817 results about "Transport system" patented technology

An edge guide is provided. A structure includes curved surface over which a print media can travel. The print media includes a first edge and a second edge that is opposite the first edge. A first media guide is contactable with the first edge of the print media. A second media guide is contactable with the second edge of the print media. The second media guide is spaced apart from the first media guide. A relative spacing between the second media guide and the first media guide is adjustable such that a distance between the first media guide and the second media guide is variable. The second media guide includes a mechanism that applies a nesting force to the second edge of the print media to cause the first edge of the print media to move toward and contact the first media guide.

The present invention relates to a planar transport system (128) for a plant (100) for processing pharmaceutical containers (102), comprising a frame (106) that can be erected on a mounting surface (104), the planar transport system comprising drive units (134) configured to interact electromagnetically with transport movers (130) for picking up the containers (102), and a support device (142) comprising or forming a housing (148) in which the drive units (134) are received, wherein the transport movers (130) are arranged outside the housing (148) for contactless movement relative to the housing (148) in a transport plane, wherein the support device (142) comprises at least one support area (150) for support on and, in particular, on the frame (106) and at least one cantilevered area (152).which adjoins at least one support area (150) and on which the housing (148) is positioned at a distance from the frame (106), forming a gap (158). The invention also relates to a system (100) for processing containers (102).

The present invention relates to a receiving device (140) for pharmaceutical containers (102) as a component of a planar transport system (130), in particular for use in a plant (100) for processing pharmaceutical containers (102), comprising a base body (150) on which a transport mover (142) movable in a plane by the transport system (130) is arranged or which is formed by the transport mover (142), a support device (158) held on the base body (150), at least one adjustment device (160) and at least one gripping device (162), wherein the at least one adjustment device (160) comprises a first adjustment element (176) and a second adjustment element (178) which are held on the support device (158), wherein at least one adjustment element (176, 178) is designed to be movable relative to the support device (158), and wherein the gripping device (162) comprises a first gripping element (222) includes,The invention relates to a first adjusting element (176) and a second gripping element (224) which is detachably connected to the second adjusting element (178), wherein the gripping elements (222, 224) form a container receptacle (228) between them and can be moved by movement of the at least one movable adjusting element (176, 178) relative to the support device (158) from a gripping position, in which the container (102) is held in the container receptacle (228), to a release position and vice versa, in which the container (102) can be inserted into the container receptacle (228) or removed from it or released. The invention also relates to a planar transport system (130) and a system (100) for processing pharmaceutical containers (102).

Providing a fluid to an instrument comprises supporting a sample receptacle on a first carrier, transporting the first carrier on a conveyor adjacent a plurality of modules including at least one instrument, stopping the first carrier at the instrument, transporting the sample receptacle to a pick-up position of the instrument, transporting the sample receptacle from the pick-up position to a pipetting station within the instrument, aspirating fluid within the sample receptacle and transferring the aspirated fluid to a reaction receptacle, after aspirating fluid from the sample receptacle, transporting the sample receptacle to the pick-up position, transporting the sample receptacle from the pick-up position to a second carrier the conveyor, in the instrument, performing an assay to determine the presence or absence of an analyte in the aspirated fluid, and transporting the second carrier on the conveyor to one or more of the plurality of modules other than the analytical instrument.

A transport vehicle for transporting an article in a manufacturing factory includes a driving unit which drives along a driving rail, and a hoist unit which is located under the driving unit and supports the article. The hoist unit includes a frame, and a pair of tail plates which is provided on a rear surface of the frame and protrudes rearward.

The present invention relates to a mobile transport system (10) for transporting objects, particularly in technical facilities, the mobile transport system comprising: a vehicle frame (12); a pair of first support wheels (41) and a pair of second support wheels (42) rotatably supported; a first drive wheel (71) rotatable about a first drive axis (73) extending in the lateral direction (Y); a second drive wheel (72) rotatable about a second drive axis (74) extending in the lateral direction (Y); and a pitch frame (14) rotatable about a pitch axis (13) relative to the vehicle frame (12), wherein the first support wheels (41) are arranged on the vehicle frame (12) and the second support wheels (42) are arranged on the pitch frame (14). A drive unit (70) is arranged on a pitch frame (14). The drive unit has a drive frame (75), wherein a first drive wheel (71) is rotatably supported on a first rocker arm (81) that can swing relative to the drive frame (75) about a first rocker arm axis (91), and a second drive wheel (72) is rotatably supported on a second rocker arm (82) that can swing relative to the drive frame (75) about a second rocker arm axis (92). The first rocker arm (81) and the second rocker arm (82) are connected to each other via a connecting unit, such that the swinging motion of the first rocker arm (81) about the first rocker arm axis (91) in a first swinging direction (A) causes the second rocker arm (82) to swing about the second rocker arm axis (92) in a second swinging direction (B) opposite to the first swinging direction (A).

