Patents Assigned to WRH Walter Reist Holding AG
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Patent number: 11772898Abstract: A conveying module includes a base structure; a first conveying device to convey a unit of goods in a first conveying direction (x) in the horizontal; a second conveying device to convey a unit of goods in a second conveying direction (y) in the horizontal, wherein the second conveying direction runs substantially perpendicular to the first conveying direction; a carrier structure to carry a unit of goods; a first lifting device to raise and/or lower the first conveying device in the vertical (z) between a lower position and an upper position; and a second lifting device to raise and/or lower the second conveying device in the vertical (z) between a lower position and an upper position; wherein a unit of goods located on the conveying module rests on the carrier structure when the first conveying device and the second conveying device are in the lower position.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: WRH WALTER REIST HOLDING AGInventor: Carl Conrad Mäder
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Patent number: 11649112Abstract: A storage system includes a plurality of storage areas for receiving stored goods, the storage areas being situated in at least one storage level and being accessible by an associated handling device to store stored goods at the storage areas or retrieve them from these storage areas. A conveyor is provided which is designed as a continuous conveyor and is led on a storage level through the arrangement of the storage areas.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: WRH WALTER REIST HOLDING AGInventor: Markus Bretz
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Patent number: 11198566Abstract: A method for transferring conveyed items from at least one feed conveyor onto an outgoing conveyor, in a transfer region, wherein the at least one feed conveyor includes a conveying member that is driven along a feed conveying stretch, for conveying conveyed items into the transfer region, and the outgoing conveyor includes conveying containers that are movable along a transfer conveying stretch for taking over the conveyed items that are delivered by the at least one feed conveyor. The conveyed items that lie on the conveying member are accelerated relative to the conveying member along the feed conveying stretch towards the transfer region via an acceleration device and for the purpose of delivery of the conveyed items are brought into a cyclically synchronous side-by-side conveying with a conveying container of the outgoing conveyor.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2018Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: WRH WALTER REIST HOLDING AGInventor: Markus Bretz
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Publication number: 20210206569Abstract: A storage system includes a plurality of storage areas for receiving stored goods, the storage areas being situated in at least one storage level and being accessible by an associated handling device to store stored goods at the storage areas or retrieve them from these storage areas. A conveyor is provided which is designed as a continuous conveyor and is led on a storage level through the arrangement of the storage areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: WRH WALTER REIST HOLDING AGInventor: Markus BRETZ
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Patent number: 10954064Abstract: A storage system (10) comprises a plurality of storage areas (39) for receiving stored goods, the storage areas being situated in at least one storage level and being accessible by an associated handling device (19, 20, 21) to store stored goods at the storage areas (39) or retrieve them from these storage areas (39). Quicker, simplified storage and retrieval is achieved in that for storing and retrieving the stored goods, in addition a conveyor (15) is provided which is designed as a continuous conveyor and is led on a storage level through the arrangement of the storage areas (3).Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: WRH WALTER REIST HOLDING AGInventor: Markus Bretz
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Publication number: 20210002079Abstract: A conveying module includes a base structure; a first conveying device to convey a unit of goods in a first conveying direction (x) in the horizontal; a second conveying device to convey a unit of goods in a second conveying direction (y) in the horizontal, wherein the second conveying direction runs substantially perpendicular to the first conveying direction; a carrier structure to carry a unit of goods; a first lifting device to raise and/or lower the first conveying device in the vertical (z) between a lower position and an upper position; and a second lifting device to raise and/or lower the second conveying device in the vertical (z) between a lower position and an upper position; wherein a unit of goods located on the conveying module rests on the carrier structure when the first conveying device and the second conveying device are in the lower position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: WRH WALTER REIST HOLDING AGInventor: Carl Conrad MÄDER
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Patent number: 10549929Abstract: A conveying facility with a drivable conveying member that forms a sheet-like main surface that faces the conveyed item and defines a conveying stretch. The conveying member includes at least one conveying element that forms at least a part of the main surface. The conveying member also includes rollers that, via roller holders, are rotatably mounted on the at least one conveying element about roller pivots and can selectively assume the state of a freewheel position, an arrested position or a drive position. The conveying facility also has at least one conveying container that lies on the conveying member in a connection-free manner, wherein the rollers project at least partly beyond the main surface of the conveying element so that the at least one conveying container lies on the rollers.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: WRH WALTER REIST HOLDING AGInventor: Markus Bretz
