Conveying system
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP ยท JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- DAIFUKU CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2022-09-22
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-23
AI Technical Summary
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Abstract
Claims
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with an article holding unit capable of holding and releasing articles, A transport vehicle equipped with an aircraft holding unit for holding the aforementioned unmanned aircraft, which travels along a prescribed route, Equipped with, The state in which the unmanned aerial vehicle holds the article with the article holding unit is defined as the article-holding state, and the state in which the unmanned aerial vehicle does not hold the article with the article holding unit is defined as the article-non-holding state. The aircraft holding unit is configured to be able to hold the unmanned aircraft in either the state in which it holds the article or the state in which it does not hold the article, and to enable the unmanned aircraft to take off and land in either the state in which it holds the article or the state in which it does not hold the article. The transport vehicle is an overhead transport vehicle that travels along the travel path installed along the ceiling of a room, and comprises a travel section equipped with wheels, and a storage section located below the travel section for housing the unmanned aircraft held in the aircraft holding section. The direction along the aforementioned travel path is defined as the travel direction, and the direction perpendicular to the travel direction when viewed from above and below is defined as the width direction. The transport system comprises a storage compartment which has openings on at least both sides in the width direction through which the unmanned aerial vehicle takes off and lands.
2. The transport vehicle is equipped with a plurality of aircraft holding units arranged in the direction of travel, The transport system according to claim 1, wherein each of the multiple aircraft holding units is configured to allow the unmanned aircraft to take off and land on either side in the width direction.
3. The transport vehicle comprises a first aircraft holding section, which is the first aircraft holding section, and a second aircraft holding section, which is the second aircraft holding section, arranged in the direction of travel. The aforementioned housing section also has the aforementioned openings on both sides in the direction of travel, The side on which the first aircraft holding portion is positioned relative to the second aircraft holding portion in the aforementioned travel direction is designated as the first travel direction side, and the opposite side is designated as the second travel direction side. The first aircraft holding unit is configured such that the unmanned aircraft can take off and land on both sides of the first side in the travel direction and the width direction. The transport system according to claim 1, wherein the second aircraft holding unit is configured such that the unmanned aircraft can take off and land on both the second side in the travel direction and the width direction.
4. An unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with an article holding unit capable of holding and releasing articles, A transport vehicle equipped with an aircraft holding unit for holding the aforementioned unmanned aircraft, which travels along a prescribed route, Equipped with, The state in which the unmanned aerial vehicle holds the article with the article holding unit is defined as the article-holding state, and the state in which the unmanned aerial vehicle does not hold the article with the article holding unit is defined as the article-non-holding state. The aircraft holding unit is configured to be able to hold the unmanned aircraft in either the state in which it holds the article or the state in which it does not hold the article, and to enable the unmanned aircraft to take off and land in either the state in which it holds the article or the state in which it does not hold the article. The direction along the aforementioned travel path is defined as the travel direction, and the direction perpendicular to the travel direction when viewed from above and below is defined as the width direction. The transport vehicle is equipped with a plurality of aircraft holding units arranged in the direction of travel, The multiple aircraft holding units are configured such that the unmanned aircraft held in each of the multiple aircraft holding units can land from opposite sides in the direction of travel or the direction of width, and take off toward opposite sides. The transport vehicle is an overhead transport vehicle that travels along the travel path installed along the ceiling of a room, and comprises a travel section equipped with wheels, and a storage section located below the travel section for housing the unmanned aircraft held in the aircraft holding section. The aforementioned housing section is provided with openings on at least both sides in the direction of travel through which the unmanned aerial vehicle takes off and lands, A transport system comprising a plurality of aircraft holding units, wherein the unmanned aircraft held in each of the plurality of aircraft holding units is configured to land from opposite sides in the direction of travel and take off toward opposite sides.
5. An unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with an article holding unit capable of holding and releasing articles, A transport vehicle that travels along a designated route, Equipped with, The transport vehicle comprises a ceiling, at least one wall, and an opening through which the unmanned aircraft takes off and lands, and includes a housing section with an open lower section and an aircraft holding section. The aforementioned housing section houses the unmanned aerial vehicle held in the aircraft holding section, The state in which the unmanned aerial vehicle holds the article with the article holding unit is defined as the article-holding state, and the state in which the unmanned aerial vehicle does not hold the article with the article holding unit is defined as the article-non-holding state. The aircraft holding unit is configured to be able to hold the unmanned aircraft in either the state in which it holds the article or the state in which it does not hold the article, and to enable the unmanned aircraft to take off and land in either the state in which it holds the article or the state in which it does not hold the article. The aforementioned unmanned aerial vehicle comprises a main body located above the article held by the article holding portion, The article holding unit is configured to hold the article in a suspended state, The aircraft holding portion includes a support member that supports the main body portion from below, above the article held in the article holding portion. The transport vehicle is positioned in a location that does not come into contact with the article held in the article holding section, and is below the article, and overlaps with the article in a vertical view, and is equipped with a fall-preventing member that prevents the article from falling. A transport system in which the aircraft holding section and the fall prevention member are arranged in the aforementioned storage section.
