Patent ID: 11919549
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 4:
5. A system for a shuttle, the system comprising:
an elongated spring steel plate;
a first rail track component coupled to the elongated spring steel plate;
a second rail track component coupled to the elongated spring steel plate and disposed adjacent to the first rail track component; and
a third rail track component coupled to the elongated spring steel plate and disposed adjacent to the second rail track component;
wherein the elongated spring steel plate is configured to be actuated from a first position to a second position, and wherein a distance between the first rail track component and the second rail track component when the elongated spring steel plate is in the second position is less than when the elongated spring steel plate is in the first position; and
wherein the first rail track component, the second rail track component, and the third rail track component are electromagnetic rail track components.