Robert Boschgmbh

Heinrich Van De Loecht

Martin Reinisch

Markus Hanisch

Bernd Goetzelmann

Kurt Burger

Bernd Wilke

Johannes Rauschnabel

Guenter Schneider

Sascha Henke

Thomas Beck

Wolfgang Schmitt

Karsten Voelz

Wolfgang Szczerba

The invention relates to a transport device () for conveying a product, comprising a stationary running rail () which extends along a longitudinal axis (); a cart () with a height axis () which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (), said cart being guided on the running rail (); guiding rollers () which are arranged on the cart (), can be rotated about rotational axes () perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (), and roll on the running rail (), wherein the rotational axis () of each guiding roller () intersects the same straight line (), which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (); and a compensating device for compensating for a yaw moment (M) of the cart () about the height axis (), comprising multiple magnetic coils () arranged along the running rail (), at least two ferromagnetic or permanent magnetic counter elements () which are arranged on the cart () and which are arranged on both sides of the running rail (), and a control device () for controlling the magnetic coils () such that the counter elements () can be simultaneously pushed away from the running rail () in the direction of a transverse axis (), said transverse axis () being defined as perpendicular to the longitudinal axis () and perpendicular to the height axis ().

Transport device and method for operating the transport device

The present invention is a transport device for conveying a product, comprising a movable conveying element for conveying the product, a stationary running rail that defines a running path for the conveying element, a first linear motor drive device, a second linear motor drive device, a control device that actuates the two linear motor drive devices, and a sensor device that detects an orientation of the conveying element relative to the running rail and transmits it to the control device.

Transport device with controllable conveying element

The invention relates to an electromagnetic transfer system () having a preferably closed carrier path (), along which a multiplicity of individually activatable induction coils () are arranged, and having conveying elements (to), which are arranged in a movable manner on the carrier path () and each have a driver element (), which serves for conveying in each case at least one article () from a first conveying arrangement (), along a conveying route () in the region of the transfer system (), into a second conveying arrangement () arranged downstream, wherein the driver elements () are in abutting contact with the at least one article () at least along the conveying route (), and wherein the conveying element (to) has, as drive element, at least one permanent-magnet element () arranged in operative connection with the induction coils (). According to the invention, it is provided that the driver element () is arranged on the conveying element (to) such that it can be moved, in particular pivoted, in order to be brought into abutting contact with, and removed from abutting contact with, the at least one article (), wherein the driver element () is moved by at least one actuating element () arranged at a fixed location on the carrier path ().

Electromagnetic transfer system

The invention relates to a transport system comprising a circumferentially closed transport section () that has a plurality of section parts, wherein the section parts comprise linear section parts () and curved section parts (), wherein at least one of the curved section parts () has a U-shaped curve section () that defines a 180&#xb0; deflection, at least one runner () that can be moved along the transport section () in order to transport objects, and a lock device () that is arranged between the U-shaped curve section () and adjacent section parts.

Transport system having a lock device

The invention relates to a method for operating an electromagnetic transfer system () which is used to convey items () to a downstream conveyor device (), and which comprises a carrier path (), preferably designed to be closed, on which there is at least one moveable transport element () for an item () that is moved along on a transport surface () by said transport element (), said transport element () having at least one permanent magnet element () that is arranged to be functionally connected to individually-energisable inductor coils () which are arranged along the carrier path (). Position-detecting means () are provided to ascertain the position of the transport element () on said carrier path () and, in a delivery region (), the item () is delivered from the transport surface () to the downstream conveyor device (), said conveyor device having a separate drive (). According to the invention, in order to reduce the spacing (A, A, A) between individual items () on the downstream conveyor device (), the conveyor speed (v) of said conveyor device () is reduced intermittently at the point of delivery from the transport surface () to the conveyor device (), in relation to the speed (v) of the transport element (), and/or the speed (v) of the transport element () is increased at the point of delivery in relation to the conveyor speed (v) of the conveyor device ().

