Title:
AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE AND AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE CONTROL METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/031383
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The invention allows an article to be transferred by a remaining transporting device by moving an article that is held by a transporting device that is subject to maintenance and/or an article that is stored in a storage rack in an isolated area to a storage rack that can be accessed by the remaining transporting device. A control device (200) causes a first transporting device (101) to be removed on the basis of an instruction to remove the first transporting device (specified transporting device) (101) after an article (400) is transported to a storage rack (50) from which articles can be transferred by a second transporting device (remaining transporting device) (102) in the case that the first transporting device (101) is holding the article (400) or in the case that the article (400) is stored on a storage rack (50) corresponding to the removal destination isolated area (first area) (301). Then, the second transporting device (102) is driven in a path range that excludes the isolated area, and the second transporting device (102) continues to be driven when first opening and closing doors (opening and closing doors) (31A - 33A) corresponding to the isolated area are detected to be in an opened state.
Inventors:
ADACHI NARUTO (JP)
BABA NOBUHIKO (JP)
BABA NOBUHIKO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2015/068790
Publication Date:
March 03, 2016
Filing Date:
June 30, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MURATA MACHINERY LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B65G1/00; B65G1/04
Foreign References:
JP2006347682A | 2006-12-28 | |||
JP2006335484A | 2006-12-14 | |||
JP2004277167A | 2004-10-07 | |||
JP2008063133A | 2008-03-21 | |||
JPH10310205A | 1998-11-24 | |||
JPH10194404A | 1998-07-28 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3187437A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
NISHI, Kazuya et al. (JP)
West Kazuya (JP)
West Kazuya (JP)
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