Track-guided transport system with power and data transmission

US6089512A · kind A · utility

Assignees

• Daimler-Benz AG · DE
• Cegelec AEG Anlagen und Automatisierungstechnik GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Ulrich Ansorge · Eppelheim, DE
• Horst Wunderlich · Neuenrade, DE
• Michael Aldinger · Neu-Ulm, DE
• Anton Seelig · Frankenthal (Pfalz), DE
• Bernhard Huder · Kempten, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 23, 1997
• Grant date: Jul 18, 2000
• Expiry date: Sep 23, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T30/00
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A track-guided transport system with power and data transmission and used for conveying goods. The transport system is provided with a transport element having drive and track-guide elements; storage, input and output units for goods; and a data processing and transmission unit. The transport element is provided with a transmission head as a secondary element for transferring power from a primary circuit laid along the track, the transmission head is mounted on the vehicle comprising a ferrite core and a secondary winding surrounding the core and magnetically is coupled to the primary circuit. An adjustable and controllable drive unit may be provided for forward motion; and a device may be provided for the forward motion for low-friction compensation of gravity and to ensure low-friction sliding along a track, as well as track-guide elements.