System and method for docking or undocking a track-wheel based device
AssigneeNomadd Desert Solar Solutions Pte. Ltd.
InventorGeorg Robert Eitelhuber
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to system and method for docking or undocking a track-wheel based device. In some embodiments, the system may include a docking station configured to be fitted on a support track for the track-wheel based device. The docking station may include a protrusion to be fitted at a first position on the support track. The protrusion may be configured to make the track-wheel slide on the support track against the protrusion until an indentation on the track-wheel engages with the protrusion upon alignment. The system may further include an end-dock to be fitted at a second position on the support track. A segment of the support track between the first position and the second position is configured to accommodate the track-wheel during docking.
Claims14
A system for docking or undocking a track-wheel based device, the system comprising:
- a docking station configured to be fitted on a support track for the track-wheel based device, the docking station comprising:
- a protrusion to be fitted at a first position on the support track, wherein the protrusion is configured to make the track-wheel slide on the support track against the protrusion until an indentation on the track-wheel engages with the protrusion upon alignment, and
- an end-dock to be fitted at a second position on the support track, wherein a segment of the support track between the first position and the second position is configured to accommodate the track-wheel during docking.
A track-wheel based device for operating on a support track, the track-wheel based device comprising:
- a track-wheel comprising an indentation along a circumference of the track-wheel, wherein the indentation is configured to engage with a protrusion, fitted on the support track, upon alignment;
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- a device drivetrain configured to cause the track-wheel to roll on the support track, wherein the device drivetrain is further configured to cause the track-wheel to slide on the support track against the protrusion, in response to the rolling of the track-wheel being obstructed by the protrusion, and wherein the device drivetrain is further configured to cause the track-wheel to resume the rolling upon engaging of the indentation with the protrusion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.