公开(公告)号：US09975705B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-22

申请号：US15359889

申请日：2016-11-23

Applicant: Daifuku Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Tomotaka Kinugawa ,  Yasushi Morikawa

IPC: H01L21/677 ,  B65G43/00 ,  B65G35/06 ,  B66C19/00 ,  B66C13/08

CPC classification number: B65G43/00 ,  B65G35/06 ,  B65G2201/0297 ,  B66C13/085 ,  B66C19/00 ,  H01L21/67712 ,  H01L21/67727 ,  H01L21/6773 ,  H01L21/67733 ,  H01L21/67772

Abstract: An article transport facility in which the attitude of its support mechanism can be easily corrected to an appropriate attitude. The facility includes an angle sensor configured to detect an angle of a first reference surface of an article supported by a vertically movable member with respect to the horizontal plane, one or more winding mechanisms, one or more second actuators configured to actuate the one or more winding mechanisms, and a controller. Each winding mechanism is configured to selectively take up and feed out a target elongate flexible member. The controller controls one or more second actuators to adjust the angle of the first reference surface to a preset angle with respect to the horizontal plane based on the detected information from the angle sensor.

公开(公告)号：US09669996B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-06

申请号：US15091662

申请日：2016-04-06

Applicant: Daifuku Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yasushi Morikawa

IPC: H01L21/67 ,  H01L21/68 ,  B66F9/075 ,  B65G1/04 ,  B65G1/137 ,  B66F9/24

CPC classification number: B65G1/0421 ,  B65G1/137 ,  B65G2201/0297 ,  B66F9/0755 ,  B66F9/24 ,  H01L21/67259 ,  H01L21/68 ,  H01L21/681

Abstract: A control portion is configured to execute a preliminary movement process of causing a movement mechanism to execute a preliminary movement operation of moving the movement support body with an imaging device attached thereto to a preliminary target stop position that is preset as a target stop position and stopping the movement support body at the preliminary target stop position; an imaging process of causing the imaging device to image an imaging target location in a state in which the movement support body is stopped at the preliminary target stop position; an offset amount calculation process of calculating, based on a captured image obtained by the imaging process, a positional offset amount of the movement support body in a front-rear direction and a lateral direction from a proper position of the movement support body; and a correction process of correcting the preliminary target stop position based on the positional offset amount calculated by the offset amount calculation process and setting the target stop position.

公开(公告)号：US20170152111A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-01

申请号：US15359889

申请日：2016-11-23

Applicant: Daifuku Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Tomotaka Kinugawa ,  Yasushi Morikawa

IPC: B65G43/00 ,  B65G35/06 ,  H01L21/677 ,  B66C19/00

CPC classification number: B65G43/00 ,  B65G35/06 ,  B65G2201/0297 ,  B66C13/085 ,  B66C19/00 ,  H01L21/67712 ,  H01L21/67727 ,  H01L21/6773 ,  H01L21/67733 ,  H01L21/67772

Abstract: An article transport facility in which the attitude of its support mechanism can be easily corrected to an appropriate attitude. The facility includes an angle sensor configured to detect an angle of a first reference surface of an article supported by a vertically movable member with respect to the horizontal plane, one or more winding mechanisms, one or more second actuators configured to actuate the one or more winding mechanisms, and a controller. Each winding mechanism is configured to selectively take up and feed out a target elongate flexible member. The controller controls one or more second actuators to adjust the angle of the first reference surface to a preset angle with respect to the horizontal plane based on the detected information from the angle sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20170044829A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-16

申请号：US15232979

申请日：2016-08-10

Applicant: Daifuku Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yasushi Morikawa ,  Takeshi Abe

IPC: E06C7/16 ,  E04G5/14 ,  B65G1/04

CPC classification number: E06C7/16 ,  B65G1/0407 ,  B65G2201/0297 ,  E04G5/14 ,  E06C1/397 ,  E06C7/185 ,  E06C9/02

Abstract: An article transport device and a work platform are movable along a travel path along a rack lateral direction. Article storage racks include a first storage rack installed on a first direction side along a rack fore and aft direction with respect to the travel path, and a second storage rack installed on a second direction side along the rack fore and aft direction with respect to the travel path. A platform storage section for storing the work platform is provided on the first direction side with respect to a trajectory of the article transport device. The platform storage section and the trajectory overlap with each other at least in part as seen along the rack fore and aft direction whereas the platform storage section and the second storage rack overlap with each other at least in part as seen along the rack fore and aft direction.

Abstract translation: 物品输送装置和工作平台可沿着机架横向方向沿行进路径移动。 物品存放架包括：相对于行进路径沿着机架的前后方向侧的第一方向侧安装的第一存放架，以及安装在沿着机架前后方向的第二方向侧的第二存放架 旅行路径 相对于物品输送装置的轨迹，在第一方向侧设置有用于存储工作平台的平台存储部。 平台存储部分和轨迹至少部分地沿着机架的前后方向彼此重叠，而平台存储部分和第二存储架至少部分地沿着机架的前后方向看重地彼此重叠 方向。

公开(公告)号：US10431485B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-01

申请号：US15789013

申请日：2017-10-20

Applicant: Daifuku Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Takeshi Abe ,  Yasushi Morikawa ,  Toshihito Ueda

IPC: H01L21/677 ,  B65G1/04 ,  H01L21/67

Abstract: Before a moving member that moves along a moving path stops, an article transport facility starts protrusion control by which a moving support portion that is provided on the moving member is moved so as to protrude toward a fixed support portion, and thereafter the article transport facility appropriately determines whether or not to continue the protrusion control. Upon the moving member reaching a protrusion start position, the protrusion control is started so that the moving support portion is moved to protrude, even if the moving member has not stopped. After the moving member has reached a position at which a detection unit that is fixed to the moving member can detect a detection target member that is provided on the fixed support portion, the execution of the protrusion control is continued as long as the detection unit is detecting the detection target member.

