JP2000357194A - Public automatic conveyance system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To structure a system which automatically conveys an object to be conveyed, or a container or truck storing the object to be conveyed from a start point to a destination point along a conveyance path laid in a network shape under, on, or above the ground, under or on water, or in space. SOLUTION: A control station 5 of the system is equipped with a means 1 which receives a conveyance indication signal inputted from a user side, a means 2 which receives a conveyance completion signal inputted when conveyance is completed, and a processor 3 which is connected to the means 1 and means 2 and outputs a conveyance control signal for controlling the conveyance path and the operation of the container or truck or further inputs and outputs those signals to and from another control station in the system.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a logistics system for automatically transporting goods and paying tolls, and more particularly, for example, by automatically controlling a transport mechanism laid underground, on the ground, underwater, or in the air. The present invention relates to a public automatic transfer system that automatically transfers a transfer target such as an article or a substance from a departure point to a destination point.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various products such as agricultural products, fishery products, clothing, miscellaneous goods, materials, and industrial products have been used for a long time.
Transporting across land, seas, rivers, lakes and marshes is essential to improving lives, and the recent development of the media, the Internet, and other information networks has increased the demand for goods and transportation by individuals and businesses. Is spurred on.

On the other hand, the labor, cost, and energy required to transport goods increase, and heat and chemical substances generated by vehicles and aircraft for transportation adversely affect the global environment, resulting in traffic congestion, traffic accidents, and road traffic. Natural destruction has become a serious problem.

[0004] In recent years, a system has been used in which, in the transportation industry, when an order content of an article is input to a computer, the computer instructs a person to ship the article. At this computer, at a certain point during the transportation of goods,
By using the information network to enter the transportation status of the goods, it is recognized where the goods are now, so when the shipper inquires about the current location of the package sent by his computer, the computer can answer the location. Yes, it is possible to track and manage packages.

In the transportation industry, attempts have been made to save time and fuel by traveling around a plurality of destinations by the shortest route, and a computer is used to calculate an optimal route as a delivery planning problem. ing.

[0006] More recently, the technology of a virtual shopping mall that introduces commodities to consumers by using images and the like in virtual stores in an information network and takes orders electronically for business has been established. A system using electronic money, which can pay for the bill electronically without using money or bills, is being put into practical use.

[0007]

In view of the above-mentioned historical background, articles or objects to be transported along a transport path laid in a network in the underground, on the ground, on the ground, underwater, on water, or in space. Automatic transport of substances or money or banknotes or information recording media or living things, or goods or money or banknotes or information recording media or living things or containers or trolleys from the starting point to the destination point, or furthermore, the price of goods or shipping Alternatively, there is a demand for the construction of a public automatic transport system that automatically setstles transfer fees or taxes.

The following literatures 1 to 9 are literatures describing the concept of a system similar to such a public automatic transport system or a part of the concept described as a dream. Literature 1) Supervision of Urban Bureau, Ministry of Construction: Spacious Society and Town Planning, Taisei Publishing Co. (1992).

Reference 2) Study Group on Urban Environmental Problems (Kashima
Shigeru, Kuroda Masayuki, et al.): Underground logistics system area new logistics system "Logistics LAN" concept, Gihodo Publishing (1995).

Reference 3) Study group for regional goods collection and delivery system: Report of 1995 (1996). Literature 4) Toshio Nagasawa: New system for improving terminal logistics in urban areas, Traffic Engineering, Vol.30, No.5 (199)
5).

Reference 5) Toshio Nagasawa, Keiichiro Nagase, Jin Katsumata: Development of a regional goods collection and delivery system, Urban and Transportation, No. 38 (1996). Reference 6) Ministry of Construction, Highway Bureau, Ministry of Construction, Public Works Research Institute, National Land Development Technology Research Center, Highway New Industrial Development Organization:
New logistics system, pamphlet Reference 7) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Institute of Posts and Telecommunications, Ed .: Logistics Revolution,
Mita Press (1994).

Reference 8) Kenji Ogata, Seiya Kuribayashi: Super Multimedia Society, Nikkan Shobo (1994). Reference 9) Ken Sakamura: The Age of Computers 3 The Future of Computers The Century of Tron, "Kadokawa Shoten (1989).

However, there is a problem that the specific principle and method for constructing the above-mentioned automatic public transport system are not clarified in such documents.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a specific principle and a method for constructing the above-described automatic public transport system.

[0015]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle configuration of the present invention. The figure shows goods or substances to be transported, coins or bills, information recording media, or living things, or articles or substances, along transport paths laid underground, on the ground, on the ground, underwater, above water, or in a space in a network. Or, a control station in a public automatic transport system that automatically transports containers or trolleys containing money or bills, information recording media, or living creatures from a departure point to a destination point, or automatically setstle goods prices, postage, transfer fees, or taxes. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of FIG.

In FIG. 1, the transport instruction signal input means 1 comprises:
A user of the public automatic transport system, for example, receives a transport instruction signal input from the sender of the article, and the transport completion signal input means 2 is externally provided, for example, when the transport of the article is completed, for example, from the recipient of the article. It receives an input transport completion signal.

The processing device 3 is connected to the transfer instruction signal input means 1 and the transfer completion signal input means 2, and outputs a transfer control signal for controlling the operation of the transfer path and the container or the cart. , A transfer completion signal, or a transfer control signal to and from another control station 4 inside the public automatic transfer system.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the control station 5 can further include a transport data storage unit. The transport data storage means stores one or more attributes of a transport object, for example, an article, and one or more attributes of a transport transaction including at least a transport destination. Then, the processing device 3 outputs the above-described transport control signal based on the information stored in the transport data storage means.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a unique address for specifying a destination to be conveyed, for example, a CATS address (Commo
(n Automatic Transport System Address), the processing device 3 can output a transport control signal based on the CATS address.

In such a case, the control station 5 can further include, for example, an address conversion means. This address conversion means, for example, when information such as a telephone number and a postal code is given as destination information to be conveyed, instead of a CATS address from a user, converts the destination information into a CATS address and sends it to the processing device 3. If the conversion fails, an error message can be displayed to the user as an error.

In this case, the transport instruction signal is transmitted from the user side to the computer system, the Internet, the telephone network, the telecommunication network,
Alternatively, it can be input via a computer network.

Further, when the user receives a CATS address as a destination in the transport instruction signal from the user, the address conversion means provides the address to the processing device 3 and also transmits the address to a telephone number, a postal code, or the like. And displays it to the user when the conversion fails, and an error message can be displayed to the user when the conversion fails.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the control station 5
May further include address analysis means. The address analyzing means receives from the transport instruction signal input means a CATS address in which the meaning of the specific control is defined in correspondence with a specific number or symbol, or a specific sequence of consecutive numbers or symbols, and analyzes the address. , Which instructs the address conversion means to complete the input of the CATS address, abort the input, or correct the input, or inform the address conversion means that the information is to be converted into a shortened number or a CATS address.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the control station 5 can further include an address check means. This address checking means receives from the transport instruction signal input means 1 an address which does not continuously use the space where the address can be taken and which uses only a partial space as the CATS address, and is inputted. An error message is displayed to the user when a part of the address is incorrect, part is missing, or an extra part is added.

In the embodiment of the present invention, for example, a container which can be removed from a cart for transporting articles can be provided. The container can be opened and closed for taking in and out of an object to be conveyed, for example, an article in a detached state from the cart, and attached to the cart in a closed state.

When such a detachable container is used, a terminal provided at a point which can be a starting point, an arriving point or a relay point of an article to be conveyed in a public automatic conveying system, for example, is attached to the terminal of the control station 5. By means of the control, it is also possible to provide a container mounting / removing means for automatically attaching or detaching the above-mentioned removable container to the truck automatically arriving at the terminal.

In such a case, the automatic public transport system further includes a container pool in which the above-mentioned removable containers are pooled, and the control station 5 responds to a user's request in response to an instruction from the user. A matching removable container can be found from a container in the container pool or from a container already attached to the trolley, and control can be provided to transport the container to the user terminal.