6. The transport vehicle comprises a plurality of the storage compartments, The transport system according to claim 5, wherein the aircraft holding section and the fall prevention member are arranged in each of the multiple storage sections.
7. The transport system according to claim 5, wherein the transport vehicle is equipped with a posture changing mechanism that changes the posture of the fall-restricting member between a restricting posture that restricts the fall of the article held by the article holding part of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and a retraction posture that does not interfere with the unmanned aerial vehicle when the unmanned aerial vehicle takes off or lands.
8. The direction in which the unmanned aerial vehicle moves relative to the support member for takeoff and landing is defined as the relative movement direction, and the direction perpendicular to the relative movement direction when viewed from above and below is defined as the relative movement orthogonal direction. The portion of the main body of the unmanned aerial vehicle that is supported by the support member is referred to as the supported portion. The support member comprises a pair of insertion portions inserted between the article and the supported portion in the vertical direction, and a connecting portion connecting the pair of insertion portions. The transport system according to claim 5, wherein each of the pair of insertion portions is formed to extend in the relative direction of movement, and the pair of insertion portions are connected by the connecting portion such that they are spaced apart from each other in the direction perpendicular to the relative direction of movement.
9. The transport system according to claim 8, wherein the pair of insertion portions are inclined such that the side on which the unmanned aerial vehicle enters and exits during takeoff and landing is higher in the relative direction of movement.
10. A transport system, An unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with an article holding unit capable of holding and releasing articles, A transport vehicle that travels along a designated route, Equipped with, The transport vehicle comprises a housing section having a ceiling, at least one wall, and an opening through which the unmanned aircraft taking off and landing passes, and an aircraft holding section. The aforementioned housing section houses the unmanned aerial vehicle held in the aircraft holding section, The state in which the unmanned aerial vehicle holds the article with the article holding unit is defined as the article-holding state, and the state in which the unmanned aerial vehicle does not hold the article with the article holding unit is defined as the article-non-holding state. The aircraft holding unit is configured to be able to hold the unmanned aircraft in either the state in which it holds the article or the state in which it does not hold the article, and to enable the unmanned aircraft to take off and land in either the state in which it holds the article or the state in which it does not hold the article. The transport vehicle is a transport system that includes an extension / retraction mechanism for extending and retracting the aircraft holding section at least horizontally to change the position of the entire unmanned aircraft held in the aircraft holding section so that it is below the ceiling and overlaps with the ceiling when viewed in the vertical direction, and a position so that at least a portion of the unmanned aircraft held in the aircraft holding section does not overlap with the ceiling when viewed in the vertical direction.
11. The transport system according to claim 10, wherein the retraction mechanism moves the aircraft holding portion in and out at least horizontally to change the position of the entire aircraft holding portion to a position where it is below the ceiling portion and overlaps with the ceiling portion when viewed in the vertical direction, and a position where at least a part of the aircraft holding portion does not overlap with the ceiling portion when viewed in the vertical direction.
12. The transport system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the transport vehicle is equipped with a retraction mechanism that moves the aircraft holding section in and out at least horizontally.
13. The transport vehicle comprises a running section equipped with wheels and an electric motor for driving the wheels, a regenerative power recovery section for recovering power obtained by regenerative braking of the electric motor during deceleration of the running section, and a power supply section for supplying power to the unmanned aerial vehicle held in the aircraft holding section. The transport system according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the power recovered by the regenerative power recovery unit is supplied to the unmanned aerial vehicle from the power supply unit.
14. The transport system according to any one of claims 1 to 11, comprising: a transport vehicle, a power supply line having a connection part connected to the unmanned aerial vehicle, a power supply unit that supplies power to the unmanned aerial vehicle via the power supply line, and a winding device that winds up and unwinds the power supply line.
15. The transport vehicle is equipped with a power supply unit that wirelessly supplies power to the unmanned aerial vehicle held in the aircraft holding unit, The aforementioned unmanned aerial vehicle is equipped with a power receiving unit that receives power from the power supply unit, The transport system according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein a positioning unit for positioning the unmanned aerial vehicle in order to position the power receiving unit relative to the power supply unit is provided in the aircraft holding unit.