Transport system
AssigneeCooper Power Tools GmbH & Co.
InventorsOtto Mayer, Klaus Wohlfarth
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Abstract
A transport system includes at least one product carrier which is adapted to be moved along a slide way by way of a linear motor drive unit comprising a primary part and a secondary part. In order to improve the transport system in such a way that basically any number of product carriers can be moved along the slide way independently of one another and can be used in a versatile manner for transporting a great variety of products or workpieces, the product carrier is provided with a substantially flat base plate for transporting objects, the base plate having associated therewith the primary part, and the slide way having associated therewith the secondary part.
Claims28
A transport system including at least one product carrier which is adapted to be moved along a slide way by means of a linear motor drive unit comprising:
- a primary part;
- a secondary part;
- wherein the product carrier is provided with a substantially flat base plate for transporting objects;
- the base plate having associated therewith the primary part;
- the slide way having associated therewith the secondary part;
- said product carrier being provided with onboard electronics which communicate via a voltage supply unit with a central station so as to exchange data and/or instructions;
- said voltage supply unit extending along the slide way and being arranged on said slide way;
- and
- said product carrier being in contact with the voltage supply unit via a sliding-contact means.
A transport system, comprising:
- a slide way extending along a substantial portion of a production line;
- at least one product carrier adapted to be moved along said slide way by a linear drive unit;
- a primary part functioning as a stator of the linear drive unit;
- a secondary part functioning as a reaction member of the linear drive unit;
- wherein the product carrier is provided with a substantially flat base plate for transporting objects;
- the base plate having associated therewith the primary part;
- the slide way having associated therewith the secondary part;
- said product carrier being provided with onboard electronics which communicate via a voltage supply unit with a central station so as to exchange data and/or instructions;
- said voltage supply unit extending along the slide way and being arranged on said slide way;
- and
- said product carrier being in contact with the voltage supply unit via a sliding contact means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.