Next, in the embodiment of the present invention, a public automatic transport system is a system for transporting a person as a transport target, and the control station 5 receives a signal instructing its own transport from the person, and It is also possible to execute transport control in consideration of acceleration, speed, type of passage section, and time for humans.

In such a case, the bogie for transporting humans is provided with instruction means for receiving destination change, temporary stop, and restart instructions given by the humans on the bogie, and the control station 5 transmits the instruction. In accordance with an instruction from the means, it is also possible to execute human transport control.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a truck or a container in the public automatic transport system has a tag indicating the destination of the transport target, reads the content of the tag on the transport path, and sends the content to the control station 5. The provision of the tag reading means allows the control station 5 to execute the transport control according to the content of the tag read by the tag reading means.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned conveying path is a roller,
Belts, cables, plates, hooks, arms, chains, gears, shooters, propulsion devices, pneumatics, pneumatics, hydraulics, hydraulics or physical mechanisms to transport to the destination, where the control station 5 has its rollers, belts, Cables, boards, hooks, arms, chains, gears, shooters, propulsion devices,
By controlling the air pressure, the gas pressure, the water pressure, the hydraulic pressure, or the physical mechanism, the transfer control of the transfer target can also be executed.

In the embodiment of the present invention, for example, a recording medium such as a floppy disk can be used for reading the above-mentioned CATS address inputted to the control station 5.

This recording medium is used in a control station of a public automatic transport system in which a CATS address for uniquely identifying an arbitrary point in the system is used, and is separated by a delimiter signal in the CATS address. The computer has a function to read the values of a plurality of subfields, and a function to perform a specific process corresponding to the control code when a control code as a specific sequence of symbols appears in the CATS address. The program to be executed is stored.

In the embodiment of the present invention, for example, in response to the input of the transport instruction signal, the control station calculates the transport route and transmits the transport instruction signal to the track switching device and the bogie, or In order for the computer to execute the function to start the fee settlement unit in response to the input of the transport completion signal,
For example, a recording medium such as a floppy disk can be used.

As described above, according to the present invention, a specific principle for constructing a public automatic transport system for automatically transporting a transport object from a starting point to a destination point along a transport path laid in a network, and A method is provided.

[0036]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, an outline of a method of using a public automatic transport system to which the present invention is directed will be described.

First, in order to use the public automatic transport system, the user makes a contract with a company that operates various facilities of the system, and equipment costs for terminals and service lines installed on the user side. , Pay construction costs and so on.

An object to be conveyed, for example, the sender of the article, informs the control station of the article conveyance conditions using the screen of the terminal of the terminal or the like. The destination of the goods is the recipient's CAT as described below.
Instruct using the S address. C from phone number and address
It is possible to convert to an ATS address. A transfer route is planned, and an estimated fee, a time required for transfer, and the like are indicated. Upon requesting shipment, a contract is concluded, and settlement of the postage is performed thereafter.

When the contract is concluded, the control station allocates containers and carts suitable for the articles. For example, the containers in the container pool are loaded on the carts, move on a transport path, for example, on a track, and move to the terminal on the sender side. To arrive. The shipper places the goods in the container, closes the container and attaches it to the trolley. If only the container is already present in the terminal, an empty trolley arrives at the terminal, the container is automatically mounted and the trolley departs. The container can be removed and stored. Deposit of the guarantee fee may be required only during the off period. .

The control station recognizes the bogie and the container identifier,
Accurately manage the location of the trolley and container in the system. A barcode may be used if only the container / carriage ID is used. However, since a transport transaction cannot be uniquely specified using only an existing barcode, a noncontact readable / writable electronic tag is provided on the container / carriage. By doing
It can read and write the transport ID, destination, and other information. A portable terminal can be used for reading and writing.
The position of the bogie in the system is controlled by a control station,
Free movement of the bogie is suppressed. In order to prevent the replacement in the container or trolley system, the personal authentication technology is applied to the article, and the control station and the trolley / container / terminal can mutually verify each other.

When a person who opens or confirms the contents is designated for insurance, returned goods, transaction proof, etc., the carrying is carried out via the designated person. If there is traffic congestion, obstacles, disasters, absence / movement of recipients, refusal / substitution / substitution, etc. during transportation, the route is dynamically changed. If the time of arrival is approaching due to quality preservation, etc., urgent handling, return of goods, waiting for the dispatcher's instruction, evacuation to a cold storage warehouse, etc. are instructed.

Regarding the receipt of the goods, the trolley arriving at the terminal of the recipient is waited outside, and the arrival of the trolley is notified to the terminal of the recipient similarly to the arrival of the electronic mail. An instruction to receive the goods from the recipient can be made at any time thereafter. The bogie arrives at the recipient's terminal according to the instruction. To prevent impersonation of the recipient,
After successful identification of the recipient, the container can be opened / unlocked. If the transport target is a product, the collection of the price is executed at this moment, and a transport completion notification is sent to the sender of the article via the control station.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of a public automatic transport system to which the present invention is applied.
In FIG. 1, a transport path 11 forms a network 12, and transport on the network 12 is performed by one control station 15.
Shall be controlled by When the network 12 extends over a wide area, a plurality of control stations may be provided, and each control station may share a part of the network and cooperate with each other to control transport over the entire network. is there.

In FIG. 2, a transport instruction signal is transmitted to the control station 15 via a transmission channel 14 from, for example, a sender terminal 13 from which a user requests transport of an article, among a large number of terminals connected to the network 12. When given, the control station 15 communicates with the destination control circuit 20, the transmission channel 14
Orbit switching device 19 inside the network 12 via
And controlling the cart 18 on the conveying path 11 to control the movement of the cart 18 on which the article 16 placed in the container 17 is mounted, for example, to convey the cart 18 to the recipient terminal 21 on the recipient side of the article 16. I do. The recipient terminal 21 provides a transfer completion signal to the control station 15 via the transmission channel 14, and the transfer is completed. At the completion of transport, transmission channel 1
The charge settlement unit 22 is activated by the control station 15 via the control unit 4 to settle the transfer charge.

FIG. 3 shows a bogie 18 not shown in FIG.
It is a basic conceptual diagram of the operation control method of FIG. The truck 18 and the track switching device 19 are all connected to the transmission channel 14, for example, and are controlled by a signal applied between the transmission channel 14 and the track, that is, the ground 24. Inside the truck 18 and the track switching device 19, there is provided a circuit for controlling the movement of the truck 18 or the switching of the track by the track switching device 19 by a signal applied between the transmission channel 14 and the ground 24.

FIG. 4 is a configuration block diagram of a public automatic transport system showing the detailed configuration of the control station 15 in addition to FIG. In the figure, the control station 15 is, for example, a user 10
Instruction signal input circuit 26 for receiving a transport instruction signal input from the sender terminal 13 via the sender terminal 13, a transport completion signal input circuit 27 for receiving a transport completion signal from the recipient terminal 21, and two input circuits 26, 27. The processing device 28 includes a processing device 28 to which a signal is input, and a storage device 29 for the processing device 28. The processing device 28 includes, for example, software 30 that loads a program stored in the storage device 29. .

In FIG. 4, it is assumed that the network 12 is controlled by a plurality of control stations as described above, and the control station 15 transmits data to another control station 25 via the transmission channel 14 as necessary. An instruction signal, a transfer completion signal, and a transfer control signal for controlling the movement of the carriage 18 and the track switching by the track switching device 19 are input and output. In FIG. 2, the article 16 is stored in the container 17, is mounted on the carriage 18, and moves on the transport path 11. However, an appropriate container or capsule 17 in which the article 16 is stored is directly, for example, described later. As described above, it is also possible to move on the transport path 11 composed of rollers and belts.

FIG. 5 corresponds to the destination control circuit 20 of FIG.
It is a configuration example of a control signal transmission circuit for controlling a terminal, a track switching device, other ground devices, and a bogie. In FIG. 7A, the output of a power supply circuit 32 connected to an external power supply and the output of a signal modulation circuit 33 are combined by a combining circuit 34 and applied between a conductive side rail 36 and a ground side rail 35.

