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Transport of an object across a surface

US9656814B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · DE

Inventors

Stefan Kraegeloh · Erlangen, DE
Harald Popp · Tuchenbach, DE
Josef Bernhard · Nabburg, DE
Harald Fuchs · Eisenberg (Pfalz), DE
Marc Gayer · Erlangen, DE
Manfred Lutzky · Nuremberg, DE
Thomas Sporer · Ergolding, DE
Sandra Brix · Ilmenau, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 20, 2014
Grant date	May 23, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 15, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA63F2009/0087
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A basic idea of the present application is that in case of determining a position of the object on the surface, it is possible to also use transport mechanisms for the transport of the object on the surface which leads to less reproducible transport movements as the regulation may be executed directly on the basis of the observed movement as compared to the desired movement. Embodiments using compressed air, magnetism and/or bending waves are described.

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