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US 9,067,739 B2Granted
Transport system having a lock device
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorHeinrich van de Loecht
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Abstract
The invention relates to a transport system comprising a circumferentially closed transport section (2) that has a plurality of section parts, wherein the section parts comprise linear section parts (3) and curved section parts (4), wherein at least one of the curved section parts (4) has a U-shaped curve section (40) that defines a 180° deflection, at least one runner (7) that can be moved along the transport section (2) in order to transport objects, and a lock device (5) that is arranged between the U-shaped curve section (40) and adjacent section parts.
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A transport system comprising:
- a circumferentially closed transport section (2) that has a plurality of section parts, wherein the section parts comprise linear section parts (3) and a curved section part (4),
- wherein the curved section part (4) has a U-shaped curve section (40) that defines a 180° deflection,
- at least one runner (7) that can be moved along the transport section (2) in order to transport objects, and
- a lock device (5) that is arranged between the U-shaped curve section (40) and adjacent section parts, the lock device (5) including at least one first rod-shaped guide element (5A) and one second rod-shaped guide element (5B);
- characterized in that the lock device (5) comprises at least one eccentric element (51, 52), in order to change a relative position between the curved section part (4) and adjacent section parts;
- characterized in that a first eccentric element (51) is disposed at the first rod-shaped guide element (5A) and a second eccentric element (52) at the second rod-shaped guide element (5B);
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- characterized in that the first rod-shaped guide element (5A) and a third rod-shaped guide element (5C) are disposed at a first free end (41) of the curved section part (4), wherein an eccentric element (51, 53) is disposed at each of the first and third rod-shaped guide elements (5A, 5C), the eccentric elements (51, 53) being disposed in directions (Y, Z) perpendicular to one another.
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A transport system comprising:
- a circumferentially closed transport section (2) that has a plurality of section parts, wherein the section parts comprise linear section parts (3) and a curved section part (4),
- wherein the curved section part (4) has a U-shaped curve section (40) that defines a 180° deflection,
- at least one runner (7) that can be moved along the transport section (2) in order to transport objects, and
- a lock device (5) that is arranged between the curved section part (4) and adjacent section parts, the lock device (5) including at least one first rod-shaped guide element (5A) and one second rod-shaped guide element (5B);
- characterized in that the lock device (5) comprises at least one eccentric element (51, 52), in order to change a relative position between the curved section part (4) and adjacent section parts;
- characterized in that a first eccentric element (51) is disposed at the first rod-shaped guide element (5A) and a second eccentric element (52) at the second rod-shaped guide element (5B);
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- characterized in that each rod-shaped guide element has an elongated hole (55) which is continuous in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the guide element and in which an eccentric element (51, 52, 53, 54) is disposed.
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A transport system comprising:
- a circumferentially closed transport section (2) that has a plurality of section parts that define a transport path, wherein the section parts comprise linear section parts (3) and a curved section part (4),
- wherein the curved section part (4) has a U-shaped curve section (40) that defines a 180° deflection,
- at least one runner (7) that can be moved along a direction of movement on the transport path in order to transport objects, and
- a lock device (5) that is arranged between the U-shaped curve section (40) and adjacent section parts,
- wherein the lock device (5) includes at least one first rod-shaped guide element (5A) and one second rod-shaped guide element (5B) that each include a portion that extends in an elongate direction parallel to the direction of movement,
- wherein the first guide element (5A) connects a first free end (41) of the curved section part (4) to an adjacent section part and the second guide element (5B) connects a second free end (42) of the curved section part (4) to a further adjacent section part, and
- wherein the curved section part (4) can be removed via the rod-shaped guide elements (5A, 5B) in order to be detached from the adjacent section parts.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.