Suspended monorail system

Abstract

The utility model relates to a suspension type monorail system which is provided with a rail, a first moving device capable of moving along the rail and a second moving device capable of moving along the rail, and the first moving device and the second moving device are spaced and particularly keep a preset minimum distance.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a suspended monorail system / monorail elevated track system. Background Art

[0002] As is known to all, rail mobile equipment / rail trolleys can move along rails. Utility Model Content

[0003] The object of the present invention is therefore to enable cost-effective and easily manufacturable production of a vehicle.

[0004] According to the present invention, this object is achieved in a suspended monorail system according to the following features.

[0005] In terms of the suspended monorail system, an important feature of the present invention is that the suspended monorail system has a track, a first mobile device that can move along the track, in particular a track mobile device, and a second mobile device that can move along the track, in particular a track mobile device, wherein the first mobile device is separated from the second mobile device along the track, in particular a preset minimum distance is maintained between the first mobile device and the second mobile device.

[0006] The advantage here is that two completely different moving machines are used on the same track. This allows for the production of different vehicles, as the vehicle body can be moved into an inclined position by the first moving machine, but not by the second. Because both moving machines use the same track, different vehicles can be produced one after the other, maintaining a minimum distance in the direction of the track. To this end, each moving machine has a distance sensor and a control unit. The corresponding sensor signals are fed to the control unit, which then controls the drive unit / motor of the respective moving machine accordingly.

[0007] In one advantageous embodiment, the first mobile device has a first receiving element on which the first vehicle body is received, and the second mobile device has a second receiving element on which the second vehicle body is received, in particular, the second vehicle body being designed differently from the first vehicle body and / or being designed for use in manufacturing a vehicle different from the vehicle manufactured from the first vehicle body. This advantageously allows each mobile device to have a receiving element. The second mobile device is equipped with a receiving element that is immovably fixed to the second mobile device and can therefore only receive the vehicle body but cannot rotate relative to the second mobile device and / or the second receiving element. However, the first receiving element of the first mobile device allows the received vehicle body to be pivoted about at least one axis of rotation. In a further embodiment, this allows for additional pivoting about the second axis of rotation, thus facilitating access to otherwise inaccessible vehicle body parts. This facilitates the installation of correspondingly large components.

[0008] In an advantageous embodiment, the first moving device has a first electric motor designed as a drive unit, which drives wheels, in particular drive wheels, of the first moving device, which wheels roll on the rails. This has the advantage that the first moving device can be controlled by a control device, in particular a control unit, of the first moving device in such a way that a minimum distance to the nearest moving device is maintained.

[0009] In an advantageous embodiment, the second moving device has a first motor designed as a drive unit, which drives wheels, in particular drive wheels, of the second moving device, which wheels roll on the rails. This has the advantage that the drive unit can be controlled by a control device, in particular a control unit, of the second moving device in such a way that a minimum distance to the nearest moving device is maintained.

[0010] In one advantageous embodiment, the first mobile device has a first control unit, and the second mobile device has a second control unit. Advantageously, the respective control unit controls the power supply of the respective mobile device in such a way that the minimum distance to the nearest mobile device is maintained. Furthermore, the required tilt angle of the first receiving element at the respective workstation can be adjusted by controlling a further motor via the control unit of the first mobile device. To this end, the control unit also has a position detection device and compares the position of the first mobile device determined thereby with the processing station positions stored in the control unit. Based on the result of this comparison, the control unit controls the tilt angle.

[0011] In an advantageous embodiment, the first moving device further comprises a plurality of additional motors, which can be used to adjust the angular position of the first receiving element and, therefore, the angular position of the vehicle body received by the first receiving element. In particular, the additional motors each drive a transmission mechanism, the output shaft of which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a toothed element, which meshes with the teeth of the first receiving element, in particular such that a rotational movement of the toothed element causes a rotational movement of the first receiving element. This advantageously allows the vehicle body to be tilted, thereby making even difficult-to-access areas, such as, for example, the underside of the vehicle body, more accessible. This facilitates processing at the processing station.