ObjectTo reduce an installation area and improve the efficiency of transporting a substrate.Solution to ProblemA substrate transport device 28 includes a stator 11 including a plurality of coil units 17, a first mover 35 including first magnet units 41A and 41B and configured to float and move above the stator 11, a second mover 37 including second magnet units 43A and 43B and configured to float and move above the stator 11, a bearing 39 configured to guide the first mover 35 and the second mover 37 to be operable relative to each other, and a substrate support 21A connected to the first mover 35 and the second mover 37 and configured to support a substrate W.

The invention relates to a method (200) for operating a linear transport system (100), wherein the method comprises; Controlling a first energy transfer coil (123) of a motor module (117) of the stationary unit (103) with an operating voltage (U) to generate an alternating magnetic field by a control unit (119) of the linear transport system (100) in a control step (201), wherein a synchronization signal (S) is integrated into the operating voltage (U); Reading out a voltage (U_ind) induced by the alternating magnetic field in the second energy transfer coil (125) of the at least one moving unit (101) and detecting the synchronization signal (S) by a subcontrol unit (121) of the moving unit (101) in a readout step (203); and Performing a synchronization between the control unit (119) of the linear transport system (100) and the sub-control unit (121) of the moving unit (101) based on the synchronization signal (S) by the sub-control unit (121) of the moving unit (101) in a synchronization step (205). The invention further relates to a linear transport system (100).

An agricultural header transport system may include a body, a ground engaging component in contact with a surface, a propulsion system coupled to the body and configured to propel the body over the surface, a brake system coupled to the body and configured to alter speed of the body over the surface, and an input device coupled to the body. The input device may be configured to actuate selectively one or more of the propulsion system or the brake system.

The invention relates to a computer-implemented method (200) for operating a linear transport system (100) with a control unit (109) and a stationary unit (103) with a guide rail (105) for guiding a movable unit (101) and a plurality of motor modules (117) arranged along the guide rail (105), wherein the method (200) comprises: Identifying the motor modules (117) by the control unit (109) in a motor module identification step (201); Determining a motor module sequence of the motor modules (117) by the control unit (109) in a motor module sequence determination step (203); Determining an assembly assignment based on assembly identification information (145) provided by the motor modules (117) by the control unit (109) in an assembly assignment step (205); Determining an assembly sequence of the assemblies (121) based on the motor module sequence and the assembly assignment by the control unit (109) in an assembly sequence determination step (207); and Determining a topology of the motor modules (117) of the stationary unit (103) by the control unit (109) based on the assembly sequence in a topology determination step (209). The invention further relates to a linear transport system (100).

A transport system 10C has a configuration to move a transport body 500 in conjunction with movement of a moving body 200 by using repulsion based on a magnetic force applied between moving body magnets 213 and a transport body magnet 523 when there is a proximal positional relation between these magnets. The transport system 10C includes a control coil 903 that controls a traveling state of the moving body 200, and a coil drive control unit that drives and controls the control coil. The control coil 903 is configured to apply a magnetic force to the moving body magnets 213. The coil drive control unit supplies the control coil 903 with power to cause the control coil 903 to attract the moving body magnets 213 against an air flow flowing within an air blowing tube 100 in order to control and prevent the moving body 200 from traveling.

The present invention relates to a device for processing pharmaceutical containers which are received in a common carrier, in particular in a nest, comprising a transport system comprising a drive unit and a guide unit, carrier receptacles in which a carrier can each be detachably received, wherein the carrier receptacles are movable on the guide unit by means of the drive unit, and at least one processing station for processing the containers, wherein the guide unit (for the carrier receptacles) comprises a processing section on which the at least one processing station is arranged, a return transport section, a first transfer section downstream of the processing section, a second transfer section upstream of the processing section, a first adjustment unit for the first transfer section and a second adjustment unit for the second transfer section.wherein the first transfer section can be selectively coupled to either the processing section or the return transport section by means of the first adjustment unit, wherein the second transfer section can be selectively coupled to either the return transport section or the processing section by means of the second adjustment unit, and that the carrier mounts are movable along the processing section up to the first transfer section, after which the first transfer section is adjusted to couple with the return transport section, the return transport section is movable up to the second transfer section, and after which the second transfer section is adjusted to couple with the processing section, they are movable again along the processing section.

