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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 25, 2021
Applicant:

Murata Machinery, Ltd., Kyoto, JP;

Inventors:

Taisuke Nako, Inuyama, JP;

Tsuyoshi Kakinuki, Inuyama, JP;

Takahiro Sakai, Inuyama, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G06Q 10/08 (2024.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/0492 (2013.01); B65G 1/1378 (2013.01); G05D 1/0291 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01);
Abstract

An automated warehouse system includes automated warehouses, work stations, a travel route, automated guided vehicles, and a controller. The travel route is accessible to the automated warehouses and the work stations. The automated guided vehicles travel along the travel route. The controller determines an area including at least a portion of the travel route as a travel area in which the automated guided vehicle travels, and controls the automated guided vehicle to transport an article between the automated warehouse and the work stations belonging to the travel area. The controller determines size of the travel area, in which the automated guided vehicle travels, based on the operating status of at least one of the automated warehouse and the work station.


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