Material or article handling – Plural – static structures for supporting discrete loads and... – Load-underlying members
Patent
1992-10-29
1994-09-06
Bucci, David A.
Material or article handling
Plural, static structures for supporting discrete loads and...
Load-underlying members
414283, B65G 104
Patent
active
053442695
ABSTRACT:
An automatic retrieval system for retrieving selected articles, such as articles of clothing, provided on hangers at predetermined storage locations arranged in rows includes a transporter moving along a path above the row of storage locations for transporting retrieved articles to a delivery point. The transporter has a pivotal arm for moving retrieved hangers clear of the other hanging articles and for rotating the retrieved hangers so as to be transported end-on, thus producing a compact storage/retrieval facility. A pick-off/gripping device is provided at the end of the transporter arm for disengaging the selected hangers from the storage location at which they are held. Where the hangers are suspended from slots in a rail, the transporter may carry magnetic field detectors for detecting the open tops of the slots.
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