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Granted Patent B2
US 12,233,666 · App. 17/439,642 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Mobile part with at least one attachment module arranged on the mobile part

Inventor: Uwe Nerding (Bruchsal, DE)
Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
B60B29/001
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Patent No.
US 12,233,666
App. No.
17/439,642
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile part includes at least one attachment module situated on the mobile part. The attachment module has a base plate and a wheel holding unit. A first linear axle is situated on the base plate, and a second linear axle is situated so as to be movable by the first linear axle. The wheel holding unit is situated so as to be movable via a third linear axle, which is situated so as to be movable by the second linear axle, and each one of the linear axles has a non-vanishing angle with respect to each of the other linear axles, in particular a right angle.

Claims (28)

1. A mobile part, comprising:

at least one attachment module arranged on the mobile part, the attachment module including a base plate and a wheel holding unit, a first linear axle being situated on the base plate, a second linear axle being movable by the first linear axle, the wheel holding unit being movable via a third linear axle, the third linear axle being movable by the second linear axle, each linear axle having a non-vanishing angle with respect to each other linear axle.

2. The mobile part according to claim 1 , wherein the mobile part is movable on a floor.

3. The mobile part according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment module is mounted on the mobile part.

4. The mobile part according to claim 1 , wherein each linear axle is arranged at a right angle with respect to each other linear axle.

5. The mobile part according to claim 1 , wherein the linear axles are arranged as linear guides, linear actuators, and/or linear motors.

6. The mobile part according to claim 1 , wherein the base plate is connected to an undercarriage of the mobile part.

7. The mobile part according to claim 6 , wherein the base plate is connected and/or screw-connected on an upper side of the undercarriage.

8. The mobile part according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the linear axles is lockable in position.

9. The mobile part according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the linear axles is lockable in position by a single locking pin.

10. The mobile part according to claim 1 , wherein the wheel holding unit includes a holding area and/or a concave holding area adapted to accommodate a wheel.

11. The mobile part according to claim 10 , wherein the holding area includes rollers so that the wheel accommodated in the holding area is rotatable about a wheel axle substantially without force as long as the wheel is not screwed to a shaft part of a motor vehicle.

12. The mobile part according to claim 10 , wherein on a side of the wheel holding area facing away from the third linear axle, a restricting part restricts the wheel that is accommodated in the holding area in an axial direction and/or in a direction of the wheel axle.

13. The mobile part according to claim 1 , wherein the mobile part includes a secondary winding on an underside of the mobile part adapted for contactless transmission of electrical power from a long primary conductor installed on a floor and/or on a movement plane to the secondary winding.

14. The mobile part according to claim 1 , wherein the mobile part includes a control device adapted to control a steering assembly and a drive of the mobile part.

15. The mobile part according to claim 1 , wherein a handle bar is firmly connected to the wheel holding unit.

16. The mobile part according to claim 1 , wherein one of the linear axles and/or the third linear axle is arranged as a lifting device for the wheel holding unit, the lifting device including a counterweight so that a positioning of the wheel holding unit is possible substantially without force.

17. A method for installing a wheel on a motor vehicle with the aid of a mobile part as recited in claim 1 , comprising:

transporting, by the mobile part, a wheel accommodated in the wheel holding unit of the attachment module to an installation region;

installing, in the installation region, the wheel on the motor vehicle and/or on a shaft flange part of the motor vehicle, including:

releasing a locking mechanism and/or a locking pin;

shifting the wheel in a force-free manner to a position in which the wheel is aligned with an axis of rotation of the shaft flange part; and

mounting the wheel on the shaft flange part.

18. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the mounting includes mounting the wheel on the shaft flange part utilizing screw nuts and screws.

19. The method according to claim 17 , further comprising monitoring the locking mechanism and/or the locking pin by a sensor, wherein further driving of the mobile part is performed as a function of a signal from the sensor.

20. The mobile part according to claim 1 , wherein the mobile part includes a winding on an underside of the mobile part adapted for contactless transmission of electrical power from a long primary conductor installed on a floor and/or on a movement plane to the winding.

21. A mobile part, comprising:

at least one attachment module arranged on the mobile part, the attachment module including a base plate and a wheel holding unit, a first linear axle being situated on the base plate, a second linear axle being movable by the first linear axle, the wheel holding unit being movable via a third linear axle, the third linear axle being movable by the second linear axle, each linear axle arranged at a right angle with respect to each other linear axle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2021
From: NERDING, UWE
To: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 102019001824.9 · Mar 15, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220185014A1 · Jun 16, 2022
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