US 12,145,632 B2
Vehicle tilting device, an access station, a delivery system and a method of accessing a storage container
Trond Austrheim, Etne (NO)
Assigned to AutoStore Technology AS, Nedre Vats (NO)
Filed by Autostore Technology AS, Nedre Vats (NO)
Filed on Sep. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/460,973.
Application 18/460,973 is a continuation of application No. 17/932,067, filed on Sep. 14, 2022, granted, now 11,801,874.
Application 17/932,067 is a continuation of application No. 17/059,269, granted, now 11,505,198, issued on Nov. 22, 2022, previously published as PCT/EP2019/065217, filed on Jun. 11, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 20180813 (NO), filed on Jun. 12, 2018; application No. 20181005 (NO), filed on Jul. 19, 2018; and application No. 20181656 (NO), filed on Dec. 20, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0415790 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65G 65/23 (2006.01); B61B 13/00 (2006.01); B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 1/06 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); B65G 47/06 (2006.01); B65G 47/52 (2006.01); B65G 57/03 (2006.01); B65G 63/06 (2006.01); B65G 67/24 (2006.01); B66F 9/06 (2006.01); B66F 9/19 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B65G 43/00 (2006.01); B65G 63/00 (2006.01)
CPC B61B 13/00 (2013.01) [B65G 1/0414 (2013.01); B65G 1/0457 (2013.01); B65G 1/0464 (2013.01); B65G 1/0471 (2013.01); B65G 1/0478 (2013.01); B65G 1/0485 (2013.01); B65G 1/0492 (2013.01); B65G 1/065 (2013.01); B65G 1/1375 (2013.01); B65G 47/06 (2013.01); B65G 47/52 (2013.01); B65G 57/03 (2013.01); B65G 63/06 (2013.01); B65G 65/23 (2013.01); B65G 67/24 (2013.01); B66F 9/063 (2013.01); B66F 9/19 (2013.01); G05D 1/0011 (2013.01); G05D 1/021 (2013.01); G05D 1/0291 (2013.01); B60W 50/0098 (2013.01); B60W 2710/06 (2013.01); B60W 2720/10 (2013.01); B60W 2720/24 (2013.01); B65G 1/1378 (2013.01); B65G 43/00 (2013.01); B65G 63/004 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0235 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0258 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0283 (2013.01); B65G 2203/042 (2013.01); G05D 1/02 (2013.01); G05D 1/0229 (2013.01); G05D 1/0231 (2013.01); G05D 1/0259 (2013.01); G05D 1/0289 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle tilting device for tilting a delivery vehicle for increasing access to items from a storage container transported on the delivery vehicle, wherein the vehicle tilting device comprises:
a base structure; and
a tiltable platform connected to the base structure,
wherein the tiltable platform comprises:
guiding features adapted to guide the delivery vehicle onto the tiltable platform, wherein the guiding features comprise raised edges along a periphery of the tiltable platform, and
a tilting actuator arranged for lifting the tiltable platform at a second platform side which is opposite to a first platform side, such that the tiltable platform is tilted towards the first platform side.