US 12,081,092 B2
Quick connect for track and mover system
Azeddine Choumach, Devens, MA (US); and John Pearlman, Devens, MA (US)
Assigned to Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US)
Filed by ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Mayfield Heights, OH (US)
Filed on Sep. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/476,159.
Prior Publication US 2023/0077322 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H02K 41/02 (2006.01); H02K 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC H02K 41/02 (2013.01) [H02K 15/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mover assembly of a linear motor system, comprising:
a platform comprising:
a cylindrical recess extending from a first surface of the platform; and
a first ridge and a second ridge, wherein the first ridge extends substantially parallel to the second ridge across the cylindrical recess; and
a mover comprising:
a tab extending parallel to and offset from a first surface of the mover, wherein the tab is free to move relative to the cylindrical recess when the mover is in a first orientation and wherein the first ridge and the second ridge restrict movement of the tab when the mover is in a second orientation.