Transport system and method for operating a transport system with collision monitoring
US12421056B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 2022 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2203/0283
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
To allow a movement limit or a dimension of a mover to be changed safely in a transport system in the form of a long-stator linear motor during operation of the transport system, a method provided that, during operation of the transport system, a new movement limit or a new dimension is predetermined for a first transport unit, and it is checked whether the new movement limit or the new dimension results in a risk of collision with another, adjacent transport unit or a barrier of the transport system due to the predetermined collision logic, and, if no risk of collision is recognized, the new movement limit is used in the collision logic as a collision movement limit for the first transport unit or the new dimension is used in the collision logic as a collision dimension of the first transport unit.
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