Machine for transferring bins and the like containers

Claim 1

A machine for transferring bins and the like containers comprising: a tower including a bed, wheel means journalled to said bed, upright means fixedly projecting vertically from said bed and defining at least one side of said tower and at least one other side of said tower, and cross pieces adapted for connecting said upright means, horizontal rail means on which said tower is movably arranged, first drive means for driving said tower along said horizontal rail means, vertical guide means fixed to said upright means, a platform slidably mounted on said vertical guide means, second drive means mounted on said tower for raising and lowering said platform along said vertical guide means, first horizontal guide means provided on said platform perpendicularly to said horizontal rail means, a framework slidably mounted on said platform and including second horizontal guide means extending parallel to said first guide means, bin supporting means slidably mounted on said framework and third drive means for moving said framework along said first horizontal guide means and said bin supporting means along said second horizontal guide means, said first horizontal guide means permitting projection of said framework outwardly from said platform from one side between the upright means to an opposite side of said tower, wherein said third drive means comprises a gear motor mounted on said framework and having a driving pinion, rack means fixed to said platform and extending parallel to said first horizontal guide means, shaft means rotatably supported on said framework, gear and sprocket means rotatably connected to said shaft means, said gear means meshing with said rack means, and chain means wound around said sprocket means and said driving pinion and attached to said bin supporting means thus causing simultaneous moving of said framework and bin supporting means along said first and second horizontal guide means respectively.