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Automated article delivery and collecting machine

  • US 9,504,344 B2
  • Filed: 09/10/2014
  • Issued: 11/29/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2014
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A storage unit for depositing articles for subsequent retrieval, the storage unit comprising:

  • a plurality of storage compartments;

    at least one retractable and foldable shelf member within each storage compartment, each retractable and foldable shelf member having a front side and a back side;

    a set of doors configured to cooperate with each other and movable between a closed configuration which disallows access to the plurality of storage compartments and an opened configuration which allows access to the plurality of storage compartments; and

    a control system comprising a computer, a processor board and software for receiving and processing an input and for moving the set of doors to the open configuration based on the input and to selectively define an access opening between the set of doors for accessing a storage section, the storage section being selected from at least one of the storage compartmentswherein the at least one retractable and foldable shelf member within each storage compartment defines the size of the storage compartment, the retractable and foldable shelf member being movable between an in-use position in which the shelf members are arranged for supporting the articles to be deposited and a stored position which merges at least two of the storage compartments to create a larger storage compartment andwherein each shelf member includes two foldable parts which are foldable along at least one lap joint.

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