OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000003492

Article containment apparatus

Published: 2026-09-15T20:34:41.205428Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003492
Categories: Material Handling > Conveying Systems

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ABSTRACT

The invention relates to article containment apparatus which is adapted to
store articles such as vials on shelves disposed at different elevations by
placing them on the successive shelves. In a known article containment
apparatus including an elevating mechanism which drives a plurality of
shelves, disposed at different elevations for stowing articles thereon, up and
down, and a conveyor for conveying articles to a shelf disposed at a given
elevation, the invention is characterized by the provision of a plurality of
infeeders disposed between the shelf and the conveyor. The infeeders are
operated in an alternate fashion so that while one of the infeeders is
operating to store articles from the conveyor, another infeeder conveys the
stored article thereon onto the shelf. In this manner, there is no need to
interrupt the supply of articles by the conveyor during the time the articles
are conveyed onto the shelf, thus improving the efficiency of stowage.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000003492
Published 2026-09-15T20:34:41.205428Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003492