Patent ID: 9617089
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B60L,B65G,E01B

Claim:
1. A transport system, comprising: a transport track with at least one passive track switch, the transport track including (i) a first guide rail, (ii) a second guide rail that is located opposite to the first guide rail in the region of a main track, (iii) a first linear motor string that is arranged parallel to the first guide rail, and (iv) a second linear motor string that is arranged parallel to the second guide rail; and at least one transport element arranged movably on the transport track, wherein: the transport element has a response element with at least one permanent magnet or non-switching electromagnet, the response element being engaged within a gap between the first and the second linear motor string, the transport element is movable along the transport track by means of interaction of the at least one permanent magnet or non-switching electromagnet with the first or second linear motor string, the first and the second guide rail are fixed, and