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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwata, JP;
Inventors:
Toshiyuki Kusunoki, Iwata, JP;
Junichi Tsuyuki, Iwata, JP;
Assignee:
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Iwata, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/08 (2006.01); B65G 54/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/08 (2013.01); B65G 54/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A conveyance device includes a slider, and a conveyor including a linear motor and a plurality of guide rails over which the slider is transferable, and being configured to convey the slider. The conveyance device further includes a controller configured or programmed to acquire, based on a vibration in a connecting portion between the plurality of guide rails or driving electric power of the linear motor in the connecting portion between the plurality of guide rails, a transfer state of the slider between the guide rails.