Disposal facility for loading objects into a container
AssigneeRobin S.A.
InventorMichel Viollet
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Abstract
A disposal facility for loading objects stored in a bin into a container. The facility includes a plurality of subassemblies, each having a bin and a container. A movable gantry is disposed for movement over each of the subassemblies. A movable gripping assembly, coupled to a carriage traversing an upper section of the gantry, moves perpendicular to the direction of movement of the carriage. The movable gripping assembly includes an activation device for raising the bin, from a rest position to a position above the container, opening the bottom of the bin, closing the bottom of the bin, and replacing the bin to its original rest position.
Claims12
A disposal facility for loading objects stored in a bin into a container, said disposal facility comprising:
- a plurality of storage subassemblies, each of said plurality of storage subassemblies comprising a container and a bin;
- a movable gantry, positionable above a selected one of said storage subassemblies, comprising a horizontal upper structure;
- a carriage for traversing said horizontal upper structure;
- a gripping assembly, carried by said carriage and movable relative to said horizontal upper structure, comprising connection means and activation means;
- said activation means comprising means for raising a selected bin, associated with said selected storage subassembly, from the rest position;
- means for moving said selected bin;
- means for retracting a bottom portion of said selected bin;
- means for closing said bottom portion of said selected bin;
- and means for restoring said selected bin to said rest position.
The disposal facility according to claim 10, wherein said actuating means comprise a connection motor and a screw-nut system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.