As shown in (b), the conductive side rail 36 is insulated by an insulator 38 between the sleeper 37 and the ground side rail 35 is placed on the sleeper 37 as it is, and the sleeper 37 is It is installed on the floor 39.

FIG. 6 is a detailed block diagram of a terminal, a track switching device, and other ground devices. 5, each device 40 includes a DC component separation circuit 41 that separates a DC component from a signal output from the synthesis circuit 34 of FIG. 5, a high frequency component separation circuit 42 that separates a high frequency component from the output of the DC component separation circuit 41, An ID match detection circuit 43 that detects whether the ID in the signal transmitted based on the output of the high-frequency component separation circuit 42 matches the ID of the own device, and decodes an instruction to the own device when a match is detected. An instruction decoding circuit 44, an execution circuit 45 for executing necessary control according to the instruction decoding result, a transmission circuit 46 for transmitting a necessary signal to the control station 15 in response to the execution result of the execution circuit 45, A signal modulation circuit 47 performs signal modulation based on the output of the transmission circuit 46. The DC component separated by the DC component separation circuit 41 supplies power to the device 40.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the truck 18.
The internal configuration is the same as that of each device 40 in FIG. 6, but the input to the DC component separation circuit 41 and the output from the signal modulation circuit 47 are supplied to the wheels on the conductive side rail 36 via the current collection brush 48. Connected. The wheel is insulated from the ground side rail 35 electrically connected by the axle 50 and the bearing 51 by the annular insulator 49.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a method of synthesizing a voltage applied to the conductive side rail 36 in FIG. The DC voltage shown in FIG. 5A or the low-frequency AC voltage shown in FIG.
From the power supply circuit 32. On the other hand, the signal component (c) to be transmitted is subjected to high-frequency modulation by the signal modulation circuit 33 to obtain the signal shown in (d). The outputs of the power supply circuit 32 and the signal modulating circuit 33 are combined by a combining circuit 34, and for example, a high frequency modulated signal component is added to a DC component as shown in FIG. .

FIG. 9 is a detailed block diagram of a circuit for controlling the operation of the bogie. In the figure, the output of the execution circuit 45 is given to an acceleration instruction register 56, and the output of the acceleration instruction register 56 is given to a motor drive circuit 57 and a brake drive circuit 59.

The motor 58 is driven by the output of the motor drive circuit 57, and the number of revolutions of the motor, that is, the speed, is measured by a small generator or a speedometer 62 as a pulse counter for speed measurement. After being stored in 63, it is given to the execution circuit 45. The output of the brake drive circuit 59 activates the brake drive mechanism 60 to drive the brake 61 to apply pressure to, for example, the axle. A clock circuit 64 is connected to the execution circuit 45.

The types of execution instructions executed under the control of the execution circuit 45 include acceleration / deceleration at a specified acceleration,
Running at a specified speed, or stopping, sudden stopping, loading a container on a trolley, removing a container from a trolley, closing a container, opening a container, and setting a clock.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of the transport database 66 stored in the storage device 29 inside the control station. The transport database 66 includes, for example, transport transaction information corresponding to transport of one article, respectively. Each transport transaction information 67 generally includes a plurality of transport transaction attributes 68.

FIG. 11 shows a specific example of the contents stored in the transport database 66. As shown in the figure, the transport transaction information includes a plurality of attributes corresponding to the item itself, such as the name of the item, and a plurality of attributes relating to the transport, such as the destination address and the sender address of the item.

As will be described later, a public automatic transport system (common automatic transport system, CAT
In S), a destination point, a shipping point, a current traveling point of the bogie, and the like are designated by a CATS address for uniquely identifying each point.

The transport control using the CATS address will be further described. As described above, the transport control signal for controlling the truck 18 and the track switching device 19 is given to the truck 18 and the track switching device 19 using the circuit of FIG.
An instruction of the acceleration or speed of the bogie or an instruction of stopping is performed.

The transport control signal includes a truck 18 as a destination of the signal, a track switching device 19, or a terminal 1.
3, 21 or a CATS address is included. As described with reference to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, each ground device or trolley reads and decodes all the signals flowing on the conductive side rail 36, that is, the packet, and stores the ID or the CATS address corresponding to its own device. Is detected, the contents of the packet are sent to the execution circuit, and necessary control is executed. As a result, on the control station side, only the high frequency signal is put on the conductive side rail 36, and only the device that should receive the signal executes the control corresponding to the signal.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory view of attaching and detaching the article storage container to and from the cart. In FIG. 2A, the container 17 is removed from the cart 18 and the container 17 is opened, so that the article 16 can be taken in and out by a person. 3B shows a state in which the container 17 in which the article 16 is stored is closed and attached to the cart 18.

FIGS. 13 and 14 are illustrations of an electric hook and its operation, which enable the container to be attached to and detached from the cart as described in FIG. FIG. 13 shows the container 17.
Shows the appearance when is mounted on the trolley 18, and the container 1
7 is fixed to the carriage 18 by four electric hooks 70.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory view of the operation of opening and fixing the container by the electric hook. As shown in FIG. 7A, the electric hook 70 rotates about the shaft 73 by the operation of the motor 71 and the power transmission mechanism 72, and the container 17 is released from the cart 18. As a drive power source for the motor 71, for example, the above-described DC component is used. (b) shows a state in which the container 17 is fixed by the electric hook 70, and the operation of the electric hook 70 is performed by the motor 71 and the power transmission mechanism 72.

FIGS. 15 and 16 show, for example, that a container for storing articles is automatically mounted on a cart at a terminal,
It is explanatory drawing of the automatic unloading mechanism for unloading. FIG.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a method of automatically mounting the container 17 on the carriage 18. As shown in FIG. 7A, the container 17 is pushed by the moving arm 76 and mounted on the carriage 18. As shown in (b), the moving arm 76 moves while pushing the container 17 while being kept perpendicular to the bar 75, and as a result, the roller 7 on the table 77 is moved.
On 8, the container 17 will move in the direction of the trolley 18.

FIG. 16 shows that the container 17 is
8 shows a state of being moved in the direction of the table 77 by being pushed by the moving arm 76 from the state of being mounted on 8. FIG.
FIGS. 7 and 18 show another example of a mechanism for automatically loading and unloading the containers 17 to and from the cart 18 as in FIGS. 15 and 16. FIG.
Shows a state in which no cart is present, and the container 17 is placed on the container support plate 80. The container support plate 80 is supported by columns 81, and its movement is controlled by an electric mechanism 82 as described later.

FIG. 18 shows a state where the container 17 is mounted on the carriage 18. As shown in the figure, the container support plate 80 is moved in the horizontal direction by the electric mechanism 82, and the container 17 is mounted on the cart 18.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory view of a third specific example of a device for automatically mounting containers on a cart. In the drawing, a bogie 18 has a suspension arm 8 having both ends of a free axis of rotation.
5 keeps the suspension table 86 horizontal. When the container 17 is moved by an electric moving arm 88 movable along the bar 84, for example, the table 8 is moved.
The container 17 resting on 7 is mounted on a hanging table 86, or conversely, the container 17 is moved from the hanging table 86 onto a table 87. The container 17 mounted on the suspension table 86 is
8 is a through hole 90 formed in the wall 89 along the transport path 11
Is transported to the destination terminal side.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the moving arm in FIG. The moving arm 88 is rotatable by 90 degrees in the left or right direction about the bar 84 as shown in (a) so that it can move beyond the container 17. Alternatively, as shown in (b), the moving arm 88 may be vertically lifted toward the bar 84.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory view of the automatic unloading of the containers 17 from the cart 18 when the apparatus shown in FIG. 19 is used. In the same figure, in (2), a trolley on which the container 17 is mounted arrives on the suspension table 86, and in (4), one of the moving arms moves the container 1
7, the moving arms 88 on both sides sandwich the container 17 in (6), and are moved on the table 87 in (7).
Thereafter, in (8) to (10), the moving arm 88 moves to the left side of the container, and in (12), the bogie returns to end the operation.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory view of the operation of loading the containers onto the truck arriving at the terminal without mounting the containers, contrary to FIG. In the figure, for example, a platform 87 on the terminal side
There are two containers on the trolley, and it is assumed that the rightmost container closest to the trolley is mounted on the trolley. When the truck arrives in (2), the moving arm 88 rotates and moves over the left container, sandwiches the right container 17 in (3), and moves the container onto the suspension table 86 in (4). ) Shows a state in which the moving arm 88 has moved to the left after the carriage has left.

