Modular low floor transport system
AssigneeKUKA Roboter GmbH
InventorsMartin Riedel, Christoph Scheuvens
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Abstract
A modular low-floor transport system comprises at least one drive module and at least one carrier module. The drive module includes a drive base and a drive chassis connected to the drive base. The drive chassis includes at least one driven wheel coupled to a drive. The carrier module includes a carrier base and a carrier chassis connected to the carrier base. The carrier chassis includes at least one non-driven carrier wheel. The drive base and the carrier base are rigidly connected to each other with respect to a stroke direction, and the drive chassis is movably mounted in the stroke direction to the drive base.
Claims23
A modular low-floor transport system, comprising:
- at least one drive module, the drive module comprising:
- a drive base, and
- a drive chassis connected with the drive base, the drive chassis including at least one drive wheel that is coupled with a drive;
- and
- at least one carrier module, the carrier module comprising:
- a carrier base, and
- a carrier chassis connected with the carrier base, the carrier chassis including at least one driveless carrier wheel;
- wherein the drive base and the carrier base are rigidly connected to each other with respect to a stroke direction;
- and
- wherein the drive chassis is movably mounted in the stroke direction to the drive base.
A drive module for a low-floor transport system, the drive module comprising:
- a drive base, the drive base configured to be rigidly connected to a carrier base of the low-floor transport system with respect to a stroke direction;
- and
- a drive chassis connected with the drive base, the drive chassis including at least one drive wheel that is coupled with a drive;
- wherein the drive chassis is movably mounted in the stroke direction to the drive base.
A carrier module for a low-floor transport system, the carrier module comprising:
- a carrier base, the carrier base configured to be rigidly connected to a drive base of the low-floor transport system with respect to a stroke direction;
- and
- a carrier chassis connected with the carrier base, the carrier chassis including at least one driveless carrier wheel.
A method of assembling a low-floor transport system having a plurality of drive modules and a plurality of carrier modules, each drive module comprising a drive base and a drive chassis connected with the drive base, the drive chassis including at least one drive wheel that is coupled with a drive, each carrier module comprising a carrier base and a carrier chassis connected with the carrier base, the carrier chassis including at least one driveless carrier wheel, the method comprising:
- selectively connecting at least one drive module with at least one carrier module such that the drive base and the carrier base are rigidly connected to each other with respect to a stroke direction;
- the drive chassis being movably mounted in the stroke direction to the drive base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.