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SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH MULTI-AXIS TILTING

  • US 20140342092A1
  • Filed: 05/19/2014
  • Published: 11/20/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a plurality of stations positioned along a direction of conveyance;

    a set of rails spanning across a length of the plurality of stations and including at least first, second, and third rails configured for independent vertical movement; and

    a plurality of objects supported by and movable along the first, second, and third rails relative to the plurality of stations so that each of the plurality of objects can be positioned at a corresponding one of the stations,wherein each of the plurality of objects has first, second, and third supports coupled to the respective first, second, and third rails so that all of the plurality of objects tilt in unison about a first set of axes in response to the first, second, and third rails being positioned in a first configuration of relative vertical heights, and all of the plurality of objects tilt in unison about a second set of axes in response to the first, second, and third rails being positioned in a second configuration of relative vertical heights different than the first configuration.

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