Automated work center and method
CA 1338932 C · Owner: Bernard, Clay, Ii · Inventors: Lukken, Stanley H.; Bernard, Clay, Ii; Lichti, Robert D. Sr.
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An automated work center for use in materials handling operations is disclosed. The work center includes a randomly accessible vertically moving temporary storage queue (11) for receiving containers (25) that hold material goods. A fixed loading ramp (20) is arranged to receive containers (20) from an external system and to load the received containers onto the storage queue (11) A work area (5) having a plurality of rotatable work tables (7)provides an gives the operator access to the containers. A delivery system (14) transfers containers between the storage queue (11) and the work tables (7) and a takeaway system (16) transfers containers between the work area and the conveyor network. …
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- Granted February 25, 1997. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 25, 2014.
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