[0012] In an advantageous embodiment, the first moving device comprises a second motor and a third motor, by means of which the angular position of the first receiving element and thus also the angular position of the vehicle body received by the first receiving element can be adjusted. The second motor adjusts the angular position of the first receiving element about a first rotational axis, which is parallel to the track direction, and the third motor adjusts the angular position of the first receiving element about a rotational axis which is parallel to a second rotational axis of a wheel, in particular a drive wheel. This has the advantage that the area to be processed is spatially oriented such that the processing and installation of the component to be assembled is optimized, thus enabling particularly simple processing.

[0013] In an advantageous embodiment, the first axis of rotation is perpendicular to the second axis of rotation. This has the advantage that the vehicle body can be placed in any desired spatial orientation.

[0014] In an advantageous embodiment, the vehicle body received by the first receiving element is received and / or held at at least three locations, the distance between which is greater than half the width of the vehicle body measured transversely, in particular perpendicularly, to the track direction, or greater than half the width of the vehicle body measured parallel to the axis of rotation of the wheels. This has the advantage that the vehicle body can be stably received, in particular in corresponding spatially tilted positions.

[0015] In an advantageous design, multiple processing stations are arranged spaced apart from each other along the track, in particular to implement different work steps on the vehicle body. Advantageously, the first mobile device can place the vehicle body in different tilt angle positions at different workstations.

[0016] The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned feature combinations. For those skilled in the art, in particular based on the purpose and / or the purpose proposed by comparison with the prior art, other reasonable combinations of the above-mentioned feature combinations and / or individual features and / or features described below and / or features of the accompanying drawings may be obtained. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] The utility model is described in detail below according to the accompanying drawings:

[0018] Figure 1 A first moving device 1 of the rail system according to the invention is schematically shown in a front view.

[0019] Figure 2 A second moving device 20 of the rail system according to the invention is schematically shown in a front view.

[0020] List of reference numerals:

[0021] 1. First mobile equipment, in particular a suspended monorail vehicle

[0022] 2 Power unit, especially the first motor

[0023] 3 drive wheels

[0024] 4 car body

[0025] 5First receiving member

[0026] 6 additional motors

[0027] 7 tracks

[0028] 20 Second mobile equipment, in particular a suspended monorail vehicle

[0029] 21 Second receiving member DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] As shown in the figures, a rail system, in particular a suspended monorail system, has rails along which a first mobile device 1 and a second mobile device 20 move, wherein the two mobile devices 1 , 20 , in particular suspended monorail vehicles, are spaced apart from one another in the direction of the rails.

[0031] The first moving device 1 receives a body 4 which is transported parallel to the track direction in order to successively reach different processing stations arranged along the track 7. In each processing station, the corresponding processing steps necessary for producing a vehicle from the body 4 are carried out.

[0032] The first moving device 1 has a drive unit 2 , in particular a first electric motor, which drives a drive wheel 3 rolling on a rail 7 .

[0033] Furthermore, the first moving device 1 has a plurality of further motors 6 , by means of which the first receiving part 5 of the receiving body 4 can be rotated, in particular with the axis of rotation being parallel to the rail direction.

[0034] In this way, the vehicle body 4 can be positioned in different angular positions at different processing stations, thereby enabling simpler processing during the production of the vehicle.

[0035] The two further motors 6 drive the first receiving element 5 , so that if one of the two further motors fails, the respective other further motor 6 can execute a rotational movement.

[0036] Unlike the first moving device 1, the second moving device 20 does not have an additional motor 6. Instead of the first receiving element 5, the second moving device 20 has a second receiving element 21, which receives the vehicle body but cannot rotate. Therefore, the vehicle body received in the second receiving element 21 is not arranged to be rotatable, but rather is oriented in the same angular position in all processing stations.

[0037] Advantageously, the vehicle model produced with the first moving device 1 differs from the vehicle model produced with the second moving device 20. Accordingly, corresponding processing is carried out depending on the desired vehicle model.

