公开(公告)号：US5632589A

公开(公告)日：1997-05-27

申请号：US176383

申请日：1994-01-03

申请人： Thomas J. Bray ,  Kenneth E. Burkhalter ,  Ron Cailey

发明人： Thomas J. Bray ,  Kenneth E. Burkhalter ,  Ron Cailey

IPC分类号： B65G47/46 ,  B07C3/08 ,  B61B13/04 ,  B61C11/04 ,  B65G47/96

CPC分类号： B61C11/04 ,  B61B13/04 ,  B65G47/962

摘要： A material handling and transport system for transporting goods between a number of discharge/induction stations and selectively receiving and discharging goods at the stations. A moving transport unit, for example a train-type string or cars or trolleys with tilting trays for receiving, transporting and discharging goods between induction and discharge stations positioned along a track, incorporates a number of self-contained, locally controlled sensing, signal and actuation devices which allow the trolleys to selectively interact with passive stations around the track. The centralization of systems control on the trolleys themselves, as opposed to on the track-side stations, results in greater system flexibility, reduced cost, and allows the train to operate in essentially autonomous mode without the need for external control and monitoring. In one embodiment each tray-supporting trolley includes a self-actuating tipper arm mechanism activated by local computer to engage discharge station as the trolley passes to discharge the load carried by the trolley. Each trolley also includes a sender/receiver device capable of reading passive status indicators associated with stations around the track, and signaling various switching devices to activate track-side structure for interaction with the trolley as it passes.

摘要翻译： 用于在多个排放/导入站之间运输货物并在车站选择性接收和卸载货物的物料搬运和运输系统。 移动的运输单元，例如列车型的串或具有用于在沿着轨道定位的感应和放电站之间接收，运输和卸载货物的倾斜托盘的汽车或手推车包括许多独立的，局部控制的感测信号和 促动装置允许手推车选择性地与轨道周围的被动站相互作用。 手推车本身的集中控制与轨道侧站相反，可以实现更大的系统灵活性，降低成本，并允许列车以基本上自主的方式运行，而无需外部控制和监控。 在一个实施例中，每个托盘支撑手推车包括由本地计算机启动的自动启动翻转臂机构，以在台车通过以排放由手推车承载的载荷时接合放电站。 每个手推车还包括能够读取与轨道周围的站相关联的被动状态指示器的发送器/接收器装置，并且信号通知各种开关装置以激活轨道侧结构以便在通过时与手推车相互作用。

公开(公告)号：US5555814A

公开(公告)日：1996-09-17

申请号：US498933

申请日：1995-07-06

申请人： Kenneth E. Burkhalter ,  Ron Cailey

发明人： Kenneth E. Burkhalter ,  Ron Cailey

IPC分类号： E01B25/08 ,  E01B25/10 ,  E01B25/24 ,  B61B3/00

CPC分类号： E01B25/10 ,  E01B25/08

摘要： An improved monorail-type track section for use in a material handling and sortation system in which one or more train-type trolleys or cars runs along the track between various sortation and handling stations. The track section comprises a substantially hollow, vertical support member terminating at an upper end in an upper transverse leg defining upper wheel bearing surfaces on each side of the support, and terminating at a base end in a transversely extending base leg defining lower wheel bearing surfaces on each side of the vertical support. The upper and lower wheel bearing surfaces are angled to trap upper and lower wheel assemblies on a trolley in a torsionally stable mounting arrangement. The spacing of the upper wheel bearing surfaces is less than that of the lower wheel bearing surfaces, such that removal of the upper wheel assemblies allows the entire trolley to be lifted vertically off the track section with clearance for the lower wheel assemblies.

摘要翻译： 一种用于材料处理和分拣系统的改进的单轨轨道部分，其中一个或多个列车型手推车或汽车沿着各种分拣和处理站之间的轨道行进。 轨道部分包括基本上中空的垂直支撑构件，其终止于上横向腿部中的上端，该上横向腿部在支撑件的每一侧上限定上轮支承表面，并且终止于横向延伸的基部腿部，其限定下轮轴承表面 在垂直支撑的每一侧。 上下轮支承表面成角度，以扭转稳定的安装布置将上下车轮组件收纳在手推车上。 上轮轴承表面的间距小于下轮轴承表面的间隔，使得去除上轮组件允许整个手推车垂直地离开轨道部分，具有用于下轮组件的间隙。