System and method for conveying cargo containers through environmentally controlled enclosures
US5803701A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60P1/38
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
System (10) for automatically conveying photosensitive cargo containers (15) through a storage compartment (14) of a vehicle, preferably a trailer (12) and selective environmentally controlled enclosures (32,40,42) comprises a conveyor device (18) positioned in the storage compartment (14) that cooperates with interconnected conveying devices (34) in the enclosures (32,40,42). Devices are provided for aligning and positioning the rear exit end (16) of vehicle (12) snugly against the entrance port (30) of a proximally positioned enclosure (32). A system control device (100) connecting the conveying device (18) and conveying devices (34) enables the cargo containers (15) to be automatically conveyed from the vehicle (12), through the entrance port (30) and into the proximal enclosure (32).
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