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Granted Patent B2
US 12,110,188 · App. 17/434,426 · Granted Oct 8, 2024

Transfer vehicle system

Inventor: Makoto Kobayashi (Ise, JP)
Assignee: MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.
B65G43/08B61B13/00H01L21/67727B65G2201/0297B65G2203/0233G01B21/16H01L21/67724H01L21/67733
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Patent No.
US 12,110,188
App. No.
17/434,426
Granted
Oct 8, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transfer vehicle system in which transfer vehicles travel on a track includes a measurement portion in a portion of a path continuing to the track to measure a measurement target portion included in the transfer vehicle on the path, an identifier to identify the transfer vehicle for which the measurement target portion has been measured by the measurement portion, a storage to store a measurement result measured by the measurement portion and an identification result identified by the identifier in association with each other, and a display to provide notification of information concerning a state of the measurement target portion determined based on the measurement result and a reference value.

Claims (19)

1. A transfer vehicle system in which a plurality of transfer vehicles travel on a predetermined transport path, the transfer vehicle system comprising:

a measurement portion provided at a portion of a path continuing to the transport path to measure a measurement target portion included in the transfer vehicle located on the continuing path;

an identifier to identify the transfer vehicle for which the measurement target portion has been measured by the measurement portion;

a storage to store a measurement result measured by the measurement portion and an identification result identified by the identifier in association with each other; and

a notifier to provide notification of information concerning a state of the measurement target portion determined based on the measurement result and a reference value; wherein

the transport path includes a track on which a traveling portion of the transfer vehicle travels;

the track includes an inspection plate to press the traveling portion in a width direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to an extending direction of the track; and

the measurement portion measures the measurement target portion of the transfer vehicle in a state of being pressed by the inspection plate.

2. The transfer vehicle system according to claim 1 , wherein the measurement portion measures a distance to the inspection plate.

3. The transfer vehicle system according to claim 1 , wherein when the measurement result has exceeded a predetermined value, the notifier provides the notification accordingly.

4. The transfer vehicle system according to claim 3 , wherein the measurement portion measures a distance to the inspection plate.

5. The transfer vehicle system according to claim 1 , wherein

the storage stores the measurement result for each transfer vehicle in chronological order; and

when a rate of change calculated based on the measurement result stored in the storage has exceeded a predetermined value, the notifier provides the notification accordingly.

6. The transfer vehicle system according to claim 5 , wherein the measurement portion measures a distance to the inspection plate.

7. The transfer vehicle system according to claim 1 , wherein

the transport path includes a main path circulating in a predetermined area in one direction and an introduction path to introduce the transfer vehicle into the main path; and

the measurement portion is provided on the introduction path.

8. The transfer vehicle system according to claim 7 , wherein the measurement portion measures a distance to the inspection plate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2021
From: KOBAYASHI, MAKOTO
To: MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 057305/0562 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-055166 · Mar 22, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220144557A1 · May 12, 2022
Cited By (1)
US 12,522,254