Object levitating apparatus object transporting apparatus and object levitating bearing along with an object levitating process and object transporting process
US5810155A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C32/00
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An object levitating apparatus, an object transporting apparatus equipped with the object levitating apparatus, and an object levitating bearing as well as an object levitating process and object transporting process are described which, simultaneous to not placing restrictions on the material and so forth of the objects handled, are able to handle objects having relatively large weights and dimensions, while also being compact in size, inexpensive, preferable in terms of safety and so forth, and easy to control.
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