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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2008
Hisashi Onishi, Ise, JP;
Hisashi Onishi, Ise, JP;
Muratec Automation Co., Ltd, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A transporting system is provided with: a track having a junction point; a plurality of transporting vehicles, each travelling on the track; and a transferring device which has (i) a left portion disposed on an edge on a left side of each of two track portions that are located at least before the junction point of the track with respect to a travelling direction of each transporting vehicle as a standard and (ii) a right portion disposed on an edge on a right side, and which can transfer a signal between the left portion in one of the two track portions and the right portion in another of the two track portions, and between the right portion in said one of the two track portions and the left portion in said another of the two track portions. Each of the transporting vehicle is provided with: a transmitting device for transmitting the signal through one of the right portion and the left portion, in order to prevent collision at the junction point; a first receiving device for receiving the signal through another of the right portion and the left portion; and a second receiving device for receiving the signal transmitted by the transmitting device, through said one of the right portion and the left portion, in order to confirm a transfer operation through the transferring device.