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Patent number: 10532888Abstract: A conveying appliance with a conveying member that is movable along a conveying stretch and forms a conveying surface for an item that is to be conveyed, wherein the conveying surface of the conveying member includes openings. An active device has at least one active element that is movable along a closed circulating path, wherein in an active section of the conveying stretch, the circulating path forms an actively effective path section that runs parallel to the conveying member. The active device interacts with the conveying member in the active section in a manner such that the at least one active element along the actively effective path section projects through an opening through the conveying member and projects beyond the conveying surface, in a manner such that the at least one active element is capable of mechanically acting upon a conveyed item which lies on the conveying surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: WRH WALTER REIST HOLDING AGInventor: Markus Felix
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Publication number: 20190359377Abstract: A rollingly conveyable transport unit (1) comprises a container shell (10) and an internal space (28), provided within the container shell, for accommodating a product (90) to be packaged. The container shell comprises two or more shell parts (11, 12) that are reversibly connected to one another in a force-fit manner by a closing element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: WRH WALTER REIST HOLDING AGInventor: Markus BRETZ
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Patent number: 10399783Abstract: A conveying member for a conveyor includes a conveying element with a main surface, and a roller mechanism having a roller holder and at least one roller with a physical roller pivot. The roller holder can interact with an actuating device, is arranged on the conveying element and is designed such that the roller pivot is movable relative to the main surface of the conveying element between a first position and a second position. In the first and second positions of the roller pivot, the roller projects partly beyond the main surface of the conveying element. In the first position of the roller pivot, the roller assumes an arrested position in which rotation of the roller is arrested, and in the second position of the roller pivot, the roller assumes a freewheel position in which the roller rotates freely.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2016Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: WRH WALTER REIST HOLDING AGInventors: Thomas Weber, Carl Conrad Mäder, René Moor
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Patent number: 10364104Abstract: A transfer system for piece objects includes a pushing device and a main conveyor with a conveying region. The pushing device includes first and second pushing members. The transfer system includes a supply zone, which is behind the conveying region in a pushing direction. In an initial position of the pushing device, the first pushing member is between the conveying region and the supply zone and the second pushing member is behind the supply zone in the pushing direction. In an end position of the pushing device, the first pushing member is in front of the conveying region in the pushing direction and the second pushing member is between the conveying region and the supply zone. The first pushing member, between the initial position and the end position, is at a fixed spacing to, and in front, of the second pushing member in the pushing direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: WRH WALTER REIST HOLDING AGInventor: Carl Conrad Mäder
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Publication number: 20190100349Abstract: A transport carrier for transport of transport goods includes a transport carrier structure for carrying the transport goods on a horizontal plane of the transport carrier, having a top side, which defines the plane of the transport carrier, and a bottom side; and a retaining structure arranged on the top side of the transport carrier structure for restricting or preventing a horizontal movement of transport goods supported on the transport carrier structure with respect to the plane of the transport carrier. The retaining structure includes means which interact with bearing elements of the aforementioned transport goods standing on the transport carrier structure and thus cause a reversible fixation of the transport goods along at least one vector parallel to the plane of the transport carrier, such that a force which exceeds a certain threshold level must be expended parallel to the plane of the transport carrier to overcome said fixation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Applicant: WRH WALTER REIST HOLDING AGInventor: Carl Conrad MÄDER
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Publication number: 20180327186Abstract: The invention relates to a conveying system (1) for conveying items (2.1, 2.2) to be conveyed. The conveying system (1) comprises a conveying path (30) and at least one first conveying means (6) that can move along the conveying path (30) and is designed to convey a first item (2.1) to be conveyed. The conveying system (1) also comprises at least one second conveying means (7) which can move along the conveying path (30) along with the first conveying means (6) and which is designed to convey a second item (2.2) to be conveyed that is of a different type than the first item (2.1).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2016Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: WRH WALTER REIST HOLDING AGInventor: Carl Conrad MAEDER
