Automated container transferring and loading system and a method therefor
US5518355A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 21, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G63/004
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automated container transferring and loading system having a large number of carriage retracting lanes disposed orthogonally with respect to a row of stage conveyors of a cargo sorting yard, a carriage tow device for retracting a plurality of connected carriages into the carriage retracting lane, at least one group of stopper operation devices for locking and unlocking cargo stoppers on the carriages which are parked in the lane, and a pusher device capable of sliding longitudinally up and down the carriage retracting lanes for unloading containers on the carriage which are released by the cargo stoppers thereof and for loading a container from the stage conveyor onto the carriage.
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