Device for expanding container to be loaded with item(s)
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJoshua Arleigh Burright, Frank Van Yperzele, Jente De Maeyer, Jerrold Allen Beckmann
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Abstract
A device includes a platform configured to receive a plurality of containers, a fan, a manifold, and a biasing element. The manifold is fluidly connected to the fan and directs air into a container of the plurality of containers. Directing air into the container causes the container to at least partially expand to permit the container to be loaded with one or more items. The biasing element biases the platform in a direction toward the air being directed into the container.
Claims19
A device configured to expand a container for loading the container with one or more items, the device comprising:
- a base;
- rail;
- a platform configured to receive the container, the platform being configured to translate along the rail between a top-most position and a bottom-most position;
- a biasing element coupled to the base and the platform for translating the platform from the bottom-most position to the top-most position;
- and
- an arm assembly pivotably coupled to the base, the arm assembly being configured to transition between a first position in which the container is loaded onto the platform, and a second position in which the container is secured to the platform, the arm assembly including:
- a fan, and
- a manifold having an inlet fluidly connected to the fan and an outlet with one or more ducts, wherein the manifold routes air into a cavity of the container to at least partially expand the container for loading the container with the one or more items.
A device comprising:
- a base;
- a platform configured to receive containers;
- a fan;
- an arm assembly including a manifold configured to direct air output from the fan into the containers, the arm assembly being transitionable between a first position in which the containers are secured on the platform, and a second position in which the containers are configured to be loaded on the platform;
- and
- a biasing element coupled to the base and the platform, the biasing element configured to bias the containers in a direction towards the air output from the fan.
A device comprising:
- a platform configured to receive a plurality of containers;
- a manifold configured to direct air into a container of the plurality of containers, wherein directing the air into the container causes the container to at least partially expand to permit the container to be loaded with one or more items;
- a biasing element configured to bias the platform in a direction toward the air being directed into the container;
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- an arm assembly configured to move between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position, the plurality of containers is secured between the arm assembly and the platform, and in the second position, the plurality of containers is configured to be loaded onto the platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.