thrust in accordance with supply of power and moves along a conveying path. The circuitry is configured to execute detection of a collision between the carriers based on an increase in the thrust in the carriers.
Claims14
A conveying system comprising:
- a plurality of carriers each having a power source generating thrust in accordance with a magnetic flux and moving along a conveying path;
- and
- circuitry configured to execute detection of a collision between the carriers based on an increase in the thrust in the carriers.
A method for controlling a conveying system including a plurality of carriers each having a power source generating thrust in accordance with a magnetic flux, the method comprising:
- controlling the plurality of carriers so as to move along a conveying path;
- and
- detecting a collision between the carriers based on an increase in the thrust in the carriers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.