发明名称 Lift assembly
摘要 A lift assembly for use in conjunction with a conveyor to lift item(s) off of the conveyor and remove the item(s) from the conveying path. The lift assembly may include a housing having housing side walls and a bottom wall, and a carriage having carriage side walls and a carriage bottom wall. The carriage is movable with respect to the housing. The lift assembly may further include a track that receives a guide member of the carriage for guiding the carriage as it is raised and lowered with respect to the housing. The lift assembly may further include an actuator that causes the carriage to be raised and lowered.
申请公布号 US8800746(B1) 申请公布日期 2014.08.12
申请号 US201113272453 申请日期 2011.10.13
申请人 Arrowhead Systems, Inc. 发明人 Pahlow Joseph R.
分类号 B65G37/00 主分类号 B65G37/00
代理机构 Boyle Fredrickson S.C. 代理人 Boyle Fredrickson S.C.
主权项 1. A lift assembly for use with a conveyor configured to move items in a direction of conveyance, comprising: a housing comprising a pair of side walls positioned on either side of a conveying path and a bottom wall that is positioned below the conveying path; a carriage for engaging an item on the conveyor, wherein the carriage comprises a pair of carriage side walls on either side of the conveying path; a carriage bottom wall positioned between the bottom wall of the housing and the conveying path; and a pair of supports, each support supported by a respective carriage side wall and extending inwardly toward the conveying path; a track attached to the housing, the track being angled relative to the direction of conveyance and configured to support the carriage as the carriage moves relative to the housing; a guide member received within and movable along the track and operably attached to the carriage; an actuator attached at a first end to the carriage and at a second end to the housing for moving the guide member along the track; wherein the angle of the track is configured such that, as the guide member moves along the track, the carriage is raised and lowered with respect to the housing.
地址 Oshkosh WI US