System and Method for Controlling Direction of a Vehicle in an Independent Cart System

A system for selecting one of multiple paths in a linear drive system includes track segments having a first drive member and at least one mover having a second drive member for the linear drive system. Each mover includes a drive surface oriented toward the track segment when the at least one mover...

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Hauptverfasser:	Huang, Yuhong, Perreault, Brian M, Malkowski, Peter Eric, Choumach, Azeddine, Roetzer, Tyler D, Young, Jason A
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CONVEYING ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS STORING TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A system for selecting one of multiple paths in a linear drive system includes track segments having a first drive member and at least one mover having a second drive member for the linear drive system. Each mover includes a drive surface oriented toward the track segment when the at least one mover is driven along the track. Each mover also includes a first channel and a second channel extending along the drive surface. A switch track segment includes a first path and a second path along which the at least one mover may travel, at least one first pin positioned along the first path, and at least one second pin positioned along the second path. The first and second pins are extendable to engage the first and second channels of the at least one mover to direct the mover along either the first path or the second path, respectively.