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

Claim 0:
1. A transport device in the form of a planar motor comprising at least one transport segment which forms a transport plane and comprising at least two transport units which can be moved at least in two dimensions in the transport plane, drive coils or movable permanent magnets being arranged on the transport segment and drive magnets being arranged on the transport units, or vice versa, the drive coils or the movable permanent magnets interacting magnetically with the drive magnets in order to move the transport units, at least one engagement portion being provided on each of the at least two transport units, the at least two transport units being movable in succession in the transport plane in a direction of movement into an engagement position in which the engagement portions of the transport units are at least partially engaged, the engagement portions being designed to overlap with one another in the engagement position 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 at least one of the at least two transport units, the engagement portions being arranged on opposite sides of the respective transport unit, and wherein the transport units can be moved in the transport plane independently of one another.