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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 1977
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
Vercoe C Jones, Easton, PA (US);
Assignee:
Si Handling Systems, Inc., Easton, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61J / ; B61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
104 35 ; 104 99 ; 104166 ; 104252 ;
Abstract
A driverless turntable system is disclosed and includes two turntables coupled together for simutaneous rotation in opposite directions. A driverless vehicle enters the first turntable, is transferred to the second turntable, and then exits from the second turntable in a direction parallel to that when it entered the first turntable. Stationary tracks are provided adjacent the turntables for guiding the vehicles thereonto and therefrom.