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OT-2026-000002528

Linear motor conveyor system with alternate drive

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Material Handling › Conveying Systems
Inventors
KLEINIKKINK ALBERT JOHN, LAMBERT BLAKE ROBERT
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ATS CORP
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US-2026054936-A1, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 26 February 2026
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Abstract

A linear motor conveyor system with alternate drive. The system includes: at least one linear motor track section; at least one alternate drive track section having the same configuration as the linear motor track section but incorporating an alternate drive mechanism; a plurality of moving elements configured to move along the linear motor track section and alternate drive track section; and a control system for controlling the moving elements to move on the linear motor track section and the alternative drive track section. The alternate drive track section may include: a belt drive including a belt, a belt drive motor and a friction element on the moving element to engage with the belt such that movement of the belt causes the moving element to move along the track section due to friction. The alternate drive track section may alternatively include a simplified linear motor track section.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000002528, “Linear motor conveyor system with alternate drive,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:13:39 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002528.

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