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Automated cargo loading system

  • US 5,015,145 A
  • Filed: 10/06/1989
  • Issued: 05/14/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A robot loader apparatus comprising:

  • a movable carriage;

    a receiving station on said movable carriage configured to receive containers to be manipulated; and

    a loader on said movable carriage, said loader comprising;

    spaced vertical support members;

    a beam defining a pivot axis between said support members, said beam being mounted for movement vertically along said support members; and

    a robot arm mounted on said beam to pick up said containers from said receiving station and load said containers into a cargo compartment, said robot arm being mounted for pivoting movement about said pivot axis between said vertical support members and translational movement vertically with said beam between said support members, such that said robot arm can pick up said containers from a first location at said receiving station and rotate about said pivot axis to carry said containers through an arc to a second location.

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