18722048. LINEAR CONVEYANCE SYSTEM AND CONTROL APPARATUS (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
LINEAR CONVEYANCE SYSTEM AND CONTROL APPARATUS
Organization Name
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Inventor(s)
Makoto Higashino of Tokyo (JP)
LINEAR CONVEYANCE SYSTEM AND CONTROL APPARATUS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18722048 titled 'LINEAR CONVEYANCE SYSTEM AND CONTROL APPARATUS
Original Abstract Submitted
A linear conveyance system includes: movable portions including permanent magnets; a fixed portion generating magnetic fields for driving the movable portions, and arranged to form a conveyance path for the movable portions; a stator control unit energizing the coil and detecting positions of the movable portions; and a controller unit generating and outputting current commands for driving the movable portions to the stator control unit based on position information on the positions of the movable portions, wherein the movable portions include an output movable portion on which an output device that outputs energy or data is to be installed and a machining movable portion on which a machining device is to be installed, the machining device being to be used for machining of a workpiece, and being connected to the output device by a cable, and the controller unit controls the output movable portion and the machining movable portion.