JPH0744238A - Automated guided vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To freely set the advancing direction of the automated guided vehicle and the conveying direction of a station by relatively rotating an enclosure, to which a motor for turning a rotary shaft and a controller are fixed, and a moving device fixed to the rotary shaft. CONSTITUTION:This automated guided vehicle is provided with a rotary shaft 2, enclosure 5 to which a motor 3 for turning the rotary shaft 2 and a controller 4 are fixed, and moving device fixed to the rotary shaft 2. When this vehicle arrives at the station to move an object to be conveyed, the controller 4 operates the motor based on previously inputted rotation data. Thus, the rotary shaft 2 rotates the moving device 1 until the conveying direction of the station is matched with the conveying direction of the moving device 1. After the object to be conveyed is completely moved, the moving device 1 is returned to the original position, and the vehicle leaves for the next station. Therefore, the advancing direction of the vehicle and the conveying direction of the station can be freely set and when the station is already existent, a conveyance route can be set without being limited.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automated guided vehicle, and more particularly to an automated guided vehicle whose transfer direction can be freely set.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional automated guided vehicle, when transferring a transported article, the traveling direction of the automated guided vehicle and the transport direction of a station must be at right angles. Such an automated guided vehicle is shown on pages 30 and 31 of "Unmanned Transport System Guidebook (Ryutsu Kenkyusha)".

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above-mentioned conventional automatic guided vehicle, when transferring a conveyed article, since the traveling direction of the automatic guided vehicle and the conveying direction of the station are constant (right angle), the automatic guided vehicle is not. Depending on the transportation route, the transfer mechanism on the station side becomes complicated, and conversely, when the station already exists, the transportation route is restricted.

[0004]

The automatic guided vehicle of the present invention comprises:
It is characterized by including a rotating shaft, a housing to which a motor and a control device for rotating the rotating shaft are fixed, and a transfer device fixed to the rotating shaft.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 are an external view and a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the operation of this embodiment.

This automated guided vehicle has a rotating shaft 2 and a rotating shaft 2.
A housing 5 to which a motor 3 for rotating a motor and a control device 4 are fixed
And a transfer device 1 fixed to the rotary shaft 2.

The operation of the automatic guided vehicle will be described in detail below. The automated guided vehicle arrives at the station for transferring the transported items. Next, the control device 4 operates the motor 3 based on the rotation data input in advance. As a result, the rotating shaft 2 rotates the transfer device 1 until the transfer direction of the station and the transfer direction of the transfer device 1 coincide with each other. After that, transfer is performed, the transfer device 1 is returned to the original position,
Depart to the next station.

[0009]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the housing and the transfer device have a mechanism for rotating relative to each other, when transferring a transferred object, the traveling direction of the automatic guided vehicle and the transfer direction of the station. Since and can be set freely, the effect that the transfer mechanism of the automated guided vehicle can avoid the complication of the transfer mechanism on the station side, and conversely, if the station already exists, the effect that the transportation route is not restricted is there.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the automatic guided vehicle of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the operation of the automatic guided vehicle of FIG. 1.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Transfer Device 2 Rotating Shaft 3 Motor 4 Control Device 5 Enclosure

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An automated guided vehicle comprising: a rotary shaft, a housing to which a motor and a control device for rotating the rotary shaft are fixed, and a transfer device fixed to the rotary shaft. 2. The control device operates the motor on the basis of rotation data input in advance, so that the rotation shaft is rotated until the conveyance direction of the station and the conveyance direction of the transfer device coincide with each other. The automated guided vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the transfer device is rotated.