Conveyor apparatus for loading or unloading packages from shipping containers
US8944239B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G67/08
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor apparatus includes a frame, and a pivoting conveyor coupled to the frame. The pivoting conveyor includes a pivotable conveyor section having a free end shaped for supporting objects and a first conveying surface. The first pivotable conveyor section is pivotally coupled to the frame about a vertical axis for pivoting the free end from side-to-side, and a horizontal axis for pivoting the free end up and down. The pivoting conveyor also includes a second non-pivotable conveyor section having a second conveying surface. Furthermore, the pivoting conveyor includes a fixed transition plate located adjacent to the second conveying surface, and a shuttling transition plate located adjacent to the first conveying surface. The shuttling transition plate is configured to move laterally from side-to-side relative to the first conveying surface as the first pivotable conveyor section pivots about the vertical axis. The apparatus may include a third tiltable conveyor section having a rear end and being pivotally coupled to the frame about a second horizontal axis for pivoting the rear end up and down.
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