Power-charging system for transporter cart
First Claim
1. A transporter system comprising a transporter cart having a battery mounted thereon and powering said transporter cart, a travelling passage along which said transporter cart automatically runs, and a power-charging system for said transporter cart, the power-charging system including a power-supplying electrode disposed along and at a predetermined section of said travelling passage, said power-supplying electrode being a power-supplying rail embedded in said travelling passage;
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Abstract
A power-charging system for a transporter cart is disclosed. The system includes a power-supplying electrode disposed along and at a predetermined section of a travelling passage along which the transporter cart automatically runs by power from a battery mounted thereon and a power-receiving electrode attached to the transporter cart and a slide-contactable with the power-supplying electrode during the automatic run of the cart.
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12 Claims
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1. A transporter system comprising a transporter cart having a battery mounted thereon and powering said transporter cart, a travelling passage along which said transporter cart automatically runs, and a power-charging system for said transporter cart, the power-charging system including a power-supplying electrode disposed along and at a predetermined section of said travelling passage, said power-supplying electrode being a power-supplying rail embedded in said travelling passage;
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a power-receiving electrode attached to said transporter cart, coupled to said battery, and slide-contactable with said power-supplying electrode during the automatic run of said cart, said power-receiving electrode being a collector member projectable from and retractable to a bottom portion of said cart, wherein said travelling passage includes a guide line and said cart includes a sensor for sensing said guide line so that said cart automatically travels along said guide line based on the detection of said sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8)
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7. A transporter system comprising a transporter cart having a battery mounted thereon and powering said transporter cart, a travelling passage along which said transporter cart automatically runs, and a power-charging system for said transporter cart, the power-charging system including a power-supplying electrode disposed along and at a predetermined section of said travelling passage, said power-supplying electrode being a power-supplying rail embedded in said travelling passage;
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a power-receiving electrode attached to said transporter cart, coupled to said battery, and slide-contactable with said power-supplying electrode during the automatic run of said cart, said power-receiving electrode being a collector member projectable from and retractable to a bottom portion of said cart, wherein said power-supplying electrode is impressed with an alternate-current voltage, while said cart mounts a battery charger for stepping down the alternate-current voltage collected through said power-receiving electrode and also for rectifying this stepped-down alternate-current voltage into a direct current low voltage. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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