US 12,338,086 B1
Container unloading systems for various container types
Jainil Nilesh Desai, Schaumburg, IL (US); Ashwini Kotraiah Davangere, Frisco, TX (US); Larissa Del Toro Sanchez, Marietta, GA (US); Andrew Loyd Robinson, Nashville, TN (US); Kaushal Bharatkumar Mehta, Seattle, WA (US); Vishnu Priya Ramineni, Slidell, LA (US); and Dean Christopher Blanchard, Howell, MI (US)
Assigned to Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Mar. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/694,118.
Int. Cl. B65G 65/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 65/005 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
5. A container unloading system comprising:
a container support platform configured to rotate a container from an upright position to an angled position;
a centering guide configured to guide the container onto the container support platform;
a hydraulic device configured to actuate the container support platform; and
a controller configured to:
determine presence of the container on the container support platform; and
cause the container support platform to rotate the container via actuation of the hydraulic device.