公开(公告)号：US20180111757A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-26

申请号：US15789013

申请日：2017-10-20

Applicant: Daifuku Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Takeshi Abe ,  Yasushi Morikawa ,  Toshihito Ueda

IPC: B65G1/127

CPC classification number: H01L21/67769 ,  B65G1/0421 ,  B65G2201/0297 ,  H01L21/67259 ,  H01L21/67733 ,  H01L21/67736 ,  H01L21/67775

Abstract: Before a moving member that moves along a moving path stops, an article transport facility starts protrusion control by which a moving support portion that is provided on the moving member is moved so as to protrude toward a fixed support portion, and thereafter the article transport facility appropriately determines whether or not to continue the protrusion control. Upon the moving member reaching a protrusion start position, the protrusion control is started so that the moving support portion is moved to protrude, even if the moving member has not stopped. After the moving member has reached a position at which a detection unit that is fixed to the moving member can detect a detection target member that is provided on the fixed support portion, the execution of the protrusion control is continued as long as the detection unit is detecting the detection target member.

公开(公告)号：US09725953B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-08

申请号：US15232979

申请日：2016-08-10

Applicant: Daifuku Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yasushi Morikawa ,  Takeshi Abe

IPC: B65G1/00 ,  E06C7/16 ,  B65G1/04 ,  E04G5/14 ,  E06C1/397 ,  E06C7/18 ,  E06C9/02

CPC classification number: E06C7/16 ,  B65G1/0407 ,  B65G2201/0297 ,  E04G5/14 ,  E06C1/397 ,  E06C7/185 ,  E06C9/02

Abstract: An article transport device and a work platform are movable along a travel path along a rack lateral direction. Article storage racks include a first storage rack installed on a first direction side along a rack fore and aft direction with respect to the travel path, and a second storage rack installed on a second direction side along the rack fore and aft direction with respect to the travel path. A platform storage section for storing the work platform is provided on the first direction side with respect to a trajectory of the article transport device. The platform storage section and the trajectory overlap with each other at least in part as seen along the rack fore and aft direction whereas the platform storage section and the second storage rack overlap with each other at least in part as seen along the rack fore and aft direction.

公开(公告)号：US20230278833A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-07

申请号：US18102455

申请日：2023-01-27

Applicant: Daifuku Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Tomotaka Kinugawa ,  Hiroshi Otsuka ,  Keisuke Shiroishi ,  Koji Kawaguchi ,  Yasushi Morikawa

IPC: B66C13/08 ,  B66C19/00 ,  B66C11/00 ,  H01L21/677

CPC classification number: B66C13/08 ,  B66C11/00 ,  B66C19/00 ,  H01L21/67706 ,  H01L21/67712 ,  H01L21/67733

Abstract: The article transport vehicle includes a travel section, a holding section, an elevating device, an inclination detection device, an inclination adjustment device, and an inclination control device for controlling the inclination adjustment device. The inclination adjustment device is configured to act on a target belt among a plurality of suspension belts to adjust an inclination of the holding section by adjusting a suspension height at which the holding section is held by the target belt. During the lowering of the holding section to the transfer position by the elevating device, the inclination control device executes an adjustment operation during lowering, in which the inclination of the holding section is detected by the inclination detection device, and based on the result of the detection performed by the inclination detection device, the inclination adjustment device is controlled to adjust the inclination of the holding section.

公开(公告)号：US09905448B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-27

申请号：US15091783

申请日：2016-04-06

Applicant: Daifuku Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yasushi Morikawa ,  Toshihito Ueda

IPC: G06F7/00 ,  H01L21/677 ,  H01L21/67 ,  B65G1/137

CPC classification number: H01L21/67769 ,  B65G1/137 ,  B65G2201/0297 ,  B65G2207/40 ,  H01L21/67276

Abstract: When a transport start condition, which includes at least a condition that the controller is receiving a closed state signal, is satisfied, a controller allows a transport operation by an article transport device, and suspends the transport operation by the article transport device when the controller stops continually receiving the closed state signal after the transport operation by the article transport device is started, and further, allows the transport operation by the article transport device to continue while the controller is receiving the closed state signal after the transport operation by the article transport device is started, even if an object to be detected is detected by a monitoring detector.

公开(公告)号：US20160293468A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-06

申请号：US15091783

申请日：2016-04-06

Applicant: Daifuku Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yasushi Morikawa ,  Toshihito Ueda

IPC: H01L21/677 ,  H01L21/673 ,  B65G1/137 ,  H01L21/68

CPC classification number: H01L21/67769 ,  B65G1/137 ,  B65G2201/0297 ,  B65G2207/40 ,  H01L21/67276

Abstract: When a transport start condition, which includes at least a condition that the controller is receiving a closed state signal, is satisfied, a controller allows a transport operation by an article transport device, and suspends the transport operation by the article transport device when the controller stops continually receiving the closed state signal after the transport operation by the article transport device is started, and further, allows the transport operation by the article transport device to continue while the controller is receiving the closed state signal after the transport operation by the article transport device is started, even if an object to be detected is detected by a monitoring detector.

Abstract translation: 当满足至少包括控制器正在接收关闭状态信号的条件的运输开始条件时，控制器允许物品输送装置的运输操作，并且当控制器 在物品输送装置的运输操作开始之后停止连续地接收关闭状态信号，并且还允许物品输送装置的运输操作继续，同时控制器在物品输送的运输操作之后接收关闭状态信号 即使通过监视检测器检测到要检测的物体，也启动装置。