To provide a carrier system that can identify the position of the carrier on the conveyance path and a method of identifying the position of the carrier.SOLUTION: The carrier system includes: a plurality of conveyance path devices; a carrier that moves on a transportation route formed by connecting the conveyance path devices and has a power reception unit; a plurality of power transmission units that are provided respectively on the conveyance path devices and transmits power to the power reception units of the carrier in a non-contact manner; and a controlling device that controls power to be supplied respectively to the plurality of power transmission units and identifies the conveyance path device where the carrier is positioned out of the plurality of the conveyance path devices based on the result of the non-contact power transmission operations performed respectively by the multiple power transmission units.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9
【課題】搬送路上のキャリアの位置を特定できる搬送システム、及びキャリアの位置を特定する方法を提供すること。【解決手段】搬送システムは、複数の搬送路装置と、複数の搬送路装置を接続して構成される搬送路を移動し、受電ユニットを有するキャリアと、複数の搬送路装置の各々に設けられ、キャリアの受電ユニットへ非接触で電力を送電する複数の送電ユニットと、複数の送電ユニットの各々へ供給する電力を制御し、複数の送電ユニットから非接触による電力の送電動作を実行した結果に基づいて、複数の搬送路装置のうち、キャリアが配置された搬送路装置を特定する制御装置と、を備える。【選択図】図9
CARRIER SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF IDENTIFYING POSITION OF CARRIER
搬送システム、及びキャリアの位置を特定する方法
2020-07-30
Patent
Electronic Resource
Japanese
IPC: | B65G TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS , Transport- oder Lagervorrichtungen, z.B. Förderer zum Laden oder Abladen / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B60M Speiseleitungen oder Vorrichtungen am Gleis für elektrisch angetriebene Fahrzeuge , POWER SUPPLY LINES, OR DEVICES ALONG RAILS, FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES / H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung |
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