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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Ocado Innovation Limited, Hatfield, GB;
Inventor:
Wilhelm Johannisson, Hatfield, GB;
Assignee:
OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED, Hatfield, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B60B 5/02 (2006.01); B60B 17/00 (2006.01); B62B 3/06 (2006.01); B62B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/0464 (2013.01); B60B 5/02 (2013.01); B60B 17/001 (2013.01); B62B 3/0625 (2013.01); B62B 5/0066 (2013.01); B62B 2301/02 (2013.01); B65G 1/0478 (2013.01); B65G 2207/30 (2013.01); B65G 2207/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drive belt assembly for a load handling device includes a drive belt; a drive wheel; and one or more driven wheels. A first tensioning arm, having a fixed end above an elbow and a rotatable distal end pivotally attached at the elbow, is horizontally displaceable relative to the drive wheel and driven wheels. A second tensioning arm is provided wherein the drive belt is routed around the first and second tensioning arms, and the first and second tensioning arms are arranged to put pressure on the drive belt to tension the drive belt.