Title:
統合型コンベヤベッド
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2006516520
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A conveyor system, and method of controlling the conveyor system, includes providing a conveying surface, at least one motor propelling the conveying surface and a plurality of lower-level controllers. At least one of the lower-level controllers adapted to control the at least one motor. An upper-level controller is provided in communication with the plurality of lower-level controllers. The upper-level controller is adapted to send communications to the lower-level controllers for controlling the at least one motor. A communications bus is provided that carries the communications between the upper-level controller and the lower-level controllers. The upper-level controller is adapted to automatically assign each lower-level controller a unique communications address. The unique communications address enables the upper-level controller to send messages over the communications bus to individual ones of the lower-level controllers.
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Inventors:
Keith W Anderson
Wine em perak
Leroy Lovers
Artemio Afatikati
Frank-Peter Schaum
David M Laf Rule
Wine em perak
Leroy Lovers
Artemio Afatikati
Frank-Peter Schaum
David M Laf Rule
Application Number:
JP2005518473A
Publication Date:
July 06, 2006
Filing Date:
January 26, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
International Classes:
B65G43/00; B65G13/02; B65G13/06; B65G37/02; B65G43/08; B65G43/10; B65G47/26
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Toshio Yano
Toshiomi Yamazaki
Takuya Kuno
Einzel Felix-Reinhard
Toshiomi Yamazaki
Takuya Kuno
Einzel Felix-Reinhard