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System for tire storage, retrieval, and inventory management

A tire and distribution system technology, applied in the direction of tires, storage devices, data processing applications, etc., can solve problems such as accident-prone and long-term

Inactive Publication Date: 2020-01-31
T J 艾伦
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This requires more personnel on ladders to check tires on storage racks, which takes longer and is prone to accidents and mistakes

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[0048] The systems and methods disclosed herein address all of the issues listed in the Background section. They enable tires to be placed in inventory, without the need for personnel to stand on ladders, and almost as quickly as they can be removed from a van. Disclosed herein is an automated access array that can store tires in a fraction of the footprint of conventional storage racks, as the tires are stored three-dimensionally in close proximity to each other in the access array . An automated access array pulls and delivers tires from inventory in seconds. Every time the access array is used, the controller connected to the storage array updates the tire inventory data stored in the computer database, so physical inventory can be generated at any time as needed.

[0049] In addition, automated access arrays allow the use of sophisticated computer programs that can analyze the inventory "turnover" of individual tires and determine where each tire should be stored in the ...

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A storage array includes one or more tiers including a plurality of roller pairs and at least one motor for spinning each roller pair. Plates are positioned between each roller pair. A horizontal nudge is positioned above each plate moves tires horizontally within the storage array. A tire is moved longitudinally within the storage array by causing a roller pair bearing the tire to spin followed by lifting the plate below the tire, thereby causing the tire to roll forward or backward within the storage array. The storage array may be coupled to a distribution system including a plurality of channels including a planar or concave bottom surface over which tires roll and vertical sidewalls extending upwardly from the bottom surface. Accelerators, brakes, junctions, and elevators may be positioned in channels in order to control movement of tires through the distribution system.

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[0001] inventor [0002] T.J. Allen [0003] related application [0004] This application claims priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 15 / 429,079, filed February 9, 2017; to U.S. Patent Application No. 15 / 263,188, filed September 12, 2016 A continuation-in-part; a continuation of US Patent Application No. 15 / 087,849 filed March 31, 2016, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. technical field [0005] This application relates to the storage of vehicle tires. Background technique [0006] For retail tire stores, large car dealerships, auto pooling yards and other facilities with large numbers of car tires, the storage and handling of tires has always been a challenge due to the size, shape and weight of the tires. [0007] Tires are usually stored on floor-to-ceiling racks with narrow aisles between them. In smaller and older stores, tires were stored and retrieved by hand, with store personnel climbing ladders to place the tires on shelves and then ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B65G1/02G06Q10/08
CPCA47F7/04B65G1/02B29D30/0016B29D2030/0027B29D2030/0033B65G2201/0273G06Q10/08
Inventor T·J·艾伦
Owner T J 艾伦