| 摘要 |
A method and apparatus for the warehousing and dispensing of round objects such as tires with an inventory control thereof. A storage structure is subdivided into a number of individual chutes, with each chute having an infeed opening and an outfeed opening connected by a sloped runway. Tires of a particular size are placed in each chute and roll to the bottom thereof where they can be selectively released by an operator-controlled brake and ejector arm assembly provided near the outfeed opening. A conveyor is provided near the base of the structure for receiving tires released from the chutes and transporting them to a service area. Switch means are provided at the infeed and outfeed openings of each chute for monitoring the passage of tires. A running inventory count is visually displayed upon a remote console that is electrically responsive to the switch means.
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