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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2018
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Frederick A. Sommerhalter, Jr., Oyster Bay, NY (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A linear controlled motion system include a track formed from one or more track sections and having at least one mover mounted to the track and effective for receiving articles at one location and transporting the articles to another location. The system includes at least one magnetic linear motion motor for providing a magnetic field effective for moving each mover in a controlled motion along the track and a magnetic flux bridge for reducing changes in the magnetic flux that reduces the efficiency or interferes with the operation of the controlled motion system. The ends of each track section of the magnetic linear motion motor may include end teeth that have a small recess in the top portion thereof. The recesses may be sized to fit the lip of a cover placed over the track section so that the ends of each track section form substantially smooth and planar surfaces that may be joined together to substantially eliminate any air gap between the joined track sections.