LINEAR MOTOR CONVEYOR SYSTEM AND MOVING ELEMENTS THEREFOR INCLUDING A BEARING SUSPENSION

Abstract: a linear motor conveyor system including: a track including: at least one guide rail, including a first portion and a second portion; and a plurality of moving elements, each moving element including: a body; and at least one set of bearings supported by the body, including a first bearing configured to move along the first portion and a second bearing configured to move along the second portion, wherein the second bearing and second portion are offset in relation to the first bearing and first portion such that the second bearing overlaps along the direction of the track with a first bearing of an adjacent moving element to provide a reduced tooling pitch between the moving elements. in some cases each of the plurality of moving elements further includes: a second set of bearings; and a bearing suspension system to provide a suspension to the second set of bearings.

Inventor(s): Albert KLEINIKKINK, Roger HOGAN, Ian CAMERON

CPC Classification: B65G54/02 (electrostatic, electric, or magnetic)

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