Transport vehicle for transporting article in manufacturing factory and article transport system including the same
AssigneeSemes Co., Ltd.
InventorsHyuk Jae Sung, Ki Tae Noh, Ju Ho Lee, Jung Hyun Lim
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Abstract
A transport vehicle for transporting an article in a manufacturing factory includes a driving unit which drives along a driving rail, and a hoist unit which is located under the driving unit and supports the article. The hoist unit includes a frame, and a pair of tail plates which is provided on a rear surface of the frame and protrudes rearward.
Claims17
A transport vehicle for transporting an article in a manufacturing factory, the transport vehicle comprising:
- a driving unit which drives the transport vehicle along a driving rail;
- and
- a hoist unit which is located under the driving unit and supports the article,
- wherein the hoist unit comprises:
- a frame;
- and
- a pair of tail plates which is provided on a rear surface of the frame and extends away from the rear surface of the frame, and
- wherein each tail plate of the pair of tail plates is positioned such that the pair of tail plates avoids colliding with a vehicle detection sensor provided on a center portion of a front surface of another transport vehicle during collision of the transport vehicle with another transport vehicle located behind the transport vehicle.
A transport vehicle for transporting an article in a manufacturing factory, the transport vehicle comprising:
- a driving unit which drives the transport vehicle along a driving rail;
- and
- a hoist unit which is located under the driving unit and supports the article,
- wherein the hoist unit comprises:
- a frame;
- a bumper unit provided on each of a front surface of the frame and a rear surface of the frame;
- and
- a pair of tail plates which is provided on the rear surface of the frame and extends away from the rear surface of the frame, and
- wherein each tail plate of the pair of tail plates is positioned such that the pair of tail plates avoids colliding with a vehicle detection sensor provided on a center portion of a front surface of another transport vehicle during collision of the transport vehicle with another transport vehicle located behind the transport vehicle.
An article transport system of a manufacturing factory, the article transport system comprising:
- a transport vehicle which transports an article;
- and
- a driving rail which provides a driving path of the transport vehicle,
- wherein the transport vehicle comprises:
- a driving unit which drives the transport vehicle along the driving rail;
- and
- a hoist unit which is located under the driving unit and supports the article,
- wherein the hoist unit comprises:
- a frame;
- a bumper unit provided on each of a front surface of the frame and a rear surfaces of the frame;
- and
- a pair of tail plates which is provided on the rear surface of the frame and extends away from the rear surface of the frame, and
- wherein a position of each tail plate of the pair of tail plates is determined such that the pair of tail plates avoids colliding with a vehicle detection sensor provided on a center portion of a front surface of another transport vehicle during collision of the transport vehicle with another transport vehicle located behind the transport vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.