Title:
APPARATUS FOR TOWING CONVEYING VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH01311803
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PURPOSE:To improve an operating efficiency by coupling a tow car with a conveying vehicle at the time of an emergency, such as the fall, stop, etc., of the conveying vehicle, and moving the conveying vehicle to its destined position. CONSTITUTION:When a conveying vehicle is dropped, a tow car 5 is traveled in a magnetically levitated state. When the dropped conveying vehicle is detected by a conveying vehicle detection sensor 22 provided on the bumper 21 of the car 5, a driving motor 18 is started to drive driving wheels 33. Then, the car 5 is supported upward by auxiliary wheels 46, 56 at the upper inner faces of emergency guide rails 3A, 3B. Subsequently, driven wheels 50 and driving wheels 33 are brought into contact with the lower inner faces of the guide rails 3A, 3B to be braked. After the dropped conveying vehicle is coupled with the car 5 through the hook 23, the motor 18 of the car 5 is again controlled to move the dropped vehicle to its destined position.
Inventors:
SATO SHOICHI
Application Number:
JP14169488A
Publication Date:
December 15, 1989
Filing Date:
June 10, 1988
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOSHIBA CORP
International Classes:
B61B13/08; B60L13/04; B65G54/02; (IPC1-7): B60L13/04; B61B13/08
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yasuo Miyoshi (1 outside)