Back to results
US 12,227,363 B2Granted
Platform unit and storage system including the same
OwnerSami-Akram Mahricheinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A platform unit usable to support and move an item, comprising a base; a conveyor mounted to the base and operative for moving the item parallel to the base, the conveyor being pivotable about a pivot axis extending substantially perpendicular to the base; and a controller for selectively activating the conveyor and for selectively pivoting the conveyor about the pivot axis. Also, a storage system including many of the platform units.
Claims16
A storage system for handling items, comprising:
- a plurality of platform units, a first subset of the plurality of platform units being provided substantially adjacent and substantially coplanar relative to each other;
- each platform unit including
- a base;
- a conveyor mounted to the base and operative for moving the items parallel to the base, the conveyor being pivotable about a pivot axis extending substantially perpendicular to the base;
- and
- a controller for selectively activating the conveyor to move the items and for selectively pivoting the conveyor about the pivot axis;
- whereby the items can be selectively moved between the platform units by moving the items between adjacent ones of the platform units using the conveyors;
- wherein two of the platform units selected from the plurality of platform units are provided above each other and coupled to each other through adjustable height columns allowing selective adjustment of a height between the two platform units.
5 more elements
A storage system for handling items, comprising:
- a plurality of platform units, a first subset of the plurality of platform units being provided substantially adjacent and substantially coplanar relative to each other;
- each platform unit including
- a base;
- a conveyor mounted to the base and operative for moving the items parallel to the base, the conveyor being pivotable about a pivot axis extending substantially perpendicular to the base;
- and
- a controller for selectively activating the conveyor to move the items and for selectively pivoting the conveyor about the pivot axis;
- whereby the items can be selectively moved between the platform units by moving the items between adjacent ones of the platform units using the conveyors
- wherein at least one of the platform units from the plurality of platform units is a mobile platform unit supported by wheels, the wheels including at least one motorized wheel selectively rotatable to advance the mobile platform unit on a surface, the mobile platform unit including a handlebar protruding upwardly from the base for allowing an intended user to ride on the mobile platform unit while holding the handlebar.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.