US3235319A
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Article storage equipment
Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1963-12-02
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Granted: 1966-02-15
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Expires: 1983-12-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter G Anders
- 👤 Benjamin W Woodward
- 👤 John M Stokes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 09:45
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B63/00; A47B63/06; A47B63/067; G; G06; G06K; G06K17/00; G06K17/0003; G06K17/0012
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
322 words
IN CONVEYOR DRIVEN EQUIPMENT, (A) A CONVEYOR, (B) A PLURALITY OF ARTICLE CARRIERS CARRIED BY SAID CONVEYOR, (C) SAID ARTICLE CARRIERS BEING SPACED ALONG SAID CONVEYOR FOR CONVEYANCE ALONG A PREDETERMINED PATH OF TRAVEL SEQUENTIALLY PAST A CERTAIN WORK STATION AT A POINT ALONG SAID PATH OF TRAVEL, (D) EACH OF SAID ARTICLE CARRIERS BEING ADAPTED TO HOLD A PREDETERMINED PLURALITY OF ARTICLES IN CERTAIN POSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER ON A SAID CARRIER, (E) A PORTION OF EACH ARTICLE FORMED OF MAGNETIZABLE MATERIAL, (F) A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL MAGNET MEANS OPERATIVE SELECTIVELY FOR ESTABLISHING INDIVIDUAL MAGNETIC ATTRACTIVE FORCES, (G) SAID MAGNET MEANS BEING POSITIONED AT SAID WORK STATION AND ONE EACH OF WHICH SAID FORCE ESTABLISHING MEANS IS PROVIDED FOR EACH OF SAID ARTICLE HOLDING POSITIONS, (H) MOTIVE MEANS FOR SAID CONVEYOR, (I) START AND STOP INITIATING MEANS FOR SAID CONVEYOR MOTIVE MEANS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SAID CONVEYOR, (J) FIRST MEANS FOR SELECTING ANY ONE OF SAID FORCE ESTABLISHING MEANS FOR OPERATION AND FOR REGISTERING SAID SELECTION, (K) SECOND MEANS FOR REGISTERING A COMMAND FOR A DESIRED ONE OF SAID WORK STATION, SAID CONVEYOR TO SAID WORK STATION, (L) SAID START AND STOP INITIATING MEANS BEING RESPONSIVE TO SUCH COMMON REGISTRATION FOR CAUSING SAID CONVEYOR MOTIVE MEANS TO DRIVE SAID WORK STATION, SAID DESIRED ARTICLE CARRIER TO SAID WORK STATION, (M) MEANS OPERATIVE INCIDENT TO THE ARRIVAL OF SAID DESIRED CARRIER AT SAID WORK STATION FOR RENDERING SAID INDIVIDUAL FORCE ESTABLISHING MEANS RESPONSITE TO SAID FIRS SELECTING AND REGISTERING MEANS CAUSING OPERATION OF THE SELECTED ONE OF SAID INDIVIDUAL FORCE ESTABLISHING MEANS CAUSING MAGNETIC COUPLING THEREWITH OF THE ARTICLE IN ITS ASSOCIATED ARTICLE HOLDING POSITION ON THE CARRIER SENSED AS BEING AT SAID WORK STATION, AND (N) MEANS FOR CAUSING RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID INDIVIDUAL MAGNET MEANS AND SAID ARTICLE CARRIER CAUSING SEPARATION OF SAID COUPLED ARTICLE FROM THE REMAINING UNCOUPLED ONES OF SAID ARTICLES ON THE SELECTED CARRIER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
322 words
IN CONVEYOR DRIVEN EQUIPMENT, (A) A CONVEYOR, (B) A PLURALITY OF ARTICLE CARRIERS CARRIED BY SAID CONVEYOR, (C) SAID ARTICLE CARRIERS BEING SPACED ALONG SAID CONVEYOR FOR CONVEYANCE ALONG A PREDETERMINED PATH OF TRAVEL SEQUENTIALLY PAST A CERTAIN WORK STATION AT A POINT ALONG SAID PATH OF TRAVEL, (D) EACH OF SAID ARTICLE CARRIERS BEING ADAPTED TO HOLD A PREDETERMINED PLURALITY OF ARTICLES IN CERTAIN POSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER ON A SAID CARRIER, (E) A PORTION OF EACH ARTICLE FORMED OF MAGNETIZABLE MATERIAL, (F) A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL MAGNET MEANS OPERATIVE SELECTIVELY FOR ESTABLISHING INDIVIDUAL MAGNETIC ATTRACTIVE FORCES, (G) SAID MAGNET MEANS BEING POSITIONED AT SAID WORK STATION AND ONE EACH OF WHICH SAID FORCE ESTABLISHING MEANS IS PROVIDED FOR EACH OF SAID ARTICLE HOLDING POSITIONS, (H) MOTIVE MEANS FOR SAID CONVEYOR, (I) START AND STOP INITIATING MEANS FOR SAID CONVEYOR MOTIVE MEANS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SAID CONVEYOR, (J) FIRST MEANS FOR SELECTING ANY ONE OF SAID FORCE ESTABLISHING MEANS FOR OPERATION AND FOR REGISTERING SAID SELECTION, (K) SECOND MEANS FOR REGISTERING A COMMAND FOR A DESIRED ONE OF SAID WORK STATION, SAID CONVEYOR TO SAID WORK STATION, (L) SAID START AND STOP INITIATING MEANS BEING RESPONSIVE TO SUCH COMMON REGISTRATION FOR CAUSING SAID CONVEYOR MOTIVE MEANS TO DRIVE SAID WORK STATION, SAID DESIRED ARTICLE CARRIER TO SAID WORK STATION, (M) MEANS OPERATIVE INCIDENT TO THE ARRIVAL OF SAID DESIRED CARRIER AT SAID WORK STATION FOR RENDERING SAID INDIVIDUAL FORCE ESTABLISHING MEANS RESPONSITE TO SAID FIRS SELECTING AND REGISTERING MEANS CAUSING OPERATION OF THE SELECTED ONE OF SAID INDIVIDUAL FORCE ESTABLISHING MEANS CAUSING MAGNETIC COUPLING THEREWITH OF THE ARTICLE IN ITS ASSOCIATED ARTICLE HOLDING POSITION ON THE CARRIER SENSED AS BEING AT SAID WORK STATION, AND (N) MEANS FOR CAUSING RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID INDIVIDUAL MAGNET MEANS AND SAID ARTICLE CARRIER CAUSING SEPARATION OF SAID COUPLED ARTICLE FROM THE REMAINING UNCOUPLED ONES OF SAID ARTICLES ON THE SELECTED CARRIER.
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