Patent ID: 11932499
Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 10:
11. A method of operating a linear motor system that has a guide track that has a plurality of electromagnets arranged distributed along the guide track; at least one carrier that is guided by and movable along the guide track and that has a drive magnet for cooperating with the electromagnets to move the carrier; at least one coupling element; and at least one securing means, wherein the coupling element holds the securing means and couples the securing means to the carrier and the method comprises the following steps:
guiding the securing means through the coupling element; and
moving the carrier along the guide track,
wherein the linear motor system furthermore comprises a detection means for detecting the spacing of the carrier from the guide track and the method comprises the following step:
releasing the securing means from the carriers when the detection means detects a spacing between the carrier and the guide track, said spacing being smaller than a threshold value.