Patents Assigned to Robin S.A.
  • Patent number: 5622468
    Abstract: A disposal facility for loading objects stored in a bin into a container. The facility includes a plurality of subassemblies, each having a bin and a container. A movable gantry is disposed for movement over each of the subassemblies. A movable gripping assembly, coupled to a carriage traversing an upper section of the gantry, moves perpendicular to the direction of movement of the carriage. The movable gripping assembly includes an activation device for raising the bin, from a rest position to a position above the container, opening the bottom of the bin, closing the bottom of the bin, and replacing the bin to its original rest position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Robin S.A.
    Inventor: Michel Viollet