Global Patent Index - EP 0934218 A1

EP 0934218 A1 19990811 - TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE HANDLING

Title (en)

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE HANDLING

Title (de)

FÖDERSYSTEM UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM FERNGESTEUERTEN HANDHABEN

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE TRANSPORT ET DISPOSITIF DE MANIPULATION A DISTANCE

Publication

EP 0934218 A1 19990811 (EN)

Application

EP 97943956 A 19970926

Priority

  • GB 9702614 W 19970926
  • GB 9620276 A 19960928

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9813283A1] A system and apparatus are described for the transportation of a load within an unmanned area. The apparatus comprises: an elongate conduit following a predetermined desired route in said unmanned area; the interior of the conduit being sealed from the environment in said unmanned area; shuttle means movable within said elongate conduit and having integral on-board drive means to propel said shuttle means along said conduit; slave bogie means outside said elongate conduit, said bogie means being for carrying a payload thereon; said shuttle means having magnetic coupling means to said slave bogie means to move said bogie means substantially coterminously with said shuttle means relative to said elongate conduit; and said shuttle means being accessible from a manned area without the need for decontamination thereof.

IPC 1-7

B65G 54/02

IPC 8 full level

B65G 54/02 (2006.01); H02P 25/06 (2016.01); H02P 25/064 (2016.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

B65G 54/02 (2013.01 - KR); B65G 54/025 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9813283A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE ES FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9813283 A1 19980402; AU 4561597 A 19980417; BR 9712137 A 19990831; CN 1231644 A 19991013; EP 0934218 A1 19990811; GB 9620276 D0 19961113; JP 2001500833 A 20010123; KR 20000048694 A 20000725

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9702614 W 19970926; AU 4561597 A 19970926; BR 9712137 A 19970926; CN 97198291 A 19970926; EP 97943956 A 19970926; GB 9620276 A 19960928; JP 51540498 A 19970926; KR 19997002649 A 19990327