公开(公告)号：US06418352B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-09

申请号：US09207957

申请日：1998-12-09

申请人： Raymond W. Ellis ,  Andrew S. Extine ,  Bedford E. Hardee ,  Michael R. Lemchak ,  Michael C. Simmons

发明人： Raymond W. Ellis ,  Andrew S. Extine ,  Bedford E. Hardee ,  Michael R. Lemchak ,  Michael C. Simmons

IPC分类号： G06F1900

CPC分类号： G03F7/7075 ,  G05B19/4183 ,  G05B2219/33192 ,  G05B2219/45031 ,  G05B2219/49302 ,  Y02P80/114 ,  Y02P90/087 ,  Y02P90/10 ,  Y02P90/16 ,  Y02P90/265 ,  Y02P90/86

摘要： A module for use in a system for processing articles, in which the system includes a plurality of machine tools for processing articles, a pod for carrying the articles to be processed by the machine tools from one machine tool to another, a host processing controller associated with the machine tools for controlling the operation thereof, a robot connected to each machine tool for receiving a pod, opening the pod and for transporting the articles from within the pod into position on the machine tool for processing. An identification device is carried by the pod for identifying a particular pod and the articles carried in the pod. The module includes a single wire connection between the identification system, the host controller and the robot. The module has a microprocessor to identify the source of a signal and for routing the signal between the identification system and the host controller and between the host controller and the robot depending on its source.

摘要翻译： 一种用于处理物品的系统的模块，其中所述系统包括用于处理物品的多个机床，用于将由所述机床处理的物品从一个机床运送到另一个机器的吊舱，主机处理控制器相关联 用于控制其操作的机床，连接到每个机床的机器，用于接收荚，打开荚，并将物品从荚内运送到机床上的位置进行处理。 识别装置由吊舱承载，用于识别特定吊舱和在吊舱中携带的物品。 该模块包括识别系统，主机控制器和机器人之间的单线连接。 该模块具有微处理器，用于识别信号的来源，并根据其来源在标识系统和主机控制器之间以及主机控制器和机器人之间路由信号。