US 11,787,640 B2
Floor-bound continuous conveyor
Heino Heitplatz, Drensteinfurt (DE); and Dennis Gebhardt, Dortmund (DE)
Assigned to Swisslog AG, Buchs (CH)
Filed by Swisslog GmbH, Dortmund (DE)
Filed on Jul. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/389,481.
Application 17/389,481 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/EP2020/071739, filed on Jul. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0033189 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. B65G 41/00 (2006.01); B65G 13/11 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 41/001 (2013.01) [B65G 13/11 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0233 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A floor-bound continuous conveyor for intralogistics, comprising:
at least one frame rigidly connected to the ground;
at least one load-carrying means supported on the frame, the load-carrying means defining a conveying plane for piece goods and which is configured to transport the piece goods in a conveying direction;
a stop means configured to stop an item of piece goods transported on the conveying plane in the conveying direction at a predetermined position on the load-carrying means; and
a movement apparatus configured to move the item of piece goods resting against the stop means on the conveying plane from a starting position and orientation supported on the conveying plane of the load-carrying means into an end position and orientation differing from the starting position and orientation, which end position and orientation is out of the conveying plane;
wherein the movement apparatus is configured as a tilting apparatus which is arranged stationary with respect to the frame and has an adjustable contact device configured to tilt the item of piece goods resting against the stop means from the starting position and orientation into the end position and orientation;
wherein the contact device is movably mounted with respect to the frame for tilting the item of piece goods so as to be adjustable relative to the load-carrying means from a storage position into an actuating position;
wherein the contact device is mounted on a traction means of the movement apparatus;
the contact device is mounted for movement along the traction means in a circumferential or a reversable height-adjustable manner; and
the traction means is mounted on the frame and is driven by a motor.