Title:
TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND TRANSPORT METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/039508
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
This transport system (1) comprises an unmanned travel vehicle (10), a robot (20), a crane unit (30), and a controller (50). The unmanned travel vehicle (10) travels in an unmanned state. The robot (20) is mounted on the unmanned travel vehicle (10), the robot (20) causing a hand (40) (40) that is capable of holding an object to be transported (500) to move. The crane unit (30) is mounted on the unmanned travel vehicle (10), the crane (30) supporting the object to be transported (500) or the hand (40) in a suspended manner so as to be capable of ascending and descending. The controller (50) causes the robot (20) and the crane unit (30) to operate in a coordinated manner. The crane unit (30) comprises a servo motor, an ascending/descending unit that is driven by the servo motor, and a movement mechanism that causes the ascending/descending unit to move horizontally in accordance with operation of the robot (20).
Inventors:
MOTONAGA KENICHI (JP)
KUDO KAZUHIRO (JP)
KUDO KAZUHIRO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2018/030867
Publication Date:
February 27, 2020
Filing Date:
August 21, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORP (JP)
International Classes:
B25J5/00; B25J13/08
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2017002266A1 | 2017-01-05 |
Foreign References:
| EP2407281A1 | 2012-01-18 | |||
| JP2000198091A | 2000-07-18 | |||
| JP2014050910A | 2014-03-20 | |||
| JP2018124910A | 2018-08-09 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SAKAI INTERNATIONAL PATENT OFFICE (JP)
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