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Stacker bin shuttle

  • US 4,756,657 A
  • Filed: 04/04/1986
  • Issued: 07/12/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A shuttle mechanism for transferring containers to and from storage racks comprisinga frame,a carriage mounted for longitudinal movement on said frame,a container supporting bed on said carriage,a pair of endless chains extending longitudinally of said carriage mounted on sprockets at the sides of said carriage,a rod extending across said carriage connected at its ends to said chains,actuating means on said carriage for driving said chains in forward and reverse directions,said carriage includinga pair of side plates,a beam member extending across said carriage between carriage side plates,a cam plate secured to said beam member,a curved slot in said cam plate,a disk mounted for rotation on said frame,a cam follower projecting from the face of said disk into the slot of said cam plate, andmeans for rotating said disk in a forward and reverse direction, thereby moving said carriage back and forth on said frame.

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