US 12,258,220 B2
Transport system
Tatsuro Suzuki, Inuyama (JP)
Assigned to MURATA MACHINERY, LTD., Kyoto (JP)
Filed by MURATA MACHINERY, LTD., Kyoto (JP)
Filed on Feb. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/671,632.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-032746 (JP), filed on Mar. 2, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0281691 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B65G 17/12 (2006.01); B65G 43/10 (2006.01); B65G 47/46 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 43/10 (2013.01) [B65G 17/12 (2013.01); B65G 47/46 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transport system for transporting an article, the transport system comprising:
a vehicle to transport the article;
a dispenser to dispense an article of which transport is to be stopped;
a first controller configured or programmed to control the vehicle based on an operation command related to the transport of the article, and generate and store check information indicating an operation status of the vehicle;
a second controller configured or programmed to transmit the operation command to the first controller, receive the check information from the first controller, and store the check information; and
a restart command generator to command a restart of the transport system; wherein
when the transport system is stopped due to a problem and then the restart command generator commands the restart of the transport system:
the first controller is configured or programmed to control transmit the check information to the second controller;
the second controller is configured or programmed to control perform a consistency process based on (1) the check information received from the first controller and stored in the second controller when the transport system is normal, and (2) the check information received from the first controller by a command of the restart of the transport system after the transport system is stopped due to the problem; and
if the vehicle is determined to have the problem as determined by the consistency process, the second controller is configured or programmed to command the first controller to cancel the check information regarding the vehicle and/or to dispense the article supported by the vehicle for the transport to the dispenser.