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US 12,600,391 B2Granted
Conveyance system
AssigneeMurata Machinery, Ltd.
InventorHiroyuki Yasumoto
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Abstract
A conveyance system includes carriers capable of traveling along a rail; and a controller configured or programmed to control the carriers. The conveyance system searches for a traveling route allowing at least one of the carriers to travel along the rail to a target point to cause the at least one of the carriers to travel along the traveling route, and re-searches for the traveling route in a case in which the at least one of the carriers passes through an update point set on the rail.
Claims13
A conveyance system comprising:
- a plurality of carriers capable of traveling along a rail that extends through a plurality of areas;
- and
- a controller configured or programmed to control the carriers, the controller being provided for each of the plurality of areas, and each of the controllers being configured or programmed to control at least one of the plurality of carriers in each of the plurality of areas and cause the conveyance system to:
- search for a traveling route allowing at least one of the plurality of carriers to travel along the rail to a target point to cause the at least one of the plurality of carriers to travel along the traveling route;
- and
- re-search for the traveling route in a case in which the at least one of the plurality of carriers passes through an update point set on the rail;
- wherein
- the update point is at a boundary between adjacent ones of the plurality of areas.
5 more elements
A conveyance system comprising:
- a plurality of carriers capable of traveling along a rail that includes a plurality of segments;
- and
- a controller configured or programmed to control the carriers and cause the conveyance system to:
- search for a traveling route allowing at least one of the plurality of carriers to travel along the rail to a target point to cause the at least one of the plurality of carriers to travel along the traveling route, wherein the traveling route including the plurality of segments through which the at least one of the plurality of carriers passes before arriving at the target point is determined so that a total value of costs of the respective segments of the traveling route is decreased or minimized;
- and
- re-search for the traveling route in a case in which the at least one of the plurality of carriers passes through an update point set on the rail.
3 more elements
A conveyance system comprising:
- a plurality of carriers capable of traveling along a rail that extends through a plurality of areas;
- a power supply located along the rail to supply power to the at least one of the plurality of carriers;
- and
- a controller configured or programmed to control the carriers and cause the conveyance system to:
- search for a traveling route allowing at least one of the plurality of carriers to travel along the rail to a target point to cause the at least one of the plurality of carriers to travel along the traveling route;
- and
- re-search for the traveling route in a case in which the at least one of the plurality of carriers passes through an update point set on the rail;
- wherein
- the update point is at a boundary between adjacent ones of the plurality of areas;
- and
- the power supply is provided for each of the plurality of areas.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.