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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Murata Machinery, Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Inventor:
Yoichi Motoori, Inuyama, JP;
Assignee:
MURATA MACHINERY, LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); B65G 47/61 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/0457 (2013.01); B65G 1/0485 (2013.01); B65G 1/137 (2013.01); B65G 47/61 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0297 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transport system includes a first track in a first building, a second track in a second building, overhead transport vehicles, and a relay to pass a FOUP between the overhead transport vehicles. The overhead transport vehicle traveling on a first outward path portion and the overhead transport vehicle traveling on a second return path portion can transfer the FOUP to a same storage shelf, and the overhead transport vehicle traveling on a first return path portion and the overhead transport vehicle traveling on a second outward path portion can transfer the FOUP to the same storage shelf.