Patent ID: 9085308
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: B61H,B66C

Abstract:
1. A movement system configured for moving a payload, the movement system comprising: a rail; a trolley movably attached to the rail and configured to support the payload; a braking system operatively attached to the rail; wherein the braking system includes a braking module including a base, operatively attached to the trolley, and a wheel assembly operatively attached to the base; wherein the wheel assembly has a shaft, a clutch and a braking wheel; wherein the shaft is rotatably attached to the base and configured for rotation relative to the base about a rolling axis; wherein the clutch is rigidly attached to the shaft and configured for rotation with the shaft about the rolling axis; wherein the braking wheel axially surrounds the clutch and is in continuous rolling contact with a surface of the rail; and wherein the clutch is configured to selectively allow rotation of the braking wheel relative to the shaft in only one direction of rotation to decelerate movement of the trolley along the rail.