MATERIAL HANDLING APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING OR RETRIEVING ITEMS

A method and apparatus are provided for sorting or retrieving items to/from a plurality of destinations areas. The items are loaded onto one of a plurality of independently controlled delivery vehicles. The delivery vehicles follow a path to/from the destination areas, which are positioned along the...

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Hauptverfasser:	DeWitt, Robert R, Hayduchok, George
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CONVEYING EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL LOCOMOTIVES MOTOR RAILCARS PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS POSTAL SORTING RAILWAY SYSTEMS RAILWAYS SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS SORTING SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTEDPIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING STORING TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A method and apparatus are provided for sorting or retrieving items to/from a plurality of destinations areas. The items are loaded onto one of a plurality of independently controlled delivery vehicles. The delivery vehicles follow a path to/from the destination areas, which are positioned along the path. Once at the appropriate destination area, an item is transferred between the delivery vehicle and the destination area.