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Title:
TRANSFER SHUTTLE FOR AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/049987
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A transfer shuttle for transferring a load between a pair of multi-tier racks in an automatic warehouse has a traveling platform traveling between the multi-tier racks, extension and retraction mechanisms arranged at the front and rear of the traveling platform with a load mounting area of the platform sandwiched between the mechanisms, and end fingers arranged at opposite ends of a rail which, among the rails in the extension and retraction mechanism, has the largest movement range and is movable between a protruded position engageable with the load and a standby position. The rail also has an inner finger provided between the end fingers. With such an arrangement, the inner finger can push a load on the load mounting area of the transfer shuttle to convey the load to a position deeper in the multi-tier rack than positions achievable by conventional products.

Inventors:
YAMASHITA SHIN (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2008/069464
Publication Date:
May 06, 2010
Filing Date:
October 27, 2008
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
DEMATIC GMBH (DE)
TOYOKANETSU SOLUTIONS K K (JP)
YAMASHITA SHIN (DE)
International Classes:
B65G1/04
Foreign References:
JPH1179321A1999-03-23
JP2003048604A2003-02-21
JP2000211706A2000-08-02
JP2006096522A2006-04-13
JPH08324721A1996-12-10
Other References:
See also references of EP 2351698A1
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HASEGAWA, Yoshiki et al. (JP)
Yoshiki Hasegawa (JP)
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