US3603262A - Track system for wheeled carriages - Google Patents

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US3603262A
US3603262A US27517A US3603262DA US3603262A US 3603262 A US3603262 A US 3603262A US 27517 A US27517 A US 27517A US 3603262D A US3603262D A US 3603262DA US 3603262 A US3603262 A US 3603262A
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01H—SPINNING OR TWISTING
    • D01H1/00—Spinning or twisting machines in which the product is wound-up continuously
    • D01H1/14—Details
    • D01H1/20—Driving or stopping arrangements
    • D01H1/24—Driving or stopping arrangements for twisting or spinning arrangements, e.g. spindles
    • D01H1/243—Driving or stopping arrangements for twisting or spinning arrangements, e.g. spindles driven by friction discs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G35/00—Mechanical conveyors not otherwise provided for
    • B65G35/06—Mechanical conveyors not otherwise provided for comprising a load-carrier moving along a path, e.g. a closed path, and adapted to be engaged by any one of a series of traction elements spaced along the path
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
    • E01B25/00—Tracks for special kinds of railways

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  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of a track system constructed in accordance with the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a wheel positioned between two rails
  • FIG. 3 shows in plan view an alternative embodiment of a track system constructed in accordance with the invention.
  • the carriage is moved through an angle of 180 from a track, which has an outer rail 1, to a track that extends parallel to rail 1 and having an outer rail 2.
  • a central or third rail which is common to both tracks and the width of which may be the same as the width of the outer rails or greater.
  • the rails l and 2 are joined together by an arcuate rail 17; the center from which the arc can be considered to be drawn, being shown by the reference numeral 4.
  • Connected to the intermediate or center rail 3 is a rail portion 5, which is longenough to support the rails 6, 7 located on one side of a carriage 6, shown diagrammatically in the drawing.
  • the rail portion is journaled for rotation about a shaft whose center line coincides with the center point 4.
  • the rail portion 5 turnable about its axis at the point 4 is provided on one or as shown in FIG. 1 both sides, with guide rails, 9, 10 which are so separated from the rail portion 5 that space is provided for guide rollers 12 of known construction associated with wheel '11 and situated beneath the carriage support wheels.
  • the carriage 8 may be driven by means of a chain 13. When transferring a carriage from one track to another, the carriage is moved to the position shown in FIG.
  • a catch device 14 which holds the rail portion 5 is alignment with the body of the rail 3, is released, so that when the carriage is moved again, the carriage is able to move around the arcuate rail 17 as the rail portion 5 is rotatively moved. In this manner, the carriage can be turned through an angle of 180 or less, as shown in FIG. 3.
  • some means may be provided for turning the rail portion 5, which makes it unnecessary to drive the carriage as the rail portion 5 is turned.
  • the rail portion 5 and/or the arcuate rail 17a may be provided with a plate positioned over the support wheels 11, to prevent the carriage from tipping.
  • the support rail may be provided with a flange, also positioned over the support wheels.
  • the catch device may be one of known construction and controlled, for example, by means of an electromagnet 6, which is so operative that the rail portion Sis not disconnected from the rail 3 until the two side wheels 6, 7 are against the rail portion 5. Furthermore, the width of the center rail may be such that the wheels of meeting carriages can easily pass one another.
  • the system is not required to make switches, but switches can be made selectively through any angle up to This is of great advantage, particularly with systems placed within buildings of irregular design.
  • the reference numerals 16 in FIG. 3 indicate stationary uide rails.
  • a track arrangement for a wheeled carriage comprising, a pair of outer tracks connected by an arcuate track portion, a central track located between the outer tracks, the central track having a pivotal portion adapted to move pivotally when contacted by the wheels of a carriage moving along one of the outer tracks to thereby enable the carriage to traverse the arcuate portion and to move from one of the outer tracks to the other.

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US4498397A (en) * 1982-08-17 1985-02-12 Evana Tool & Engineering Inc. Conveyor transfer mechanism
EP2418161A1 (de) * 2010-07-08 2012-02-15 STIWA Holding GmbH System und Verfahren zum Fördern und Umlenken eines Lastträgers
CN105292971A (zh) * 2015-11-19 2016-02-03 成都立航科技有限公司 一种全向agv车轮系

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FR2507163B1 (fr) * 1981-06-09 1986-07-04 Teledoc Perfectionnements aux systemes de stockage de cartouches dans une installation de transport pneumatique
DE19936031C1 (de) * 1999-07-30 2001-03-01 Wenzel Juergen Michael Auf den Boden verlegbare Trag- und Führungsschiene
CN110466952A (zh) * 2019-08-09 2019-11-19 东台市欧力传动部件有限公司 一种链式滑台模组

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US3094941A (en) * 1959-12-22 1963-06-25 Transportpatent Ab Track systems
US3348497A (en) * 1964-06-18 1967-10-24 Borgs Fabriks Ab Switching means for track system
US3543686A (en) * 1966-03-22 1970-12-01 Borgs Fabriks Ab Track arrangement for imparting a slewing movement to wheeled cars

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US3060865A (en) * 1959-04-29 1962-10-30 Carves Simon Ltd Turntables
US3094941A (en) * 1959-12-22 1963-06-25 Transportpatent Ab Track systems
US3348497A (en) * 1964-06-18 1967-10-24 Borgs Fabriks Ab Switching means for track system
US3543686A (en) * 1966-03-22 1970-12-01 Borgs Fabriks Ab Track arrangement for imparting a slewing movement to wheeled cars

Cited By (3)

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US4498397A (en) * 1982-08-17 1985-02-12 Evana Tool & Engineering Inc. Conveyor transfer mechanism
EP2418161A1 (de) * 2010-07-08 2012-02-15 STIWA Holding GmbH System und Verfahren zum Fördern und Umlenken eines Lastträgers
CN105292971A (zh) * 2015-11-19 2016-02-03 成都立航科技有限公司 一种全向agv车轮系

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DE2027777C3 (de) 1979-10-11
SE323701B (xx) 1970-05-11
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NL7007737A (xx) 1970-12-08
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