LINEAR DRIVE TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD

LINEAR DRIVE TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD

Present embodiments include a linear drive transport system (10). The system includes a plurality of fixed tracks (18) and a junction track (20) disposed on a conveyor configured to align the junction track with each of the plurality of fixed tracks. The plurality of fixed tracks and the junction tr...

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Hauptverfasser: BOYLE, PETER T, CRAVER, JAMES A, HIGGINS, DEAN L, WERNERSBACH, GLEN C, JACOBS, KEITH G
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:
CONVEYING
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
STORING
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING
TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:Present embodiments include a linear drive transport system (10). The system includes a plurality of fixed tracks (18) and a junction track (20) disposed on a conveyor configured to align the junction track with each of the plurality of fixed tracks. The plurality of fixed tracks and the junction track include one of electromagnetic coils (24) or permanent magnets (22) arranged in series along the respective plurality of fixed tracks and the junction track. Further, present embodiments include a plurality of movers (16) configured to move along the fixed tracks and configured to transition between each of the plurality of fixed tracks and the junction track when aligned, wherein the movers comprise the other of the electromagnetic coils or the permanent magnets.