FIG. 23 shows mounting of a container on a hopper on a truck,
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of movement of a container mounted on a cart to a stacker. In this figure, the movement of the container is, for example, as shown in FIG.
This is performed by the mechanism described with reference to FIG. When the container to be loaded on the cart is placed on the hopper 91 by the user, the container 17 is mounted on the cart 18 by the moving arm 76 in order from the one closer to the cart 18,
The cart 18 departs. On the other hand, the container 17 arriving on the carriage 18 is sandwiched by the moving arm 76, pushed into the stacker 92, and stocked. The user can take out the containers 17 arriving at the stacker 92 in any order.

FIG. 24 is an explanatory view of still another specific example of the automatic container unloading mechanism. In the same figure, the telescopic arm 94 is extended from the carriage 18, and the container is mounted on the carriage 18 from the base 96 using the container holder 95 at the tip. By using this method, an automatic mechanism for mounting the container on the transport path side is not required.

FIG. 25 is a view for explaining the operation of the telescopic arm in FIG. In the figure, for example, first, the telescopic arm 94 on the left side is extended at (1) and rotated at (2), so that the container can be pushed out. Then, the telescopic arm 94 on the right side is extended in (3), and rotated in (4) to be in the state shown in FIG.

As described above with reference to FIGS. 15 to 25,
In the automatic public transport system of the present invention, a mechanism for automatically attaching a detachable container to the trolley or a mechanism for automatically removing the container from the trolley is provided, so that the trolley coming to the terminal without the container is automatically attached to the trolley. That the container is loaded with the container and the trolley departs from the terminal to the destination, and that the container is automatically unloaded from the trolley that came to the terminal with the container and the trolley returned from the terminal to the transport path. It becomes possible.

FIG. 26 is an explanatory view of the transfer of the removable container to the sender terminal 13. In the figure, a detachable container 98 is pooled in a container pool 97, and the user 10 sends a message to the control station 15 from the sender terminal 13.
To the control station 1 by giving the container request information to
5 finds a removable container that meets the user's requirements from the container group in the container pool 97 or the available container group mounted on the trolley, mounts the container on the trolley 18, and mounts the container on the trolley 18. The transport to 13 allows the user to use a removable container that suits his needs.

In the automatic public transport system to which the present invention is applied, the CATS address is determined so that any point in the world can be uniquely identified as described above. For example, by using “9” as a delimiter, the number of digits of each subfield representing a city or the like does not necessarily have to be fixed. For example, a country 9 large areas 9 small areas 9 cities 9 areas addresses 9 rooms 99 The CATS address of the room where the terminal is located can be determined.

For example, “.”, “/”,
“−”, “”, Etc. may be adopted. The advantage of adopting a numeral such as "9" as a delimiter is that it can be easily input using a telephone button, a remote controller, a numeric keypad, or the like, and its expression can be a universal character, that is, a numeral.

Examples of the description of the CATS address include:-A number only such as a telephone number (81929394911661111910299)
9), ・ It consists of numbers and decimal points like Internet IP address (10.83.140.170) ・ Internet URL (Uniform Resource Locato)
r) alphanumeric characters and symbols like (cats: //cats.fujitsu.co.jp/headquarers/1F/room2)
/), (Cats: //cats.fujitsu.co.jp/headquarers/person
nel / `jun yamamoto /), (cats: //catsjapan.co.jp/jap
an.100.tokyo.chiyoda-ku.marunouchi.6-1-1.A-buildin
g.102.Kazuo-Yamada)-Some have subaddresses like extensions and are separated by specific symbols (cats: //cats.fujitsu.co.jp/headquarers+1234).

FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram of the address of the terminal T. The CATS address for terminal T is 81293939116611119102999. In this address, 81 of the first subfield is Japan, after 9 which is a separator, 2 of the next subfield is Honshu, 3 of the next subfield is Kanto, and 4 of the next subfield is 4 Tokyo, the next subfield 116 6111 is Chiyoda Marunouchi 6-1
The -1A building, the next subfield represents Room 102, and the last 999 signifies the end of the address.
Depending on the user interface, the last 999 can be omitted. In the database and the message, the last 999 can be omitted. By using this address, goods can be delivered from any point in the world to Room A 102, Building A 6-1-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

For example, as a destination when an article is sent from Tokyo to Room No. 102, a common head part can be omitted, and 116611119102999 can be used as an address. The control station 15 stores the CATS address of each terminal in a database, and controls, for example, the orbit switching device 19 by referring to the database.

FIGS. 28 and 29 show the orbit and the CA of the terminal.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a specific example of a TS address. In FIG. 28, the trajectory is divided into appropriate trajectory sections and addresses are assigned, and points are also assigned addresses. These CATS addresses are all uniquely assigned.

FIG. 29 shows an example of a CATS address corresponding to each terminal or track section in FIG. In the figure,
An underline indicates that the value of the subfield differs from that of the preceding line. The section of the track section is divided by points or indicates a section to be divided for convenience of operation and maintenance.

FIGS. 30 and 31 are illustrations of a specific example of orbit switching control using a CATS address. In FIG. 30, the trajectory switching signal from the control station 15, that is, the transport control signal is transmitted to the decoder 101 via the independent transmission line 100 differently from FIG. The decoder 101 always decodes the transmitted instruction, and executes the instruction when the instruction storing the address of the corresponding point arrives.

FIG. 31 shows a specific example of a switching instruction to the decoder 101 for connecting the point g to fgh. The CATS address stored at the beginning of this instruction is the address corresponding to point g, and the next 1
23 indicates a point change, and the last 1 indicates a left turn. If the points are connected to fgh,
There are both cases of moving like gh and cases of moving like hgf. In both cases, the point is connected by the instruction to turn left in FIG.

When the control station sends the command of FIG. 31, the relay 103 is controlled by the decoder 101,
A current is caused to flow through the point switching magnet 104 (P ₁ ), and conversely, the current of the electromagnet 105 (P ₂ ) is cut off, whereby point connection of fgh is made. Is sent, the bogie passes the point g.

In the automatic public transport system to which the present invention is applied, as described above, for example, all terminals and track sections are uniquely identified by the CATS address. Other information, such as a telephone number, can also be used. In this case, the control station converts the telephone number to the CATS address. FIG. 32 is an explanatory diagram of this address conversion.

In FIG. 32, an address conversion circuit 110 and an address conversion dictionary 111 are provided inside the control station 15. And, for example, the user is the sender terminal 1
Phone number 03-31 as destination for transport instruction from 3
When 23-4567 is input, the contents of the address translation dictionary 111 are searched by the address translation circuit 110 inside the control station 15, and the CATS address 49561 of the destination corresponding to this telephone number is obtained. Circuit 20 and the destination control circuit 20 controls the orbit switching, etc.
Control is performed as indicated by the S address 49561, for example, to arrive at the recipient terminal.

As described above, for example, a conversion from a telephone number to a CATS address is performed inside the control station. If the conversion is not possible, an error message is displayed to the user. FIG. 33 shows an example of this error message display. In the figure, telephone number 03-3213-4560
That the corresponding CATS subscriber is not registered,
Displayed as an error message.

As described above, the control station can perform conversion from, for example, a telephone number to a CATS address, but can also perform conversion from a CATS address to a telephone number. FIG. 34 is an explanatory diagram of this conversion and the display of the conversion result on the display on the sender terminal. In the figure, for example, when the user inputs 49561999 as the destination CATS address in the transport instruction signal, the address conversion circuit 110 inside the control station 15 searches the contents of the address conversion dictionary 111 and responds to the address. It detects that the telephone number to be called is 03-3123-4567, and gives, for example, this telephone number and the name of the destination as display data to the display on the sender terminal 13 and to the destination control circuit 20. Gives the destination CATS address 49561, and the control of the track and the bogie is executed in the same manner as in FIG.

