US 12,325,601 B2
Automated container unloader
Sai Prasanth Krishnamoorthy, Baltimore, MD (US); Ramdas Pai, Pittsburgh, PA (US); David Pepley, Pittsburgh, PA (US); and Darius Scott, Baltimore, MD (US)
Assigned to Intelligrated Headquarters, LLC, Mason, OH (US)
Filed by Intelligrated Headquarters, LLC, Mason, OH (US)
Filed on Apr. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/643,841.
Application 18/063,402 is a division of application No. 17/244,132, filed on Apr. 29, 2021, granted, now 11,548,742, issued on Jan. 10, 2023.
Application 18/643,841 is a continuation of application No. 18/063,402, filed on Dec. 8, 2022, granted, now 11,993,469.
Prior Publication US 2024/0270516 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65G 65/23 (2006.01); B65G 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 65/23 (2013.01) [B65G 13/00 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
moving a front panel of a device between a raised orientation and a lowered orientation with respect to a platform, wherein:
in response to the front panel being in the raised orientation, the front panel is orthogonal with respect to the platform, and
in response to the front panel being in the lowered orientation, the front panel and the platform form a continuous surface;
pivoting the platform from a first angle to a second angle with respect to a ground surface that is larger than the first angle, wherein pivoting the platform to the second angle comprises at least one or more of:
rotating a container around a rotational axis which is normal with respect to the platform to configure an item in the container to lean against a surface of the front panel when the front panel is in the raised orientation, wherein the platform is at the first angle with respect to the ground surface when the platform receives the container; and
rotating the container around the rotational axis which is normal with respect to the platform to configure the item to be released onto a surface of a conveyor when the front panel is in the lowered orientation; wherein the method further comprises configuring a rotary joint to be placed between the platform of the device and the container to rotate the container around the rotational axis which is normal with respect to the platform.