Patent ID: 9610992
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B62D,B65G

Claim:
1. An overhead conveying device for integration in an assembly plant in order to transport components for integration in an assembly plant in order to transport components, said overhead conveying device comprising; a supporting framework having a length greater than 5 m and a width greater than 2 m; a conveying device mounted on the supporting framework, wherein the supporting framework and the conveying device form a conveying corridor, in which the components can be transported from an input point to an output point; support columns supporting the supporting framework, wherein a free space suitable for component assembly and/or component transport and which can be walked and/or driven through] is formed beneath the underside of the supporting framework; and at least one securing element arranged at the input point and/or output point of the supporting framework, wherein the securing element can be moved between a securing position and an opening position, and wherein the securing element functions in the securing position as fall protection and at least partially blocks an initial cross-section and/or terminal cross-section of the conveying corridor, and wherein, in the opening position, the securing element releases the initial cross-section and/or terminal cross-section of the conveying corridor for the transport of components with the help of the conveying device, wherein maintenance corridor, which is delimited on all sides and fall-protected, is formed by arranging the securing elements at the initial cross-section and terminal cross-section of the conveying corridor in the respective securing position.