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Hybrid magnetically supported carriage transporter

US6601519B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 15, 2001
Grant dateAug 5, 2003
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Expiry dateNov 15, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60L2200/26
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A carriage transporting apparatus is capable of transporting one or more carriages along a track, substantially free of mechanical friction or magnetic drag, by magnetically supporting the carriages in a first direction and by stabilizing the position of the carriages in a second direction by passive means.

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