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Multilevel vertical conveyor platform guides
US8998554B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8998554-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113327088-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | Dec 15, 2010 |
| Publication date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
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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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What is claimed is: 1. 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, the multilevel vertical conveyor system comprises: a frame having discontinuous platform guide members; a drive member connected to the frame; and support platforms coupled to the drive member, each of the support platforms having support members and at least two follower members co…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
- B65G1/04Primary
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
- B65G1/0435Primary
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8998554B2 cover?
- 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…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toebes Stephen C, Sullivan Robert, Symbotic Llc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B65G1/04. 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.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).