Material or article handling – Movable rack having superposed – charge-supporting elements,... – Rack moved vertically by elevating means
Patent
1988-04-29
1991-01-08
Werner, Frank E.
Material or article handling
Movable rack having superposed, charge-supporting elements,...
Rack moved vertically by elevating means
198435, 19880301, 414785, 414273, 414278, 211 15, 364478, B65G 106
Patent
active
049830910
ABSTRACT:
A storage facility is provided for integration with a material distribution facility that includes as storage carousel for receiving and storing containers adapted to carry material goods. The carousel includes a multiplicity of connecting rack arrays arranged in side-by-side fashion. Each of the rack arrays includes a plurality of vertically spaced container racks for supporting selected containers, with the container racks from various rack arrays being arranged in a plurality of tiers. The carousel is adapted to rotate about a continuous track. Insertion and extraction assemblies are provided for each carousel tier that are adapted to load and unload containers from the various racks while the carousel remains in continuous motion. A novel lift arrangement is provided for carrying containers between a conveyor network and the various inserter and extractor assemblies. In an alternative aspects of the invention, a novel control system for a storage facility is described as well.
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EPO Publication 0 272 340 Al, 6/29/88.
Bernard, II Clay
Lichti, Sr. Robert
Lukken Stanley H.
Perry Daniel C.
Computer Aided Systems, Inc.
Werner Frank E.
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