Patent ID: 11964832
Assignee: ATS CORPORATION
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 6:
7. A transporting system for a linear motor conveyor system, wherein the conveyor system comprises at least one moving element and a first track and a second track, which is different from the first track, on which the moving element moves, the transporting system comprising:
a rotatable element;
a motor for rotating the rotatable element;
a coupler connected to the rotatable element, wherein the coupler includes a coupler head configured to engage with the moving element by a magnetic coupling system when the coupler is positioned in a predetermined relationship with the moving element;
a controller configured to:
operatively connect with the linear motor conveyor system;
control at least one of the moving element and the rotatable element so that the coupler is positioned in the predetermined relationship with the moving element on the first track such that the coupler removes the moving element from the first track; and
control at least one of the rotatable element and the second track to place the moving element on the second track and disengage the coupler head to release the moving element onto the second track.