Article transport facility

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11059672-B2
Application number	US-201816117366-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 30, 2018
Priority date	Aug 31, 2017
Publication date	Jul 13, 2021
Grant date	Jul 13, 2021

Abstract

A fire protection door in an open position is present above a traveling path of a transport vehicle. The fire protection door is capable of moving downward from the open position to a closed position along a door trajectory. The transport vehicle includes: a control portion; an area detection portion that detects an interference area, which is an area in which a portion of the transport vehicle in the traveling path overlaps the door trajectory; and a descent detection portion that detects a descent of the fire protection door. The control portion performs a retraction control such that the transport vehicle travels to the outside of the interference area when the descent detection portion has detected a descent of the fire protection door in a state in which the transport vehicle is located in the interference area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An article transport facility comprising a transport vehicle that travels along a traveling path so as to transport an article, wherein:
a fire protection door in an open position is present above the traveling path,
the fire protection door is capable of moving downward to a closed position located below the open position,
the transport vehicle comprises:
a driving portion that rotates a traveling wheel;
a control portion that controls the driving portion;
an area detection portion that detects an interference area, which is an area in which a portion of the transport vehicle in the traveling path overlaps a door trajectory, which is a movement trajectory of the fire protection door; and
a descent detection portion that detects a descent of the fire protection door, and
wherein the control portion performs a retraction control to control the driving portion such that the transport vehicle travels to the outside of the interference area when the descent detection portion has detected a descent of the fire protection door in a state in which the transport vehicle is located in the interference area.

2. The article transport facility according to claim 1 , further comprising a door detection portion that is disposed below the open position and above the closed position, and detects the fire protection door, and
wherein the descent detection portion detects a descent of the fire protection door based on a result of detection by the door detection portion.

3. The article transport facility according to claim 2 , further comprising a fire detection device that detects occurrence of a fire, and
wherein the descent detection portion detects a descent of the fire protection door based on a result of detection by the fire detection device.

4. The article transport facility according to claim 3 , further comprising a door movement operation portion that holds the fire protection door so as to be in the open position, and
wherein the door movement operation portion releases the hold of the fire protection door when the fire detection device has detected a fire.

5. The article transport facility according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a controller that transmits, to the transport vehicle, emergency stop information for stopping the transport vehicle,
wherein the control portion functions as the descent detection portion, and
wherein the control portion detects a descent of the fire protection door based on the emergency stop information received from the controller.

6. The article transport facility according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a controller that transmits, to the transport vehicle, emergency stop information for stopping the transport vehicle,
wherein the control portion functions as the descent detection portion, and
wherein the control portion detects a descent of the fire protection door based on the emergency stop information received from the controller.

7. The article transport facility according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a controller that transmits, to the transport vehicle, emergency stop information for stopping the transport vehicle,
wherein the control portion functions as the descent detection portion, and
wherein the control portion detects a descent of the fire protection door based on the emergency stop information received from the controller.

8. The article transport facility according to claim 1 , further comprising a fire detection device that detects occurrence of a fire, and
wherein the descent detection portion detects a descent of the fire protection door based on a result of detection by the fire detection device.

9. The article transport facility according to claim 8 , further comprising a door movement operation portion that holds the fire protection door so as to be in the open position, and
wherein the door movement operation portion releases the hold of the fire protection door when the fire detection device has detected a fire.

10. The article transport facility according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a controller that transmits, to the transport vehicle, emergency stop information for stopping the transport vehicle,
wherein the control portion functions as the descent detection portion, and
wherein the control portion detects a descent of the fire protection door based on the emergency stop information received from the controller.

11. The article transport facility according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a controller that transmits, to the transport vehicle, emergency stop information for stopping the transport vehicle,
wherein the control portion functions as the descent detection portion, and
wherein the control portion detects a descent of the fire protection door based on the emergency stop information received from the controller.

12. The article transport facility according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a controller that transmits, to the transport vehicle, emergency stop information for stopping the transport vehicle,
wherein the control portion functions as the descent detection portion, and
wherein the control portion detects a descent of the fire protection door based on the emergency stop information received from the controller.

13. The article transport facility according to claim 12 , further comprising:
a door detection portion that is disposed below the open position and above the closed position, and detects the fire protection door; and a fire detection device that detects occurrence of a fire, and
wherein the controller transmits the emergency stop information at least hen the door detection portion has detected the fire protection door, and when the fire detection device has detected a fire.

14. The article transport facility according to claim 1 , wherein the interference area is set in a range in which the area detection portion detects an object to be detected installed along the traveling path, and
wherein the object to be detected is installed so as to be detected by the area detection portion in a state in which the whole of the transport vehicle is located in the interference area and a portion of the transport vehicle overlaps the door trajectory.

15. The article transport facility according to claim 1 , wherein the transport vehicle comprises:
a power receiving portion to which power is supplied from a power feeding line installed along the traveling path; and
a power storage device that is charged with the power supplied to the power receiving portion,
wherein the control portion performs the retraction control when the supply of power from the power feeding line to the power receiving portion is stopped, in addition to when the descent detection portion has detected a descent of the fire protection door, and
wherein the retraction control is performed using the power of the power storage device.

16. An article transport facility comprising a transport vehicle that travels along a traveling path so as to transport an article, wherein:
a fire protection door in an open position is present above the traveling path,
the fire protection door is capable of moving downward to a closed position located below the open position,
the transport vehicle comprises:
a driving portion that rotates a traveling wheel;
a control portion that controls the driving portion;
an area detection portion that detects an interference area, which is an area in which a portion of the transport vehicle in the traveling path overlaps a door trajectory, which is a movement trajectory of the fire protection door;
a descent detection portion that detects

Assignees

• Daifuku Kk

Inventors

• Ogawa Yuso
• Takagawa Natsuo
• Yoshinaga Kazuharu
• Kato Toshikazu
• Morimoto Yusuke

Classifications

• B65G2207/22

  Heat or fire protection · CPC title

• B65G1/137

  with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed · CPC title

• B65G1/0492 Primary

  with cars adapted to travel in storage aisles · CPC title

• A62C2/24

  Operating or controlling mechanisms {(emergency operation of doors and windows E05F1/002, E05F15/72)} · CPC title

• A62C2/22 Primary

  Fire-dampers with provision for the removal of an obstacle, e.g. rails, conveyors, before closing the opening · CPC title