公开(公告)号：US20080147234A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-19

申请号：US11639073

申请日：2006-12-14

申请人： David K. Biegelsen ,  Bryan Preas ,  David G. Duff ,  Markus P.J. Fromherz ,  Craig Eldershaw ,  Lee Ackerson

发明人： David K. Biegelsen ,  Bryan Preas ,  David G. Duff ,  Markus P.J. Fromherz ,  Craig Eldershaw ,  Lee Ackerson

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G05B19/0421 ,  G05B2219/25103 ,  G05B2219/2646

摘要： A configurable self-identifying workpiece transport system is described for moving an associated workpiece relative to a plurality of associated workpiece functional units selectively performing operations on the associated workpiece. The transport system includes a plurality of transport modules and a control unit. The plurality of transport modules are disposed in selected positions relative to the associated workpiece functional units, and each of the plurality of transport modules stores identification data and functionality data specific to the transport module. The control unit includes an automatic identification system in communication with each of the plurality of transport modules for retrieving the identification data and the functionality data from each of the plurality of transport modules and generating an itinerary for moving the associated workpiece relative to the workpiece functional units. Each of the plurality of transport modules includes a local communication circuit adapted to selectively communicate with adjacent transport modules. In one embodiment, the control unit is distributed among the plurality of transport modules and in another embodiment, a global system bus is provided by a central control unit for communicating with each of the plurality of transport modules through the global bus. The local communication circuit includes photo optic devices and the global system bus uses a two wire interface.

摘要翻译： 描述了可配置的自识别工件传送系统，用于相对于多个相关联的工件功能单元移动相关联的工件，其选择性地对相关工件进行操作。 传送系统包括多个传送模块和控制单元。 多个传送模块相对于相关联的工件功能单元设置在选定位置，并且多个传送模块中的每一个存储特定于传送模块的识别数据和功能数据。 控制单元包括与多个传输模块中的每一个通信的自动识别系统，用于从多个传输模块中的每一个检索识别数据和功能数据，并产生用于相对于工件功能单元移动相关工件的行程 。 多个传输模块中的每一个包括适于选择性地与相邻传输模块通信的本地通信电路。 在一个实施例中，控制单元分布在多个传输模块中，在另一个实施例中，全局系统总线由中央控制单元提供，用于通过全局总线与多个传输模块中的每一个进行通信。 本地通信电路包括光电设备，全局系统总线使用双线接口。

公开(公告)号：US07945346B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-17

申请号：US11639073

申请日：2006-12-14

申请人： David K. Biegelsen ,  Bryan Preas ,  David G. Duff ,  Markus P. J. Fromherz ,  Craig Eldershaw ,  Lee Ackerson

发明人： David K. Biegelsen ,  Bryan Preas ,  David G. Duff ,  Markus P. J. Fromherz ,  Craig Eldershaw ,  Lee Ackerson

IPC分类号： G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G05B19/0421 ,  G05B2219/25103 ,  G05B2219/2646

摘要： A configurable self-identifying workpiece transport system is described for moving an associated workpiece relative to a plurality of associated workpiece functional units selectively performing operations on the associated workpiece. The transport system includes a plurality of transport modules and a control unit. The plurality of transport modules are disposed in selected positions relative to the associated workpiece functional units, and each of the plurality of transport modules stores identification data and functionality data specific to the transport module. The control unit includes an automatic identification system in communication with each of the plurality of transport modules for retrieving the identification data and the functionality data from each of the plurality of transport modules and generating an itinerary for moving the associated workpiece relative to the workpiece functional units. Each of the plurality of transport modules includes a local communication circuit adapted to selectively communicate with adjacent transport modules. In one embodiment, the control unit is distributed among the plurality of transport modules and in another embodiment, a global system bus is provided by a central control unit for communicating with each of the plurality of transport modules through the global bus. The local communication circuit includes photo optic devices and the global system bus uses a two wire interface.

摘要翻译： 描述了可配置的自识别工件传送系统，用于相对于多个相关联的工件功能单元移动相关联的工件，其选择性地对相关工件进行操作。 传送系统包括多个传送模块和控制单元。 多个传送模块相对于相关联的工件功能单元设置在选定位置，并且多个传送模块中的每一个存储特定于传送模块的识别数据和功能数据。 控制单元包括与多个传输模块中的每一个通信的自动识别系统，用于从多个传输模块中的每一个检索识别数据和功能数据，并产生用于相对于工件功能单元移动相关工件的行程 。 多个传输模块中的每一个包括适于选择性地与相邻传输模块通信的本地通信电路。 在一个实施例中，控制单元分布在多个传输模块中，在另一个实施例中，全局系统总线由中央控制单元提供，用于通过全局总线与多个传输模块中的每一个进行通信。 本地通信电路包括光电设备，全局系统总线使用双线接口。