Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optical communication system for rail-guided truck
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Application No.: US16643903Application Date: 2018-08-08
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Publication No.: US11333837B2Publication Date: 2022-05-17
- Inventor: Masakazu Ishibashi , Shinichiro Haruyama
- Applicant: MURATA MACHINERY, LTD. , KEIO UNIVERSITY
- Applicant Address: JP Kyoto; JP Tokyo
- Assignee: MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.,KEIO UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee: MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.,KEIO UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kyoto; JP Tokyo
- Agency: Keating & Bennett, LLP
- Priority: JPJP2017-172130 20170907
- International Application: PCT/JP2018/029828 WO 20180808
- International Announcement: WO2019/049598 WO 20190314
- Main IPC: G02B6/42
- IPC: G02B6/42 ; B61B3/02 ; H04B10/114 ; H04B10/2581

Abstract:
An optical communication system includes a first communication system to communicate first information from a controller to a truck and a second communication system to communicate second information. The first communication system includes a first light emitter to output the first information, a first optical fiber to transport the light output from the first light emitter while letting the light leak therefrom, and a first light receiver to receive the light leaking from the first optical fiber. The second communication system includes a second light emitter to output second information, a second optical fiber to transport the light output from the second light emitter and input to the second optical fiber at some point along the second optical fiber, and a second light receiver to receive the light transported over the second optical fiber.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200264389A1 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR RAIL-GUIDED TRUCK Public/Granted day:2020-08-20
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