Title:
UNMANNED CARRYING VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPS63189907
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PURPOSE:To improve carrying efficiency by checking the existence of an empty box on an empty recovering station set up on the return route of a carrying vehicle, and when an empty box exists,automatically stopping the station to recover the empty box. CONSTITUTION:A control device 2 checks whether empty box recoverying stations 23, 25, 27 exit on the return route of a carrying vehicle completing the unloading of loads on stations 22, 24, 26 or not. When the recovery of the empty box recovering stations is detected, the device 2 outputs a command for reducing the speed when the carrier car arrives at a position before the empty box recoverying station to a speed control device 3 and outputs a command for starting light projection for checking the existence of loads to a station load existence checking device 1. The device 2 decides the existence of an empty box on the empty box recovering station on the basis of reflected light made incident upon the device 1. At the time of deciding the existence of an empty box, the device 3 stops the carrying vehicle, allows the vehicle to automatically load with an empty box, carry the empty box to a prescribed station and return to home station 21.
Inventors:
TAKAHASHI HIDEYUKI
Application Number:
JP2047087A
Publication Date:
August 05, 1988
Filing Date:
February 02, 1987
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOSHIBA CORP
International Classes:
B61B13/00; B65G47/52; G05D1/02; (IPC1-7): B61B13/00; B65G47/52; G05D1/02
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Noriyuki Noriyuki