Transport equipment with a vehicle guided along a single traffic lane
US8770112B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61B9/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A transport installation comprising at least one carrier vehicle moving longitudinally in to-and-fro manner along a single running track being guided by two guiding elements each following one of the lateral branches of the track in a crossing area. The carrier vehicle carries two independent gripping mechanisms respectively associated with the two guiding elements and each able to temporarily secure the carrier vehicle in the lateral direction to the associated guiding elements. Such gripping mechanisms constitute on-board devices for selecting the branch associated with its direction of running on entering a crossing area.
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