Vertical reciprocating conveyer
AssigneeMultilift, Inc.
InventorsJob Bacon-Maldonado, III, Job Maldonado, JR., Kenneth B. Drost
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Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a vertical reciprocating conveyer are provided. The vertical reciprocating conveyer includes a platform configured to receive and support one or more tires. The vertical reciprocating conveyer also includes a vertical lift assembly configured to move the platform between a first floor and a second floor. The vertical reciprocating conveyer also includes a pusher assembly configured to move the one or more tires from the platform to a surface of the second floor.
Claims20
A vertical reciprocating conveyer comprising:
- a platform configured to receive and support one or more tires;
- a vertical lift assembly configured to move the platform between a first floor and a second floor;
- and
- a pusher assembly configured to move the one or more tires from the platform to a surface of the second floor,
- wherein at least one component of the vertical reciprocating conveyer is adapted to enhance portability.
A vertical reciprocating conveyer system for moving one or more tires comprises:
- a vertical reciprocating conveyer comprising:
- a platform configured to receive and support the one or more tires;
- a vertical lift assembly configured to move the platform between a first floor and a second floor;
- a pusher assembly configured to move the one or more tires from the platform to a surface of the second floor;
- one or more sensors for sensing a condition of the vertical reciprocating conveyer;
- at least one processor
- at least one encoder;
- and
- at least one memory storing instructions for execution by the at least one processor that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to:
- receive sensor data from the one or more sensors;
- cause at least one of the vertical lift assembly or the pusher assembly to stop operation when the sensor data meets or exceeds a threshold,
- wherein the encoder stops the platform at a specified height without the need for a sensor to detect platform height.
A method for operating a vertical reciprocating conveyer, the method comprising:
- receiving user input to begin operation of a vertical reciprocating conveyer, the vertical reciprocating conveyer having a platform configured to receive and support the one or more tires, a vertical lift assembly configured to move the platform between a first floor and a second floor, a pusher assembly configured to move the one or more tires from the platform to a surface of the second floor,
- moving the one or more tires onto the platform using a robot;
- moving the platform from the first floor to the second floor using the vertical lift assembly;
- moving the one or more tires from the platform to the second floor using the pusher assembly;
- moving the one or more tires away from the platform using the robot;
- and
- moving the platform from the second floor to the first floor using the vertical lift assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.