Railways – Car-carried propulsion system – Electric
Patent
1987-03-23
1991-01-15
Oberleitner, Robert J.
Railways
Car-carried propulsion system
Electric
104295, 104299, 246 34R, 246182C, B60L 1300, B60L 1500
Patent
active
049845217
ABSTRACT:
The invention is a conveyor control system having self-propelled vehicles having wheels, each driven by a motor (14) to move along rails. The system includes power rails (18) for supplying power to the vehicle (12) and at least one command rail (20, 21) which transmits a constant command signal indicative of requested speed. The command rail (20) is comprised of isolated sections of rail for carrying different command signals along each isolated section to enable the vehicle (12) to travel at different speeds dependent on which section of rail the vehicle is within. The command signal may be in the form of an analog signal on one rail (20) or a digital signal on two rails (20, 21). Each vehicle (12) includes a control circuit (22) which interprets the command signal to drive the vehicle (12) at the requested speed. An override circuit (28, FIG. 2b, FIGS. 3 and 4) senses external activity for proper control of the circuit. The override circuit can slow down the vehicle ( 12) or stop the vehicle (12) when within a predetermined distance of another vehicle, or stop the vehicle (12) in response to a fault in the control circuit (22).
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J. N. Fauver Company, Inc.
Oberleitner Robert J.
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