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US 10,512,996 B2Granted
Gantry loader with gripper and energy store
AssigneeLiebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH
InventorsDavid Haenschke, Christof Porsche, Thomas Mattern
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Abstract
A gantry loader having at least one carriage travelable at a horizontal guide rail, in particular for the transport of workpieces between stations of a production system, wherein the carriage has at least one drive. The present energy is characterized in that the carriage has an energy store for the at least partial energy supply of the drive.
Claims18
A gantry loader configured for transport of a workpiece between stations of a production system, comprising:
- a horizontal guide rail;
- and
- a carriage being travelable at the horizontal guide rail and having at least one drive;
- wherein the carriage has:
- an energy store configured to supply energy to the at least one drive;
- a gripper for gripping the workpiece;
- and
- a component that is at least also movable in a vertical direction, the gripper being mechanically supported by the component such that the gripper and the workpiece gripped by the gripper are moved in the vertical direction by a corresponding movement of the component;
- and
- wherein the gantry loader has an energy supply device contactlessly supplying the energy store in the carriage with electrical energy through one or more induction coils contactlessly transmitting electrical power to the energy store.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.