Apparatus for conveying items to a selected receiving station

Details Apparatus for conveying items to a selected receiving station Apparatus for conveying items to a selected receiving station

1998-01-21

1999-12-21

Ellis, Christopher P.

Material or article handling

Apparatus particularly adapted for charging or discharging a...

Carrier-facility-site relationship

414253, 414807, E04H 642

Patent

active

060040912

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for conveying items to a selected receiving station comprises a round carousel rotatable about a center thereof to align a portion thereof with a selected azimuth, a platform disposed in the carousel, the platform being movable rotatably with the carousel and movable vertically in the carousel to a selected height, and a sled disposed on the platform and movable on the platform sidewise through a path concentric with the carousel to align the sled with a second selected azimuth, the sled being configured to receive thereon at least one of the items. The item is movable circularly by the carousel, vertically by the platform, and circularly by the sled, whereby to be conveyed to and from the receiving station disposed at the selected height and at the second azimuth.

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