Track-guided transport system with power and data transmission
First Claim
1. A track-guided transport device for transporting goods, comprising:
- path means for providing a path of travel, the path means including support and track-guidance elements (16);
a transport element (10) to carry the goods, the transport element (10) including a data-processing and information-transmission unit (20), and a regulatable and controllable drive unit (17) for moving the transport element (10) along the path of travel;
an energy-transmission device for contactless, inductive transmission of electrical energy to the transport element, the energy-transmission device including a conductor arrangement (6,
7) that is laid along the path of travel and that forms a primary circuit of the energy-transmission device, and a transmitter head (2) that is connected to the transport element, with the transmitter head including a soft-magnetic ferrite core and a secondary winding (W2) that surrounds the core and is magnetically coupled to the primary circuit; and
information-transmission means for transmitting information between the transport element (10) and a stationary station, the information-transmission means including a member that is integrated into the conductor arrangement (6,
7) of the energy-transmission device or is integrated into the support and track-guidance elements (16) of the path means,wherein the conductor arrangement (6,
7) of the primary circuit of the energy-transmission device is integrated into the support and track-guidance elements (16), andwherein the primary circuit includes an inside conductor (b) and a U-shaped outside conductor (7) which surrounds the inside conductor coaxially, the outside conductor (7) being connected to the support and track-guidance elements in a conductive manner.
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Abstract
A track-guided transport system with power and data transmission and used for conveying goods. The transport system is provided with a transport element having drive and track-guide elements; storage, input and output units for goods; and a data processing and transmission unit. The transport element is provided with a transmission head as a secondary element for transferring power from a primary circuit laid along the track, the transmission head is mounted on the vehicle comprising a ferrite core and a secondary winding surrounding the core and magnetically is coupled to the primary circuit. An adjustable and controllable drive unit may be provided for forward motion; and a device may be provided for the forward motion for low-friction compensation of gravity and to ensure low-friction sliding along a track, as well as track-guide elements.
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20 Claims
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1. A track-guided transport device for transporting goods, comprising:
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path means for providing a path of travel, the path means including support and track-guidance elements (16); a transport element (10) to carry the goods, the transport element (10) including a data-processing and information-transmission unit (20), and a regulatable and controllable drive unit (17) for moving the transport element (10) along the path of travel; an energy-transmission device for contactless, inductive transmission of electrical energy to the transport element, the energy-transmission device including a conductor arrangement (6,
7) that is laid along the path of travel and that forms a primary circuit of the energy-transmission device, and a transmitter head (2) that is connected to the transport element, with the transmitter head including a soft-magnetic ferrite core and a secondary winding (W2) that surrounds the core and is magnetically coupled to the primary circuit; andinformation-transmission means for transmitting information between the transport element (10) and a stationary station, the information-transmission means including a member that is integrated into the conductor arrangement (6,
7) of the energy-transmission device or is integrated into the support and track-guidance elements (16) of the path means,wherein the conductor arrangement (6,
7) of the primary circuit of the energy-transmission device is integrated into the support and track-guidance elements (16), andwherein the primary circuit includes an inside conductor (b) and a U-shaped outside conductor (7) which surrounds the inside conductor coaxially, the outside conductor (7) being connected to the support and track-guidance elements in a conductive manner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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