Work station feeding device

Abstract

A work station feeding module with a rail includes a carriage guided thereon and movable along the rail. The work station feeding module includes at least one supply line guided in a flexible energy supply chain arranged within the rail. One end of the flexible energy supply chain is fixed with respect to the rail and the other end is fastened on the carriage. Such work station feeding modules have the disadvantage that only electric lines can be guided in such modules and additional feeding devices must be provided for other energy carriers or raw materials. The work station feeding module enables a simpler and more compact feeding of the work station and guarantees that at least one of the supply lines is a compressed-air line. A compressed-air outlet connection is provided on the carriage. The module has a continuous compressed-air channel in its longitudinal direction that is connected to the rail-fixed end of the compressed-air line through an output branch.

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