The transport system includes a plurality of transport vehicles and a controller. The travel path has a first path, a second path, and a merging portion where the first path and the second path merge. The controller executes either a priority control for causing a transport vehicle traveling on one of a first route and a second route set as a priority route to pass through the confluence section preferentially than a transport vehicle traveling on the other route, or a non-priority control for causing a transport vehicle traveling on the other route to pass through the confluence section preferentially. The non-priority control is a control for causing the transport vehicle to pass through the confluence section so that the transport vehicle does not differ in quality due to which one of the first path and the second path is traveling, and when a jam of the transport vehicle occurs in a predetermined determination target area upstream of the confluence section in the first path or the second path. The controller executes non-priority control when the congestion of the transport vehicle does not occur in the determination target area, and executes priority control when the congestion of the transport vehicle does not occur in the determination target area.

A transport device (2) for transporting an element of a microlithography system (3) is shown and described, comprising: a lifting device (6) for raising and / or lowering the element of the microlithography system (3), a support element (8) for supporting and contacting the element of the microlithography system (3), and one or more air cushions (4), wherein the support element (8) can be raised and / or lowered by means of the lifting device (6), and wherein the transport device (2) is movable by means of the one or more air cushions (4). In order to enable the assembly or disassembly of an element of the microlithography system (3) to be as force-free as possible, it is proposed that the support element (8) be movable, preferably displaceable, relative to the lifting device (6).

The utility model provides a radioactive rabbit bidirectional pneumatic transmission system which comprises a first receiving and transmitting device, a second receiving and transmitting device, a transmission pipe, a sample box and an air supply mechanism, the transmission pipe comprises two sections of pipelines made of conductive materials and a section of pipeline made of insulating materials, and a magnet is arranged on the sample box. Through the arrangement of the gas supply device, the first receiving and transmitting device and the second receiving and transmitting device, two-way transmission of the sample box between the first receiving and transmitting device and the second receiving and transmitting device can be achieved in the using process, operation is easy and convenient, manual sample transportation is not needed, and harm of radiation to workers is greatly reduced; the hemispherical first air bags installed at the two ends of the sample box can guide the sample box when the sample box passes through the turning part in the conveying pipe, the sample box is prevented from being clamped at the turning part of the conveying pipe, meanwhile, the hemispherical first air bags can buffer the sample box when the sample box turns, and the impact force of the sample box on the inner wall of the conveying pipe is reduced.

A method is provided for transferring energy from a stationary unit to a movable unit of a linear transport system. The system includes a guide rail for guiding the movable unit, a plurality of stationary units, a controller, and a linear motor for driving the movable unit along the guide rail. The linear motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator comprises the stationary units, each having one or more drive coils. The rotor is arranged on the movable unit, and has one or a more magnets. In addition, the stationary units each have one or more energy-transmitting coils, and the movable unit has at least one energy-receiving coil. The controller determines position data for the energy-receiving coil, selects at least one energy-transmitting coil based on the position data, and outputs a control signal to the stationary unit, with identification information for identifying the energy-transmitting coil.

The invention relates to a hydrofoil transport system comprising at least one hydrofoil craft extending in a longitudinal direction (X) and comprising two hulls connected by a central platform, propulsion means and a control house (4), wherein the hydrofoil craft further comprises, at its bow, a first underwater pylon (9) located along the longitudinal direction (X) and, at its stern, an underwater frame (12), wherein the first underwater pylon (9) comprises, at one end intended to be submerged, a first hydrofoil (8), and wherein the underwater frame (12) comprises, at one end intended to be submerged, a second hydrofoil (10), wherein the first hydrofoil and the second hydrofoil are intended to adopt at least two positions, a first position close to the hulls and a second position away from the hulls, and wherein the first pylon is mounted so as to be rotatable through the central platform about a vertical axis such that at least a first position can be assumed, in which the first hydrofoil is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction (X) and a second position can be assumed, in which the first hydrofoil has an orientation different from the orthogonal orientation, and in which the second hydrofoil has a fixed orientation orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.

