ASSEMBLY FOR DELIVERING A SHIPMENT

• Main Authors: Ogilvie, Thomas, Benz, Ramin, Pruski, Matthäus
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 17.09.2020
• Subjects: AEROPLANES; AIRCRAFT; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; CALCULATING; CHECKING-DEVICES; COFFEE MILLS; COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS; COMPUTING; CONVEYING; COSMONAUTICS; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING ORREPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL; EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLYING SUITS; FURNITURE; GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLYADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFTCOMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HELICOPTERS; HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT; HUMAN NECESSITIES; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; PACKING; PARACHUTES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS; SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS; SPICE MILLS; STORING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; 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; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

The invention relates to an assembly comprising an unmanned transport device for delivering a shipment and a transfer device, said transfer device being designed to lower the shipment from the unmanned transport device to a receiving container, to lift the shipment from the receiving container to the transport device and/or to transfer said shipment between the transport device and the receiving container, the shipment being guided in each case by the transfer device.