Overhead traveling vehicle system
AssigneeMurata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTamotsu Shiwaku
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Abstract
A loop-shaped maintenance bay route 6 directly connected to an inter-bay route 4 is provided for the maintenance of an overhead traveling vehicle 8. An operation check traveling line 16 and an operation check station 18 are provided along the maintenance bay route 6 for fully carrying out tests for traveling operation and transfer operation of the overhead traveling vehicle 8. In an adjustment/repair area 14, adjustment, configuration, repair, reconfiguration, or the like of the overhead traveling vehicle 8 are performed.
Claims5
An overhead traveling vehicle system including an inter-bay route and a plurality intra-bay routes connected to the inter-bay route, the inter-bay route and the intra-bay routes each comprising a traveling rail, the system further including
- a maintenance bay route comprising a traveling rail and used for the maintenance of an overhead traveling vehicle, wherein an entrance and an exit of the maintenance bay route are directly connected to the inter-bay route without passing through the intra-bay routes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.