[0038] Because of the different constructional methods, geometric parameters, particularly height and width, must be adjusted and / or taken into account at each workstation. In particular, in the case of the first mobile device 1, the tilt angle must also be taken into account. Both mobile devices 1, 20 each have a control system that takes these circumstances and the specific local conditions into account. The additional safety control system must also be adjusted accordingly.

[0039] The first moving device 1 and the second moving device 20 move in sequence forward and backward along the rail 7. Preferably, distance sensors, in particular ultrasonic sensors, are provided.

[0040] In another embodiment of the present invention, the first moving device has a second motor and a third motor, by means of which the angular position of the first receiving member and, thereby, the angular position of the vehicle body received by the first receiving member can be adjusted.

[0041] wherein the second motor adjusts the angular position of the first receiving element about a first rotation axis, the first rotation axis being parallel to the track direction,

[0042] Therein, the third electric motor adjusts the angular position of the first receiving element about an axis of rotation which is parallel to the second axis of rotation of the wheel, in particular the drive wheel.

[0043] In particular, the first rotation axis is perpendicular to the second rotation axis, and the body received by the first receiving member is received and / or held at at least three locations, the distance between the at least three locations being greater than half the width of the body measured transversely to, in particular perpendicular to, the track direction, or greater than half the width of the body measured in a direction parallel to the rotation axis of the wheel.

[0044] In a further exemplary embodiment according to the invention, the first receiving part is designed in two parts, and the individual further electric machines 6 are therefore operated independently of one another.

Claims

1. A suspended monorail system, The device comprises a track, a first moving device capable of moving along the track, and a second moving device capable of moving along the track. It is characterized by: The first mobile device is spaced apart from the second mobile device along the track, and the first mobile device and the second mobile device maintain a preset minimum distance. The first mobile device has a first receiving element, on which the first vehicle body is received. The second mobile device has a second receiving element on which the second vehicle body is received. The second body is designed differently from the first body and / or is designed to produce a vehicle different from a vehicle produced from the first body.

2. The suspended monorail system according to claim 1, characterized in that The first mobile device is a rail-mounted trolley, and / or the second mobile device is a rail-mounted trolley.

3. The suspended monorail system according to claim 1 or 2, It is characterized by: The first moving device has a first motor designed as a power unit, the first motor drives a drive wheel of the first moving device, the drive wheel rolling on the rail, and / or, The second moving device has a first motor designed as a power device. The first motor of the second moving device drives driving wheels of the second moving device, and the driving wheels of the second moving device roll on the rails.

4. The suspended monorail system according to claim 1 or 2, It is characterized by: The first mobile device has a first control unit, The second mobile device has a second control unit.

5. The suspended monorail system according to claim 3, It is characterized by: The first moving device has a plurality of further motors, with which the angular position of the first receiving element and thus also the angular position of the vehicle body received by the first receiving element can be adjusted. The further motors each drive a transmission mechanism, the output shaft of which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a toothed element which meshes with the teeth of the first receiving element, so that a rotational movement of the toothed element causes a rotational movement of the first receiving element.

6. The suspended monorail system according to claim 3, It is characterized by: The first moving device has a second motor and a third motor, by means of which the angular position of the first receiving member and thus the angular position of the vehicle body received by the first receiving member can be adjusted. The second motor adjusts the angular position of the first receiving member around a first rotation axis, the first rotation axis being parallel to the track direction, The third motor adjusts the angular position of the first receiving member about a rotation axis that is parallel to the second rotation axis of the drive wheel of the first moving device.

7. The suspended monorail system according to claim 6, It is characterized by: The first rotation axis is perpendicular to the second rotation axis.

8. The suspended monorail system according to claim 6, It is characterized by: The vehicle body received by the first receiving member is received and / or held at at least three locations, the distance between which is greater than half the width of the vehicle body measured perpendicular to the track direction, or greater than half the width of the vehicle body measured in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the drive wheel of the first mobile device.

9. The suspended monorail system according to claim 1 or 2, It is characterized by: A plurality of processing stations are arranged spaced apart from one another along the track in order to carry out different work steps on the vehicle body.

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