Patent ID: 8892278

Claim:
A method for implementing an overhead rail guided transport system, comprising: providing a vehicle transport system comprising an upper rail guided transport system, a lower rail guided transport system, a vehicle exchange equipment and a plurality of vehicles operating in the vehicle transport system, wherein the vehicle exchange equipment comprises two split rails and a support column, wherein the support column is along a first direction and is connected to the two split rails and at least one of the vehicles moves in a space between the split rails; providing information about the upper vehicle utilizing rate to the main controlling system; providing information about the lower vehicle utilizing rate by to the main controlling system; and utilizing the vehicle exchange equipment and moving the split rails up and down along the support column according to the information about the upper vehicle utilizing rate and the lower vehicle utilizing rate to exchange the vehicles between the upper and lower rail guided transport systems until the upper and lower vehicle utilizing rates are equilibrated, wherein a step for utilizing the vehicle exchange equipment comprises: moving the vehicles to the split rails; moving the split rails loaded with the vehicles along a first direction; and moving the vehicles out of the split rails.