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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2023
Beckhoff Automation Gmbh, Verl, DE;
Robert Ian Rawlyk, Rheda Wiedenbrück, DE;
Beckhoff Automation GmbH, Verl, DE;
Abstract
A method for transferring an object from a first rotor to a second rotor in a linear transport system is provided in a transfer region between a first drive unit and a second drive unit. The rotors move along the drive units due to a magnetic field generated by respective coil units, and the object is initially attached to the first rotor with the aid of a first connection. The method includes synchronizing movements of the first and second rotor so that the first and second rotor move with coordinated trajectories in the transfer region, forming a second connection between the object and the second rotor in the transfer region, and releasing the first connection. The first connection is created with the aid of a first retaining element, and the second connection is created with the aid of a second retaining element.