Patents by Inventor Kazuya Namazue

Kazuya Namazue has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11952024
    Abstract: A controller outputs, to a transport vehicle, a forward movement command for moving in the forward direction along a transport path toward a destination, and a reverse movement command for moving in a reverse direction along the transport path toward the destination. When a target task occurs, the controller determines a transport vehicle to execute the target task among a plurality of transport vehicles, while also including, as a candidate, a transport vehicle located on a downstream side of the transport path relative to the destination at a timing when the target task occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Daifuku Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuya Namazue
  • Publication number: 20240017932
    Abstract: In order to achieve a conveyance system that enables efficient conveyance, a conveyance system includes a first carrier configured to travel on a first track in a state where the first carrier holds a conveyance target; and a second carrier configured to travel on a second track in a state where a conveyance target is placed on a placement portion of the second carrier, the first carrier being capable of, with use of a transfer section thereof, transferring the conveyance target between the first carrier and the placement portion of the second carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: DAIFUKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keita YAMADA, Yosuke FUJIWARA, Yuta MANI, Hiroyoshi TOBA, Masashi KAKUMA, Naoya TOYOSHIMA, Kazuya NAMAZUE
  • Publication number: 20240017929
    Abstract: A size of a conveyance device is reduced. A conveyance device includes: a carriage configured to travel along a track; and a transfer mechanism hung from the carriage so as to be capable of being raised and lowered. The transfer mechanism includes a plurality of chucks each of which is configured to revolve about a rotation center provided in the transfer mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: DAIFUKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke FUJIWARA, Kengo IKEDO, Keita YAMADA, Tsubasa YAJIMA, Yuta MANI, Hiroyoshi TOBA, Keisuke SHIROISHI, Kenshin HASHIGUCHI, Masashi KAKUMA, Junichi SAKAMOTO, Kazuya NAMAZUE, Naoya TOYOSHIMA, Kazuhiro HAYAMI, Kenji TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20240010251
    Abstract: A controller outputs, to a transport vehicle, a forward movement command for moving in the forward direction along a transport path toward a destination, and a reverse movement command for moving in a reverse direction along the transport path toward the destination. When a target task occurs, the controller determines a transport vehicle to execute the target task among a plurality of transport vehicles, while also including, as a candidate, a transport vehicle located on a downstream side of the transport path relative to the destination at a timing when the target task occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventor: Kazuya NAMAZUE
  • Publication number: 20240002154
    Abstract: The article accommodation facility includes a first stacker crane disposed at a first level, a second stacker crane disposed at a second level, and a storage rack. The storage rack extends across the first level and the second level. The storage rack has a common area that includes at least one accommodation section to and from which an article is carriable from two sides in a second direction. The first stacker crane is configured to transfer the article to the accommodation section in the common area from a first side in the second direction, and the second stacker crane is configured to transfer the article to the accommodation section in the common area from a second side in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuya Namazue, Kenji Tamura