Mechanized store
US4466765A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 1982 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G1/0407
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mechanized store includes a plurality of cells for storing containers, disposed side by side in horizontal and vertical rows along at least one passage and open on their sides facing the passage, a transporter-elevator device including a first support structure movable horizontally along the passage, a second support structure movable vertically on the first support structure, and a moving device carried by the second support structure and arranged to insert articles into, or take up articles from, the storage cells. A transfer station for articles which is located outside the passage and can be accessed by the transporter-elevator device to allow the loading onto the latter of each article intended to be placed in a corresponding storage cell, and the discharge from the transporter-elevator device of each article intended to be sent to the exit of the store. A transfer device is provided for simultaneously transferring a plurality of articles from the transporter-elevator device to the transfer station and vice versa.
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