Transportation system of a floated-carrier type

Details Transportation system of a floated-carrier type Transportation system of a floated-carrier type

1987-03-27

1988-03-22

Basinger, Sherman D.

Railways

Switches

Having flexible element

104284, 104292, 104303, B60L 1306

Patent

active

047320877

ABSTRACT:
A transportation system of a floated-carrier type, according to the present invention, comprises a guide rail composed of main lines and branch lines, intersecting one another, a coupling section connecting the main and branch lines, and a carrier for carrying cargo, the carrier being capable of running along the guide rail. The carrier is suspended, in a non-contact manner, from the guide rail, by an electromagnetic attractive force. A transfer apparatus is provided at the coupling section. At the coupling section, the carrier, having so far been running along the main lines, is stopped, then rotated, then stopped from rotating when the carrier faces the branch lines, and then transferred to the branch lines, all in a non-contact manner. Thus, the mounting space of the transfer apparatus is small, and the carrier can be transferred from the main lines to the branch lines, without producing dust or noise.

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