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Granted Patent B2
US 10,118,774 · App. 15/199,251 · Granted Nov 6, 2018

Transfer system

Inventors: Koji Tomoda (Machida, JP); Takeshi Yamamoto (Fujisawa, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B65G54/02H02K41/03
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Patent No.
US 10,118,774
App. No.
15/199,251
Granted
Nov 6, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transfer system according to an aspect of the invention includes a stator including a plurality of coils, a carriage capable of moving along the stator, a carriage drive magnet provided on the carriage and configured to drive the carriage by magnetic force generated by the plurality of coils, and a power receiver provided on the carriage and including a power receiving magnet configured to drive an actuator by magnetic force generated by the plurality of coils.

Claims (21)

1. A transfer system comprising:

a stator including a plurality of coils; and

a carriage having a carriage drive magnet arranged facing the plurality of coils and a power transmitter fixed to the carriage, wherein the carriage includes a power receiver to which a power receiving magnet arranged facing the plurality of coils is fixed and which is connected to the power transmitter.

2. The transfer system according to claim 1 , wherein the stator includes a plurality of position detection units configured to detect positions of the carriage and the power receiver.

3. The transfer system according to claim 1 , wherein the power receiver includes a plurality of power receiving magnets.

4. The transfer system according to claim 1 , wherein the power receiver is movably provided on the carriage, and

the carriage further includes a lock unit configured to restrict movement of the power receiver.

5. The transfer system according to claim 4 , wherein the power receiver is formed of a magnetic member, and

the lock unit includes a magnet configured to fix the power receiver.

6. The transfer system according to claim 5 , wherein the lock unit includes an adjuster configured to adjust a position of the magnet.

7. The transfer system according to claim 1 , wherein a pair of the carriage drive magnets is disposed facing each other across the coils, and

the carriage includes a plurality of pairs of the carriage drive magnets.

8. The transfer system according to claim 1 , wherein the carriage includes a plurality of the power receivers.

9. The transfer system according to claim 1 , wherein the stator includes a position detection unit configured to detect position of the carriage or the power receiver.

10. A goods manufacturing method using a transfer system that includes, a stator including a plurality of coils, and a carriage having a carriage drive magnet arranged facing the plurality of coils and a power transmitter fixed thereto, wherein the carriage includes a power receiver to which a power receiving magnet arranged facing the plurality of coils is fixed and which is connected to the power transmitter, the goods manufacturing method comprising:

driving the carriage by moving the carriage drive magnet with magnetic force generated by the plurality of coils provided in the stator;

driving the power receiver by moving the power receiving magnet with respect to the carriage drive magnet with magnetic force generated by the plurality of coils to orient a manufacturing object placed on the carriage; and

performing a predetermined processing on the object placed on the carriage after the driving the power receiver to orient the object for the predetermined processing.

11. A method for controlling a transfer system that includes a stator including a plurality of coils; and a carriage having a carriage drive magnet arranged facing the plurality of coils and a power transmitter fixed to the carriage, wherein the carriage includes a power receiver to which a power receiving magnet arranged facing the plurality of coils is fixed and which is connected to the power transmitter, the method comprising:

driving the carriage by moving the carriage drive magnet with magnetic force generated by the plurality of coils provided in the stator; and

driving the power receiver by moving the power receiving magnet with respect to the carriage drive magnet with magnetic force generated by the plurality of coils.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2016
From: TOMODA, KOJI; YAMAMOTO, TAKESHI
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 039937/0553 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-135910 · Jul 7, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170008709A1 · Jan 12, 2017
Cited By (2)
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