A busbar for a conductor line for supplying electrical power to an electrical load which can be moved along the conductor line. To reduce the wear on the busbar and the sliding body that slides along the conductor line by decreasing the friction between these two components, a busbar, on which the surface of the side of the busbar intended to make contact with a sliding body of a current collector has at least one groove-shaped depression, which, at least in certain sections, runs at an oblique angle relative to the longitudinal direction of the busbar, with the longitudinal direction defined by the intended direction of movement of the sliding body.

A fader device includes a conductive shaft, a conductive moving body, and a conductive portion. The conductive moving body is movable in the longitudinal direction of the shaft and includes a gap between it and the conductive shaft. The conductive portion brings the shaft and the moving body into electrical continuity. A signal generation portion generates a touch sense signal. A detection portion detects contact with the conductive moving body based on a signal output according to a capacitance generated between the conductive shaft and the conductive moving body in response to the touch sense signal.

An apparatus for transmission of electricity by conduction to a vehicle while in motion.

An apparatus for transmission of electricity by conduction to a vehicle while in motion.

A vehicle track assembly includes a conductive rail coupled to the track assembly. The conductive rail includes an electrically insulative substrate and one or more conductive strips attached to the substrate. The vehicle track assembly further includes a track-mounted component electrically coupled to the conductive rail. The track-mounted component includes a cantilevered biasing member and one or more electrical contacts. The cantilevered biasing member biases the one or more electrical contacts toward the one or more conductive strips to maintain an electrical connection between the one or more electrical contacts and the one or more conductive strips as the track-mounted component is moved along the conductive rail.

A vehicle track assembly includes a conductive rail coupled to the track assembly. The conductive rail includes an electrically insulative substrate and one or more conductive strips attached to the substrate. The vehicle track assembly further includes a track-mounted component electrically coupled to the conductive rail. The track-mounted component includes a cantilevered biasing member and one or more electrical contacts. The cantilevered biasing member biases the one or more electrical contacts toward the one or more conductive strips to maintain an electrical connection between the one or more electrical contacts and the one or more conductive strips as the track-mounted component is moved along the conductive rail.

A vertical sorter, comprising: a track, the track comprising at least two straight portions (10) and at least two curved portions (11); a linear motor primary coil (101) is mounted on the at least two straight portions (10), and two adjacent straight portions (10) are connected by means of at least one curved portion (11); supply tables (13), the supply tables (13) being disposed at ends of the at least two straight portions (10) respectively and being used for providing goods to each straight portion (10); chutes (14), the chutes (14) being disposed along two sides of the at least two straight portions (10) and being used for transporting the goods on each straight portion (10) to corresponding areas; a sorting trolley (12), the sorting trolley (12) being used for conveying the goods on the supply table (13) to a corresponding chute (14); a secondary magnet (121) is mounted on the sorting trolley (12), the linear motor primary coil (101) and the secondary magnet (121) cooperating so as to drive the sorting trolley (12) to move along the track. The vertical sorter achieves the simultaneous multi-layer sorting of goods by means of providing a plurality of straight portions (10), which reduces the planar space which the sorter occupies, and which may also improve sorting efficiency.

The invention relates to a device for controlling and regulating a required pressing force from a current collector of a vehicle on an overhead line, a method for using such a device and a vehicle having at least one such device, wherein the device has a base control circuit, an additional control circuit and a working pressure control circuit. The base control circuit has a base control circuit adjustment device for adjusting a base pressure from a provided power pressure and the additional control circuit has a control device for adjusting an additional pressure from a provided power pressure, wherein the base pressure and the additional pressure act together to form a working pressure and to provide the required pressing force.

A track assembly includes a track, a support member, a support member conductor, a first conductor and a plurality of second conductors. The support member conductor may be configured to move substantially laterally and electrically contact the second conductors. The second conductor may be configured to move laterally and electrically contact the first conductor. The support member conductor may be configured to move the second conductor into electrical contact with the first conductor. The first conductor may extend substantially in the longitudinal direction and/or the first conductor may be disposed at least partially in the track. The plurality of second conductors may be disposed such that the support member conductor may be in contact with at least two second conductors of the plurality of second conductors in all positions of the support member relative to the track.

A power connector includes a housing holding first and second power contacts. The housing has first and second rails defining a slot receiving a power rail. The housing has an upper contact channel in an upper wall and a lower contact channel in a lower wall receiving the power contacts. The power contacts each have a base and deflectable spring beams extending into the slot and being exposed at the slot for slidable electrical connection to a first power rail contact of the power rail on an upper surface the power rail and a second power rail contact of the power rail on a lower surface the power rail.