Patent classifications
B61J3/12
Transport Facility
A transport facility includes: a carriage (2); an automated transport vehicle (3) configured to be coupled to the carriage (2) to move the carriage (2); and a controller configured to control an operation of the automated transport vehicle (3). The carriage (2) includes a body (21), and engagement sections (27) provided separately at a plurality of locations of the body (21). The automated transport vehicle (3) includes an engaging section configured to be engaged with one of the plurality of engagement sections (27). The controller determines, according to a movement mode of the carriage (2), the engagement section (27) with which the engaging section is to be engaged, from among the plurality of engagement sections (27).
Transport Facility
A transport facility includes: a carriage (2); an automated transport vehicle (3) configured to be coupled to the carriage (2) to move the carriage (2); and a controller configured to control an operation of the automated transport vehicle (3). The carriage (2) includes a body (21), and engagement sections (27) provided separately at a plurality of locations of the body (21). The automated transport vehicle (3) includes an engaging section configured to be engaged with one of the plurality of engagement sections (27). The controller determines, according to a movement mode of the carriage (2), the engagement section (27) with which the engaging section is to be engaged, from among the plurality of engagement sections (27).