Storage system
US5005689A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 1990 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G35/04
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Described is a storage system for sequent and positioned input, storage and emoval of items arranged on a carrier. The storage system is provided with a first container for full carriers and a second container for empty carriers. The carrier is a conveyor belt, the ends of which are attached to shafts arranged one in the first container and one in the second container, respectively, and which can be rolled up on these shafts together with the items on the conveyor belt. A forward transport unit moves the conveyor belt in such a manner that a new item can be stored or removed from one loading and unloading station and the conveyor belt is unwound from one shaft and rewound on the other shaft. The system has the advantage that it requires only one loading and unloading station and that the process can be readily automated.
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