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.
Claims17
An overhead traveling vehicle system, comprising:
- a fixed traveling rail comprising an inter-bay route, a plurality of intra-bay routes connected to said inter-bay route, and a maintenance bay route used for the maintenance of an overhead traveling vehicle,
- a lifter having an elevatable/lowerable traveling rail connectable to said fixed traveling rail,
- wherein when said elevatable/lowerable traveling rail of said lifter is moved to an upper position, said elevatable/lowerable traveling rail of said lifter is connected to said maintenance bay route of fixed traveling rail, and when said elevatable/lowerable traveling rail of said lifter is moved to a lower position, said elevatable/lowerable traveling rail of said lifter is connected to at least one of a ground-mounted traveling rail and a movable traveling rail, and
- wherein an entrance and an exit of said maintenance bay route are directly connected to said inter-bay route without passing through said intra-bay routes.
An overhead traveling vehicle system, comprising:
- a fixed traveling rail comprising an inter-bay route, a plurality of intra-bay routes connected to said inter-bay route, and a maintenance bay route used for the maintenance of an overhead traveling vehicle,
- wherein said maintenance bay route comprises an operation check area comprising:
- a loop-shaped operation check traveling line for allowing the overhead traveling vehicle to travel around said loop-shaped operation check traveling line to check traveling operation of the overhead traveling vehicle, and
- an operation check station for allowing the overhead traveling vehicle to transfer an article to/from said operation check station to check operation of a transfer means in the overhead traveling vehicle, and
- wherein said maintenance bay route further comprises an adjustment and repair area comprising:
- a standby line for accommodating a redundant overhead traveling vehicle from said inter-bay route and for placing the redundant overhead traveling vehicle on standby, and
- an adjustment and repair line disposed above a counter for adjustment and repair of said overhead traveling carriages, and
- wherein an entrance and an exit of said maintenance bay route are directly connected to said inter-bay route without passing through said intra-bay routes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.