Linear induction motor-driven divert mechanisms

摘要

Linear induction motor-driven divert mechanisms may be installed or associated with conveying systems and may cause a change in velocity of one or more objects (i.e., a change in direction and/or a change in speed) to passing through the conveying systems. The divert mechanisms may include one or more spherical rotors including magnetizable slugs, and the spherical rotors may be rotatably positioned above positioned above one or more stator plates. Energizing one or more of the stator plates causes the corresponding spherical rotors to rotate in a given direction. Therefore, the divert mechanism may be used to transport or direct objects within conveying systems by controlling the rotation and angular velocity of one or more of the spherical rotors, which may impart motion to the objects.

主权项

1. A conveying system comprising:
a linear-induction motor-driven conveying apparatus comprising:
an upper frame having at least one hole;a nesting table having at least one cavity;at least one spherical rotor rotatably positioned between the upper frame and the nesting table, wherein the at least one spherical rotor is nested in the at least one cavity of the nesting table and wherein at least a portion of the at least one spherical rotor extends through the at least one hole of the upper frame, wherein the at least one spherical rotor comprises an inner sphere having a plurality of magnetizable rotor slugs mounted therein, and wherein each of the magnetizable rotor slugs is distributed about a center of the spherical rotor; andat least one stator plate provided in association with at least a portion of the spherical rotor.