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US 8,590,456 · App. 13/001,291 · Granted Nov 26, 2013

Rail system for an overhead hoist

Inventor: Jan Ipsen (Solbjerg, DK)
Assignee: V. Guldmann A/S
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Patent No.
US 8,590,456
App. No.
13/001,291
Granted
Nov 26, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rail system ( 9 ) for an overhead hoist system ( 1 ) suspended from the rail system ( 9 ), and wherein the rail system ( 9 ) includes a primary rail ( 7 ) which is a four-edged profile with hollow cross-section ( 17 ) and a longitudinal slot ( 18 ) at the bottom, which the slot ( 18 ) and the hollow cross-section ( 17 ) are adapted for receiving and supporting part of the suspended hoist system ( 1 ), wherein the rail system ( 1 ) includes at least one angular secondary rail ( 19 ) which on one leg ( 20 ) thereof is provided connecting means ( 21 ) that interact with connecting means ( 22 ) at the side of the primary rail ( 7 ), and which on its other leg ( 23 ) is provided a support surface ( 24 ) for supporting an adjacent ceiling board ( 25 ).

Claims (9)

1. A rail system ( 9 ) for an overhead hoist system ( 1 ) suspended from the rail system ( 9 ), and wherein the rail system ( 9 ) includes a primary rail ( 7 ) which is a four-edged profile with a hollow cross-section ( 17 ) and a longitudinal slot ( 18 ) at the bottom, at which the slot ( 18 ) and the hollow cross-section ( 17 ) are adapted for receiving and supporting part of the suspended hoist system ( 1 ), characterized in that the rail system ( 1 ) includes at least one angular secondary rail ( 19 ) which on a first leg ( 20 ) thereof is provided with a first connecting means ( 21 ) that interact with a second connecting means ( 22 ) at the side of the primary rail ( 7 ), and which on a second leg ( 23 ) is provided a support surface ( 24 ) for supporting an adjacent ceiling board ( 25 ); wherein the secondary rail ( 19 ) has a first mounting position ( 29 ) with an underside ( 34 ) largely in the same plane as an underside ( 35 ) of the primary rail characterized in that the secondary rail ( 19 ) has a second mounting position ( 30 ) in which the underside ( 34 ) of the secondary rail is in a plane which is above the underside ( 35 ) of the primary rail.

2. Rail system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the first and second connecting means ( 21 , 22 ) on the primary rail ( 7 ) and the secondary rail ( 19 ) are at least one longitudinal undercut groove ( 28 ) and at least one interacting longitudinal first projection ( 31 ).

3. Rail system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the support surface ( 24 ) of the secondary rail is arranged on a first side ( 36 ) of the second leg ( 23 ) of the secondary rail in the first mounting position ( 29 ), and that the support surface ( 24 ) of the secondary rail is arranged on the opposite side ( 37 ) of the second leg ( 23 ) of the secondary rail in the second mounting position ( 30 ).

4. Rail system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the secondary rail ( 7 ) at a position under the first projection ( 31 ) is provided with a further projection ( 38 ) resting on a support surface ( 39 ) at the side of the primary rail ( 7 ).

5. Rail system according to claim 4 , characterized in that the primary rail ( 7 ) is provided an upwardly facing contact surface ( 40 ), that the first projection ( 31 ) of the secondary rail is provided a downwardly facing contact surface ( 41 ) for supporting on the support surface ( 40 ) of the primary rail.

6. Rail system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the primary rail ( 7 ) is an extruded profile, optionally made of aluminium or steel.

7. Rail system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the secondary rail ( 19 ) is an extruded profile, optionally made of aluminium or plastic.

8. Rail system for an overhead hoist system ( 1 ) suspended from the rail system ( 9 ), and wherein the rail system ( 9 ) includes a primary rail ( 7 ) which is a four-edged profile with a hollow cross-section ( 17 ) and a longitudinal slot ( 18 ) at the bottom, at which the slot ( 18 ) and the hollow cross-section ( 17 ) are adapted for receiving and supporting part of the suspended hoist system ( 1 ), characterized in that the rail system ( 1 ) includes at least one angular secondary rail ( 19 ) which on a first leg ( 20 ) thereof is provided with a first connecting means ( 21 ) that interact with a second connecting means ( 22 ) at the side of the primary rail ( 7 ), and which on a second leg ( 23 ) is provided a support surface ( 24 ) for supporting an adjacent ceiling board ( 25 ); wherein the first and second connecting means ( 21 , 22 ) are formed in the secondary rail ( 19 ) as a C-shaped projection ( 32 ) and in the primary rail ( 7 ) as a circular groove ( 33 ).

9. Rail system for an overhead hoist system ( 1 ) suspended from the rail system ( 9 ), and wherein the rail system ( 9 ) includes a primary rail ( 7 ) which is a four-edged profile with a hollow cross-section ( 17 ) and a longitudinal slot ( 18 ) at the bottom, at which the slot ( 18 ) and the hollow cross-section ( 17 ) are adapted for receiving and supporting part of the suspended hoist system ( 1 ), characterized in that the rail system ( 1 ) includes at least one angular secondary rail ( 19 ) which on a first leg ( 20 ) thereof is provided with a first connecting means ( 21 ) that interact with a second connecting means ( 22 ) at the side of the primary rail ( 7 ), and which on a second leg ( 23 ) is provided a support surface ( 24 ) for supporting an adjacent ceiling board ( 25 ); wherein a longitudinal undercut recess ( 43 ) is provided in the primary rail ( 7 ) on at least one side for receiving a longitudinal decoration board ( 44 ) at the side of the primary rail ( 7 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2011
From: IPSEN, JAN
To: V. GULDMANN A/S
Reel/Frame 025651/0507 →
Priority Claims (1)
DK PA 2008 00888 · Jun 27, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110100249A1 · May 5, 2011