HK68195A - Conveyor system with movement controlled conveyor vehicles - Google Patents

Conveyor system with movement controlled conveyor vehicles

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Publication number
HK68195A
HK68195A HK68195A HK68195A HK68195A HK 68195 A HK68195 A HK 68195A HK 68195 A HK68195 A HK 68195A HK 68195 A HK68195 A HK 68195A HK 68195 A HK68195 A HK 68195A
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Hong Kong
Prior art keywords
carriages
conveyor
materials
system controller
vehicles
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HK68195A
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English (en)
Inventor
Tommy N Tyler
John W Harvey
Original Assignee
Translogic Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L23/00—Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or trains
    • B61L23/002—Control or safety means for heart-points and crossings of aerial railways, funicular rack-railway
    • B61L23/005—Automatic control or safety means for points for operator-less railway, e.g. transportation systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L27/00—Central railway traffic control systems; Trackside control; Communication systems specially adapted therefor
    • B61L27/10—Operations, e.g. scheduling or time tables
    • B61L27/12—Preparing schedules
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L27/00—Central railway traffic control systems; Trackside control; Communication systems specially adapted therefor
    • B61L27/10—Operations, e.g. scheduling or time tables
    • B61L27/14—Following schedules

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Control Of Conveyors (AREA)
  • Intermediate Stations On Conveyors (AREA)
  • Control Of Position, Course, Altitude, Or Attitude Of Moving Bodies (AREA)
  • Discharge Of Articles From Conveyors (AREA)
  • Framework For Endless Conveyors (AREA)
  • Attitude Control For Articles On Conveyors (AREA)
HK68195A 1984-06-05 1995-05-04 Conveyor system with movement controlled conveyor vehicles HK68195A (en)

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US06/617,348 US4630216A (en) 1984-06-05 1984-06-05 Method and apparatus for controlling and monitoring movement of material-transporting carriages

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HK68195A true HK68195A (en) 1995-05-12

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US (1) US4630216A (de)
EP (1) EP0164302B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS6159508A (de)
AT (1) ATE76371T1 (de)
DE (1) DE3586071D1 (de)
HK (1) HK68195A (de)

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DE3586071D1 (de) 1992-06-25
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