Title:
A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING CARGO
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006002499
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A terminal structure (1) for storing and transferring a cargo (51), the terminal structure (1) being separated from a first quay at which cargo (51) is unloaded from and loaded onto ships (50) by a transitional buffer zone (20) in which the cargo (51) is temporarily stored, the terminal structure (1) comprising a storage and transfer area for storing cargo and loading/unloading cargo onto/from land transport devices (60-62), such as for example trucks, railcars or inland navigation vessels, a transfer side (11) for transferring cargo to and from the transitional buffer zone (20), a plurality of third cargo transferring devices (4A-4I), each adapted to travel in a first direction between the transfer side (11) and the storage and transfer area and to pick up, carry and deposit a cargo (51) between a location at the transfer side (11) and a location within the storage and transfer area, and a plurality of fourth cargo transferring devices (10A), each adapted to travel in a second direction non-parallel to the first direction and to carry cargo (51) between different locations within the storage and transfer area, the third and fourth cargo.
Inventors:
JEGERS JO (BE)
Application Number:
PCT/BE2005/000109
Publication Date:
March 02, 2006
Filing Date:
July 06, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PERPETUMA (BE)
JEGERS JO (BE)
JEGERS JO (BE)
International Classes:
B65G63/00; B65G1/04
Foreign References:
| US4973219A | 1990-11-27 | |||
| US1900867A | 1933-03-07 | |||
| DE1556274A1 | 1970-02-05 | |||
| DE19641045A1 | 1998-04-09 |
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