US 12,030,762 B2
Pallet shelfing apparatus
Guy Picha, Givat Shmuel (IL)
Assigned to SOFTENLIFT LTD., Kfar Yona (IL)
Appl. No. 16/767,387
Filed by SOFTENLIFT LTD., Kfar Yona (IL)
PCT Filed Nov. 29, 2018, PCT No. PCT/IL2018/051304
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 27, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/106669, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 6, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/727,001, filed on Sep. 5, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 256019 (IL), filed on Nov. 30, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0391986 A1, Dec. 17, 2020
Int. Cl. B66F 9/075 (2006.01); B66F 7/28 (2006.01); B66F 9/12 (2006.01); B66F 7/06 (2006.01); B66F 9/10 (2006.01)
CPC B66F 9/12 (2013.01) [B66F 7/28 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00273 (2013.01); B66F 7/0666 (2013.01); B66F 9/0755 (2013.01); B66F 9/07559 (2013.01); B66F 9/10 (2013.01); B66F 9/122 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pallet shelfing apparatus for shelf racking of a pallet in a shelf structure featuring at least one shelf, wherein the apparatus is configured to operate in a loading mode, an unloading mode and a hibernate/transport mode, the pallet shelfing apparatus comprising:
a mobile platform positionable into a loading position for loading of the pallet from at least one selected shelf of said at least one shelf, and positionable into an unloading position for unloading of the pallet to said at least one selected shelf;
a transporter for transporting and positioning said platform;
at least one retractably extendable deployable pallet carrying structure mounted to said platform at least when in said hibernate/transport mode is deployed when in at least one of said loading mode and said unloading mode, and is configured for carrying, reaching and engaging the pallet;
a height adjustment module configured to adjust the height of said platform; and
at least one deployable anchor for temporarily stabilizing said pallet shelfing apparatus during either said loading mode or said unloading mode, wherein:
said at least one deployable anchor is mounted to said platform or to said pallet carrying structure,
said at least one deployable anchor is configured to anchor, when deployed, on top of at least one hold and support said pallet shelfing apparatus, and
at least one of said at least one deployable anchor is configured to change elevation of at least one selected pallet carrying structure of said at least one pallet carrying structure, during at least one of said loading mode and said unloading mode, after said at least one selected pallet carrying structure initially engages the pallet, and/or said at least one hold features at least one of:
i. at least one of said at least one hold located off ground and off ceiling;
ii. at least one of said at least one hold located inside a volume confined by the convex hull of said shelf structure; or
iii. at least one of said at least one hold located outside said volume, wherein said volume is disposed between said platform and said at least one of said at least one hold, while in said loading mode or in said unloading mode.