FIG. 35 shows a specific example of an error message displayed when the conversion from the CATS address to other information, for example, the conversion to the address fails. For example, C
ATS address 81293939116611191
It is displayed that the address for 02 is not registered.

In the above-described CATS address, by dividing into specific numbers or symbols or defining the meaning of specific control, input of the CATS address completes input, aborts input (cancel input), corrects input, and the like. It becomes possible to give various instructions. As described above, one 9 is a subfield delimiter, but two 9s represent a control code followed by a function type,
It has the meaning as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 36, for example, 999 is a control code indicating the end of input, 990 is a control code indicating input abort (cancel), 993 is a control code indicating re-input from the beginning, and 997 and 99 are control codes.
8 is unused. Other control codes will be described later.

FIG. 37 shows an example of a CATS address having a control code 999 at the end of input and having the same meaning. (a) is the complete CATS address, A Building 1
Shows the CATS address of Room 02 (Kazuo Yamada). (b)
Indicates an address to be input in Japan, and the code 81 representing the country is supplemented by this input to complete the CA.
This becomes the TS address. (c)-(f) are CAs pointing to Room A Building 102 when entered in Tokyo.
Considered as TS address.

For example, building A (819293949116)
In any room of 6111), if 444999 is input as the CATS address, 444 of building A
It is interpreted as indicating a room.

Next, as an example including the control code of input abort (cancel), when the address 81293990 is input, the sender terminal or the control station returns to the CATS
It is determined that the user has aborted the input of the address, that is, canceled, and no further input is requested, and it is interpreted that the transport request has not been made.

Next, one character backward, one subfield backward,
The meaning of the control code re-input from the beginning will be described with reference to FIG. Figure 38 is Tokyo (81929394)
In the case where the information is input within
This is interpreted as a CATS address indicating the No. room (Kazuo Yamada). (a) is the same as FIG. 37 (c). (b) is 1
In this example, a character backward control code is used, and 7 before the control code 991 is an input error, which means that this is canceled and 0 is input again.

(C) is an example in which a control code of one subfield backward is used.
Is an input error, indicating that the input has been deleted and 102 has been input again. (d)
(E) is an example in which a control code 993 for re-input from the beginning is used. (e) is an additional 39 at the beginning of re-entry.
This is an example in which 49 is added.

Next, an example of using a control code specified by a CATS supplier will be described. FIG. 39 is an example of a CATS trader code assigned to each of the three CATS traders. Here, CATS addresses that are not duplicated for each CATS agent are not used, and it is assumed that a plurality of CATS agents may substantially use the same address in duplicate. 116611192102999 or 99 at the terminal
429116611192102999, even if it points to Room 102 of Building A (Kazuo Yamada), if 99419116611192102999 or 994391116611192102999 is input, it may indicate the same user, and also indicates a different user. There is a possibility. Furthermore, there is a possibility that an error that does not correspond to the above may be obtained.

Next, an example of using another code designation is shown in FIG.
0 and FIG. FIG. 40 is an explanatory diagram of conversion pattern codes and their meanings. For example, a conversion pattern code of 1 means that a telephone number is specified as a pre-conversion code.

FIG. 41 shows an example of the contents stored in the address translation dictionary. For example, a CATS address of 9951903
When 31234567999 is input, the contents of the address conversion dictionary of FIG.
819299391166115 as TS address
9102 is obtained by the address conversion circuit.

Finally, an example of using a control code for designating a shortened code will be described. FIG. 42 is a diagram showing the relationship between the abbreviated number registered in a certain terminal and the corresponding CATS address.

For example, in the address 996191999, if the 1 following 996 indicates the terminal registered short number as the short number type code, the next 1 after the delimiter 9 is the short number, which corresponds to FIG. CA
TS address is 892939949116611191
02, which indicates that it refers to Room 102 (Kazuo Yamada) of Building A.

The input of the CATS address of 996192999 is interpreted from FIG. 42 as the same as the input of the CATS address of the Taisei department store explained as an example corresponding to FIG.

FIGS. 43 and 44 show CAs input to the control station.
It is a flowchart of reading of a TS address, that is, a code analysis process. When the process is started in the figure, first, the first character of the address is read in step S1, and if the character cannot be read because the end position of the file has already been reached, that is, if it is not the end of file, the process proceeds to step S2. It is determined whether the read character is 9 or not. If not, in step S3, the character is connected to a subfield, that is, a character already existing in the area for storing the currently processed subfield in the internal memory. Is done. If a character has not been stored in the area yet, the character is stored in the area as the first character, and the processing from step S1 is repeated.

If the character read at step S2 is 9, the next character is read at step S4. If not, it is determined at step S5 whether or not the character is 9 at end of file. If it is not 9, the subfield is stored in step S6, that is, the contents of the subfield storage area currently being processed are stored, the read character is stored in the next subfield, and the processing from step S1 is repeated. It is.

If it is 9 in step S5, the next character is read in step S8. If it is not the end of file, it is determined in step S9 whether or not the character is 9; In step S10, it is determined whether or not the character is 0. If it is 0, it means that 990 has appeared as a control code, and the process is terminated as input termination, that is, input cancellation.

If it is not 0 in step S10, it is determined whether or not it is 1 in step S11. If it is 1, 991 as a control code, that is, a code of one character backward appears. In step S12, it is determined whether the content of the subfield currently being processed is one or more characters. If there is one or more characters, after the last one character of the subfield is deleted in step S13, The processing after step S1 is repeated.

If the subfield is not one character or more in step S12, that is, if there is no character in the area where the subfield is to be stored, in step S14, the subfield, that is, the currently processed data stored in the internal memory, is being processed. Is canceled, the immediately preceding subfield before the delimiter is inspected, and it is determined in step S15 whether or not the preceding subfield exists. If there is, the processing from step S12 is repeated. If not, the processing after step S1 is repeated. The processing of steps S12 to S15 will be further described later using a specific example.

If it is not 1 in step S11 of FIG. 43, it is determined whether or not it is 2 in step S16 of FIG. 44. If it is 2, 992 as a control code, that is, a control code of one subfield backward Has appeared, it is determined in step S17 whether or not the subfield currently being processed is one or more characters. If the number is one or more, after the subfield is cleared in step S18, The processing after step S1 is repeated.

If the subfield is not one or more characters in step S17, that is, if it is 0 characters, the subfield is canceled in step S19 as in step S14, the previous subfield is examined, and the previous subfield is checked in step S20. It is determined whether or not a subfield exists. If the subfield does exist, the processing from step S17 is repeated, and if not, the processing from step S1 is repeated. The processing of steps S17 to S20 will also be described later using a specific example.

If it is not 2 in step S16, it is determined whether or not it is 3 in step S21. If it is 3, it means that a re-input control code has appeared as a control code from the beginning. After all the sub-fields have been cleared, the processing after step S1 is repeated.

If it is not 3 in step S21, it is determined whether or not it is 4 in step S23. If it is 4, it means that the control code specified by the CATS trader has appeared. After the code reading process (subroutine) is performed, the processes after step S1 are repeated. This CATS trader code reading subroutine will be described later.

If it is not 4 in step S23, it is determined whether or not it is 5 in step S25. If it is 5, it means that a control code designated by another code has appeared, so the process of the code / number reading subroutine is executed in step S26, and the process ends. This subroutine will also be described later.

If it is not 5 in step S25, it is determined whether or not it is 6 in step S27. If it is 6, it means that a control code for designating a shortened code has appeared. After the processing of S26, that is, the processing of the code / number reading subroutine is performed,
The process ends. If it is not 6, the processing is terminated as an error.

Steps S1, S4, and S8 in FIG.
Is determined to have reached the end of file, that is, the end of the file, and in step S9, 9,
That is, if it is determined that the input end 999 has appeared as the control code, the contents of the subfield currently being processed are saved in step S28, and all the subfields are set as CATS addresses in step S29, and the processing is terminated. I do.

