Vehicle and track system
CA 1065189 A · Owner: Si Handling Systems · Inventors: Hale, Robert A.; Jones, Vercoe C.
Overview
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Abstract of the Disclosure A track system is arranged to be flush with the floor and a drive shaft is mounted for rotation beneath the level of the floor. A vehicle mounted on wheels is moved along the tracks by a drive wheel which extends downwardly from the bottom of the vehicle through an elongated slot in the floor and which contacts the drive shaft. The vehicle includes a bumper system which upon impact oscillates the drive wheel into a position which decellerates and stops the vehicle. A cam associated with the drive wheel selectively cooperates with a cam surface located beneath the floor level at a queuing station for oscillating the drive wheel into a position which decellerates …
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- Granted October 30, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 30, 1996.
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