External interaction with a mover in an independent cart system is allowed at known locations along the track. The mover is initially propelled along the track in a first operating state. When the mover arrives at a station, the controller generates a signal to alert the external actuator of the presence of a mover at the station. After waiting at the station for a first predefined time interval, the controller switches to a second operating state, in which the coils are de-energized or the controller is reconfigured to operate in a less responsive manner than in the first operating state. The controller remains in the second operating state for a second predefined interval, during which the external actuator interacts with the mover or a load on the mover. After the second predefined interval, the controller enters a third operating state, and the controller propels the mover away from the station.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF CARTS AT A STATION FOR AN INDEPENDENT CART SYSTEM
SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG VON WAGEN AN EINER STATION FÜR EIN UNABHÄNGIGES WAGENSYSTEM
SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DE CHARIOTS AU NIVEAU D'UNE STATION POUR UN SYSTÈME DE CHARIOTS INDÉPENDANT
2023-08-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B65G TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS , Transport- oder Lagervorrichtungen, z.B. Förderer zum Laden oder Abladen |
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