Apparatus having a supporting surface
First Claim
1. In an apparatus having a supporting surface (3) for containers (4) and a device for loading and unloading said containers (4) onto said supporting surface (3), said device having a component (11) for unloading said containers from said supporting surface and a drive unit (12) for facilitating movement of said component (11) relative to a supporting surface (3), the improvement comprising:
- said drive unit (12) having a drive wheel (44, 45), an articulation system (42, 43), and a winding system (46, 47) for winding said articulation system (42, 43);
said drive unit (12) being operable to convey said articulation system (42, 43) along a predetermined path;
said articulation system (42, 43) being attached to said component (11) for moving said component relative to said supporting surface (3);
said drive wheel (44, 45) being rotatable about an axis (40) wherein said axis (40) is disposed perpendicularly to said linear direction of motion of said component; and
said drive wheel (44, 45) defining a plane, said winding system (46, 47) being disposed in said plane defined by said drive wheel (44, 45).
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Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus (1) having at least one supporting surface (3) for containers (4) and having a device. This device serves to load or unload and comprises a part (11), which can be slid onto the supporting surface (3) and withdrawn therefrom and which has a drive (12) therefor. The drive (12) consists of at least one drive wheel (44, 45), an articulated system (42, 43) and of a winding system (46, 47) for the articulated system (42, 43). The drive wheel (44, 45) can rotate about an axis (40), which extends approximately perpendicular to the direction of motion of the part (11). The winding system (46, 47) is situated in the plane of the drive wheel (44, 45).
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29 Claims
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1. In an apparatus having a supporting surface (3) for containers (4) and a device for loading and unloading said containers (4) onto said supporting surface (3), said device having a component (11) for unloading said containers from said supporting surface and a drive unit (12) for facilitating movement of said component (11) relative to a supporting surface (3), the improvement comprising:
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said drive unit (12) having a drive wheel (44, 45), an articulation system (42, 43), and a winding system (46, 47) for winding said articulation system (42, 43);
said drive unit (12) being operable to convey said articulation system (42, 43) along a predetermined path;
said articulation system (42, 43) being attached to said component (11) for moving said component relative to said supporting surface (3);
said drive wheel (44, 45) being rotatable about an axis (40) wherein said axis (40) is disposed perpendicularly to said linear direction of motion of said component; and
said drive wheel (44, 45) defining a plane, said winding system (46, 47) being disposed in said plane defined by said drive wheel (44, 45). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. In an apparatus having a supporting surface (3) for containers (4) and a device for loading and unloading said containers (4) onto said supporting surface (3), said device including a component (11) for unloading said containers from said supporting surface (3) and a drive unit (12), the improvement comprising:
said component (11) including a panel (54) that is movable between a raised first position and a lowered second position, said panel being movable with said component (11) relative to said supporting surface (3), said panel being engagable with said container when in said second position. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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