Ceiling Carrier and Separated Transfer Unit for Continuous Object Flow
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional object transport systems require the ceiling carrier to stop at a predetermined position during object transfer, limiting the overall transport efficiency.
Innovation Solution
The system separates the ceiling carrier and transfer device, allowing the carrier to travel independently while the transfer device handles object transfer, using a hanging part that can be raised and lowered to facilitate parallel transport and transfer operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the transfer device is mounted in the ceiling carrier, then the object can be transferred between the ceiling carrier and the device port, but the ceiling carrier must stop at a predetermined stop position during transfer, reducing transport efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the transfer device from the ceiling carrier, making them independent components. The transfer device is mounted on the floor side while the ceiling carrier travels independently on the ceiling rail. This segmentation allows the ceiling carrier to continue moving during object transfer operations, eliminating the need for stop positions and resolving the contradiction between transfer capability and transport efficiency.
2Reliability
If the ceiling carrier stops at a stop position during object transfer, then the transfer operation can be completed, but the ceiling carrier cannot start traveling, limiting transport efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism - the floor-mounted transfer device with movable platform - that acts as a mediator between the traveling ceiling carrier and the device port. This intermediary allows transfer operations to occur independently of the carrier's motion state, enabling the carrier to maintain continuous travel while the transfer device handles the transfer operation through its own movable platform mechanism.
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AI summary
In order to improve transport efficiency of an object transport system, an object transport system includes, a ceiling carrier configured to travel on at least travel rail and transport an object; and a transfer device including a hanging part configured to hang the object and configured to be capable of being raised and lowered, the transfer device being disposed so as to be separated from the ceiling carrier.