FIG. 45 shows steps S12 to S1 of FIG.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a specific example of the process of No. 5, that is, the process of one character backward. A specific example process will be described with reference to the internal memory for storing the contents of the subfields and the screen display of the terminal in FIG.

When 1293495 is input as the CATS address, 12, 34 and 5 are stored in the internal memory as the contents of three subfields. If 991 is entered here, the last subfield, that is, the content of the subfield being processed has one character, so the last one character, that is, 5 characters in step S13 of FIG.
Is deleted. Next, when 991 is input again, it is determined in step S12 that one or more subfields do not exist, the subfield is canceled in step S14, the subfield before that is inspected, and the previous subfield is checked in step S15. Is determined to exist, the subfield is determined to have one or more characters in step S12, and the last character, that is, 4 is deleted in step S13.

When 991 is input one after another and such processing is repeated, all the subfields are finally canceled. However, even if there is no previous subfield in step S15, step S1 is executed. Since the subsequent processing is repeated, 991 which is substantially over-input
Does not perform any processing.
In such a case, that is, when the previous subfield does not exist, it is of course possible to create a flowchart so as to make an error. Since 9 as a delimiter is not stored in the internal memory, 9 is not erased by retreating, and 9 is skipped and processing is performed on the last character of the preceding subfield. 9
Instead of entering the control code of 91, the user can enter 991 by pressing the backspace key, for example.
Can have exactly the same effect as entering.

FIG. 46 shows steps S17 to S20 in FIG.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a specific example of the processing of FIG. In the figure, CATS
A specific example will be described assuming that 1293495 has been input as the address.

When the control code 992 is input after the CATS address is input, the third subfield is cleared in step S18 of FIG. 44, and when 992 is input next, the third subfield is input in step S19. Is canceled, and the previous subfield,
That is, it is determined that the second subfield exists, and the second subfield is cleared in step S18.
Thereafter, each time 992 is input, the same processing is repeated. Again, instead of entering the three characters of 992, a similar effect can be produced by the user pressing the shift-backspace key.

FIG. 47 is a flowchart showing the processing of step S24 in FIG. 44, that is, the CATS trader code reading subroutine. When the process is started in the figure, first, a one-character code is read in a step S31.
Is determined, and if not 9, step S
At 33, the character is linked to the code string, and
At 34, the next character is read, and if it is not the end of file, it is determined at step S35 whether or not the character is 9, and if not, the processes at and after step S33 are repeated.

FIG. 39 shows a code of only one digit as the CATS trader code. However, since this code is generally a character string of two or more digits, steps S33 to S35 are performed.
Is repeated.

If the number is 9 in step S35, it means that the code has reached the delimiter code and the CATS trader code has been obtained. Therefore, it is determined in step S36 whether or not the code is a registered code, and the code is registered. If so, the process returns to the return destination of the subroutine after the code is stored in step S37.

If it is an end-of-file in steps S31 and S34, if the first character read in step S32 is 9, and if it is not registered in step S36, the process ends as an error.

Next, FIGS. 48 and 49 show steps S in FIG.
26 is a flowchart showing a code / number reading subroutine. As described above, this subroutine stores a conversion pattern code or abbreviated number type code when a code for designating another code of 995 or a code for designating abbreviated code of 996 appears as a control code, as well as a code before conversion or a shortened code. It is a processing flowchart for storing a number.

In FIG. 48, when the process is started, first, a process of reading one character is performed in step S40.
Is determined. If it is not 9, the character is not a delimiter but a leading character of either the conversion pattern code or the abbreviated number type code, so that the character is linked to the code character string in step S42, In step S43, the next character is read. If the next character is not the end of file, it is determined in step S44 whether the character is 9 as a delimiter. If it is not 9, the processing after step S42 is repeated.

If it is 9 in step S44, that is, if it is a delimiter, it means that the code has been read.
In step S45, it is determined whether or not the code is a registered code. If the code is registered, the code is stored in step S46, and a process of reading the next one character is performed in step S47. As a result, if it is not the end of file, it is determined in step S48 whether or not the character is the delimiter 9.

If it is not 9, the pre-conversion code or the first character of the abbreviated number has been read.
In step S49, the character is linked to the number, and in step S50, the next character is read. It is determined in step S51 whether or not the character is 9, and if not, the processes in and after step S49 are repeated.

If it is 9 in step S51, it means that the code before conversion or the abbreviated number has already been read, so that number is stored in step S52, and the next character is read in step S53. At step S54, it is determined whether or not the next character is 9, and if it is 9, the next character is read at step S55, and further at step S56, whether or not the character is 9 is determined. Is done. 9
In the case of, 9 as a control code indicating the end of the input
Since 99 has appeared, the processing ends. If it is not 9, it is determined whether or not it is 0 in step S57. If it is 0, it means that 990 as the control code of input abort (cancel) has appeared, and the process is terminated as input abort.

Steps S40, S43, S47, S5
If the end of file is reached at 0 and S55, that is, if the end of the file has been reached and there are no characters to be read, the process ends with all errors. Steps S41 and S41
If the character read at 48 is 9, if it is not 9 at step S54, and if it is not 0 at step S57, the process ends as an error. Further, step S45
If the code read in is not registered, the process ends as an error.

As the CATS address, the numerical value space which the address can take is not continuously used, and for example, only the partial space in which the value group is stored in a specific file or only the partial space which can be identified by a specific rule Can also be used. As a result, if part of the address received from the user or the computer system is incorrect, part is missing, or an extra part is added, the address is treated as an error The transport process as it is can be stopped.

As the CATS address in such a case, consider the following address including a check code. 819293949116611119102899
9 In this example, 999 is used as a control code indicating input completion.
Is a check code. If the content of this check code is equal to the remainder of dividing all the digits except for the preceding delimiter 9 by 10, then correct CATS
Interpret to represent an address. In this example, if all numbers are added, 8 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 6 + 1 +
1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 = 38, the remainder obtained by dividing by 10 becomes 8, which matches the check code 8.

In this example, 1028 including the check code is included.
Is the end of the address of Building A Room 102 (Kazuo Yamada), and if the control station performs the above calculation and does not match the check code, it determines that there was a CATS address input error, and conveys an error as an error. Interrupt.

The last subfield for room 102 can be set to 10 patterns of 1020 to 1029. Of these, 102 is the correct CATS address.
By adopting only 8 and setting all other errors as errors, input errors and transmission errors can be easily detected. That is, redundancy is provided for the CATS address so that only some values are correct.

As described above, the CAT using only the subspace
Other examples of the S address include the control station having the address,
Alternatively, when registering the subfield in the database, a 20-digit random number may be generated to register the address, and the user may use the random number as a CATS address or a subfield thereof.
If the CATS address input by the user or its subfield is registered in the database, the control station continues the processing corresponding to the address, and otherwise stops the processing as an error.

Assuming that 10 6 CATS addresses are registered, only 10 6 powers in a 10 20 space are registered CATS addresses.
Address input errors or transmission errors are easier to detect. For example, 60274 418 randomly entered
The probability that a CATS address of 08 62773 00512 will be accidentally treated as correct is, in such a case, only 1 / 14th.

FIG. 50 shows that only the partial space is CAT.
This is an example of an error message displayed when it is determined that an impossible address has been input as a result of an address check when used as an S address. In the figure, it is displayed that the CATS address used for the shipping request is impossible.

In the above description, the embodiment has been described mainly on the articles to be conveyed in the automatic public conveyance system, but it is also possible to convey a person as the object to be conveyed in the system. In such a case, the transport path, the trolley, or the container described above is used not only for transporting goods but also for transporting humans, and the control station is informed that human transport is to be performed. CATS for human destination
The control is performed based on the address, and the conveyance control for the human being is performed in consideration of the speed and acceleration of the bogie.

