ADA-compliant workstation for pneumatic tube delivery system
US11897708B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G51/08
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A workstation includes a housing and a pneumatic tube port sized and shaped to connect to tubing of a pneumatic tube delivery system. The workstation includes a carrier dispatch and arrival mechanism coupling to the pneumatic tube port and having an outlet and a slide plate movable from a position opening the outlet to a position closing the outlet. The carrier dispatch and arrival mechanism further including a dispatch arm for loading an outbound carrier for transportation from the workstation through the pneumatic tube delivery system to a further workstation. The workstation further comprises an equipment storage compartment adjacent to the carrier dispatch and arrival mechanism and a bin at the bottom of the housing sized and shaped to receive and store the inbound carriers in combination with a user interface cabinet housing a user interface apparatus and a space for supporting stored carriers.
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