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Automated work center

  • US 5,222,855 A
  • Filed: 09/16/1992
  • Issued: 06/29/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/02/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An automated work station for use in material handling operations including a conveyor network for carrying containers, said work station comprising:

  • a randomly accessible vertically moving storage queue having a multiplicity of vertically spaced shelves arranged about an endless loop for temporarily holding said containers, drive means for rotating the shelves about the endless loop and means for maintaining said containers on said shelves;

    loading means for receiving containers from said conveyor network and for loading received containers onto shelves of said storage queue;

    a plurality of side-by-side work tables accessible by an operator for providing the operator access to the containers to selectively add or withdraw articles from said containers;

    delivery means for transferring selected containers from said storage queue to said work tables;

    takeaway means for transferring containers from said work tables to said conveyor network; and

    control means for coordinating movement of containers between said storage queue and said work tables.

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