Guide wheel integrated with ground rubbing brake controls fluid levitated loads
US6382336B1 · kind B1 · utility
5Cited by
13References
4Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G7/06
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An invention (58) for attachment to a near frictionless fluid levitated transporter includes a guide wheel (18) integrated with a ground rubbing brake (20). Invention (58) both guides and stops transporter movement.
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