Patent ID: 11939195
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 3:
4. An overhead-line using system comprising:
a plurality of supports;
a main rope supported by the supports and configured such that both ends of the main rope are fixed;
a work rope movably supported by the main rope;
a winch configured to wind up the work rope;
a moving device movably supported by the main rope and connected to the work rope, the moving device being movable in air when the work rope is wound up by the winch; and
a power generator supported by the main rope or the moving device and configured to move along with movement of the work rope, wherein the power generator generates electric power by moving relative to the main rope, wherein
the power generator includes
a rotating body configured to rotatably engage with the main rope,
a generator configured to generate electric power based on rotation of the rotating body, and
a spring portion configured to bias the rotating body and the generator toward the main rope;

the moving device includes
a pair of main-rope pulleys, the main-rope pulleys being configured to rotatably engage with the main rope, and
a frame connected to the main-rope pulleys;

the rotating body and the spring portion are between the main-rope pulleys; and
the power generator is on an upper surface of the frame.