Article loading system, article loading and carrying-out method

US8948909B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8948909-B2
Application numberUS-201214113846-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 6, 2012
Priority dateApr 28, 2011
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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Abstract

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An article loading system for loading and carrying out, in one of a plurality of containers each having identification information, articles of plural types which correspond to the container, includes a holding shelf which temporarily holds the containers that are carried in, container placement units on each of which the container into which an article is to be loaded by a worker is placed, a transporting unit which transports an arbitrary container between the holding shelf and an arbitrary container placement unit, and a control unit programmed to control the transporting unit.

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The invention of claimed is: 1. An article loading system for loading and carrying out articles of plurality into and out of one of a plurality of containers, each of the plurality of containers having identification information which corresponds to the containers, the article loading system comprising: a holding shelf which temporarily holds the containers that are carried in; container placement units each including: (i) a carry-in portion at which the container is received, (…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B65G47/04Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B65G1/0492Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B65G1/137Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8948909B2 cover?
An article loading system for loading and carrying out, in one of a plurality of containers each having identification information, articles of plural types which correspond to the container, includes a holding shelf which temporarily holds the containers that are carried in, container placement units on each of which the container into which an article is to be loaded by a worker is placed, a …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ogawa Kazuhiko, Omae Takeshi, Murata Machinery Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B65G47/04. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).