Transfer system, control method and recording medium for transfer system
AssigneeDaifuku Co., Ltd.
InventorsYuichi UEDA, Masashi MORIKAWA, Kunihiro TSUKAMOTO, Kosuke MATSUMOTO
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Abstract
According to a transfer system (1), in a case where a first detecting part (201) detects that an article (2) is lifted above a first height (H1), a picking head (12a) is moved toward a second transfer position (P2) and a first container (17) in which another article (2) is housed is transported to a first transfer position (P1).
Claims9
A transfer system comprising:
- a first transporting part which transports an article to a first transfer position;
- a transferring part having a holding part which holds the article, the transferring part transferring the article, having been transported to the first transfer position, to a second transfer position;
- a first detecting part which detects that the article held by the holding part is lifted above a first height from the first transfer position;
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- a control part which (a) carries out control to drive the holding part so that the holding part moves toward the second transfer position and (b) controls the first transporting part so as to transport another article to the first transfer position, in a case where the first detecting part detects that the article is lifted above the first transfer position.
A method for controlling a transfer system that includes a transporting part which transports an article to a first transfer position and a transferring part having a holding part which holds the article, the transferring part transferring the article, having been transported to the first transfer position, to a second transfer position, the method comprising:
- a detection step of detecting that the article held by the holding part is lifted above a first height from the first transfer position;
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- a control step of (a) carrying out control to drive the holding part so that the holding part moves toward the second transfer position and (b) controlling the transporting part so as to transport another article to the first transfer position, in a case where it is detected, in the detection step, that the article is lifted above the first transfer position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.