Multilevel vertical conveyor platform guides
US8998554B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/56
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A multilevel vertical conveyor system for transporting uncontained case units to and from a multilevel storage structure having an array of vertically stacked storage levels is provided and includes a frame having platform guide members, a drive member connected to the frame, and support platforms coupled to the drive member. The drive member is configured to move the support platforms relative to the frame in a substantially continuous vertical loop, each of the support platforms being configured to support multiple uncontained case units where each of the multiple uncontained case units is disposed at a respective predetermined area of a respective support platform, the support platforms have support members that are guided by guide members substantially throughout a path of the substantially continuous vertical loop, where the support members are guided in three point contact by the guide members substantially throughout the path.
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