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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 1983
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1981
Clay Bernard, II, Point Richmond, CA (US);
William F Matheny, III, Tulsa, OK (US);
Charles M Faith, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Richard L Goswick, Tulsa, OK (US);
Jerry L Hauth, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
SPS Technologies, Inc., Jenkintown, PA (US);
Abstract
In combination with automatic storage and retrieval system having a continuous track which supports a continuous rotating storage unit to move therearound in a horizontal direction, the rotating storage unit including a plurality of horizontally spaced shelves arranged vertically into columns, a conveyor system mounted adjacent the rotating storage unit for moving storage bins towards and away from the rotating storage unit, and an elevator mounted in a fixed position between the rotating storage unit and the conveyor system; a platform mounted in the elevator for vertical movement up and down adjacent the rotating storage unit, an extraction and insertion arm assembly slidably mounted on the platform, the arm assembly including a pair of longitudinally disposed extractor arms having the forward ends extending towards the rotating storage units, a motor for driving the arm assembly in a horizontal direction towards and away from the rotating storage unit for bin placement in and withdrawal from a preselected shelf; spring loaded flippers mounted on the forward end of each arm for removing a bin from a preselected shelf during the extraction operation; a pusher block mounted on the upper portion of each the arm for pushing a bin onto a preselected shelf during the insertion operation; a conveyor belt assembly mounted on the platform in longitudinal alignment therewith between the extractor arms for aiding the movement of a bin into or withdrawal from a preselected shelf; and retaining bars for securing a bin on the platform.