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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Akribis Systems Pte Ltd, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Yong Peng Leow, Singapore, SG;
Chun Seng Yong, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
AKRIBIS SYSTEMS PTE LTD, Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 1/133 (2006.01); B65G 47/90 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/045 (2013.01); B65G 1/133 (2013.01); B65G 47/905 (2013.01);
Abstract
A high density manufacturing cell or carousel for optimizing floor space usage to reduce equipment footprint and material travel path is disclosed. The carousel allows processing and transferring of products to be concurrently performed, minimising non-productive time. The manufacturing cell or carousel comprises: (a) a plurality of rotary platforms, (b) a plurality of vertical moving platforms, (c) a vertical walking beam, and (d) a load gripper and a unload gripper mounted to independent robots.