FIG. 51 is an explanatory diagram of the transport control in such a case. In the figure, when a departure signal (transportation instruction signal) is given to the control station 15 from a person as the user 10 via the departure terminal 113, the control station 15 uses the processing device 28 to carry out a transportation plan suitable for transporting people. And the traveling of the bogie 18 on which the user 10 is riding is controlled via the destination control circuit 20 based on the plan.

In such a case, the person as the user 10 is not a product but a person at the departure terminal, and a position that can be converted into a CATS address such as a destination CATS address, place name, or telephone number. Enter information using the terminal of the terminal.

FIG. 52 is an explanatory diagram of such an input method. When a person selects a point A on the map displayed on the display screen of the terminal in the same figure, the control station interprets that the person is heading for the point A, and the control station allocates a bogie on which the person can ride and assigns a bogie on which the person can ride. , Forward to departure terminal. And while controlling the speed of the track switching device and the bogie,
The trolley is moved to the terminal at the target point A, and the trolley is stopped at the terminal at the point A. Humans can get off the trolley there.

FIG. 53 is an explanatory view of the structure of a carriage on which a person can ride. The dolly is provided with a cover 114 so that a person can comfortably ride on the dolly. In front of the chair, for example, a display panel 115 and a switch 116 for controlling departure, stop, and change of destination of the dolly are provided. I have. The circuit configuration of the cart is the same as that described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 9, except that the display panel 115 and the switch 116 are connected to the execution circuit 45.

In the above description, for example, the article to be conveyed is stored in a container, and is mounted on a trolley and moves on a track as a conveying path. However, the article itself or a container or capsule containing the article is conveyed. For example, an object having no self-propelling ability can be conveyed by being moved on a roller or a belt. FIG. 54 is an explanatory diagram of conveyance using rollers.

In FIG. 54, the article 16 is the rotating roller 1
On top of 18. The rotating roller 118 is a belt 1
The article 16 is rotated on the rotating roller 118 by being rotated by the motor 19 and the motor 120. The article transport control using the ID tag or the destination tag will be described later.

In FIG. 55, the belt 1 is used instead of the rotating roller.
23 are used. The belt 123 moves by the rotation of the shaft 124 due to the rotation of another belt 125, and moves the article placed thereon.

FIG. 56 is an explanatory diagram of a transport control system using a bar code. In the figure, the container 17 or the cart 1
8, a bar code 126 is attached. The barcode 126 corresponds to the above-described ID tag or destination tag.

In FIG. 56, as the carriage 18 moves, the bar code bar moves in front of the bar code reader 127. The barcode reader 127 emits light toward the barcode under the control of the barcode reader control device 128, collects reflected light from the barcode with a lens, and detects the light with a sensor. The code printed on the barcode is decoded from the change in the intensity of the reflected light, and the barcode reader control device 128 transmits the read tag information to the control station via a transmission channel such as a rail.

In the transport system using a tag such as a barcode, the sender records the destination of the article on the tag using a tag writer before transport. Alternatively, the control station stores the ID of the article and the destination of the article in the database as a set of data.

[0149] When the transfer of the article is started, the control station connects the trajectory of the bogie at the starting point so as to convey the article toward the destination, and instructs the bogie to accelerate or decelerate.
The content of the tag is read by a tag reader installed along the transport path, for example, the track, in the middle of the transport path to the destination, and sent to the control station. The content of the control station is the article ID.
If so, the destination of the article is detected by referring to the database,
The truck is controlled by controlling the track switching device toward the detected destination.

Further, when a truck or a container moves from one transport network to another transport network,
The content of the tag is read by the tag reader, and the content is stored in the control station for the destination network, and used for transport to the destination.

Finally, loading of a program for realizing the present invention into a computer will be described with reference to FIG. In the embodiment of the present invention, for example, a program used for reading the CATS address described in FIG. 43, FIG. 44, FIG. 47, FIG. 48, and FIG. Can be loaded into a computer corresponding to the processing device inside the.

In FIG. 57, the above-described program for CATS address reading processing and the like are stored in the computer 201.
The program is stored in an internal memory 205 and used by the main body 204, loaded into the computer 201 from the program provider via the line 203, and used in a portable recording medium such as a floppy disk. The medium 202 can be loaded on the main body 204 of the computer 201 and used.

As the memory 205, various storage devices such as a RAM and a hard disk are used.
As 02, a CD-ROM, a memory card, a floppy disk, a magneto-optical disk, an optical disk, and other various recording media can be used.

In the above description, an example of the implementation of a public automatic transport system is mainly an example in which a trolley on which a container storing articles is moved and transported on a track as a transport path attached to the ground or underground. Although the mode has been described, the transport path may be laid, for example, on the ground surface, in water, on water, or in space. Instead of a trolley equipped with a container containing articles, it is also possible to transport goods, substances, money, banknotes, information storage media, or living organisms as they are, or capsules loaded with them, or a trolley equipped with the capsules. For example, the fee settled by the charge settlement unit in FIG. 2 may be not only the article price but also a postage, a transfer fee, or a tax.

Further, the transport path may be constituted by rollers or belts as described above. Cables, plates, hooks, arms, chains, gears, shooters, propulsion devices, pneumatics,
It may be transported by gas pressure, water pressure, hydraulic pressure, or a physical mechanism. A container (capsule) having no self-propelling ability loaded with an article can be moved on such a transport path.

The information to be converted into the above-mentioned CATS address includes not only telephone numbers but also postal codes, addresses,
It may be an Internet address, employee number, customer number, user name, user photo, certificate number, certificate, voucher number, voucher, business card, longitude / latitude, identifier, numerical value, or multimedia information. When these are input from, for example, a user or from a computer system, the Internet, a telephone network, a telecommunications network, or a computer network, the information is converted into a CATS address and used for transport.

[0157]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, one or more control stations control the automatic transport in a transport network and each point on the network is represented by a unique CATS address. , Logistics are highly automated, lower energy transportation,
Significant effects such as improved transport quality, faster speed, lower pollution and reduced traffic accidents can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a basic configuration of a public automatic transport system to which the present invention is directed.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a basic concept of operation control of a bogie in a public automatic transport system.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a control station in the automatic transport system.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a control signal transmission circuit corresponding to a destination control circuit.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a terminal track switching device and other ground devices.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a cart.

8 is a diagram illustrating a method of synthesizing a voltage applied to a conductive side rail in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a circuit for controlling the operation of the bogie.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a transport database inside a control station.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a specific example of contents stored in a transport database.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of attaching and detaching a container to and from a cart.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an appearance when the container is mounted on a cart.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory view of opening and fixing operations of the container by the electric hook.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory view (part 1) of an automatic unloading mechanism for unloading containers onto a cart.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory view (part 2) of an automatic unloading mechanism for unloading containers onto a cart.

FIG. 17 is a diagram (part 1) illustrating another example of an automatic unloading mechanism for unloading containers onto a cart.

FIG. 18 is a view (part 2) illustrating another example of an automatic unloading mechanism for unloading containers onto a cart.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory view of a third example of an automatic unloading mechanism for unloading containers onto a cart.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the moving arm in FIG.

21 is an explanatory diagram of automatic unloading of containers from a cart in the mechanism of FIG. 19;

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of loading a container onto a truck in the mechanism of FIG. 19;

FIG. 23 is an explanatory view of mounting a container on a hopper on a truck and moving a container mounted on the truck to a stacker.

FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram of still another example of the automatic container unloading mechanism.

25 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the telescopic arm in FIG. 24.

FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating the transport of a removable container to a sender terminal.

FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a CATS address.

FIG. 28 is a diagram for explaining how to assign a CATS address of a track and a terminal.

FIG. 29: C for each terminal and orbital section in FIG. 28
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an ATS address.

FIG. 30 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of orbit switching control using a CATS address.

FIG. 31 is a diagram showing a specific example of a point switching command.

FIG. 32 is a diagram illustrating a method of converting a telephone number into a CATS address.

FIG. 33 is a diagram illustrating a display example of an error message when conversion to a CATS address fails.

FIG. 34: Conversion of CATS address to telephone number,
FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a display example of a conversion result.

FIG. 35 is a diagram showing a display example of an error message when conversion from a CATS address to other information has failed.

