# US 12,411,481 B1 · Control system, control method, and method of producing solid > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,411,481 B1 - Document ID: US12411481B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 19/089,770 - Filed: 2025-03-25 - Granted: 2025-09-09 - Earliest claimed: 2024-12-19 - Assignees: K.K. Sun Metalon - Applicants: K.K. Sun Metalon - Inventors: Daichi Suzuki; Tatsuhiro Iwama; Kenji Ichiishi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12411481B1 ## CPC - G05B 19/4189: {characterised by the transport system} - G05B 2219/45244: Injection molding - G05B 2219/49051: Heat treatment of workpiece, tempering - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) ## Abstract A control device capable of efficiently heating an object by a heating device is disclosed. The control system includes a receipt signal obtainer configured to obtain a receipt signal indicating that a transfer device has received an object, a device selector configured to select an available heating device as a selected heating device from among the plurality of heating devices in a case where the receipt signal obtainer has obtained the receipt signal, a movement instructor configured to instruct the transfer device to move to a position of the selected heating device, a standby signal obtainer configured to obtain a standby signal indicating that the transfer device stands by in the position of the selected heating device, and a loading instructor configured to instruct, in a case where the standby signal obtainer has obtained the standby signal, the selected heating device to open a door and instruct the transfer device to load the object into the selected heating device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A control system configured to control a transfer device and a plurality of heating devices, the control system comprising: a receipt signal obtainer configured to obtain a receipt signal indicating that the transfer device has received an object; a device selector configured to select an available heating device as a selected heating device from among the plurality of heating devices in a case where the receipt signal obtainer has received the receipt signal; a movement instructor configured to instruct the transfer device to move to a position of the selected heating device; a standby signal obtainer configured to obtain a standby signal indicating that the transfer device stands by in the position of the selected heating device; a loading instructor configured to instruct, in a case where the standby signal obtainer has obtained the standby signal, the selected heating device to open a door and instruct the transfer device to load the object into the selected heating device; a loading signal obtainer configured to obtain a loading signal indicating that the transfer device has loaded the object into the selected heating device; a heating instructor configured to instruct, in a case where the loading signal obtainer has obtained the loading signal, the selected heating device to close the door and heat the object; a heating completion signal obtainer configured to obtain a heating completion signal indicating that heating of the object has been completed in the selected heating device; and an unloading instructor configured to instruct, in a case where the heating completion signal obtainer has obtained the heating completion signal, the selected heating device to open the door and instruct the transfer device to unload the object from the selected heating device, wherein each of the plurality of heating devices includes an aerosol sensor, and in a case where the aerosol sensor detects an aerosol and thereafter, the aerosol has no longer been detected or the aerosol has become less than or equal to a predetermined amount, the heating completion signal is issued, wherein the aerosol is smoke or vapor, wherein the object contains oil or water, wherein the object further contains a metal or a metal compound, and wherein each of the plurality of heating devices includes an irradiation device configured to emit electromagnetic waves therein. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The control system according to claim 1, wherein the transfer device receives the object from a processing device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The control system according to claim 2, wherein the processing device is a molding machine. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The control system according to claim 3, wherein the molding machine is a briquette machine. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The control system according to claim 2, further comprising: a processing completion signal obtainer configured to obtain a processing completion signal indicating that processing of the object in the processing device has been completed; and a reception instructor configured to instruct, in a case where the processing completion signal obtainer has obtained the processing completion signal, the transfer device to receive the object from the processing device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The control system according to claim 5, wherein in a case where the processing completion signal obtainer has obtained the processing completion signal, the movement instructor instructs the transfer device to move to a position of the processing device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The control system according to claim 2, wherein in a case where the loading signal obtainer has obtained the loading signal, the movement instructor instructs the transfer device to move to a position of the processing device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The control system according to claim 1, wherein in a case where the heating completion signal obtainer has obtained the heating completion signal, the movement instructor instructs the transfer device to move to the position of the selected heating device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The control system according to claim 1, further comprising: a container status checker configured to obtain a container status signal indicating that a container has a space to accommodate the object, wherein in a case where the container status checker has obtained the container status signal, the movement instructor instructs the transfer device to move the object unloaded from the selected heating device into the container. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The control system according to claim 1, wherein the heating instructor transmits a heating condition based on a composition of the object to the selected heating device.