WO1997049002B1 - Stabilized lightweight equipment transport system - Google Patents
Stabilized lightweight equipment transport systemInfo
- Publication number
- WO1997049002B1 WO1997049002B1 PCT/US1997/011447 US9711447W WO9749002B1 WO 1997049002 B1 WO1997049002 B1 WO 1997049002B1 US 9711447 W US9711447 W US 9711447W WO 9749002 B1 WO9749002 B1 WO 9749002B1
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- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- rail
- car
- support structure
- equipment
- gravity
- Prior art date
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Abstract
A lightweight, remote-controlled, self-propelled equipment support and transport system (1) is stabilized against unwanted angular deviation in each of three perpendicular axes and adapted for motion at high speed along a simple tubular monorail (5). The system (1) can be quickly and efficiently ground-mounted on stands (6), suspended horizontally from brackets or from a variety of overhead supports (71), or vertically mounted alongside a mast or wall (76). The system includes a car (15) running on and partly surrounding a rail (5), and an equipment support (16) associated with the car (15) and configurated so that the supported equipment (56) is transversely and longitudinally spaced and balanced about a point just below the center of the rail (5). The equipment support (16) is mounted in angular isolation relative to the car (15) by a system of damped pivots about pitch and yaw axes. The car (15) includes a steering adjustment adapted to counteract slight variations in wheel alignment that might tend to drive the car (15) off-level when in motion along the rail (5).
Claims
AMENDED CLAIMS
[received by the International Bureau on 31 December 1997 (31.12.97); original claims 1-5 cancelled; new claims 6-47 added; (6 pages)]
6. An apparatus for supporting and translating equipment along a rail, comprising: (a) a car; and (b) a support structure pivotally connected to the car about a pitch axis and adapted to support the equipment to be translated along the rail, wherein: the pitch axis passes approximately through the center of gravity of a partial assembly comprising the support structure and the equipment and excluding the car; and the car comprises a plurality of wheels adapted to engage the rail, wherein at least one of the wheels is steerable to control the roll orientation of a complete assembly comprising the car, the support structure, and the equipment as the apparatus translates along the rail.
7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the center of gravity of the complete assembly is below the longitudinal axis of the rail.
8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein at least one of the wheels is driven by a motor to translate the car along the rail.
9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the support structure is also pivotally connected to the car about a yaw axis, wherein the yaw axis passes approximately through the longitudinal axis of the rail and the center of gravity of the complete assembly.
10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the pitch axis is below the longitudinal axis of the rail.
11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the pitch axis is below the center of gravity of the complete assembly.
12. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising one or more passive biasing actuators adapted to maintain an equilibrium orientation between the support structure and the car, wherein the passive biasing actuators comprise at least one of springs, dashpots, leaf springs, and an elastomeric material.
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13. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the equipment comprises a camera and the support structure houses electronic components adapted to support operations of the camera.
14. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the steerable wheel is controlled by remote control.
15. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the steerable wheel is automatically controlled by a servo mechanism in the apparatus responsive to an orientation sensor.
16. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the support structure is adapted to be pivotally connected to the car about the pitch axis at two or more different positions to support two or more different modes of operating the apparatus with respect to the rail.
17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the two or more different modes of operation comprise: a first horizontal mode in which the rail is supported from below by stands; and a second horizontal mode in which the rail is supported from above by hangers, wherein the two corresponding different positions ensure that the center of gravity of the complete assembly is below the longitudinal axis of the rail for both the first and second horizontal modes of operation.
18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the two or more different modes of operation comprise a vertical mode in which the rail is substantially vertical and the longitudinal axis of the rail passes approximately through the center of gravity of the complete assembly.
19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is adapted to be configured with a cable and a counter weight to counterbalance the weight of the complete assembly.
20. An apparatus for supporting and translating equipment along a rail, comprising: (a) a car having wheels for engaging the rail; and
(b) a support structure pivotally connected to the car about a pitch axis and adapted to support the equipment to be translated along the rail, wherein:
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21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the center of gravity of a complete assembly comprising the car, the support structure, and the equipment is below the longitudinal axis of the rail; and
22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein at least one of the wheels is driven by a motor to translate the car along the rail.
23. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the support structure is also pivotally connected to the car about a yaw axis, wherein the yaw axis passes approximately through the longitudinal axis of the rail and the center of gravity of a complete assembly comprising the car, the support structure, and the equipment.
24. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the pitch axis is below the longitudinal axis of the rail.
25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the pitch axis is below the center of gravity of a complete assembly comprising the car, the support structure, and the equipment.
26. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising one or more passive biasing actuators adapted to maintain an equilibrium orientation between the support structure and the car, wherein the passive biasing actuators comprise at least one of springs, dashpots, leaf springs, and an elastomeric material.
27. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the equipment comprises a camera and the support structure houses electronic components adapted to support operations of the camera.
28. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the car comprises a plurality of wheels adapted to engage the rail, wherein at least one of the wheels is steerable to control the roll
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orientation of a complete assembly comprising the car, the support structure, and the equipment as the apparatus translates along the rail.
29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the steerable wheel is controlled by remote control.
30. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the steerable wheel is automatically controlled by a servo mechanism in the apparatus responsive to an orientation sensor.
31. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the support structure is adapted to be pivotally connected to the car about the pitch axis at two or more different positions to support two or more different modes of operating the apparatus with respect to the rail.
32. The apparatus of claim 31 , wherein the two or more different modes of operation comprise: a first horizontal mode in which the rail is supported from below by stands; and a second horizontal mode in which the rail is supported from above by hangers, wherein the two corresponding different positions ensure that the center of gravity of a complete assembly comprising the car, the support structure, and the equipment is below the longitudinal axis of the rail for both the first and second horizontal modes of operation.
33. The apparatus of claim 31 , wherein the two or more different modes of operation comprise a vertical mode in which the rail is substantially vertical and the longitudinal axis of the rail passes approximately through the center of gravity of a complete assembly comprising the car, the support structure, and the equipment.
34. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the apparatus is adapted to be configured with a cable and a counter weight to counterbalance the weight of the complete assembly.
35. An apparatus for supporting and translating equipment along a rail, comprising:
(a) a car; and
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(b) a support structure connected to the car and adapted to support the equipment to be translated along the rail, wherein: the car comprises a plurality of wheels adapted to engage the rail, wherein at least one of the wheels is steerable to control the roll orientation of a complete assembly comprising the car, the support structure, and the equipment as the apparatus translates along the rail.
36. The apparatus of claim 35, wherein the steerable wheel is controlled by remote control.
37. The apparatus of claim 35, wherein the steerable wheel is automatically controlled by a servo mechanism in the apparatus responsive to an orientation sensor.
38. The apparatus of claim 35 , wherein: the support structure is pivotally connected to the car about a pitch axis and about a yaw axis; the center of gravity of the complete assembly is below the longitudinal axis of the rail; and the pitch axis passes approximately through the center of gravity of a partial assembly comprising the support structure and the equipment and excluding the car.
39. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein: the pitch axis is below the longitudinal axis of the rail; and the yaw axis passes approximately through the longitudinal axis of the rail and the center of gravity of the complete assembly.
40. The apparatus of claim 39, wherein the pitch axis is below the center of gravity of the complete assembly.
41. The apparatus of claim 38, further comprising passive biasing actuators adapted to maintain an equilibrium orientation between the support structure and the car, wherein the passive biasing actuators comprise at least one of springs, dashpots, leaf springs, and an elastomeric material.
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42. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the support structure is adapted to be pivotally connected to the car about the pitch axis at two or more different positions to support two or more different modes of operating the apparatus with respect to the rail.
43. The apparatus of claim 42, wherein the two or more different modes of operation comprise: a first horizontal mode in which the rail is supported from below by stands; and a second horizontal mode in which the rail is supported from above by hangers, wherein the two corresponding different positions ensure that the center of gravity of the complete assembly is below the longitudinal axis of the rail for both the first and second horizontal modes of operation.
44. The apparatus of claim 42, wherein the two or more different modes of operation comprise a vertical mode in which the rail is substantially vertical and the longitudinal axis of the rail passes approximately through the center of gravity of the complete assembly.
45. The apparatus of claim 44, wherein the apparatus is adapted to be configured with a cable and a counter weight to counterbalance the weight of the complete assembly.
46. The apparatus of claim 35, wherein at least one of the wheels is driven by a motor to translate the car along the rail.
47. The apparatus of claim 35, wherein the equipment comprises a camera and the support structure houses electronic components adapted to support operations of the camera.
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