Method for operating an electromagnetic transfer system, and transfer system

A conveying device for conveying a product, comprising a plurality of individually movable conveying elements () for conveying the products, a stationary, circumferentially arranged guide rail (), which defines a running path for the conveying elements (), and a linear motor drive device () for driving the conveying elements (), said conveying elements () each having permanent magnets () which are actively connected to the coils () of the linear motor drive device (), each conveying element () having at least one first sub-component () and one second sub-component () which are connected to one another in an articulated manner by means of a hinge (), each sub-component () having at least one permanent magnet (), each conveying element () having a reflux plate (), and the hinge () being arranged on the reflux plate () in such a way that the reflux plate () is sub-divided into a first plate part () and a second plate part (), which are connected to one another via the hinge ().

Conveying device with articulated conveying element

The invention relates to a transfer arrangement () for transferring articles (), having a first conveying arrangement () for the articles (), on which the articles () are conveyed at in particular non-uniform intervals (a) from one another, and having at least one transporting element () with a transfer element () for butting against an article () along a transporting route in the region of the transfer arrangement () and for transfer from the transporting route onto a second conveying arrangement (), wherein the at least one transporting element () is arranged such that it can be moved along a closed transporting path () which has a multiplicity of preferably individually energizable coil elements () which are in operative connection with at least one permanent-magnet element (), arranged at least indirectly on the transporting element (), and cause the transporting element () to move along the transporting path () when the coil elements () are energized, wherein a control arrangement activates the coil elements () in order to generate a movement profile of the transporting element (), and wherein an arrangement with means () for detecting the position of the transporting element () is provided along the transporting path (). According to the invention, it is provided that the first conveying arrangement (), in a transfer region () for transferring the articles () to the transporting route of the transfer arrangement (), is aligned with the transporting route, and that the movement profile of the transporting element () is such that, when the article () is received by the transfer element (), the transfer element () comes into contact with the article () in an at least more or less impact-free manner.

Transfer arrangement for transferring articles

The invention relates to a transporting apparatus for conveying a product, comprising a movable conveying element () for conveying the product, also comprising a fixed-location running rail (), which is arranged all the way round and defines a running track for the conveying element (), and further comprising a linear-motor-drive means () for driving the conveying element (), wherein the conveying element () has a permanent magnet () which is in operative connection with coils () of the linear-motor-drive means (), and wherein the conveying element () has at least a first sub-element () and a second sub-element (), which are connected to one another in an articulated manner by means of an articulation ().

Transporting apparatus with articulated conveying element

The invention relates to a transport device that includes a revolving transport section having a linear region () and a curve region (), an electromagnetic drive having a plurality of stationary coil elements () and a plurality of permanent magnets (), wherein the stationary coil elements () are arranged on the transport section (), and at least one mover (), which is movably arranged on the revolving transport section () and can be moved by way of electromagnetic forces. A first row () of permanent magnets () and a second row () of permanent magnets () are arranged on the mover (). The revolving transport section () has first coil regions (), which are exclusively operatively connected to the first row () of permanent magnets (), and second coil regions (), which are exclusively operatively connected to the second row () of permanent magnets ().

Revolving transport device having an improved drive concept

A method and device for sterilizing containers in which a plasma treatment is executed through excitation of an electromagnetic oscillation so that the plasma is excited in a vacuum in the vicinity of the container regions to be sterilized. Between arrival and discharge, the container regions to be sterilized are moved closer to the oscillation-generating device in the chamber, with continuous movement of the container and/or of the oscillation-generating device for one or more predetermined time intervals in such a way that a plasma is excited in these regions inside and/or outside the container. The chamber is provided with a transport apparatus inside it, which produces an essentially rotating motion of the container during the transport from the arrival to the discharge in the chamber.

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Muggensturm, Germany

Heinrich Van De Loecht