Rail-based transportation apparatus

Abstract

A rail-based transportation apparatus is used in transporting automated equipments for performing different tasks with respect to heat insulators attached to inner wall surfaces of a ship cargo compartment. The apparatus includes a pair of rails removably secured to the heat insulators, a carriage frame for carrying the automated equipments, the carriage frame detachably mountable to and movable along the rails, a driving unit fixed to the carriage frame, the driving unit including a travel wheel adapted to make rolling contact with the rails when the carriage frame is mounted to the rails, and a support wheel assembly attached to the carriage frame.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a rail-based transport device transporting automation equipment for performing different tasks related to thermal insulation attached to the inner wall surface of a cargo hold of a ship. Background technique [0002] Generally, thousands or tens of thousands of plate-type heat insulators (such as heat insulating panels) are attached to the inner wall surface of a cargo hold of a ship to insulate the inner space of the cargo hold. At present, most of the attachment work of thermal insulation is done manually, and some of them are done with the help of automated machines. In particular, conventional automated machines for performing post-attachment work in the ship's cargo hold are designed and manufactured to be used with specific panels, thereby causing the following series of problems. [0003] The term "specific plate" means a plate formed in a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape and dedicated to a specific ca...

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The presence of voids makes it difficult for the machine's wheels to roll on precise lines

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