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Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1999

Filed:

Mar. 18, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:

Toshihiro Okumura, Nukata-gun, JP;

Takafumi Taki, Nagoya, JP;

Masaaki Kuroyanagi, Anjo, JP;

Assignee:

Nippondenso Co., Ltd., Kariya, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36446819 ; 36446817 ; 36446822 ; 36447802 ; 414786 ;
Abstract

A controller of a conveyance system efficiently conveys parts. The controller includes an input/output interface receiving data related to the position and loading state of data of each vehicle; receiving carry-in/out requests from each job shop; and outputting carry-in/out instructions to each vehicle. The controller also includes a ROM storing a control program; a RAM storing job shop positional data, carry-in/out requests, vehicle loading state data; and a processing section computing values of a carriage instruction (e.g., origin, destination, carrier to be carried, carrying route) given to each vehicle using the carry-in/out request data from each job shop and the data stored in the RAM based on the program stored in the ROM.


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