CAN CARRIER, FIBER PROCESSING SYSTEM, AIR-JET SPINNING FRAME, CAN TRANSPORTATION METHOD, CAN TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM, AND SELF-PROPELLED CAN
FIG5 is a block diagram of the carrier controlling device
The carrier controlling device 70 will be described below in detail by using FIG5. The carrier controlling device 70 controls the transport of the can K by the first can carrier D1 to the sixth can carrier D6. In the following explanation, a configuration by which the carrier controlling device 70 controls the first can carrier D1 and the second can carrier D2 will be mainly described. The carrier controlling device 70 includes, as functional sections, a transport instructing section 71 and a mode selecting section 72. Upon receiving the transport request signal from the request controlling section 62 of the unit controller 56A, the transport instructing section 71 transmits to the first can carrier D1 or the second can carrier D2 a transport instruction signal that instructs the transport of the can K. More specifically, upon receiving the transport request signal from the request controlling section 62 of the unit controller 56A, the carrier controlling device 70 transmits to the first can carrier D1 or the second can carrier D2 the transport instruction signal that contains the processing unit specification information that specifies the spinning unit 51A in the first air-jet spinning frame 50A.
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mode selecting section
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request controlling section
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remaining amount managing section
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travelling section
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carrier controlling device
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transport instructing section
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A fiber processing system (1) comprising: a pre-processing machine (30) that performs a pre-processing on a fiber bundle; a post-processing machine (50) that performs a post-processing on the fiber bundle on which the pre-processing has been performed; a can carrier (D) that transports, by travelling in a factory in which the pre-processing machine (30) and the post-processing machine (50) are installed, a can (K) containing the fiber bundle subjected to the pre-processing from a receiving destination position in the pre-processing machine (30) to a transport destination position in the post-processing machine (50); and a carrier controlling device (70) that controls the transport of the can (K) by the can carrier (D), wherein the post-processing machine (50) transmits, to the carrier controlling device (70), a transport request signal requesting transport of the can (K) containing the fiber bundle subjected to the pre-processing, the carrier controlling device (70) transmits, upon receiving the transport request signal, a transport instruction signal instructing the transport of the can (K) to the can carrier (D), and the can carrier (D) includes a travelling section (26) that transports the can (K) by travelling in the factory; a map storage section (24) that stores therein a factory map indicating an installation position of equipment in the factory  including installation positions of the pre-processing machine (30) and the post-processing machine (50); a travelling route determining section (23) that determines, upon receiving the transport instruction signal transmitted from the carrier controlling device (70), based on the factory map, a travelling route for travelling from the receiving destination position in the pre-processing machine (30) to the transport destination position in the post-processing machine (50); and a travelling control section (25) that causes the travelling section (26) to travel autonomously, when the travelling route has been determined by the travelling route determining section (23), based on the determined travelling route from the receiving destination position in the pre-processing machine (30) to the transport destination position in the post-processing machine (50) thereby transporting the can (K), wherein the pre-processing machine (30) is preferably provided in plurality, the post-processing machine (50) is preferably provided in plurality, the carrier controlling device (70), upon receiving the transport request signal from the post-processing machine (50), preferably includes post-processing machine specification information that specifies the post-processing machine (50) that requested the transport of the can (K) and pre-processing machine specification information that specifies the pre-processing machine (30) to be a receiving destination of the can (K) among the plurality of pre-processing machines (30) in the transport instruction signal, and preferably transmits the transport instruction signal to the can carrier (D), the can carrier (D) preferably includes a receiving destination specifying section (21) that determines, upon receiving the transport instruction signal, the pre-processing machine (30) specified based on the pre-processing machine specification information as the pre-processing machine (30) to be the receiving destination of the can (K); and a transport destination specifying section (22) that determines, upon receiving the transport instruction signal, the post-processing machine (50) specified based on the post-processing machine specification information as the post-processing machine (50) to be a transport destination of the can (K), and the travelling route determining section (23) preferably determines the travelling route that goes from the receiving destination position in the pre-processing machine (30) determined as the receiving destination by the receiving destination specifying section (21) to the transport destination position in the post-processing machine (50) determined as the transport destination by the transport destination specifying section (22), or wherein the post-processing machine (50) preferably includes a first post-processing machine (50B) and a second post-processing machine (50A), the carrier controlling device (70) preferably includes a mode selecting section (72) that selects one of a first mode and a second mode based on a status of the transport request of the can (K) from the first post-processing machine (50B); and a transport instructing section (71) that transmits to the can carrier (D) a transport instruction signal for the first mode when the first mode is selected by the mode selecting section (72) and transmits to the can carrier (D) a transport instruction signal for the second mode when the second mode is selected by the mode selecting section (72), and the transport instruction signal for the first mode is preferably the transport instruction signal that causes the can carrier (D) to transport the can (K) to the transport destination position in the first post-processing machine (50B), and the transport instruction signal for the second mode is preferably the transport instruction signal that causes the can carrier (D) to transport the can (K) to the transport destination position in the second post-processing machine (50A).', '6. The fiber processing system (1) as claimed in Claim 5, wherein the post-processing machine (50) includes a plurality of processing units (51) that perform the post-processing on each of the fiber bundles in the plurality of cans (K) containing the fiber bundle subjected to the pre-processing; a remaining amount managing section (61) that manages a remaining amount of the fiber bundle in each can (K) that is subjected to the post-processing by each processing unit (51); and a request controlling section (62) that, when it is detected by the remaining amount managing section (61) that the remaining amount of the fiber bundle in a specific can (K) has become equal to or less than a predetermined reference remaining amount, specifies a specific processing unit (51) that processes the fiber bundle in the specific can (K) and includes processing unit specification information that specifies the specific processing unit (51) in the transport request signal and transmits the transport request signal to the carrier controlling device (70), wherein the carrier controlling device (70) includes, upon receiving the transport request signal, the processing unit specification information in the transport instruction signal and transmits the transport instruction signal to the can carrier (D), the can carrier (D) further includes a transport destination specifying section (22) that, upon receiving the transport instruction signal including the processing unit specification information, determines the specific processing unit (51) specified based on the processing unit specification information as the transport destination position in the post-processing machine (50), and the travelling route determining section (23) determines the travelling route going to the specific processing unit (51) specified as the transport destination position by the transport destination specifying section (22).']