FIG. 36 is a diagram illustrating an example of a control code for a CATS address.

FIG. 37 is a diagram showing an example of a CATS address having the same meaning.

FIG. 38 is a diagram illustrating an example of a CATS address using a control code of one character backward, one subfield backward, and re-input from the beginning.

FIG. 39 is a diagram showing an example of a CATS trader code.

FIG. 40 is a diagram illustrating a conversion pattern code and its meaning.

FIG. 41 is a diagram illustrating an example of storage contents of an address translation dictionary.

FIG. 42 is a diagram showing an example of a terminal registered short number.

FIG. 43 is a flowchart (No. 1) of a code analysis process.

FIG. 44 is a flowchart (part 2) of a code analysis process.

FIG. 45 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of the one-character backward processing;

FIG. 46 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of the one subfield backward process.

FIG. 47 is a processing flowchart of a CATS trader code reading subroutine.

FIG. 48 is a flowchart (part 1) of a code / number reading subroutine.

FIG. 49 is a flowchart (Part 2) of a code / number reading subroutine.

FIG. 50 is a diagram showing a display example of an error message as a CATS address check result.

FIG. 51 is a diagram illustrating transport control when transporting a person.

FIG. 52 is a diagram illustrating a method of inputting a transport instruction signal from a human.

FIG. 53 is a diagram showing a structure of a cart on which a person can ride.

FIG. 54 is a diagram illustrating article conveyance using rollers.

FIG. 55 is a view for explaining article conveyance using a belt.

FIG. 56 is a diagram for explaining a transport control method using a bar code.

FIG. 57 is a diagram for describing loading of a program used for processing inside a control station into a computer.

[Description of Signs] 1 Transport instruction signal input means 2 Transport completion signal input means 3 Processing device 4 Other control station 5 Control station 11 Transport path 12 Network 13 Shipper terminal 14 Transmission channel 15 Control station 16 Article 17 Container 18 Dolly 19 Track switching device 20 Destination control circuit 21 Recipient terminal 22 Charge settlement unit 26 Transport instruction signal input circuit 27 Transport completion signal input circuit 28 Processing unit 29 Storage device 30 Software 66 Transport database 67 Transport transaction information 68 Transport transaction attribute

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Claims (18)

[Claims] 1. A control station in a public automatic transport system for transporting a transport target to a designated destination along a transport route laid in a network, comprising: a postage or a transport corresponding to the transport of the transport target. A control station in a public automatic transport system, comprising a processing device for issuing a command for collecting a target price or a fee or a tax. 2. A control station in a public automatic transport system for transporting a transport target to a designated destination along a transport route laid in a network, wherein the control station is another control station connected to the network transport route. A processing device that outputs control information or fee information for the transport to another control station that controls a similar network-like transport path, and performs a transport across a plurality of networks. Control station in a public automatic transport system. 3. A control station in a public automatic transport system that transports a transport target to a designated destination along a transport route laid in a network, the transport instruction being input from a user via a transmission channel. A transfer instruction signal input means for receiving a signal, and at the time of completion of the transfer,
A transfer completion signal input means for receiving a transfer completion signal input from a terminal, and a transfer control signal connected to the transfer instruction signal input means and the transfer completion signal input means; A control station in a public automatic transport system, comprising: 4. The transport station further includes transport data storage means for storing one or more attributes of the transport target and transport transaction information including at least a transport destination, and wherein the processing device stores the transport transaction information in the transport data storage means. 4. The control station in a public automatic transport system according to claim 1, wherein said command, said control information or fee information, or said transport control signal is output based on said information. 5. A method for designating a destination of the transport target,
When a CATS address as an address for uniquely identifying a point on the transport path is input, the processing device outputs the command, the control information or the fee information, or the transport control signal based on the address. The control station in the public automatic transport system according to claim 1, 2, or 3. 6. When the control station receives information for uniquely specifying a user or a destination point for specifying the destination, the control station converts the information into the CATS address and performs the processing. 6. The control station according to claim 5, further comprising an address conversion means having a function of giving an error message to a user as an error when the conversion is failed. 7. When the CATS address is given from a user of the automatic public transport system, the address conversion means gives the CATS address to a processing device, and sends the CATS address to the user or the destination point. 7. The automatic public transport system according to claim 6, further comprising a function of converting the information into information that can be uniquely identified and displaying the converted information to a user, and displaying an error message to the user when the conversion fails. Control station in. 8. The control station converts the data into a specific number or symbol, a specific number of consecutive numbers or symbols, or a CATS address or abbreviated number or CATS address in which the meaning of the specific control is defined. Identification information to be received from the user of the public automatic transport system, the received CATS address,
Or analyzing the abbreviated number or identification information and instructing the address conversion means on completion of CATS address input, input termination or correction in accordance with the analysis result,
8. The control station according to claim 6, further comprising address analysis means having a function of transmitting information that is to be converted into a short number or a CATS address. 9. The CA, wherein the control station discretely uses only a part of the space, not the space where the CATS address can be taken, but the CATS address.
Receives the TS address from the user of the automatic public transport system and issues an error message when a part of the received CATS address is incorrect, partly missing, or an extra part is added. 6. The control station according to claim 5, further comprising address display means having a function of displaying to a user. 10. The automatic public transport system is a system in which humans are also transported as the transport target, and the processing device sends a signal for instructing own transport from a human as a user of the public transport system. Receiving the command, the command, the control information or the fee information, or the transport control signal in consideration of the acceleration, the speed, the type of the passage section or the time for the human, and outputting the command. 3. A control station in the public automatic transport system according to 3. 11. A trolley on which a person to be transported carries a commanding means for giving a command to change destination, pause or restart the person on the trolley. The control station in a public automatic transport system according to claim 10, wherein the processing device outputs the command, the control information or the fee information, or a transport control signal in response. 12. The cart or the container accommodating the object to be conveyed includes a tag for displaying or incorporating information for conveyance, reading the tag on the conveyance path, and reading the contents of the tag into the processing device. Wherein the processing device outputs the command, the control information or the fee information, or a transport control signal in accordance with the content of the tag read by the tag reading means. Item 4. A control station in a public automatic transport system according to item 1, 2 or 3. 13. The automatic public transport system according to claim 1, wherein the transport path transports the container on which the transport target is mounted without self-propelling ability by a physical mechanism. Bureau. 14. A system for transporting an object to be transported by a bogie to a designated destination along a transport path laid in a network, wherein the automatic public transport system has a control station for controlling transport in the system. The automatic public transport system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a removable container that can be opened and closed for taking in and out of the object to be transported in a state of being detached from the trolley and attached to the trolley in a closed state. 15. In the automatic public transport system, the removable container is automatically attached to a bogie arriving at a terminal provided at a departure point, an arrival point or a relay point of the transport target, 15. The automatic public transport system according to claim 14, further comprising a container attaching / removing unit to be removed. 16. The apparatus further comprising a container pool connected to the automatic public transport system and storing the removable containers, and in response to an instruction from a user of the automatic public transport system.
The control station may attach removable containers matching the user's requirements to the containers in the container pool, or already mounted on a trolley, for transport of the removable containers themselves to the terminal on the user side. From the group of containers
15. The automatic public transport system according to claim 14, wherein transport of the found container to a user terminal is controlled. 17. A recording medium used in a control station of a public automatic transport system that uses a CATS address to uniquely identify a point in the system, wherein the recording medium is separated by a delimiter in the CATS address. A program for causing a computer to execute a step of reading values of a plurality of subfields and a step of performing a specific process corresponding to the control code when a control code as a specific symbol string appears in the CATS address. A computer-readable recording medium that stores the information. 18. A recording medium used in a control station in a public automatic transport system, comprising: a step of receiving a transport instruction signal input from a user; and controlling a transport path and a truck in the public automatic transport system. A step of receiving a transfer completion signal from the terminal, a step of issuing a command for collecting a postage or a transfer target price or a fee or a tax, or a step of controlling another similar network-like transfer path. Computer-readable recording medium storing a program to be executed by a computer.