Self-service apparatus
US4717305A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47G25/1442
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A self-service apparatus for the delivery of sheet-like articles, such as garments, comprises at least two parallel rails having notches defining a plurality of locations at each of which can be stored an article on a hanger ready to be delivered to a customer. In response to an authorized request by a customer, a carriage is driven along the rails for picking up and conveying an article from any specific location to a reception region at which the article can be received by the customer. The apparatus also includes a control device which is actuated as a selected article is picked-up by the carriage so as to rotate the article from its storage position to a position at which it is held edgewise-on as it is conveyed towards the reception region.
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