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Patent number: 10041577Abstract: A device for transmitting a rotation movement includes first and second force transmission sections, each with a drive input and a drive output, and with a first chain guide. The chain guide is arranged between the drive input and output and accommodates an endless chain, which circulates between the drive input and drive output. A middle force transmission section with a middle drive input and a middle drive output, and with a conduit that is arranged between these. The conduit accommodates a hydraulic fluid and transmits forces between the first and the second force transmission section. The hydraulic fluid circulates between the middle drive input and the middle drive output and transmits push forces between the middle drive input and the middle drive output. The first drive output is coupled to the middle drive input, and the middle drive output is coupled to the second drive input.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2016Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: WRH WALTER REIST HOLDING AGInventor: Walter Reist
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Patent number: 10011430Abstract: A conveying device with a conveying chain, which includes a plurality of chain links, and a plurality of conveyed object containers, which are attached on the conveying chain, for receiving a conveyed object. The conveyed object containers are fastened to the conveying chain via holding elements connected to the conveying chain, wherein the conveyed object containers are held in each case by the holding element.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: WRH WALTER REIST HOLDING AGInventor: Carl Conrad Mäder
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Publication number: 20180178979Abstract: A storage system (10) comprises a plurality of storage areas (39) for receiving stored goods, the storage areas being situated in at least one storage level and being accessible by an associated handling device (19, 20, 21) to store stored goods at the storage areas (39) or retrieve them from these storage areas (39). Quicker, simplified storage and retrieval is achieved in that for storing and retrieving the stored goods, in addition a conveyor (15) is provided which is designed as a continuous conveyor and is led on a storage level through the arrangement of the storage areas (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2017Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: WRH WALTER REIST HOLDING AGInventor: Markus BRETZ
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Patent number: 9963300Abstract: A collecting device for collecting discrete items that are delivered from a conveyor to a delivery location. The collecting device includes a collecting region with a collecting device, in which collecting region the discrete items are collected, a delay region with a discrete items support, and a feed region having a feed device. The delay region is prior to the collecting region and is the region in which the discrete items delivered from the conveyor are held up. The feed region is prior to the delay region and is the region through which the discrete items are fed from conveyor to the delay region. The delay region has a conveying mechanism that is capable of conveying the held-up discrete item from the delay region into the collecting region by way of a conveying-active movement.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: WRH WALTER REIST HOLDING AGInventors: Carl Conrad Mäder, Alexis Wiasmitinow
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Patent number: 9886811Abstract: The invention relates to a warehousing installation (1) for a plurality of roller packaging units embodied as a rollable body, which comprises at least one storage device (20) for storing several rolling packaging units, a single storage device (30) for receiving a rolling packaging unit and for guiding said roller packing unit into the storage device, a rolling out device (40, 40?, 40?) for rolling away a rolling packaging unit stored in the storage device as a rolling away rolling packaging unit and a control device (50) for controlling the rolling out device (40).Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2014Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: WRH Walter Reist Holding AGInventors: Martin Ruge, Markus Felix
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Publication number: 20180034320Abstract: A rolling body (10a) for temporarily accommodating goods or products for purposes of storage and/or transport includes a shell (11) that encloses an inner space (12). A usable volume (13) for accommodating the goods is provided in the inner space (12). An autonomous mode of functioning is made possible in that an energy store (14) and an energy consumer (15) are additionally situated in the inner space (12), and the energy store (14) is connectable to the energy consumer (15) in order to deliver energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Applicant: WRH WALTER REIST HOLDING AGInventors: Martin RUGE, Markus FELIX
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Patent number: 9694983Abstract: A conveying device with an extensively extended conveying element that is led in a revolving manner along a conveying direction, is deflected at the head-ends of the conveying device and is laterally enclosed by side closure beams. The conveying device includes a drive device with a drive motor to drive the conveying element. The drive device is arranged between the two head-ends, between the side closure beams, and between the upper conveying section and the lower return section of the conveying element. The drive device includes a drive element that is arranged in a revolving manner about two deflection pivots spaced from one another in the conveying direction, and is driven by the drive motor. The drive element supports the upper conveying section of the conveying element, which is arranged at the top, and with this forms a contact fit for transmitting a drive force onto the conveying element.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: WRH WALTER REIST HOLDING AGInventor: Robert Aliesch