US 12,110,172 B2
Apparatus and method of operating twistlocks and associated robot
Ye Tian, Shanghai (CN); and Jiafan Zhang, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to ABB SCHWEIZ AG, Baden (CH)
Appl. No. 18/248,012
Filed by ABB Schweiz AG, Baden (CH)
PCT Filed Oct. 26, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CN2020/123635
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 5, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/087780, PCT Pub. Date May 5, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0382636 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 90/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 90/002 (2013.01) [B25J 15/0052 (2013.01); B25J 15/0253 (2013.01); B65D 2590/0033 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for operating a pair of twistlocks, comprising:
a first component adapted to clamp a first twistlock to allow the clamped first twistlock to be removed from a first container; and
a second component arranged adjacent to the first component and adapted to clamp a second twistlock to allow the clamped second twistlock to be removed from a second container, wherein the first component and the second component are adapted to be operated simultaneously, or receive the first twistlock released from the first component to allow the first component to clamp the second twistlock to be removed from the second container.