Carousel storage conveyor
US5529165A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 27, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/57
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A carousel storage conveyor for articles being conveyed along a conveyor unit having rows of shelf units which are spaced apart about a closed loop path and which move through the complete loop to pick up or discharge articles when at the lowermost point in the loop and to store the articles as the shelf units move away from the conveyor unit. The shelf units include spaced apart hangers and the conveyor unit includes recesses which cooperate with the respective hangers and permit the conveyor unit to be moved upwardly for passage of the articles through the hangers or downwardly so that said articles are supported thereby.
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