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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2020
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshihide Otsuru, Yokohama, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
According to the present embodiment, a control device of a conveyor system controls a moving device and a suction device to suction the transport target article so that an approximate center of an opening of at least one suction unit is located on a first imaginary line, and remaining suction unit is located on one end side in a longitudinal direction of the transport target article with respect to the first imaginary line, controls a turning-over section to be in a front-back reversing orientation, and performs control so that suction of the transport target article by the suction units is released after the suction device is in the front-back reversing orientation.