WILLIAM A BENZAK
Vehicle Board in Bethlehem, PA
License number
Pennsylvania MV118524L
Category
Vehicle Board
Type
Vehicle Salesperson
Address
Address
Bethlehem, PA 18017
Professional information
Vehicle Accumulation System
US Patent:
4691641, Sep 8, 1987
Filed:
Feb 21, 1986
Appl. No.:
6/831767
Inventors:
Peter Rohrbach - Bath PA
William Benzak - Bethlehem PA
William Benzak - Bethlehem PA
Assignee:
SI Handling Systems, Inc. - Easton PA
International Classification:
B61B 1312
US Classification:
104166
Abstract:
An accumulation system for driverless vehicles of the type which are propelled along a track by contact between the drive wheel and a rotating drive shaft. Accumulation being caused by contact between a swing arm extended from the front end of a driverless vehicle. The swing arm pivots towards the front end of the driverless vehicle causing a corresponding rotation of the drive wheel with respect to the rotating drive shaft. The change in position of the drive wheels with respect to the axis of the drive shaft causes a deceleration of the driverless vehicle and/or accumulation of the vehicle with respect to the adjacent driverless vehicle on the track.