CAR BODIES ACCUMULATING STORAGE Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC B65G1/00 B65G63/00 B62D65/18 

FIELD: automotive industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to automation of transportation works, particularly, to automatic accumulating storages playing part of buffer between different sections of car assembling lines. Proposed car bodies accumulating storage is essentially two sections, 1 and 2, arranged diagonally in plan which consist of separate roller units 3 with self-contained rotation drive 4 arranged in longitudinal and cross rows, sections being provided with common longitudinal and cross rows of said units. Pallets 5 are used as transportation means to carry car bodies. In cross direction longitudinal rows of roller units are intercoupled by system of chain conveyors. Distributing conveyor 6, discharge conveyor 7 and charge-discharge conveyor 8 arranged on common cross rows of roller units are designed to move pallets with bodies. Intake-putout conveyors 10 and 11 arranged at both sides from them at opposite sides of sections are designed for moving empty pallets. Storage positions 12 are found on inner longitudinal rows between opposite conveyors, and roller units located in extreme longitudinal rows of both sections, together with above-indicated conveyors 10 and 11 and intake conveyor 16 connecting discharge positions 14 and 15, and main-line conveyor 9 connecting extreme longitudinal rows of both sections form return line of empty pallets from discharge position to charge position 13. Pallets with bodies and empty pallets are installed to fill storage positions 12 from opposite sides of sections along any row intended for this purpose and roll them out in similar manner in reverse direction at discharging.

EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities owing to provision of possibility of simultaneous accumulation and storage of empty pallets and pallets with bodies, reduced production areas, provision of operation flexibility of accumulating storage owing to division of pallet flows.

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