Conveying apparatus and method of controlling the same
US5226523A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B19/231
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A conveying apparatus includes a plurality of position limiting devices provided along the direction of conveyance and a selecting device operable to select one of or those of the plurality of position limiting devices which are effective in view of a target position, before a start of conveyance. The selecting device is further operable to select, again, one of or those of the plurality of position limiting devices which are effective in view of the current position of an article being conveyed, after a start of conveyance.
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