Aisle emergency brake for rail-guided vehicle
AssigneeDematic Systems GmbH
InventorsPhilipp J. Hortig, Pascal Rehm
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Abstract
An aisle emergency brake system for a vehicle that is adapted to travel on at least one rail includes a brake assembly and a stop assembly that are adapted to stop the vehicle when engaged with each other. If the brake assembly is mounted to the vehicle, the stop assembly is mounted to the rail, or vice versa. The brake assembly includes a pair of brake pads and a biasing mechanism. The brake pads are nominally spaced apart an operating distance and face each other in a facing direction. The biasing mechanism biases the brake pads toward each other to the operating distance. The stop assembly includes a body defining two surfaces. The two surfaces face outwardly and have stopping portions that are spaced apart more than the operating distance of the brake pads.
Claims16
An aisle emergency brake system for a vehicle that is adapted to travel on at least one rail, said brake system comprising:
- a brake assembly and a stop assembly that are adapted to stop the vehicle when engaged with each other, said brake assembly adapted to be mounted at one chosen from the vehicle and the at least one rail, said stop assembly adapted to be mounted at the other chosen from the vehicle and the at least one rail;
- said brake assembly comprising a pair of brake pads and a biasing mechanism, said brake pads nominally spaced apart an operating distance and facing each other in a facing direction, said biasing mechanism adapted to bias said brake pads toward each other to the operating distance;
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- said stop assembly comprising a body defining two surfaces, said two surfaces facing outwardly and having stopping portions that are spaced apart more than the operating distance of said brake pads wherein said brake pads are spaced apart a biased distance when said biasing mechanism is compressed by said stopping portions, said two surfaces have end-stop portions that are at least partially spaced apart more than the stopping portions are spaced apart and more than the biased distance in order to prevent the brake pads from passing the end-stop portions.
An aisle emergency brake system for a vehicle that is adapted to travel on at least one rail, said brake system comprising:
- a brake assembly and a stop assembly that are adapted to stop the vehicle when engaged with each other, said brake assembly adapted to be mounted at one chosen from the vehicle and the at least one rail, said stop assembly adapted to be mounted at the other chosen from the vehicle and the at least one rail;
- said brake assembly comprising a pair of brake pads and a biasing mechanism, said brake pads nominally spaced apart an operating distance and facing each other in a facing direction, said biasing mechanism adapted to bias said brake pads toward each other to the operating distance;
- said stop assembly comprising a body defining two surfaces, said two surfaces facing outwardly and having stopping portions that are spaced apart more than the operating distance of said brake pads;
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- a bracket supporting said brake pads and said biasing mechanism and a self-centering mount that is adapted to retain said bracket at said one chosen from the vehicle and the at least one rail in a manner that allows movement of said bracket in the facing direction.
An aisle emergency brake system for a vehicle that is adapted to travel on at least one rail, said brake system comprising:
- a brake assembly and a stop assembly that are adapted to stop the vehicle when engaged with each other, said brake assembly adapted to be mounted at one chosen from the vehicle and the at least one rail, said stop assembly adapted to be mounted at the other chosen from the vehicle and the at least one rail;
- said brake assembly comprising a pair of brake pads and a biasing mechanism, said brake pads nominally spaced apart an operating distance and facing each other in a facing direction, said biasing mechanism adapted to bias said brake pads toward each other to the operating distance;
- said stop assembly comprising a body defining two surfaces, said two surfaces facing outwardly and having stopping portions that are spaced apart more than the operating distance of said brake pads;
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- a disengagement tool that is adapted to disengage said brake assembly from said stop assembly.
A rail-guided vehicle system, comprising:
- at least one rail;
- a vehicle that is adapted to travel on said at least one rail;
- an aisle emergency brake system for said vehicle, said brake system comprising a brake assembly and a stop assembly that are adapted to stop the vehicle when engaged with each other, said brake assembly mounted at one chosen from the vehicle and the at least one rail, said stop assembly mounted at the other chosen from the vehicle and the at least one rail;
- said brake assembly comprising a pair of brake pads and a biasing mechanism, said brake pads nominally spaced apart an operating distance and facing each other in a facing direction, said biasing mechanism adapted to bias said brake pads toward each other to the operating distance;
- said stop assembly comprising a body defining two surfaces, said two surfaces facing outwardly and having stopping portions that are spaced apart more than the operating distance of said brake pads;
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- a bracket supporting said brake pads and said biasing mechanism and a self-centering mount that is adapted to retain said bracket at said one chosen from the vehicle and the at least one rail in a manner that allows movement of said bracket in the facing direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.