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Title:
DRIVE ARRANGEMENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/203232
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A drive arrangement for moving a body along a path with respect to first and second media guides, the first media guide conveying a medium at a first velocity along the path and the second media guide conveying the medium at a second velocity different to the first velocity along the path, the drive arrangement being configured to (a) interact with the medium of the first media guide so as to extract energy therefrom and thereby develop a reaction force against the first media guide for driving the body to move along the path, and (b) interact with the medium of the second media guide by means of energy extracted from the medium of the first media guide so as to develop a reaction force against the second media guide for driving the body to move along the path.

Inventors:
GLOVER ANTHONY RICHARD (GB)
BOWYER ROBERT (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2017/051438
Publication Date:
February 08, 2018
Filing Date:
May 23, 2017
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Assignee:
MCLAREN APPLIED TECH LTD (GB)
International Classes:
B60L9/14; B60L11/18; B60L13/04; B60L15/00; B60L15/28; B60L15/38; B60W10/00; B61L1/08; B61L3/10; B61L3/12; B61L3/16; B61L3/18; B61L3/22; H02K41/00
Foreign References:
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JP2000116035A2000-04-21
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SLINGSBY PARTNERS LLP (GB)
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