Patent ID: 11964824
Assignee: B&R INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION GMBH
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 5:
6. A transport unit for use for a transport device according to claim 1, of a at least one engagement portion is provided on the transport unit, which engagement portion being designed to be at least partially engaged with an engagement portion of a further transport unit when the transport unit and the further transport unit are moved in succession in the transport plane in a direction of movement into an engagement position, the engagement portion of the transport unit being designed to overlap with the engagement portion of the further transport unit in the engagement position with the further transport unit at least in the direction of movement, such that a total extent of the transport units in the direction of movement is smaller than a sum of the individual transport-unit extents of the transport units in the direction of movement, wherein at least two engagement portions are provided on the transport unit, the engagement portions being arranged on opposite sides of the transport unit, and wherein the transport unit, outside of the engagement position, can be moved at least in two dimensions in the transport plane of the transport device independently of the other transport unit.