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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2012
Ronald Jay Benish, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Robert Joseph Walkerdine, Highland, MI (US);
Ronald Jay Benish, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Robert Joseph Walkerdine, Highland, MI (US);
FATA AUTOMATION, INC., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A modular, electrified monorail system upon which at least one motorized trolley assembly may be propelled along. The system may incorporate a plurality of rail assemblies adapted to be coupled adjacent to one another to form a generally continuous track. Each rail assembly may make use of an electrified track adapted to provide an electrical signal from an electrical power source to at least one electrical conductor extending coextensively along the electrified track. A controller may be mounted on the electrified track. The controller may be configured to selectively apply and remove the electrical power from the electrified track to control propulsion of the motorized trolley assembly along the electrified track.