Patent ID: 11926246
Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 4:
5. A traveling body system comprising:
a frame track including a first metal rail and a second metal rail, the first metal rail and the second metal rail having an L-shaped cross section and being in parallel or substantially in parallel to face each other;
a traveling body disposed within the frame track and provided with a first wheel and a second wheel, so as to travel on horizontal travel surfaces of the first metal rail and the second metal rail; and
a voltage supplier to supply an AC voltage to at least the travel surfaces of the first metal rail and the second metal rail, so that the first metal rail and the first wheel define a first capacitor and the second metal rail and the second wheel define a second capacitor; wherein
the traveling body includes a power receiver to receive AC power from the first capacitor and the second capacitor, and a travel drive motor to directly or indirectly receive power after the AC power received by the power receiver is rectified; and
the frame track includes an electrical insulator covering at least a portion of vertical wall surfaces of the first metal rail and the second metal rail.