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US 12,221,179 B2Granted
Conveying device, processing installation, method for conveying and/or processing objects
AssigneeDürr Systems AG
InventorsMichael Lauer, Dirk Bartsch, Peter Rempp, Benny Frasch, Martin Weidle, Johannes Bayha, Stefano Bell
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a vehicle, which is used in particular for transporting objects, in particular workpieces. Here, preferably one or more sensor devices are provided, by means of which in particular a region surrounding the vehicle is detectable.
Claims20
A vehicle, for conveying objects, the vehicle comprising:
- a base body;
- a chassis, by which the base body lies and/or is movable on a vehicle-accessible subsurface;
- a drive device for driving the vehicle;
- a receiving device, which includes one receiving element, two receiving elements or more than two receiving elements, for receiving at least one object;
- one or more sensor devices by which a surrounding region that surrounds the vehicle is detectable,
- wherein zones of the surrounding region that are different from one another are detectable by the one or more sensor devices,
- wherein, depending on a current condition of the vehicle, a control device of the vehicle varies boundary lines between different zones of the surrounding region, and
- wherein, for determining the current condition of the vehicle, one or more of the following condition features are taken into account:
- a) whether the vehicle is loaded with an object or has no load;
- b) the speed and direction in which the vehicle is moving;
- and/or
- c) the location at which the vehicle is arranged in a conveying device and/or treatment installation.
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