阅读说明：本技术 物品输送机 (Article conveyor ) 是由 安德烈亚·安德烈奥利 于 2019-01-24 设计创作，主要内容包括：提出了一种输送机系统(100),包括：-至少一个运输链(105),该至少一个输送链包括一系列互相连接的链节(110、410)；-引导结构(120),用于滑动地支撑所述至少一个运输链,使得所述至少一个运输链的链节限定用于支撑待运输物品的基本上平的支撑表面,以及-马达装置,用于使得至少一个运输链相对于引导结构沿着平行于所述支撑表面的第一方向移动,其特征在于：-马达装置包括线性电动马达,该线性电动马达包括：-多个磁体(210(1)、210(2)；310(1)、310(2)),每个磁体均位于相应的链节中,以及-多个推进电磁体(230(1))、230(3)、230(3)；330(1)、330(2)、330(3)),位于引导结构上。(It is presented a conveyor system (100) comprising: -at least one conveyor chain (105) comprising a series of interconnected chain links (110, 410); -a guide structure (120) for slidably supporting the at least one transport chain such that the links of the at least one transport chain define a substantially flat support surface for supporting the articles to be transported, and-motor means for moving the at least one transport chain relative to the guide structure along a first direction parallel to the support surface, characterized in that: the motor means comprise a linear electric motor comprising: -a plurality of magnets (210(1), (210), (2); 310(1), (310), (2)) each located in a respective link, and-a plurality of propulsion electromagnets (230), (1), (230), (3); 330(1), 330(2), 330(3) on the guiding structure.)

1. A conveyor system (100, 400) comprising:

-at least one transport chain (105, 405) comprising a series of interconnected links (110, 410);

-a guide structure (120, 420) for slidably supporting the at least one transport chain such that the chain links of the at least one transport chain define a substantially flat support surface for supporting the articles to be transported, and

-a motor for moving the at least one transport chain relative to the guide structure along a first direction parallel to the support surface, characterized in that:

-the motor comprises a linear electric motor comprising:

a plurality of magnets (210(1), (210) (2), (310) (1), (310), (2), (470), (1), (470), (2), (510), (1), (510), (2), (510), (3), (520), (1), (520), (2), and (520), (3), each magnet being located in a respective chain link, and

a plurality of propulsion electromagnets (230(1), 230(3), 330(1), 330(2), 330(3), 480(1), 480(2), 480(3)) on the guiding structure.

2. The conveyor system (100, 400) of claim 1, wherein:

each magnet (210(1), 210(2), 310(1), 310(2), 470(1), 470(2), 510(1), 510(2), 510(3), 520(1), 520(2), 520(3) is configured to generate a constant magnetic field along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;

-each propelling electromagnet (230(1), 230(3), 330(1), 330(2), 330(3), 480(1), 480(2), 480(3) is configured to be energized to generate a variable magnetic field along the second direction, thereby generating a magnetic force along the first direction, thereby generating the movement of the at least one transport chain relative to the guiding structure along the first direction.

3. The conveyor system (100, 400) of any of the preceding claims, wherein the plurality of pusher electromagnets (230(1), 230(3), 330(1), 330(2), 330(3), 480(1), 480(2), 480(3) comprises a series of pusher electromagnets (230(1), 230(3), 330(1), 330(2), 330(3), 480(1), 480(2), 480(3) along the first direction.

4. A conveyor system (100) according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the support surface.

5. The conveyor system (100) of claim 4, wherein:

-the plurality of magnets (210(1), 210(2)) define a series of magnets comprising alternating first (210(1)) and second (210(2) magnets;

-the north and south poles of each first magnet (210(1) and each second magnet (210(2)) are aligned along the second direction;

-the north pole of each first magnet (210(1)) is closer to the support surface than the south pole, and

-the south pole of each second magnet (210(2)) is closer to the support surface than the north pole.

6. The conveyor system (100) of claim 5, wherein each pusher electromagnet (230(1), (230), (2), (230), (3)) comprises a coil having an axis of symmetry along the second direction.

7. The conveyor system (100) of any of claims 2, 3, or 4, wherein:

-the plurality of magnets (310(1), 310(2)) define a series of magnets comprising alternating first (310(1)) and second (310 (2));

-each first magnet (310(1)) and each second magnet (310(2)) is a U-shaped magnet, wherein the north and south poles of the U-shaped magnet are aligned along a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions, and

-the mutual position of the north and south poles of each first magnet in the third direction is opposite to the mutual position of the north and south poles of each second magnet in the third direction.

8. The conveyor system (100) of claim 7, wherein each pusher electromagnet (330(1), (330), (2), (330), (3)) comprises a coil (360) and a respective U-shaped ferrite or ferromagnetic member (340) comprising first and second arms (342, 344) extending along the second direction and a joining portion (346) joining the first and second arms and extending along the third direction, wherein each coil is wound onto the joining portion of the respective U-shaped member.

9. A conveyor system (400) according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the second direction is parallel to the support surface.

10. The conveyor system (400) of claim 9, wherein each link (410) comprises a first set of magnets (470(1), 470 (2); 510(1), 510(2), 510 (3); 520(1), 520(2), 520(3)) and a second set of magnets (470(1), 470 (2); 510(1), 510(2), 510 (3); 520(1), 520(2), 520 (3); wherein:

-each magnet of the first set of magnets of the chain link faces a respective magnet of the second set of magnets of the chain link along the second direction, and wherein

-the propulsion electromagnets (480(1), 480(2), 480(3)) are located on the guiding structure between the first and second sets of magnets.

11. The conveyor system (400) of claim 10, wherein each pusher electromagnet (480(1), (480) (2), (480) (3)) comprises a coil (495) having an axis of symmetry along the second direction.

12. The conveyor system (400) of claim 10 or 11, wherein the first set consists of a single magnet, and wherein the second set consists of a single magnet.

13. The conveyor system (400) of claim 10 or 11, wherein the first set comprises three magnets, and wherein the second set comprises three magnets.

14. The conveyor system (100, 400) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein each magnet is a neodymium-based permanent magnet.

15. A conveyor system (100, 400) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein each magnet is embedded in the respective link.

16. Conveyor system (100, 400) according to any of the preceding claims, further comprising a power supply system for energizing the propulsion electromagnet, the power supply system being selected from one of the following:

-a three-phase power supply system;

-a two-phase power supply system, and

-a single-phase power supply system.

17. The conveyor system (100, 400) of claim 16, further comprising:

-means (250) for sensing the magnetic field generated by the magnet, and

-means for evaluating the position and/or the movement speed of the at least one transport chain based on the sensed magnetic field.

18. The conveyor system (100, 400) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one transport chain comprises a closed loop transport chain.

19. The conveyor system (100, 400) according to any of claims 1-17, wherein each of the at least one transport chain is a block of a transport chain that is separate from other blocks.