Self-propelled platform car type conveying system
US5134940A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 10, 1990 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61B13/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A self-propelled platform car (SPPC) type conveying system for moving a platform car on a running surface along a predetermined path, which comprises a SPPC having at least three steerable wheels disposed respectively at the front and at the back of the SPPC, at least one of the wheels being motor driven, a guide rail disposed below the predetermined path, front and back steering trolleys having steering means engaged with the guide rail for steering the steering trolleys thereby, and front and rear steering transmitting means for transmitting steering from a steering trolley to a corresponding wheel on one side of the car, the steering transmitting means having coupling members extending substantially vertically along a side of the rolling track.
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