A system for evacuating and sealing containers filled with product, for example, food product, includes an enclosed, sealed housing wherein the pressure level and the atmospheric content can be controlled. A vacuum shroud is positioned in registry with a container entrance opening in the housing, the shroud connectible to a vacuum source and to a source of replaceable gas to replace the ambient air to be removed from the container. The shroud is advanceable to seal the container entrance opening and is retractable from the container entrance opening. A container transport system inserts the container through the housing entrance opening and into the shroud. Thereupon, a sealing system seals the housing from the ambient after the container has been inserted into the shroud. After the air in the container has been replaced with an inert gas and then the shroud retracted, a closure subsystem applies a cover to the evacuated container. Thereafter, an out feed subsystem removes the closed container from the housing while maintaining the atmospheric content and pressure level within the housing.

In order to provide a method for sustainably operating an electromagnetic transport system to move at least one mover, a first maximum value of a first trajectory for at least one movement quantity of the mover is determined. Additionally, a second maximum value of a second trajectory for said at least one movement quantity of the mover is determined. The first trajectory is selected as a target trajectory if the first maximum value is equal to or smaller than the second maximum value. The second trajectory is selected as a target trajectory, if the second maximum value is smaller than the first maximum value. The mover is moved in accordance with said target trajectory.

A product order fulfillment system includes: a multi-level transport system, each level thereof having a corresponding independent asynchronous level transport system; a lifting transport system with more than one independent lift axis, in a common lift cell, each of the more than one independent lift axis being configured to independently hold and transport the at least one case along a trajectory, independently of each other independent lift axis; and a controller operably coupled to the multi-level transport system and the lifting transport system; where the asynchronous trajectories of the common lift cell output an ordered sequence of mixed cases in accordance to a predetermined case out ordered sequence of mixed cases; and where the controller is configured to heuristically generate optimal trajectory solutions for the asynchronous trajectories, and assign the at least one case to at least one asynchronous level transport axis based on at least one qualitative metric characterized by the optimal trajectory solutions.

The invention relates to the technical field of water conservancy projects, and discloses a high-altitude area hydropower station tail water fixed fish gathering and transporting system and method.The high-altitude area hydropower station tail water fixed fish gathering and transporting system comprises a fish gathering pond, two openings are formed in the fish gathering pond, and the fish gathering pond and a cavity of the fish gathering pond form a fish gathering channel with the upstream and the downstream; an intermittent oxygen exposure structure is arranged on the stepped platform; the sliding table is slidably connected with a supporting plate in the length direction of the fish collecting pond, the supporting plate is provided with a stirring structure, the stirring structure is provided with an output end, and the output end extends into the cavity of the fish collecting pond; a counterweight part is arranged on the light emitting source of the fish luring structure, and when the output end of the stirring structure rotates, the distance between the light emitting source and the supporting plate is changed; according to the method, the state of the fishes in the fish collecting pond can be considered, the fishes are maintained, the phenomenon that part of the fishes feel uncomfortable after entering the transportation equipment is prevented, and then the survival rate of the whole fish collecting and transporting system is increased.

A transport system includes a robot control unit. The robot control unit operates a robot to detect positions of three portions of a pallet stocker distant from one another and generates a user coordinate system in the pallet stocker based on the detected positions. The robot control unit operates the robot to detect a position of a specific portion of a shelf plate and calculates a position of a grip portion of the pallet in the user coordinate system based on the detected position and a positional relationship between the specific portion and the grip portion with the pallet being placed on the shelf plate.

A transport system includes: a reception processor that receives a transport request to transport a first picking object corresponding to a first automatic transport device; and a determination processor that determines a destination of the first automatic transport device based on the number of automatic transport devices present in a first picking area that includes a first picking location for the first picking object and space availability at one or more picking locations in the first picking area.

A conveyance device of the present disclosure is a device configured to convey a cart loaded with a conveyance target object, and the device includes a drive section configured to connected the cart and to travel, a reading section configured to read identification information that is provided on the cart or the conveyance target object and that is for identifying category information of the conveyance target object, and a control section configured to acquire the category information of the conveyance target object from the identification information read by the reading section, acquire a conveyance destination of the conveyance target object based on the acquired category information, and control the drive section to convey the cart to the acquired conveyance destination.

