CPC B60L 13/03 (2013.01) [B60L 13/003 (2013.01); B60L 13/10 (2013.01); B60L 15/005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/64 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A transport system comprising:
at least one linear synchronous motor guideway in or on which one or more vehicles are propelled;
a plurality of vehicles mounted on the guideway, each vehicle including:
a frame which includes a web having two opposing side walls, and
magnets on both opposing side walls of the web;
wherein the guideway comprises one or more modules, each module comprising a plurality of propulsion coils that, in operation, exert a propulsive force of substance on the magnets of the vehicles, and
wherein the plurality of propulsion coils are disposed at least one side of and in laterally facing relation to the magnets on a respective side of the vehicles; and
wherein each vehicle comprises an upper structure for carrying a payload, an upper wheel above the magnets, and a lower wheel below the magnets, the upper and lower wheels, in operation, contacting the guideway as the respective vehicle is propelled along the guideway.
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