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US 12,591,023 · App. 18/744,263 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Abnormality locating system

Inventors: Daisuke Ogawa (Hinocho, JP); Ken Tokunaga (Hinocho, JP); Masaki Hirano (Hinocho, JP); Akira Murota (Hinocho, JP)
Assignee: Daifuku Co., Ltd.
G01R31/58
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Patent No.
US 12,591,023
App. No.
18/744,263
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An abnormality locating system includes a display device, a controller, and a storage storing map data of a power feeder. The controller includes a distance information obtainer that obtains distance information indicating a distance from a power supply to a location of the abnormality, and an abnormality site display processor. The abnormality site display processor performs an abnormality site estimation process of estimating a location of an abnormality site based on the distance information, the abnormality site is a site of the abnormality of the thermal line, and a display process of causing the display device to display a map indicating a position of the thermal line based on the map data and to display, on the map, an estimated position of the abnormality site estimated through the abnormality site estimation process.

Claims (26)

1 . An abnormality locating system for locating an abnormality of a thermal line in a power feeder, the power feeder comprising a feed line extending along a movement path of a movable body to feed power to the movable body, a power supply connected to the feed line to feed power to the feed line, the thermal line extending along the feed line, and an abnormality detector to detect an abnormality of the thermal line, the system comprising:

a display device configured to display information;

a controller configured to control the display device; and

a storage unit storing map data of the power feeder, and

wherein:

the map data includes power supply positioning information indicating a position of the power supply, feed line positioning information indicating a position of the feed line connected to the power supply, and thermal line positioning information indicating a position of the thermal line along the feed line,

the controller comprises a distance information obtainer and an abnormality site display processor, and the distance information obtainer is configured to, in response to the abnormality detector detecting an abnormality of the thermal line, obtain distance information indicating a distance from the power supply to a location of the abnormality, and

the abnormality site display processor is configured to perform:

an abnormality site estimation process that estimates a location of an abnormality site based on the distance information, the abnormality site is a site of the abnormality of the thermal line, and

a display process of causing the display device to display a map indicating the position of the thermal line based on the map data and to display, on the map, an estimated position of the abnormality site estimated through the abnormality site estimation process.

2 . The abnormality locating system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the feed line and the thermal line extend from the power supply along the movement path and return to the power supply, and

in the abnormality site estimation process, the abnormality site display processor estimates, as the location of the abnormality site, a position away from the power supply by a distance indicated by the distance information along the thermal line.

3 . The abnormality locating system according to claim 2 , wherein:

the thermal line is included in a circulation path extending from the power supply and returning to the power supply,

in the abnormality site estimation process, the abnormality site display processor estimates a first position and a second position each as the location of the abnormality site, the first position is away from the power supply by the distance indicated by the distance information along the circulation path on a first side in a circulation direction of the circulation path, the second position is away from the power supply by the distance indicated by the distance information along the circulation path on a second side in the circulation direction, and the second side is opposite to the first side, and

in the display process, the abnormality site display processor causes each of the first position and the second position to be displayed on the map as the estimated position of the abnormality site.

4 . The abnormality locating system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the controller is configured to receive an abnormality site display operation for causing displaying of the abnormality site,

when the abnormality site display operation is yet to be received, the abnormality site display processor causes, in the display process, the display device to display both the power supply and the estimated position of the abnormality site on the map or to display an entire path of a portion of the thermal line which portion extends from the power supply to the estimated position of the abnormality site on the map, and

in response to the controller receiving the abnormality site display operation, the abnormality site display processor causes, in the display process, the display device to display a portion of the map which portion indicates an area around the estimated position of the abnormality site.

5 . The abnormality locating system according to claim 1 , wherein:

in the display process, the abnormality site display processor highlights a path of a first portion of the thermal line which first portion extends from the power supply to the estimated position of the abnormality site over a path of a second portion of the thermal line.

6 . The abnormality locating system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the controller is configured to receive a video reproduction request operation, and

in response to the controller receiving the video reproduction request operation, the abnormality site display processor performs, in the display process, a video reproduction process of causing the display device to display the map while moving a base position over the map displayed on the display device along a path of a portion of the thermal line which portion extends from the power supply to the estimated position of the abnormality site.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2024
From: OGAWA, DAISUKE; TOKUNAGA, KEN; HIRANO, MASAKI; MUROTA, AKIRA
To: DAIFUKU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067736/0001 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-098528 · Jun 15, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240418798A1 · Dec 19, 2024
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