Title:
TRANSPORT FACILITY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2024/070927
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
This transport facility comprises: a carriage (2); an unmanned transport vehicle (3) that autonomously travels, while being coupled to the carriage (2), and thereby moves the carriage; and a control unit that controls operation of the unmanned transport vehicle (3). The carriage (2) includes: a vehicle body (21); and engagement portions (27) individually provided in a plurality of locations on the vehicle body (21). The unmanned transport vehicle (3) has an engaging portion that engages with any one of the plurality of engagement portions (27). The control unit determines, from among the plurality of engagement portions (27), a engagement portion (27) with which the engaging portion should engage, in accordance with the movement mode of the carriage (2).
Inventors:
SENO SHUEI (JP)
OMOTO HIROKI (JP)
OMOTO HIROKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2023/034436
Publication Date:
April 04, 2024
Filing Date:
September 22, 2023
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DAIFUKU KK (JP)
International Classes:
B61B13/00; B61G1/32; B61J3/12; G05D1/43
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
R&C IP LAW FIRM (JP)
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