Transport device
AssigneeDaifuku Co., Ltd.
InventorKazutaka Araki
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Abstract
A transport device transports a plurality of trays of different types on which articles can be placed. The transport device includes a tray identification sensor that identifies the types of trays, and protrusion detection sensors that detect articles that are placed protruding from the trays. The tray identification sensor identifies the types of trays by detecting the characteristics of the trays. The protrusion detection sensors detect the articles according to the types of the trays identified by the tray identification sensor.
Claims6
A transport device that transports a plurality of trays of different types on which articles can be placed, the transport device comprising:
- a tray identification unit that identifies the types of the trays;
- and
- a protrusion detection unit that detects the articles placed protruding from the trays,
- wherein the tray identification unit identifies the types of the trays by detecting characteristics of the trays,
- wherein the tray identification unit identifies the types of the trays by detecting shapes of the trays, and
- wherein the protrusion detection unit detects the articles according to the types of the trays identified by the tray identification unit.
A transport device that transports a plurality of trays of different types on which articles can be placed, the transport device comprising:
- a tray identification unit that identifies the types of the trays;
- and
- a protrusion detection unit that detects the articles placed protruding from the trays,
- wherein the tray identification unit identifies the types of the trays by detecting characteristics of the trays,
- wherein the protrusion detection unit detects the articles according to the types of the trays identified by the tray identification unit, and
- wherein the protrusion detection unit changes a detection range of the articles protruding from front and rear ends of the trays with respect to a transport direction of the trays, according to the types of the trays identified by the tray identification unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.