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US 5,134,940 AGranted
Self-propelled platform car type conveying system
AssigneeDaifuku Co., Ltd.
InventorsShigeyoshi Fujita, Kazuyoshi Fukuhara, Shigeyoshi Nishihara
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AssigneeDaifuku Co., Ltd.
InventorsShigeyoshi Fujita, Kazuyoshi Fukuhara, Shigeyoshi Nishihara
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A self-propelled platform car (SPPC) type conveying system for moving a platform car on a running surface along a predetermined path, which comprises a SPPC having at least three steerable wheels disposed respectively at the front and at the back of the SPPC, at least one of the wheels being motor driven, a guide rail disposed below the predetermined path, front and back steering trolleys having steering means engaged with the guide rail for steering the steering trolleys thereby, and front and rear steering transmitting means for transmitting steering from a steering trolley to a corresponding wheel on one side of the car, the steering transmitting means having coupling members extending substantially vertically along a side of the rolling track.
A self propelled platform car (SPCC) type conveying system, which comprises a SPCC having at least three steerable wheels disposed respectively at the front and at the back of the SPCC, at least one of said wheels being motor driven, a runway for providing a rolling track for said wheels, a guide rail disposed below said rolling track, front and back steering trolleys engaged with said guide rail for being steered thereby, and front and rear steering motion transmitting means for transmitting steering motion from a steering trolley to a corresponding wheel, said steering motion transmitting means having coupling members extending substantially vertically along a side of said rolling track.
The conveying system of claim 10, further comprising guiding rollers for guiding said steering trolleys from the underside of said guide rail under the runway floor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.