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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2020
Applicant:
Siemens Logistics Llc, DFW Airport, TX (US);
Inventor:
Luiz Carlos Harres, Allen, TX (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Logistics LLC, DFW Airport, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 21/14 (2006.01); B65G 67/08 (2006.01); B65G 67/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 21/14 (2013.01); B65G 67/08 (2013.01); B65G 67/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An extendible conveyor system having an extendible conveyor configured to extend into a container, at least one belt on the extendible conveyor configured to transport an irregular parcel from the container to a base end of the extendible conveyor, and a transfer mechanism configured to move the irregular parcel from the at least one belt to a shelf. A method includes transporting an irregular parcel on the at least one belt from the container to a base end of the extendible conveyor and moving the irregular parcel from the at least one belt to a shelf using the transfer mechanism.