Patent ID: 6668737
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: B61F

Abstract:
A transport system comprising:a plurality of rails arranged next to each other; a vehicle adapted to travel on said rails; a frame having a plurality of cross members and a plurality of guide members, said frame further having a plurality of running gears mounted thereon, said running gears able to be pivoted about vertical axes whereby, when seen in a longitudinal direction of travel, said running gears on one vehicle side are mounted on the frame in such a way that they can be moved relative to the running gears of the opposite vehicle side; a pair of stop element, said running gears able to be pivoted approximately 90 degrees between said stop elements into a cross position from a longitudinal position around a vertical pivot axis; and at least one slide element mounted on said cross members that guides said running gears on said guide members in a linearly-movable manner at right angles to the longitudinal direction of travel of said vehicle.