Electromagnetic transport device with a cooperation element
OwnerMichael Herbst, Alexander Almeder +1inventors
InventorsMichael Herbst, Alexander Almeder, Andreas Weber
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Abstract
To increase the efficiency of electromagnetic transport devices with a stator and a mover that carries a first and a second drive magnet unit, a cooperation element is provided that interacts with one or both drive magnet units. Each drive magnet unit is configured to perform a cooperation function through this interaction. In a first driving segment, the first drive magnet unit performs the driving function that moves the mover. In a second driving segment, the second drive magnet unit performs the cooperation function by interacting with the cooperation element.
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A method for operating an electromagnetic transport device having a stator on which a plurality of electric drive coils is arranged, a control unit to electrically control the plurality of electric drive coils and at least one mover to be moved along the stator, a first drive magnet unit and a second drive magnet unit being arranged on the said at least one mover, which first and second drive magnet unit are each configured to, by interacting with at least one active drive coil of the plurality of electric drive coils, carry out a driving function to generate a driving force acting on the at least one mover to move the mover along the stator, wherein at least one cooperation element configured to interact with the first drive magnet unit and/or with the second drive magnet unit is provided, wherein the first drive magnet unit and the second drive magnet unit are each configured to, by interacting with the at least one cooperation element, carry out a cooperation function, and wherein, in a first driving segment, the first drive magnet unit is used to carry out the driving function to move the mover along the stator and the second drive magnet unit is used to carry out the cooperation function to cooperate with the cooperation element.
An electromagnetic transport device having a stator on which a plurality of electric drive coils is arranged, a control unit configured to electrically control the plurality of electric said drive coils, and at least one mover configured to be moved along the stator, a first drive magnet unit and a second drive magnet unit arranged on the at least one mover, which first drive magnet unit and which second drive magnet unit are each configured to, by interacting with at least one active drive coil of the plurality of electric drive coils carry out a driving function to generate a driving force acting on the at least one mover to move the mover along the stator, wherein the electromagnetic transport device further comprises at least one cooperation element, which is configured to interact with the first and second drive magnet unit in order to carry out a cooperation function between the at least one mover and the cooperation element, and wherein the control unit is further configured to, in a first driving segment, select the first drive magnet unit to carry out the driving function to move the mover along the stator and to select the second drive magnet unit to carry out the cooperation function to cooperate with the cooperation element.
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