DEVICE FOR ACCUMULATING AND STORING UNIT LOADS Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: materials handling facilities; accumulation, storage and transportation of unit loads. SUBSTANCE: device has uprights 1 with load-carrying brackets 2 secured for turning and fixing in operating position. In non-operating position brackets do not project beyond the outline of uprights. Press-off plates 3 are installed between load-carrying brackets 2 horizontally relative to uprights. Each plate consists of two parts with common axle of rotation 6. One of parts of each plate 3 is coupled with load-carrying bracket 2 above by means of pusher-rod 4. Other part of plate 3 projects beyond upright 1 through value required for guaranteed engagement with load 5, but providing passage of load 5 to lower levels of device. part of plate 3 projecting beyond upright thrust against first part only when device is loaded. When taking load 5 out of device, projecting part is free to displace in position permitting freely taking out the load, and afterwards it returns into horizontal position with thrusting against first part owing to displaced center of mass. Axle of rotation 6 is displaced relative to axle 7. Working arm of plate 3 (distance between axle 6 and lower axle of rotation of pusher rod 4) is twice. as great as working arm of load-carrying bracket 2 (distance between) axle 7 and upper axle of rotation of pusher-rod 4). EFFECT: provision of several containers in storage devices, simplified design and manufacture of device and reduced cost of manufacture. 5 dwg