Curved Magnetic Levitation Conveying System for Thin Steel Plates with Magnetic Field Applied from Edge Direction

(Experimental Consideration on the Effect of the Installation Position of Horizontal Positioning Electromagnets on the Transport Performance)

Abstract

　Thin steel sheets widely used in automobiles and other industrial products are manufactured by contact conveying using rollers. However, contact with the rollers causes scratches and unevenness, resulting in deterioration of surface quality. Therefore, a non-contact magnetic levitation transfer of thin steel sheets using the attractive force of electromagnets has been proposed. In this study, a basic investigation was conducted to determine the effect of the electromagnet installation position on the transfer performance when thin steel plates are magnetically levitated by applying a magnetic field from the edge direction.