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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2021
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Chieh Hsu, Hsinchu, TW;
Guancyun Li, Hsinchu, TW;
Ching-Jung Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Chi-Feng Tung, Hsinchu, TW;
Hsiang-Yin Shen, Hsinchu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
An overhead transport system is provided capable of absorbing abnormal vibration and determining a source of the abnormal vibration. The overhead transport system in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure includes a processor, an overhead rail, a plurality of hangers that support the overhead rail, a vibration meter measuring vibration from the overhead rail, and a damper included in each of the hangers. The processor is configured to change a property of the damper in response to a determination that the measured vibration by the vibration meter is indicative of an abnormal vibration.