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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2021
Sst Systems, Inc., Sturgeon Bay, WI (US);
Chad Martin Andreae, Sturgeon Bay, WI (US);
Bradley M. Andreae, Sturgeon Bay, WI (US);
Stephen C. Mann, Sturgeon Bay, WI (US);
Anthony C. Scoville, Sturgeon Bay, WI (US);
SST Systems, Inc., Sturgeon Bay, WI (US);
Abstract
A conveyor system includes a fixed, non-powered rail defining a conveyor path. An automated conveyor carrier (ACC) is supported by the rail and drivable along the rail by an on-board motor in a self-driving trolley of the ACC, the motor powering a drive wheel. The rail defines a first section and a second section separate from the first section. The conveyor system is adapted to provide a first amount of traction for the ACC on the rail in the first section and a second amount of traction, greater than the first amount of traction, in the second section.