Universal powerpack and attachments
View Patent ↗A reconfigurable power pack, that produces rotational power and can be used with separate accessories. The housing can be mounted in a first configuration with its motor facing downward and in which the housing is energized to move along a substantially horizontal extrusion. A second configuration mounts the housing is to move along a track in a deck. Other configurations are also possible.
1. A device comprising:
a power pack, that produces rotational power, said power pack having a rectangular housing, and having a motor mounted at one end of said rectangular housing, and having a rotating output device mounted on the other end of said rectangular housing, said housing operable for being mounted:
in a first configuration with said motor facing downward and in which said housing is energized to move along a substantially horizontal extrusion in a first configuration, and
in a second configuration where said housing is moved along a track in a deck in a second configuration, and
in a third configuration in which said housing is fixed, and causes a belt to be moved along a support.
2. The device as in claim 1 , where said first configuration moves the housing along a first beam that is shaped like an I beam.
3. The device as in claim 2 , further comprising a first trolley device attached to said power pack, for moving the housing along the first beam, said first trolley device including spaced wheels which go both above and below the first beam, and a drive part which drives said spaced wheels.
4. The device as in claim 1 , wherein said second configuration connects to a belt.
5. The device as in claim 1 , wherein said third configuration attaches the housing to a truss, and moves a remote device relative to said truss.
6. A device comprising:
a power pack, that produces rotational power, said power pack having a rectangular housing, and having a motor mounted at one end of said rectangular housing, and having a rotating output device mounted on the other end of said rectangular housing, said housing operable for being mounted in both of a first configuration and a second configuration,
and in which said housing is energized to move along a substantially horizontal extrusion in said first configuration with a long axis of the housing facing vertically, and the motor facing downward; and is energized to move along a track in a second configuration with the long axis of the housing facing vertically, and the motor facing downward vertically.
7. The device as in claim 6 , wherein said housing is also operable for being mounted in a third configuration in a third configuration in which said housing is fixed, and causes a belt to be moved along a support.