Self-propelled machine (11) for the transport and precision assembly of bulky items, comprising: a chassis structure (13), in which a chassis lower portion (15) and a chassis upper (17) are defined, both said portions being substantially U-shaped, the lower portion (15) being supported by motor-driven steering carriages (19) having each a pair of motor-driven wheels (21), said structure further defining a pair of parallel lateral frames (29) that are separated from each other by a central compartment (31) adapted to receive an item to be transported, said compartment being inferiorly, superiorly and frontally open in order to allow an item to be transported to enter said compartment, and laterally delimited by the lateral frames (29) of the chassis structure; a pair of support bands (33) transversely crossing said compartment (31) and associated to tensioning assemblies (35) controlled by an electronic control unit and connected to the chassis structure (13), said tensioning assemblies being adapted to tension and release said bands (33); a plurality of lateral (37) and rear (39) stabilizers associated to the chassis structure (13) and driven by driving assemblies, said stabilizers being adapted to continuously assume a retracted or rest configuration and an advanced, supporting configuration conferring stabilization to the item transported within the compartment (31); a programmable electronic control unit; at least one sensor capable of generating an electric signal in which at least one parameter is a function of the position of the machine (11) and, consequently, of the transported item relative to a reference stationary with respect to the pavement on which the machine (11) is working; a power unit feeding - through a control assembly controlled by the control unit - the tensioning assemblies (35), the driving assemblies and the motors of the wheels.
SELF-PROPELLED MACHINE FOR THE TRANSPORT AND PRECISION ASSEMBLY OF BULKY ITEMS
SELBSTFAHRENDE MASCHINE ZUM TRANSPORT UND ZUR PRÄZISEN ANORDNUNG VON SPERRIGEN GEGENSTÄNDEN
MACHINE AUTOPROPULSÉE POUR LE TRANSPORT ET ENSEMBLE DE PRÉCISION D'ÉLÉMENTS VOLUMINEUX
2020-01-01
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Getting bulky items to assembly -- `dial-your-own' monorail
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