And Mounting Means Therefor Patents (Class 187/408)
  • Guide arrangement for elevators
    Patent number: 5469938
    Abstract: A guide arrangement for elevators, particularly for vertical elevators. The guide arrangement is arranged in a shaft having a shaft wall. The guide arrangement includes a self-contained inherently stiff rail frame with at least two parallel guide rails which are rigidly connected to each other, the guide arrangement further includes fastening members for connecting the rail frame to the shaft wall, wherein the fastening members are springs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Assignee: C. Haushahn GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Joachim Biewald, Volker Scheub, Helge Holler, Karl Fenkl, Stefan Hugel, Martin Grosser, Peter Schneider, Wolfgang Barth, Hermann Moll, Horst Pollmann
  • Automatic storage and retrieval system
    Patent number: 5397211
    Abstract: A storage and retrieval machine comprising a generally horizontal rail including a rail member, a base, a linear slide supporting the base for movement along the rail member, a generally vertical mast supported by the base, a carriage supported for generally vertical movement along the mast, and an extendable and retractable shuttle mechanism supported by the carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1995
    Assignee: Harnischfeger Engineers, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt M. Lloyd, LaMar A. Jones