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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1982
Filed:
Jun. 19, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter H Rohrbach, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Robert A Hale, Easton, PA (US);
Assignee:
Si Handling Systems, Inc., Easton, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
104166 ; 104247 ;
Abstract
A driverless vehicle has at least one drive wheel for cooperation with a drive tube. The vehicle has two actuators coupled to the drive wheel for rotating the drive wheel to an accumulation position. Each actuator can be selectively rendered inoperative. The vehicle can be propelled by way of the drive wheel and drive tube in opposite directions along a track with either end of the vehicle being the front end.