Storage device

US8997970B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8997970-B2
Application numberUS-201114007730-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 10, 2011
Priority dateMar 31, 2011
Publication dateApr 7, 2015
Grant dateApr 7, 2015

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Abstract

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A storage device for products includes parallel transport elements configured to convey product in opposite directions, and storage sections formed on corresponding transport elements and defining a transport plane. A transfer element includes a transfer section that extends over the transport elements. An actuating drive is arranged beneath the transport plane and coupled to the transfer element to change receiving capacities of the storage sections. The actuating drive is configured to adjust the transfer element by movement along the transport elements. At least one of the transport elements is controllable independently of adjustment of the transfer element.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An apparatus comprising a storage device for products, said storage device comprising a first transport element, said first transport element being configured to convey product in a first transport direction, a second transport element parallel to said first transport element, said second transport element being configured to convey product in a second direction, said second direction being opposite said first direction, a first storage section formed o…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B65G47/66Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8997970B2 cover?
A storage device for products includes parallel transport elements configured to convey product in opposite directions, and storage sections formed on corresponding transport elements and defining a transport plane. A transfer element includes a transfer section that extends over the transport elements. An actuating drive is arranged beneath the transport plane and coupled to the transfer eleme…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ehmer Wilfried, Scholz Ulrich, Khs Gmbh
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B65G47/5131. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 07 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).