Modular system of a plurality of transport line components of a long stator linear motor

A transport line for a long stator linear motor comprising:

• at least one curved modular transport line component having a starting point (An) and an end point (En), wherein the starting point (An) and the end point (En) of said curved modular transport line component lie on a raster corner point (p·a)×(q·a) of an (a×a) raster with a prespecified raster length a, wherein p, q are whole numbers;
• said at least one curved transport line component being formed by at least three modules arranged in series;
• said at least three modules comprising:
• a first module that is a curve entry module having the starting point (An) and a first curved portion of the curved transport line component;
• a second module that is a curve entry module having the end point (En) and a second curved portion of the curved transport line component;
• a third module that is a connection module connecting the first and second modules of the curved transport line component and having a third curved portion of the curved transport line component;
• said first module having a straight end section extending to the starting point (An) and a curved end section that abuts a first curved end section of the third module;
• said second module having a straight end section extending to the end point (En) and a curved end section that abuts a second curved end section of the third module,
• wherein, where the first module and the third module abut, the curved end section of the first module and the first curved end section of the third module have a same curvature, and
• wherein, where the second module and the third module abut, the curved end section of the second module and the second curved end section of the third module have a same curvature.

A long stator linear motor comprising a transport line formed by a plurality of modular transport line components arranged in series, each modular transport line component having a starting point (An) and an end point (En), wherein the starting point (An) and the end point (En) of each modular transport line component lie on a raster corner point (p·a)×(q·a) of an (a×a) raster with a prespecified raster length a, wherein p, q are whole numbers;

• at least one of the plurality of modular transport line components being a curved transport line component being formed by at least three modules arranged in series;
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• said at least three modules of the curved transport line component comprises:
• a first module that is a curve entry module having the starting point (An) and a first curved portion of the curved transport line component;
• a second module that is a curve entry module having the end point (En) and a second curved portion of the curved transport line component;
• and
• a third module that is a connection module connecting the first and second modules of the curved transport line component and having a third curved portion of the curved transport line component;
• said first module having a straight end section extending to the starting point (An) and a curved end section that abuts a first curved end section of the third module;
• and
• said second module having a straight end section extending to the end point (En) and an curved end section that abuts a second curved end section of the third module,
• wherein, where the first module and the third module abut, the curved end section of the first module and the first curved end section of the third module have a same curvature, and
• wherein, where the second module and the third module abut, the curved end section of the second module and the second curved end section of the third module have a same curvature.

A modular transport line component for building a transport line of a long stator linear motor, said modular transport line component being a curved transport line component that is formed by at least three modules arranged in series;

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• said at least three modules of the curved transport line component comprises:
• a first module that is a curve entry module having the starting point (An) and a first curved portion of the curved transport line component;
• a second module that is a curve entry module having the end point (En) and a second curved portion of the curved transport line component;
• and
• a third module that is a connection module connecting the first and second modules of the curved transport line component and having a third curved portion of the curved transport line component;
• said first module having a straight end section extending to the starting point (An) and a curved end section that abuts a first curved end section of the third module;
• and
• said second module having a straight end section extending to the end point (En) and an curved end section that abuts a second curved end section of the third module,
• wherein, where the first module and the third module abut, the curved end section of the first module and the first curved end section of the third module have a same curvature, and
• wherein, where the second module and the third module abut, the curved end section of the second module and the second curved end section of the third module have a same curvature.