Transverse car body conveying system

Abstract

A skid-type car body carrier carries a transversely oriented car body along a conveying path. The carrier is driven by a drive roller which frictionally engages a centrally located friction bar mounted underneath the carrier.

1 . A transverse car body conveying system comprising: 
 a pair of rails extending in spaced, parallel relation to each other along a conveying path;    a skid-type carrier supported on said rails for travel along said conveying path;    brackets on said skid-type carrier arranged to support an elongated car body on said carrier, with the direction of elongation of said car body extending transverse to the direction of travel of the carrier along said conveying path;    a friction bar supported by said carrier and extending along the direction of travel of the carrier along said conveying path; and    a drive roller disposed on said conveying path and positioned to engage, and impart a frictional driving force to, said friction bar.    
   
   
       2 . A transverse car body conveying system according to  claim 1 , including an elongated car body supported on said brackets with the direction of elongation of the car body extending transverse to the direction of travel of the carrier along said conveying path.  
   
   
       3 . A transverse car body conveying system according to  claim 2 , in which the length of said friction bar is greater than the maximum width of the car body but less than the length of said car body.  
   
   
       4 . A transverse car body conveying system according to  claim 1 , in which said friction bar and said drive roller are located along a center line midway between said rails.  
   
   
       5 . A transverse car body conveying system according to  claim 1 , in which said car body has doors, including door opening-prevention barriers at front and rear positions on said skid-type carrier, said barriers being positioned to engage doors of a car body supported on said carrier to limit opening thereof.  
   
   
       6 . A transverse car body conveying system according to  claim 2 , in which said car body has doors, and including door opening-prevention barriers at front and rear positions on said skid-type carrier, said barriers being positioned to engage said doors of the car body to limit opening thereof.  
   
   
       7 . A transverse car body conveying system according to  claim 3 , in which said car body has doors, and including door opening-prevention barriers at front and rear positions on said skid-type carrier, said barriers being positioned to engage said doors of the car body to limit opening thereof.  
   
   
       8 . A transverse car body conveying system according to  claim 4 , including door opening-prevention barriers at front and rear positions on said skid-type carrier, said barriers being positioned to engage doors of a car body supported on said carrier to limit opening thereof.