Apparatus for introducing articles into a storage device
US5339942A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2203/042
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for introducing articles into a storage device includes a feeder conveyor for advancing articles toward the storage device in a direction of advance; a support for movably supporting the feeder conveyor such that its discharge end is movable in a direction transverse to the direction of advance of articles on the feeder conveyor and generally parallel to a direction of motion of article-supporting elements of the storage device at the inlet thereof; a drive for moving the feeder conveyor in the direction of advance; a drive for moving the support to thus displace its discharge end transversely to the direction of advance; and an arrangement for synchronizing the motion of the discharge end of the feeder conveyor with the motion of a selected one of the article-supporting elements for transferring articles from the feeder conveyor to the selected article-supporting element during simultaneous motions of the article-supporting elements, of the feeder conveyor in the direction of advance, and of the discharge end in a direction transverse to the direction of advance.
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