Printing plate logistics system comprising a plate supply (1), a plate disposal (3) and a transport system (2) that connects the plate supply (1) and the plate disposal (3) with several printing presses (4), wherein the transport system (2) comprises a rail network (2.1) and a plurality of transport sleds (2.3) that can travel on the rail network (2.1) and wherein the plate supply (1) comprises a plurality of plate trolley receptacles (1.2) and a plurality of plate trolleys (1.1.1) that can be loaded with multiple plates and positioned in the plate trolley receptacles (1.2) and a manipulator (1.2.3), wherein the manipulator (1.2.3) has a gripper and a multi-axis robot (1.2.1) with at least one linear axis extending over all plate carriage receptacles (1.2) and is designed for removing plates from a respective plate carriage (1.1.1) and transferring the plates to a respective transport carriage (2.3), wherein the manipulator (1.2.3) is associated with a camera that can be moved together with the manipulator (1.2.3) for detecting marks on a plate to be detected or detected by the manipulator (1.2.3), wherein the camera is guided movably solely via the linear axis or, in addition to being guided movably on the linear axis, is also mounted movably in other spatial axes.

This invention relates to a storage facility (71) for liquefied gases, comprising a support structure (3) and a tank (1), wherein the storage facility (71) includes through structures (12, 13) fixed to the support structure and extending through a top wall and an upper support wall, wherein the through structures (12, 13) include a cylinder (18) and a curved top member (28), the curved top member (28) being fixed to the upper end of the cylinder (18), and at least one pipe extending through the curved top member, wherein the pipe is fixed to the curved top member using a support device (43), and wherein the support device includes: - a support ring (44) welded around the pipe, - a support tube (45) welded to the support ring on one side and to the curved top member on the other side. The invention also relates to ships for transporting cold liquid products, transfer systems for cold liquid products, and methods for loading or unloading ships.

The utility model provides an autonomous moving device, an auxiliary positioning device and a transportation system, the autonomous moving device can be positioned through the auxiliary positioning device, the auxiliary positioning device is provided with a first plug-in structure, and the autonomous moving device comprises an autonomous moving vehicle body; the conveying mechanism is mounted on the autonomous moving vehicle body; and the second inserting structure is arranged on the autonomous moving vehicle body and / or the conveying mechanism and used for being in inserting fit with the first inserting structure when the autonomous moving device is positioned through the auxiliary positioning equipment. According to the structure, accurate positioning of the autonomous moving device can be achieved through insertion connection between the first insertion connection structure and the second insertion connection structure, so that the butt joint precision of the autonomous moving device and other conveying systems can be improved, and the autonomous moving device can be applied to occasions with higher butt joint precision requirements.

This conveyance system is provided with a conveyance device and a device to be conveyed, the device to be conveyed being connected to the conveyance device, and the conveyance device being driven to convey the device to be conveyed to a predetermined location. A collision detection unit that detects that the device to be conveyed collides with an obstacle is provided to the device to be conveyed.

The application discloses a wind power generator nacelle cover transportation system and relates to the technical field of nacelle cover transportation. The wind power generator nacelle cover transportation system comprises a supporting device for supporting the nacelle cover, a binding assembly composed of a binding belt, a non-return locking device, a tightening device and an outer frame, the binding belt is used for cooperating with the non-return locking device and the tightening device to bind the nacelle cover, the non-return locking device is used for realizing the tightening and non-return of the binding belt, and the tightening device comprises a mounting structure and a winding structure. The winding structure can drive the binding belt to tighten and bind the nacelle cover. When the binding belt is permanently stretched and deformed or the binding of the nacelle cover is loosened and fastening fails due to the sliding of the binding belt, the winding structure automatically rotates to wind the binding belt, the binding strength of the binding belt is effectively maintained, the nacelle cover is prevented from shaking and being damaged in the transportation process due to the loosening of the binding, manual intervention is reduced, and the safety and convenience of transportation are improved.

The invention relates to a transport system (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) for loads, comprising: at least one rail (10, 312, 314, 412, 414, 512, 514) which extends along a travel path; and at least one transport vehicle (50) having at least one wheel (12, 12A) which rests on the rail (10, 312, 314, 412, 414, 512, 514) by means of a running surface (14) having a concave cross-section, characterised in that the rail (10, 312, 314, 412, 414, 512, 514) comprises, in a curve of the travel path, a curved portion which has a circular-arc curvature about a centre of curvature (M), and the wheel (12, 12A) rests on the curved portion at an inner contact point (PI) and an outer contact point (PA), wherein the inner contact point (PI) is spaced apart from the centre of curvature (M) by an inner curve radius (rI) and from the axis of rotation (D) of the wheel (12, 12A) by an inner rolling radius (RI), and the outer contact point (PA) is spaced apart from the centre of curvature (M) by an outer curve radius (rA) greater than (rI) and from the axis of rotation (D) of the wheel (12, 12A) by an outer rolling radius (RA) greater than (RI).