Title:
TRANSFER ROBOT SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/052825
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Disclosed is a transfer robot system (10) wherein: a robot (200) has a connecting unit (202), which removably holds a rack (100), and which can be electrically connected to the rack (100), a drive unit (203), and a control unit (211); and the control unit (211) moves the robot (200) to the vicinity of a first rack (100x) by means of the drive unit (203), moves the robot (200) and the first rack (100x) to the vicinity of a second rack (100y) by connecting the robot and the first rack to each other by means of the connecting unit (202), supplies power to a transfer unit (101) of the first and/or second rack (100x/100y) via the connecting unit (202), operates the transfer unit (101) corresponding to positions where articles (130a, b, c) to be moved are placed, and moves the articles (130a, b, c) to predetermined areas on the other rack (100y) from the rack (100x) having the articles (130a, b, c) placed thereon.
Inventors:
KIMURA NOBUTAKA (JP)
WATANABE TAKASHI (JP)
WATANABE TAKASHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2013/077696
Publication Date:
April 16, 2015
Filing Date:
October 11, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HITACHI LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B65G1/137
Foreign References:
JP2010520134A | 2010-06-10 | |||
JP2006035397A | 2006-02-09 | |||
JP2005119332A | 2005-05-12 | |||
JP2009539727A | 2009-11-19 | |||
JPH04333404A | 1992-11-20 | |||
JPH10303274A | 1998-11-13 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3056454A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
INOUE, Manabu et al. (JP)
Manabu Inoue (JP)
Manabu Inoue (JP)
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