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Automatic locker device with at least one buffer zone for the loading/recovery of loads and corresponding method for handling loads

US11155410B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SAVOYE · FR

Inventors

Dominique Testa · Saint-Étienne, FR
Anne Boudalier · Lille, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 20, 2018
Grant date	Oct 26, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 30, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG07F17/13
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An automatic locker device is configured for handling loads with operations of loading and retrieval. The device includes at least one storage zone for storing loads, at least one retrieval point and a handling mechanism, which is configured to move the loads from the at least one storage zone to the at least one retrieval point, for the retrieval operations. The automatic locker device also includes at least one buffer zone, distinct from the at least one storage zone. The handling mechanism is configured to move the loads from the at least one buffer zone to the at least one storage zone, for the loading operations.

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