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

Claim 0:
1. A transporting system for a linear motor conveyor system, wherein the conveyor system comprises at least one moving element and at least one 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 is 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; and
a controller configured to:
operatively connect with the linear motor conveyor system; and
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 track such that the coupler removes the moving element from the track.