Workpiece storage system
CA 1105409 A · Owner: Lamb (F. Jos.) Company · Inventors: Graham, James T.; Brems, John H.
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For use in a work processing line for workpieces, a workpiece storage system including a topologically closed loop track means having downwardly sloping surfaces coupled with elevators and lowerators in the loop, and work holding, gravity-operated pallets to run on said tracks having track engaging wheels equipped with retarding means responsive to wheel angular velocity and utilizing wheels of different diameters on the track depending on the loaded or loaded condition of the pallets to control the speed of the pallets. Auxiliary track means, pallet loaders and unloaders, and switching mechanisms are incorporated in the system with elevators and lowerators to allow the storage system to …
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- Granted July 21, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 21, 1998.
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