Product delivery system

• Main Authors: JOHN M.L. JONES, DAVID R. DUDEK, DAVID C. MARRAY
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 01.12.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: CALCULATING; CHECKING-DEVICES; COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS; COMPUTING; CONVEYING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS; SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS; STORING; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING; TRANSPORTING

一种产品输送系统，其中，用户产品被批量地输送到零售地点，所说的这种产品输送系统包括：(i)在一产品生产地点(3)制造和/或混合一种或多种用户产品；(ii)把所说的一种或多种用户产品(4)装入往返批量运输箱(5)内；(iii)把所说的一个或多个往返批量运输箱(5)放置到一部或多部托板车(6)上；(iv)利用运输工具(8)把所说的一部或多部托板车运输到零售地点(13)；(v)从所说的托板车(6)卸下一个或多个所说的往返批量运输箱(5)；(vi)把容放在所说的往返批量运输箱(5)中的用户产品(4)转移到一些单个的存储容器(19)内，以便向用户进行零售。 A product delivery system is provided wherein consumer products are delivered in bulk to the retail site and can be dispensed to individual containers at the retail site. The consumer products can include products in concentrated form that may be diluted prior to dispense or use. The consumer products can include, for example and without limitation, foodstuffs, beverages, household products and automotive products. The product delivery system can include manufacture and/or blending of one or more consumer products at a product manufacturing site, said one or more consumer products being filled into bulk shuttle reservoirs, said one or more bulk shuttle reservoirs being transported to the retail site, and the consumer products contained in said bulk shuttle reservoirs being transferred to individual storage containers for retail to the consumer.