Railways – Suspended – Single-rail type
Patent
1985-05-09
1987-02-10
Reeves, Robert B.
Railways
Suspended
Single-rail type
105150, 191 45A, B61B 302, E01B 2522
Patent
active
046415823
ABSTRACT:
A lower chord electric trolley conveyor comprising a rail with an upper flange which is directly connected to a support structure. The electric trolley receives its current from a bus bar attached to the rail. The drive wheels of the trolley engage the upper side of the lower flange of the rail. Upper flanges extend from a vertical web of the rail toward both sides while a lower flange extends only toward one side. The electric trollery wraps around the lower part of the rail. It comprises counter pressure rolls in front of and behind the drive wheel. The counter pressure rolls engage the surface of the upper flange which faces the lower flange. Several support rolls engage both sides of the vertical web of the rail. The bus bar is connected to the side of the vertical web of the rail facing away from the drive wheel.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2728819 (1955-12-01), Hauss
patent: 3604434 (1971-09-01), Hurst
patent: 3855941 (1974-12-01), Fromme et al.
Hubbuch David F.
Reeves Robert B.
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