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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki, Kitakyushu, JP;
Inventors:
Minoru Koga, Fukuoka, JP;
Hiromitsu Akae, Fukuoka, JP;
Yuki Honda, Fukuoka, JP;
Mina Orii, Fukuoka, JP;
Go Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, JP;
Sohei Oga, Fukuoka, JP;
Hidenori Hara, Fukuoka, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI, Kitakyushu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 54/02 (2006.01); B61B 13/00 (2006.01); B60L 13/00 (2006.01); B65G 35/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 54/02 (2013.01); B60L 13/00 (2013.01); B61B 13/00 (2013.01); B65G 35/06 (2013.01); Y02P 90/60 (2015.11);
Abstract
A conveying system includes a plurality of carriers and circuitry. The plurality of carriers has a power source generating thrust in accordance with supply of power and moves along a conveying path. The circuitry is configured to execute detection of a collision between the carriers based on an increase in the thrust in the carriers.